Back from Poland, N.J. mayor now wants to focus on helping Ukrainians from home

Point Pleasant Beach mayor Paul Kanitra has returned from his impromptu mission of mercy to Poland, where over a million Ukrainian refugees have streamed across the border to escape the Russian invasion. Kanitra arrived home late Wednesday night after a week spent feeding and shuttling Ukrainians to refugee centers set up along the Polish border. Jet-lagged and working on three hours’ sleep, Kanitra barely had time to reflect on his trip, which he documented with daily posts on his Facebook page that drew the attention of national news networks like Fox and MSNBC. “We figured that with all the…

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