Here Is The Good Garden State News For This Week

Hello North Jersey Patch readers! We thought we would share with you some of the good news we saw this week to help fill out your Sunday.

Here are the Garden State Good News stories from North Jersey for this week:

1. After a fire destroyed his home RV in February, friends and family of former Montville teacher Jack Lynch raised over $57,000 to help him get back on his feet. Now he's on the road again with a new RV. (Read more on Patch)
2. Get your first COVID-19 vaccine during the month of May and you can get a free beer at a dozen different establishments in the Garden State as part of Governor Phil Murphy's "Shot and a Beer" program. (Read more on Patch)
3. A Newark nonprofit has officially opened its second food pantry in the city, and it's expected to give a welcome boost to residents in the East Ward. (Read more on Patch)
4. Tecla Kern, born the youngest of five children in Queens, New York, celebrated her 100th birthday on April 21 at Juniper Village in Paramus, New Jersey, where she currently resides. Here's her advice. (Read more on Patch)
5. Jacqueline and Michael Silva-Netto served their community as nurses throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, three North Jersey organizations have found a way to repay the couple for putting themselves at risk to help others. (Read more on Patch)

Tomorrow's Preview

More to follow: A new week starts tomorrow. Make sure you keep connected with Patch as we tell you the latest about Memorial Day events, summer scheduling and the New Jersey COVID-19 recovery. Thanks for reading!