Fatal Crash Victims ID'ed: 5 Must-Read NJ Stories

Good evening, New Jersey Patch readers! We've assembled some of the most share-worthy stories from the state for today, just for you.

Here are the top five stories from the Garden State:

1. An initial necropsy of the minke whale that repeatedly stranded itself in Barnegat Bay waters has been completed, according to the Marine Mammal Stranding Center. (Read more on Patch.)

2. Food, hospitality and technology. These are some of the upgrades that New Jersey Devils hockey fans will encounter at the Prudential Center when the team returns for a new season in 2023-2024. (Read more on Patch.)

3. A Trenton, N.J., gang member has been convicted for the January 2020 killing of Joshua Mcrae, whose body was left on Interstate 295 in Bristol Township, PA authorities said. (Read more on Patch.)

4. A week after Wesley Lake breached its banks and poured into Asbury Park on Sept. 29, some small businesses on Lake Avenue are still struggling to reopen after suffering "devastating" damage.. (Read more on Patch.)

5. Two of the three people killed and one of the critically injured passengers in Saturday's early morning crash in Lakewood have been identified by family members as the community tries to come to grips with the fatal crash.(Read more on Patch.)