This NJ Town Ranked A Top Place To Live In The U.S.: 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. Jersey City made it on the top 100 best places to live in the U.S., according to a recent report from Niche. Jersey City was also ranked in the top 20 on Niche's list for Best Cities for Young Professionals. (Read more on Patch)
2. A New York man is charged after physically and sexually assaulting a victim while holding them against their will in a Mahwah hotel room, according to the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office. (Read more on Patch)
3. Bodycam footage of Sen. Sandra Cunningham's March DWI arrest in Jersey City was released on Friday. The footage shows Cunningham unable to complete a field sobriety test and asking officers to bring Jersey City Public Safety Director James Shea to the scene. (Read more on Patch)
4. A member of the South Orange-Maplewood Board of Education resigned over the weekend, saying the board isn't inclusive and that "With an exclusive inner circle and a marginalized minority of independents, the board fails our most precious treasure — the children of our district." (Read more on Patch)
5. Is Montclair "falling behind the eight-ball" when it comes to recognizing Eid al-Fitr? That's the question an 11-year-old girl and her family are asking as the local fifth-grader pushes to make the religious holiday an official day off at her school. (Read more on Patch)

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