Man Sics Pit Bull On Victim, Police Say: 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 New Jersey:

1. Officials charged a man with aggravated assault and attempted murder after he reportedly set his pit bull on another man last week, then stabbed him in the chest. (Read more on Patch.)

2. A woman has filed a lawsuit against a New Jersey funeral home and cemetery, claiming her father's remains were never buried at the grave she had been visiting for more than 30 years. (Read more on Patch.)

3. One of the people charged in a grisly Ocean County murder denies he helped to dismember the victim, but helped clean up the blood afterward in what his attorney described as "a house of terror." (Read more on Patch.)

4. Advocates say that an unfair loophole is leaving as many as 1.7 million New Jersey workers behind – especially women with low incomes. (Read more on Patch.)

5. Some Garden State residents woke up to a 2.2-magnitude earthquake early Wednesday morning, the latest tremor to rattle the area since a larger quake in early April. (Read more on Patch.)