Dog Thrown Over Animal Shelter Fence: 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. A man has died after rescuing two children from drowning at a popular South Jersey park, where swimming is prohibited, according to reports. (Read more on Patch.)

2. A Bergen County man who was once imprisoned for mailing hateful messages will go back to jail for sending 41 more letters that contained racist, anti-Semitic, and anti-Muslim messages to schools, synagogues, and people, prosecutors say. (Read more on Patch.)

3. They heard their mom stop breathing. This was the harrowing experience that Neil Shroff and his brother, Niku Shroff, went through last week when their mother, Devyani Shroff – a Montclair resident – called them on the phone at 1:41 a.m. to tell them she was having serious medical issues. (Read more on Patch.)

4. It’s a familiar tune to employees across the United States: a job that pays a salary and isn’t eligible for overtime pay. But thanks to a recent federal rule change, hundreds of thousands of salaried workers in New Jersey – and many more nationwide – will now qualify for “time and a half” when they go over 40 hours a week, a report says. (Read more on Patch.)

5. Officials are seeking information about a person who has now dumped four dogs at the Humane Society of Atlantic County by tossing them over the fence. (Read more on Patch.)