COVID Corps Will Knock On NJ Doors, Encouraging Vaccine: 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. Gov. Phil Murphy announced on Monday of this week that government employees and volunteers with his administration will be out knocking on the doors of people who live in towns that are below 70 percent vaccinated for the coronavirus. (Read more on Patch)
2. New Jersey State Police Marine Services is still investigating why a 25-foot boat and jet ski collided, later sinking in Lake Hopatcong on Monday night. (Read more on Patch)
3. People taking a stroll on the self-guided nature trail in Wall will see that the trail has a new resident, a dragon named Annabelle. (Read more on Patch)
4. At just 26-years-old, Kevin Rosero dreamed of giving his immigrant parents a better life without struggle. The Rutgers University graduate aspired to become an Immigration Lawyer, but his life was cut short last week when his body was found in a wooded area in Pennsylvania. (Read more on Patch)
5. Students at Columbia High School in Maplewood have now gotten 5,026 signatures on their petition to rename their school's athletic complex after teen athlete Moussa Fofana, who was shot and killed at the fields on June 6. (Read more on Patch)

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