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In today's newsletter:

  • Can you help Newark police ID this 16th Avenue theft suspect?
  • How a Newark-focused nonprofit leader is stepping into a bigger role
  • How did Newark achieve the nation's biggest homicide drop?

Also on today's calendar: Free Electronic Waste Collection Event on Thursday, September 17 and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a tail, but no body? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Mostly sunny and nice, with a high of 74 and low of 58 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Sunshine and a few clouds, temps: high: 81, low: 68.
  • Thursday: Humid with clouds and sun, with a high of 84 and low of 70 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Newark Police Seeking Suspect Wanted for Wallet Theft (shorenewsnetwork.com) — Newark police are asking residents to help identify a suspect who stole a wallet, cash, and bank cards from an unlocked vehicle on 16th Avenue earlier this month before fleeing on a bicycle. Authorities are urging anyone with information or surveillance footage to contact the city's 24-hour Crime Stoppers line or use the Newark Police Division's online tip portal, with confidential tips potentially eligible for a reward.
   

2. Berkeley College Foundation Names Nico Caraballo as Executive Director (tapinto.net) — A nonprofit leader with deep experience serving Newark's East Ward and Newark Public Schools has been named executive director of the Berkeley College Foundation, which funds scholarships for New Jersey students. Nico Caraballo's background with Ironbound Community Corporation and local economic development groups could help expand educational opportunities that benefit Newark residents pursuing college and career success.
   

3. New Jersey Sees 11.8% Drop in Violent Crime; Newark Tops in Homicide Reduction (magic983.com) — Newark residents are seeing a major public safety milestone, with the city posting the largest drop in homicides among major U.S. cities so far this year. Statewide, New Jersey's violent crime rate fell nearly 12% in 2025, well below the national average, continuing a decades-long downward trend that's reshaping how safe communities feel across the Garden State.
   

4. Newark Launches Five Nonprofit Grocery Stores, One Per Ward, at 30% Below Wholesale (communitynews.org) — If you live in Newark, you now have access to five new nonprofit grocery stores, one in each ward, selling staple foods and household items at prices 30% below wholesale. Backed by city funding and local nonprofits, the shops aim to ease severe food desert conditions affecting more than half of residents and will soon accept SNAP and WIC benefits.
   

5. Congresswoman Pou Calls on United to Save Nonstop Newark→Lima Flights (insidernj.com) — A New Jersey congresswoman is urging United Airlines to reverse its plan to end the long-running nonstop route between Newark Liberty International Airport and Lima, Peru in March 2027. She argues the Newark–Lima flight is vital for New Jersey's large Peruvian-American community, warning that canceling it would raise travel costs and inconvenience families and businesses that rely on direct connections.
   

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Newark's Ironbound to Come Alive for "Taste of the City, Sounds of the City" on September 20 —Carlos Ferreira Read on Patch
  • Please noted everything is FREE no ID required come out and see if there's something you may need.
    We have received lots of donations so our goal to be make these donations available to the community at no charge. Hope to see you there. If you… (Nextdoor Vailsburg)
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    Contact me. I serve Newark, East Orange, Montclair, Bloomfield and Irvington. (Nextdoor Clinton Hill)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Coin (Thank you John W. for sending it in!)
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