Follow local news and events in Newark with The Jersey Bee. Here is the The Daily Buzz for May. 6, 2024 from The Jersey Bee.
Local news
Technology High School PTO to host “Mother’s Day Sale Fundraiser” starting May 7 in Newark. There will be mugs, keychains, pens, notebooks, jewelry, and more available for purchase. Prices range from $1-5. Cash only. The sale ends May 10. Add to 📅.
Technology High School
Newark plans a city-wide “Drive Up and Go” food distribution on May 8. There will be 1,000 food boxes available on South Orange Avenue and Salem Street starting at 10 a.m. Boxes include fruit, vegetables, and chicken. Walk-ups welcome at the corner of South Orange Avenue and Salem Street. Add to 📅.
Newark City
Newark library plans hands-on CPR training for adults on May 8 in the Springfield Branch. Training is from 6-7 p.m. Registration is required. Add to 📅.
Newark Public Library
Newark plans virtual meeting with Mayor Ras Baraka discussing youth curfew enforcement on May 8. The meeting begins at 5 p.m. on Facebook Live. Newark’s youth curfew went into effect on May 3. Youth ages 17 and younger must be within 100 yards of their home between 11 p.m. and 5:30 a.m. Add to 📅.
Newark City
Newark library plans “Mommy and Me: Mother’s Day Face Painting” on May 8 in the Vailsburg Branch. The event is from 5:30-7 p.m. Registration is required. Add to 📅.
Newark Public Library
Branch Brook Park plans free “Women’s Health Event” on May 8 in Newark. The event is from 1-6 p.m. in the Cherry Blossom Welcome Center. There will be sexual assault and violence education resources, HIV test kits, child and maternal health resources, and screenings, including mammogram, pap smear, and blood pressure. Registration is not required. Add to 📅.
Branch Brook Park Alliance
Newark plans “Re-Engagement Community Outreach Tour 2024” event on May 8 in the East Ward. There will be on-site recruitment and resources for educational opportunities, trainings, workforce development, and social support from 3-6 p.m. at Ironbound B Field. Registration available online. Add to 📅.
Newark City
Newark plans a “Take and Make” scent wax sachet crafts for adults on May 8 in the North End Branch. Craft pick up is available in the library all day while supplies last. Add to 📅.
Newark Public Library
Newark library to host “The Art of Purposeful Business” mindfulness workshop on May 8 in the Main Branch. The workshop is from 6-8 p.m. and will include meditations, affirmations, and communal problem-solving. Registration is required. Add to 📅.
Newark Public Library
Newark public safety plans a community council meeting on May 8. Second precinct officers will host the meeting at 5:30 p.m. at St. Michael’s Church. Add to 📅.
Newark Public Safety
National Center for Advocacy and Recovery for Behavioral Health to host “Fentanyl Awareness Day Webinar” on May 7. The event, scheduled to start at12 p.m., and will discuss substance abuse resources and fentanyl use. Add to 📅.
National Center for Advocacy and Recovery for Behavioral Health
Eligible undergraduate and graduate students can apply for NAACP scholarships through Jun. 2. Applications accepted online.
Oranges & Maplewood: NAACP
Regional news
New Jersey’s incarcerated population is being denied fair phone call access, according to a report by state watchdog. The report states that phone access can be revoked as disciplinary punishment for not following orders or assault, reasons unrelated to behavior while using the phone, for an arbitrary amount of time. The report recommends that lawmakers lift this disciplinary policy and comes amid pending legislation to suspend all telecommunication charges. Prison telecommunications services rake in $1.4 billion annually, and providers like JPay charge incarcerated people nearly $10 for a 30-minute video visit and 35 cents per email.
NJ Spotlight News
