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🌱 Patch AM: Around Newark: Data Centers + Voter Purge + Water Lawsuit + ICE

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Hey hey Newark! Your one-stop source for local news is here. Continue reading for all the updates. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • From voter purges to data centers, Essex County headlines that matter
  • How Newark's AHS shelter is cutting dogs' wait for homes
  • Why a Trenton activist's past Newark ICE protest now matters

Also on today's calendar: Open House - Middle School (Gr. 5-8) at Link Community Charter School and 10 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the Buffalo say when his son left? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Sunday: An afternoon thunderstorm, with a high of 82 and low of 63 degrees.
  • Monday: Partly sunny with a shower, temps: high: 82, low: 63.
  • Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 82 and low of 63 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Around Newark: Data Centers + Voter Purge + Water Lawsuit + ICE (patch.com) — Essex County readers, including those in Newark, get a roundup of major statewide and local developments, from voter roll purges and AI data center bans to a lawsuit over water safety. The digest also highlights public safety coverage, housing and development news, and a Newark-area movie studio's clean energy funding, with links for deeper local reporting.
   

• Finding good homes faster for New Jersey dogs (bestfriends.org) — Newark's Associated Humane Societies shelter is part of a three-location New Jersey network working with Best Friends Animal Society to get dogs into homes faster. By coordinating medical, behavior, and adoption teams, they're cutting dogs' shelter time in half and helping stressed pups like Chase become calmer, more adoptable companions for local families.
   

• Arrest of activist following ICE officers in N.J. city sparks social media debate (nj.com subscription) — An immigrant-rights organizer recently arrested in Trenton for alleged traffic violations had also been detained in June outside Newark's Delaney Hall ICE detention facility during protests over conditions there. Her latest arrest, captured on video, has ignited a sharp online debate over police conduct, ICE cooperation, and New Jersey's Immigrant Trust Directive, prompting review by the Mercer County Prosecutor's Office.
   

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Rev. Bolívar Flores Helps Open Another Door to Mental Health Care in New Jersey —Andrew Whitaker Read on Patch
  • Here's a way to get an overview of TNR trap neuter return of community cats.
    it's free. And this organization offers training webinars as well. The more hands on deck the better we will be! https://facebook.com/events/s/town… (Nextdoor Mt Prospect)
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    I have about 50 bees on my back porch stuck hiding under a blue rug. I need a bee keeper..how much to get rid of them? (Nextdoor Vailsburg)
  • Broadridge Financial Solutions posted a job opening for Reconciliations/Operations Control Supervisor (Hybrid) in Newark. Apply here.
  • McDonald's posted a job opening for Overnight Crew Team Member in Newark. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Newark here.

🗞 Nearby News

Irvington

  • Top Rated Buy Here Pay Here Car Lots in Irvington, NJ (2026) (ocnjdaily.com)
  • Newark Man Gets 45 Years for Brutal Attack on Woman, Explicit Contact of Minor in Irvington (rlsmedia.com)
  • UPDATE: Essex Authorities Continue Investigation into Deadly Shooting at Queen Latifah-Backed Newark Housing (rlsmedia.com)

East Orange

  • East Orange Special Council Meeting Focuses on Budget, Taxes and Public Concerns (tapinto.net)
  • Lane Closure Planned on Freeway Drive as $20.3 Million East Orange Bridge Project Advances (tapinto.net)

South Orange

  • Around South Orange: Data Centers + Voter Purge + Water Lawsuit + ICE (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: Bison! (Thank you Judy M. for sending it in!)
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