‘Miracle’ Rescue After Playground Emergency: 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. Two bystanders and several police officers helped save a child's life after the 9-year-old collapsed and stopped breathing at an indoor playground. (Read more on Patch.)

2. Police said a 79-year-old woman was backing out of a parking spot when she crashed into a post office in Somerset County on Monday. (Read more on Patch.)

3. An impaired driver crossed the center line and killed a man who was driving the other way, police in Egg Harbor Township said. (Read more on Patch.)

4. State authorities have launched an investigation after an inmate at Northern State Prison in Newark died following an encounter with correctional officers. (Read more on Patch.)

5. A male nurse at a New Jersey hospital was charged after he “inappropriately touched several patients” under his care, officials said. (Read more on Patch.)