Reunited (After A Pandemic Year) And It Feels So Good: 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. The coronavirus pandemic kept them apart for more than a year. But on Thursday, dozens of seniors living in Florida got a free trip to reunite with their family in the Tri-State area – and it was just as heartwarming as might be expected. (Read more on Patch)
2. The Hoboken City Council voted 5-4 on Wednesday night to defeat a proposal to fine Hoboken elected officials who block commenters on social media. The measure would have fined officials $500 per person whom they blocked on Facebook, Twitter, or a similar site.(Read more on Patch)
3. An Essex County town saw an encouraging daily milestone on Thursday, officials said: zero additional cases of the coronavirus. (Read more on Patch)
4. A 16-year-old boy was arrested in connection with last week's murder of a 40-year-old Jersey City man in his Storms Avenue apartment. (Read more on Patch)
5. Newark police helped stop a suicide attempt near a highway overpass earlier this week, a scene that has played out multiple times in the city this year, authorities say. (Read more on Patch)

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Tomorrow's Preview

Here's a look at the weather for Mother's Day weekend.

• Saturday: Showers likely before 11 a.m., then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m., then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5 p.m.. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 53. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 70 percent. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
• Saturday Night: A chance of showers before 8 p.m.. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 41. Northwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
• Sunday: A chance of rain after 2 p.m.. Mostly sunny, with a high near 61. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
• Sunday Night: Rain likely, mainly after 8 p.m.. Cloudy, with a low around 46. Chance of precipitation is 70 percent. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

More to follow: We hope you have a great weekend. Keep any eye on our sites for the latest on New Jersey's COVID recovery and our weekly news review and some good news stories as well. Thanks for reading!