Follow local news and events in Newark with The Jersey Bee. Here is the The Daily Buzz for Apr. 22, 2024 from The Jersey Bee.
Local news
Newark plans a city-wide “Drive Up and Go” food distribution on Apr. 24. There will be 1,000 food boxes available on Summer Avenue and Arlington Avenue starting at 10 a.m. Boxes include fruit, vegetables, and chicken. Walk-ups welcome at the corner of Summer and Arlington Avenues. Interested volunteers can contact the city by phone or email. Add to 📅.
Newark City
Newark to host “Denim Day: Sexual Assault Awareness” event on Apr. 24. The event is from 4-7 p.m. at Shani Baraka Women’s Center. There will be an art exhibit, storytelling forum, and poetry. Attendees are encouraged to wear denim. Registration available online. Add to 📅.
Newark City
La Casa de Don Pedro offers a lead remediation and abatement service for qualifying Essex County residents who suspect they may be exposed to lead. Applications accepted online.
La Casa De Don Pedro
Clara Maass Medical Center plans “Walk-In Wednesdays” for career opportunities on Apr. 24 in Belleville. The open house is from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at its Human Resources Department. Applications must be submitted for an interview. A list of pen positions are available online. Add to 📅.
Clara Maass Medical Center
La Casa de Don Pedro offers heating system repairs, energy star refrigerators, air sealing and home insulation through its weatherization program. Eligible Essex County residents can apply online to improve their home’s energy efficiency.
La Casa De Don Pedro
Newark City Council decided to table the vote on a 25-year tax abatement to L+M Development Partners at a meeting earlier this month. The tax abatement would have supported the expansion of the Newark Museum of Art and the construction of 250 surrounding apartments, but has reached a stalemate due to complaints about another property owned by the developer. The council president, Lamonica McIver, said that the ordinance for tax reduction would be set aside until L+M demonstrated further improvements at Georgia King Village, where residents have complained about rodents, water leaks, among other issues.
NJ Advance Media
City Green’s statewide Good Food Bucks program doubles the value of SNAP benefits when buying fruits and vegetables at food retailers. Families First SNAP/EBT users automatically receive Good Food Bucks when shopping at participating locations. A complete list of participating stores available online.
City Green, Inc.
New Jersey residents ages 14+ can obtain naloxone, a drug used to reverse opioid overdoses, for free and anonymously at participating pharmacies, a program announced by Gov. Phil Murphy in January 2023. A complete list of participating N.J. pharmacies available online.
Orange Police Department
Regional news
Gov. Phil Murphy’s proposed $56 billion budget plan includes a 12% spending increase for the state’s nine prisons. Despite closing four state prison facilities and a 30% decline in the state’s incarcerated population since 2020, the yearly cost to keep each person incarcerated is expected to hit $74,254 in the upcoming fiscal year — four times the spending on each N.J. school student. Many N.J. prisons have been under scrutiny for its poor conditions, including no air conditioning, excessive solitary confinement, expensive communication charges, and pay raise distribution failures. New budget funds are said to support healthcare, staffing, building repairs, and a $1.3 million mail-scanning system, according to State Department of Corrections Commissioner Victoria Kuhn.
New Jersey Monitor
