Follow local news and events in Newark with The Jersey Bee. Here is The Daily Buzz for Nov. 19, 2025 from The Jersey Bee.
LOCAL NEWS
Newark adopted the 2025 municipal budget, or spending plan, amounting to about $990 million, with a municipal property tax increase of $533.75. The budget will fund municipal services, like public works, parks and recreation, and health workers. Property owners can expect an average tax cost of approximately $7,641.50, a year-to-year increase of $703.39 per homeowner.
TAPinto Newark
Newark-based organizations and businesses can submit events for promotion. Downtown Newark for the Holidays will promote events from Nov. 29 to Jan. 4. Submit events online.
Newark Happening
El Barrio Wellness recently opened in Newark at 76 Clinton Ave. It offers bilingual and trauma-informed counseling for children, adults, and families.
South Ward Councilman Patrick Council
West Orange Chamber of Commerce is hiring an executive director. Applications accepted by email. job description available online.
West Orange Chamber of Commerce
Bloomfield is hiring a full-time tax assessor. Responsibilities include managing tax records, handling appeals, and providing accurate tax information. Apply by Nov. 26.
Bloomfield Township
Virtual volunteer information session planned by CASA Essex County, a social service organization for local youth, on Nov. 26. It begins at 2 p.m. and will discuss ways to volunteer. Registration by email required.
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CASA Essex County
Essex County to pay more than $8 million in a lawsuit settlement with an individual who was physically assaulted in Newark’s Essex County Correctional Facility, county documents show. Seven people assaulted the individual in September 2021, leading to brain injuries and permanent disabilities, according to the jail’s video surveillance. One correctional officer was on duty and testified to exiting the scene to call for assistance. The civil lawsuit was filed in 2024 and claims that unsafe and unsuitable jail conditions led to the assault. It names several jail administrators and the county’s medical contractor, CFG Health Systems, which contributed $1 million to the settlement.
Patch Newark
REGIONAL NEWS
New Jersey NAACP, Latino Action Network, and Latino Coalition of N.J. filed a lawsuit against N.J. to stop allowing car insurance companies to set rates based on education and occupation. It claims that associating risk with education and occupation gives insurers a loophole to increase rates for low-income and Black or Latino drivers, regardless of actual risk. The lawsuit says regulators violated state anti-discrimination laws, constitutional equal protection guarantees, and state law prohibiting racial and economic discrimination in insurance rates. In 2021, the Senate approved legislation that would have prohibited car insurers from setting rates based on occupation, education, marital status, and credit scores, but the bill did not advance to the Assembly.
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