Anti-Mask Group Launching Learning Pods For NJ Students: 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. Bedminster local and anti-mask advocate Caitlin Cunningham is working on offering parents an alternative to schooling after Gov. Phil Murphy said New Jersey students in grades K-12 will be required to wear face masks starting in September. (Read more on Patch)
2. Now it doesn't matter where you are in New Jersey. The Centers for Disease Control want you to wear a mask in indoor, public spaces. (Read more on Patch)
3. An adult man has filed a lawsuit against the Middletown school district, alleging a history teacher at Thorne Middle School sexually abused him from about 1978 to 1983. (Read more on Patch)
4. More than 17,000 Garden State readers responded to Patch's survey last week asking residents how they feel about masks in light of increasing COVID-19 cases and new guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — and their answers were fairly uniform. (Read more on Patch)
5. When Minnie John dreamt up her "bucket list" trip to Arches National Park, it's unlikely she imagined she'd leave with a bandaged nose. But for her troubles, she came away with a remarkable celebrity encounter. (Read more on Patch)

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