Student Gives Birth, Then Defends PhD Dissertation: Top 5 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. Egg Harbor Township police investigated what they thought was a homicide Wednesday after a fisherman found what he thought was a child's body floating in the marsh. (Read more on Patch.)

2. This week, the state of New Jersey unveiled the full extent of the tax breaks Netflix will get once they open their planned film studio campus in Eatontown (anticipated opening date is 2028). (Read more on Patch.)

3. Westfield welcomed a bit of Hollywood on Wednesday as the police department was transformed for an upcoming movie, the town announced. (Read more on Patch.)

4. A now-former daycare teacher faces charges after Morris County officials said she assaulted a 16-month-old girl who was under her care. (Read more on Patch.)

5. Tamiah Brevard-Rodriguez, at the time eight months pregnant, felt off as she was fine-tuning her doctoral dissertation presentation the night before she was set to defend it at Rutgers University. (Read more on Patch.)