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Newark Planning Board OKs Twice-Rejected 150-Unit Project in Crowded University Heights https://t.co/f0jqDD73dw

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The South Ward Annual Juneteenth Festival is returning on Saturday, June 20 with its “House Music Edition,” offering a full-day of culture, community, music, family fun, food, vendors, amusement rides, health resources and live entertainment. https://t.co/PPCrIWNoiS

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N.J. Senate Committee Approves History Day Bill Ahead of America’s 250th Anniversary https://t.co/YXFLBENtR3

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Nearly 1,000 Newark Public Schools students joined approximately 7,000 children from across the tri-state area at Prudential Center for American Young Voices' annual concert. https://t.co/oH9tNG4IBQ

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Incumbent Patrick Council seems to be the favorite to win the South Ward representative seat on the Newark City Council, leading with over 500 votes in a low turnout runoff election on Tuesday night, June 9. https://t.co/VJmLck5Lf4

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Hundreds of Newark Police saluted the fallen, 31-year police veteran, Detective Fritz “Johnny” Magny following his funeral at Transcend Worship Center in Irvington on Monday morning, June 8.  https://t.co/UtjCCmytkv

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Sister June Favata helped young women at Saint Vincent Academy find their direction for more than 50 years. Now, Newark has given her one of its own.  https://t.co/vKRCYMSp8g

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The Newark Police Division is nominating the late Sgt. Joseph Azcona and Detective Emmanuel Hayford Jr. for the New Jersey Police Chief’s Foundation Valor Award, following a 2025 shootout that left one officer dead and another critically wounded. https://t.co/7MVsklC9PF

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New Jersey Moves Closer to Driverless Car Testing https://t.co/hCkVcoY5GY

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City officials threatened to expand its existing lawsuit against GEO Group – the company that owns and operates the 1,000-bed immigration detention center in Newark – that would shut down Delaney Hall until it can be inspected.  https://t.co/ec8QbICQBN

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Mayhem outside Delaney Hall has continued to spiral this weekend, despite – and seemingly aggravated by – state trooper presence, designated protest zones and mandatory curfews ordered by the New Jersey governor.   https://t.co/CmI4TL5yLd

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Delaney Hall detainees are demanding doctors to evaluate those in a particular unit within the immigration detention center who were reportedly beaten and pepper sprayed by guards yesterday during an ongoing strike, advocacy groups and family members say.  https://t.co/CJlzG6DKot

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Philip’s Academy Charter School broke ground on a new middle school campus at 359 Central Ave., marking a major milestone for the growing Newark charter school community and its nearly 800 students. https://t.co/XhsRqx3cuS

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Barringer High School Blue Bears have a new home at 450 Bloomfield Ave. in Newark. The Newark Schools Stadium has reopened with transformative renovations. https://t.co/Gv36IfTYyy

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Several Newark natives and politicians – with one appealing federal assault charges filed against her – are running for federal and county seats in this year’s primary election on Tuesday, June 2. https://t.co/NVLNim46jp

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The Forest Hill Community Association is bringing back its Historic Forest Hill House & Garden Tour from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, June 6 in Newark's North Ward. https://t.co/5iULMiU56h

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Federal officers deployed pepper spray at protesters outside Delaney Hall in Newark on Memorial Day following days of escalating tensions and the denial of New Jersey’s governor to tour the immigrant detention facility.  https://t.co/ChsUqvyjBX

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NJ Wants to Inspect Newark Immigrant Detention Center Amid Hunger Strike https://t.co/ku5tXUBhZp

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There’s a new sheriff in town, and that sheriff says New Jersey’s largest city is not for sale. Here is what new At-Large Councilwoman Donna Jackson is bringing to the dais. https://t.co/ulzuQfDdYN

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An Office of Constitutional Affairs has been created within Newark’s government to continue police reform efforts and ethical professional standards established by the nine-year Federal Consent Decree. https://t.co/oBcvuVtpD6