NJ Woman Crashes Through Fence, Parks Car In Pool 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. A 32-year-old Emerson woman crashed through a fence and splashed down into the pool of a Westwood home Monday morning, according to the Westwood Police Department. (Read more on Patch)
2. When students across New Jersey return to school in the fall with full days of classes, it will be the first time many of them have spent any significant time in school buildings since March 2020. And the planning is underway. (Read more on Patch)
3. Gov. Phil Murphy reached an agreement with state-legislature leaders to add free tuition for certain students and tax breaks for seniors to the 2022 budget. The "Garden State Guarantee" would provide two years of free tuition at New Jersey's state universities for students from households making less than $65,000 per year. (Read more on Patch)
4. Local ice cream store The Bent Spoon might have grabbed headlines for their cicada chocolate chip ice cream. But thanks to their unique and ambitious flavors, the store has now added another feather to its cap. (Read more on Patch)
5. Montclair's public schools have a new official holiday: Eid al-Fitr. And it's partly thanks to the efforts of a local fifth-grade student. (Read more on Patch)

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