A massive dump of pasta in New Jersey sets off a fury of interest, and also a fury

Hundreds of pounds of pasta were found along the Iresick Brook in Old Bridge, N.J., setting off questions about where the noodles came from — and why they were dumped. (Nina Jochnowitz)

Sadly, it's not unusual for things to be dumped in New Jersey. But a recent case brought a new twist: hundreds of pounds of pasta left along a local brook and a mystery about who did it and why.

Workers in Old Bridge Township found 15 wheel-barrow loads of "illegal dumped pasta along a creek in a residential neighborhood," Old Bridge Business Administrator Himanshu Shah told NPR.