Follow local news and events in Newark with The Jersey Bee. Here is The Daily Buzz for Aug. 1, 2024 from The Jersey Bee.
LOCAL NEWS
“Collecting Dreams” mural unveiling and community pool party planned by Newark on Aug. 2 in the West Ward. The event is from 12-2 p.m. at Boylan Street Recreation Center. Ghanaian artist Mohammed “Moh” Awudu painted the mural on the recreation center’s wall.
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Newark City
Charles Bell, a former Central Ward councilman and Newark school board member, died at age 81. He served as the executive director of the Newark Housing Council and became a Newark city councilman in 2002.
TAPinto Newark
Free paint and sip afternoon for youth planned by Newark library on Aug. 3 in the Vailsburg Branch. There will be paints, snacks, and juice available from 12-2 p.m. Registration is not required.
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Newark Public Library
“The Art of Vogue” class series with Kuresha Versace planned by Newark library on Aug. 3 in the Main Branch. The class meets Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Knee pads are recommended.
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Newark Public Library
Story time for ages 3-7 planned by Newark library on Aug. 3 in the Van Buren Branch. The event is from 11-11:30 a.m.
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Free concert with Volara planned by Essex County Parks on Aug. 6 in Newark. The concert begins at 7 p.m. at Independence Park. Attendees should bring a blanket or lawn chair.
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Essex County Parks
Rutgers 4-H is accepting submissions for its Fall 2024 Harvest Contest held Oct. 6 in Roseland. People who grow tomatoes locally can enter in the contest and showcase their harvests for a chance to win a $50 cash prize. Projects must be dropped off by Sep. 27. Entry guidelines are available online.
Essex County 4-H
REGIONAL NEWS
N.J. approved a fourth fossil fuel plant in Newark’s Ironbound neighborhood where 25% of children have asthma and where community members have long fought the high count of power plants. The $180 million backup power project is the first to be approved since N.J.’s 2023 environmental justice law that intends to block similar construction in communities burdened by polluting infrastructure. Newark community organizations like Ironbound Environmental Justice are demanding the Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission board votes against the power plant during its Sep. 19 virtual public meeting.
Ironbound Community Corporation
