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Good evening, New 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. For thousands of New Jersey families, the state's moratorium on evictions during the coronavirus pandemic has been the only thing standing between them and homelessness.(Read more on Patch)
2. The township vaccine mandate for municipal employees was upheld by a Paterson judge on Wednesday, who stated that the mandate was legal and violated no civil liberties in their decision against a Wayne PBA lawsuit. (Read more on Patch)
3. Parents packed the Clark Board of Education meeting demanding a mask optional approach for the upcoming school year after Gov. Murphy mandated masks for students and staff beginning in September. (Read more on Patch)
4. When compared to New Jersey's $46 billion state budget, $8 million seems like a drop in the bucket. But this funding – which will power new outreach programs in Newark, Camden, Paterson and Trenton – is expected to be "transformative" for many juveniles who are trying to turn their lives around after encounters with the criminal justice system. (Read more on Patch)
5. If coronavirus vaccine booster shots are approved by federal authorities, Essex County is ready and willing to give them out, an official says. (Read more on Patch)

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