Some of my most distinct memories as a child were out on the ice with my dad, standing on a frozen lake, bundled up in my warmest gear and daydreaming about the world of possibilities under my feet.

A window of cold and clear weather has drawn hundreds of people to skate, bike and walk on the lake ice in recent days.

The unidentified boy wandered about 75 yards across the frozen Franklin Lake in West Long Branch on Monday afternoon when the ice suddenly cracked — dropping him into 4 feet of frigid water ...

A police officer in New Jersey sprang into action after an 11-year-old boy walked out onto the ice of a frozen pond ... Monday afternoon along Franklin Lake when West Long Branch Police said ...