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🌱 Patch AM: Around Newark: ICE Protests + Primary Election + Real Estate + Child Care

Coming up: Oratorio Society of NJ Hosts Summer Sing – Mozart Requiem and American Spirituals! on the Newark Patch calendar

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Sunday May 31st Patch AM

Good morning Newark! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

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In today's newsletter:

  • Newark ICE prison unrest and primary election shape a tense week
  • How one Newark-based flyer hacked alliances to earn elite status

Also on today's calendar: Oratorio Society of NJ Hosts Summer Sing – Mozart Requiem and American Spirituals! and 10 more events.

Today's riddle: The top potato won what? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Sunday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 77 and low of 58 degrees.
  • Monday: An afternoon shower, temps: high: 74, low: 54.
  • Tuesday: A couple of showers possible, with a high of 75 and low of 56 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Around Newark: ICE Protests + Primary Election + Real Estate + Child Care (patch.com) — Newark readers get a roundup of major Essex County stories, including tense protests and a hunger strike involving immigrant detainees at Delaney Hall, where Newark’s mayor is demanding inspection access. The piece also highlights guidance for the upcoming NJ-10 congressional primary, concerns over child care costs, and other regional political and economic developments that affect local residents.    

• This Airline Miles 'Trick' Earned Me Premium Loyalty Status (kiplinger.com) — If you often fly United out of Newark, this writer’s strategy for using airline alliances and retroactively claiming “missing miles” shows how even occasional travelers can reach elite status. By routing trips through Newark and partner airlines, they pieced together enough credited flights to earn United Premier Silver, and explain how you can do something similar.    

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • The Real Power Play: The Complete Guide to the June 2nd Fight for the County Crown —Dr. Yusef Ismail Read on Patch
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    When you see them living their best life. Rescued 2022. https://www.apathwaytohope.org (Nextdoor Roseville)
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    The movers worked steadily, packed everything securely, and made sure every item was placed properly at my new home before leaving. (Nextdoor Downneck)
  • Lineage Logistics, LLC posted a job opening for Traffic Clerk in Newark. Apply here.
  • United Airlines posted a job opening for (Experienced) Machinist (Precision Tool and Die) Technician in Newark. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Newark here.

🗞 Nearby News

Irvington

East Orange

  • Board of Education Recognizes Outstanding Educators Making a Difference Across East Orange Schools (tapinto.net)
  • Overnight I-280 Lane Closures and Traffic Stoppages Planned in East Orange This Week (tapinto.net)
  • Changes Coming With June 2 Major Party Primary Elections - (localtalkweekly.com)

South Orange

  • Around South Orange: ICE Protests + Primary Election + Real Estate + Child Care (patch.com)

Ok Newark! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A championchip (Thank you Timothy G. for sending it in!)Got a good riddle for PatchAM? Submit it here!

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