Afghan Refugees Headed To New Jersey: Patch PM

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

Here are the top five stories from New Jersey:

1. Refugees being evacuated from Afghanistan as the United States withdraws its military presence will be temporarily housed at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, federal officials said Monday. (Read more on Patch)
2. Hillsborough three-year-old Adeline Eick, who battled brain cancer and is nothing short of an inspiration, recently took over the township. (Read more on Patch)
3. All New Jersey school teachers and staff, as well as state employees, must be vaccinated against COVID-19 by Oct. 18, Gov. Phil Murphy said during a Monday afternoon news conference. (Read more on Patch)
4. Someone swiped a $3,000 stairchair from the Hoboken Volunteer Ambulance Corps on Monday after the squad had moved a patient from the chair a stretcher, according to the head of the squad. (Read more on Patch)
5. A beach in Cape May will be named in honor of a first-year lifeguard who died last week after his patrol boat capsized in rough seas. (Read more on Patch)

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