Reported Hate Crimes Doubled In 5 NJ Counties: See Where [PM]

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Reported Hate Crimes Doubled In 5 NJ Counties: See Where

Efforts from law enforcement to standardize the reporting of bias crimes may attribute to some of the increase, state officials said. >>>Read more.

Grandparents' Vaccine Plight Prompts NJ Teens To Build Website

Seeing their grandparents struggle, Lawrence teens Dhillon and Shaan Choudhri built a website that finds COVID vaccine appointments.

Still No Answers In Case Of NJ 'Makeshift Morgue' Nursing Home

It has been nearly a year since a care home overwhelmed by COVID deaths stacked more than a dozen bodies in a temporary facility.

Ex-Middlesex Sheriff's Officer Pleads Guilty In Underage Sex Case

A former Middlesex County sheriff's deputy who lives in Eatontown pleaded guilty this week to unlawful contact with a minor.

Old Bridge Seeing Faster Sea Level Rise Than NYC: Rutgers Study

Marshy areas like Old Bridge, Cape May and Leeds Point are seeing the fastest sea-level rise along the entire coast, a Rutgers study found.

Court Clash For Morristown, Bar Owners Over Occupancy Limits

Morristown's mayor claimed Tashmoo ownership is practicing 'bait and switch' tactics and trying to turn a restaurant into a nightclub.

Also Worth a Look Today

• 99-Year-Old Crossing Guard Now Has Namesake Hackettstown Street
• Bridgewater Stop Asian Hate Rally Set For Saturday
• Gov. Murphy Signs Legislation For $25M Small Business Aid

Across America

• Man Charged In Road Rage Killing Of PA Mom Of 6
• U.S. Coronavirus Response Ranks Among Global Worst: Index
• 5 Things To Know About The City Of Orange Mass Shooting

Patch PM shares a few of the day’s must-read items from our New Jersey network. Thank you for reading.