Afghan Refugees To Be Welcomed With 'Open Arms' To NJ: Patch PM

Good evening, North Jersey Patch readers! Here are some of the share-worthy stories from our area for today.

Here are the top five stories from North Jersey:

1. Refugee organizations in the U.S. and Jersey City have been preparing for an influx of refugees for weeks as the U.S. pulled troops from the region — the impending uptick is no surprise. What did catch organizers and advocates by surprise was the process by which the evacuation of U.S. ambassadors and refugees happened. (Read more on Patch)
2. Planning to rock out at an upcoming show in New Jersey? Make sure you are vaccinated, or you some places won't let you in. (Read more on Patch)
3. Though Tropical Storm Fred has weakened over Georgia as of Tuesday morning, the remnants of the storm are still expected to bring heavy rain, excessive heat and thunderstorms with dangerous cloud-to-ground lightning to New Jersey later his week. A tornado and flash flooding is even possible. (Read more on Patch)
4. Hundreds of Rutgers professors — including those in the faculty union — have a message to school administration: We should be required to get the coronavirus vaccine, too. (Read more on Patch)
5. Employees at a Virginia Nabisco bakery are striking, seeking an end to the "outsourcing of jobs to Mexico," and demands for contract concessions from Mondelez. (Read more on Patch)

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