Meet The NJ Man Who Literally Ran Across America In 84 Days: 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. Hellah Sidibe is crushing life goals. On Sunday, Sidibe completed a cross-country run that took him from Huntington Beach, California to New York City, a trek that covered thousands of miles. Then he got engaged. (Read more on Patch)
2. Workers at the site of the new QuickChek on Mountain Avenue reported to work, accidentally, with a pair of kittens riding shotgun on the engine of one of their construction vehicles Wednesday. (Read more on Patch)
3. A U.S. Postal Service (USPS) mail carrier admitted that he threw away mail that included almost 100 ballots for the 2020 general election, which were destined for West Orange. The ballots – along with almost 2,000 other pieces of mail – were eventually found and delivered, authorities said Thursday. (Read more on Patch)
4. Five baby raccoons are lucky to be alive after they were trapped in a Hillsborough attic in the sweltering heat without food or water for four days when their mother died. (Read more on Patch)
5. State officials want to make Wildcat Ridge's cliffs great again. The New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife closed off the state park's cliffs to public access because of "unprecedented unauthorized use." (Read more on Patch)

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