Stranger Offered Candy And A Ride To NJ Children: 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. Authorities are looking for a man who offered a pair of children candy and a ride on two separate occasions in the last month. You can help. (Read more on Patch)
2. A fire destroyed a home and killed three people in Wayne Monday night. The investigation has brought in the Newark ATF to vet reports of an explosion. (Read more on Patch)
3. The Sweet Spot Bake Shoppe endured an eventful 11 years, surviving Cupcake Wars and natural disasters and making it for more than a year through the pandemic. But the bakery won't last much longer. (Read more on Patch)
4. The daughter of a Jersey City high school teacher is apologizing to her father's students after he went on a vulgar and racist rant during a Zoom class and singled out Black students. (Read more on Patch)
5. The extensive, months-long search for a missing Drew University student ended Monday when authorities announced the discovery of Ajay Sah's body. Now Sah's family seeks to give him a proper memorial. (Read more on Patch)

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Tomorrow's Preview

Here's a look at tomorrow's weather, as reported by Darksky.

Wednesday, May 5

Rain in the morning and afternoon.

• High 73, low 52
• Chance of rain: 83%
• Visibility: 10 miles
• 7 mph winds, with gusts up to 24 mph

More to follow: The dreaded spotted lanternfly is back in the Garden State and we will have instructions on how to trap it. Also, the wet weather could cause some flooding and road hazards and we will keep you up to date with that and the latest on New Jersey's COVID recovery. Thanks for reading!