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🌱 Third shooting in a week: what happened on North Broad Street?

Elizabeth, New Jersey Patch AM: a 5 min read

Good morning Elizabeth! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Third shooting in a week: what happened on North Broad Street?
  • What a residency ruling means for tuition obligations in Elizabeth schools.
  • How a new campaign could expand youth shelter services in Elizabeth.

Also on today's calendar: NJPAC Seeks Vendors for 2026 Holiday Market and 10 more events.

Today's riddle: There was a pink man who lived in a one story pink house. Everything he had was pink. What color were the stairs? 🤔 (Answer below!)

☑️ Important voting information: The Nov. 3 general election is coming up. Official New Jersey election resources: Find your polling place | Register to vote | Check your registration | Absentee, mail and early voting.

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: High thin cloudiness, with a high of 70 and low of 53 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Fog in the a.m.; partly sunny, temps: high: 73, low: 59.
  • Thursday: Mostly cloudy, showers around, with a high of 72 and low of 62 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Man Shoots Self In Leg, Hospitalized In Union County, Police Say (patch.com) — Elizabeth police say a man is hospitalized in stable condition after apparently shooting himself in the leg during a late-night disturbance on North Broad Street, where officers recovered a gun beside him. This marks the third reported shooting in Elizabeth in a week, following a Morris Avenue incident and a deadly mass shooting at a candlelight vigil, heightening safety concerns.
   

2. School Board Decisions Under Scrutiny: Residency Investigations and Withheld Pay (nj21st.com) — A recent state education ruling ordered a parent to repay over $10,000 to Elizabeth Public Schools after finding the family was actually domiciled in Union, not Elizabeth. The article also contrasts this with a Wood-Ridge residency case that collapsed and a Newark dispute over improperly withheld salary increases, underscoring how careful documentation shapes these outcomes.
   

3. NJBankers launches 'Every Night Matters' campaign to fight youth homelessness (binje.com) — Youth in Elizabeth stand to benefit from a new three-year partnership between NJBankers and Covenant House New Jersey that funds safe shelter, counseling, and job training. With a goal of 2,500 nights of safe sleep statewide, the campaign includes financial literacy workshops and a major Sleep Out fundraiser, and encourages more local banks and businesses to get involved.
   

4. Can Sherrill block Russian diesel imports that Trump's Treasury licensed? - (savejersey.com) — From Elizabeth’s port, Governor Mikie Sherrill is warning New Jersey terminal operators they could face multimillion-dollar penalties if they unload Russian diesel, even when shipments arrive under a U.S. Treasury license. Her challenge to Washington’s authority raises immediate questions for Elizabeth’s port businesses about who really has the final say over what comes off tankers at local docks.
   

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "There was a pink man who lived in a one story pink house. Everything he had was pink. What color were the stairs?" — There were no stairs. (Thank you Ro B. for sending it in!)
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