New Jersey. "I could sit on my front porch and say, 'C'mon Fred it's breakfast time!' He'll come moseying down the driveway," Chiocchi said. Fred is a wild turkey that's amassed quite a following.

After near-extinction nearly a century ago, the wild turkey has made a comeback in New Jersey, with about 20,000 birds statewide, according to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.

Colts Neck resident Ed Perrine launched himself into the frigid surf at Beacon Boulevard Beach in Sea Girt on Saturday ... This year, the plunge honors New Jersey State Police Sgt.