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Nonprofit Nixing MAGA Graffiti From NJ Cliffs: Patch PM

Rabid coyote closes trails, Obama/Springsteen unite for book, second major hospital system mandates staff COVID vaccines tops our news.

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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. They won't be "Graffiti Cliffs" for much longer. State officials accepted a nonprofit's offer to remove most of the graffiti from the cliffs at Wildcat Ridge Wildlife Refuge, including a controversial "MAGA" tag. (Read more on Patch)
  2. A Little Egg Harbor woman has been charged with vehicular homicide in a crash on Saturday that struck three firefighters and a Pennsylvania State Trooper as they responded to an accident on Interstate 76, police said. (Read more on Patch)
  3. Earlier in 2021, New Jersey's hometown rocker Bruce Springsteen joined forces with former President Barack Obama for a new podcast series - dubbed "Renegades: Born In The USA" - exploring issues from race to fatherhood to the future of America. Now, the duo is slated to release a 320-page book of the same name. (Read more on Patch)
  4. On Monday, RWJBarnabas Health announced it will be requiring all employees get the coronavirus vaccine by Oct. 15. (Read more on Patch)
  5. Civics — the studies of the rights and obligations of citizens in society, such as voting, serving on juries and being active in their communities — will become part of the social studies curriculum in middle school and will be emphasized in high school, under a new law signed Friday. (Read more on Patch)

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