ICYMI: North Jersey's Top Stories This Week

Happy Saturday North Jersey Patch readers! Here are some of the share-worthy stories from the week you may have missed for today.

Here are the top five stories from North Jersey for this week:

1. Jennifer "JWoww" Farley channeled her inner David Rose on Wednesday for the opening of her new store at American Dream. (Read more on Patch)
2. A 56-year-old man died Monday afternoon after a gasoline container exploded as he was pouring it into a backyard fire pit, according to the Hillside Fire Department. (Read more on Patch)
3. A Monmouth County Grand Jury has indicted a Franklin Lakes man who was previously named as an accomplice in the 2017 home invasion of "Real Housewives Of New Jersey" star Claudine "Dina" Manzo and her then-fiance David Cantin in Holmdel. (Read more on Patch)
4. Newark has kicked off a bold social experiment, and it could make New Jersey's largest city a nationwide trendsetter. (Read more on Patch)
5. Saddle Brook resident Ruben Arriaga Sr. fought COVID-19 for 100 days at Valley Hospital this year. Now, he may need a lung transplant. (Read more on Patch)

Tomorrow's Preview

More to follow: Tomorrow we will be sharing our wrap-up of happy news in our Good News Garden State roundup, as well as a few more goodies to inform you. Thanks for reading!