'Loss For The World:'NJ Student Shot To Death Mourned: 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. Columbia High School soccer star Moussa Fofana, 18, was the leading scorer for his squad this past season with many happy memories surrounding Underhill Sports Complex. And it was there that Fofana was shot and killed on Sunday night, leaving relatives, classmates, teammates and teachers to mourn him. (Read more on Patch)
2. When Walter "Willie" Green launched his takeout restaurant on Frelinghuysen Avenue in Newark in 2019, he had no idea a pandemic was just around the bend. But now, two years later, Uncle Willie's Wings hasn't just survived the coronavirus crisis – it's helping its customers to endure it, too. (Read more on Patch)
3. What better way to kick off summer than a tour around some of the tastiest cocktail spots in Jersey City? Four city favorites are collaborating to make that cocktail crawl a reality. (Read more on Patch)
4. New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy eulogized Hoboken pizzeria owner Frank Volpe during his Monday coronavirus briefing, part of an attempt he makes at the briefings to talk about some of the names behind the numbers. (Read more on Patch)
5. Police continue to investigate a car crash on I-280 in West Orange that killed a 17-year-old Newark resident and seriously injured another person last weekend, authorities said. (Read more on Patch)

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