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🌱 Patch AM: Where Newark’s five new community grocery stores are opening in each ward

Also, don't miss Newark PorchFest on the Newark Patch calendar

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Coffee in hand, Newark? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Where Newark's five new community grocery stores are opening in each ward
  • Newark federal court sentences mastermind behind $17M coupon fraud scheme
  • Why a Newark man was charged after Atlantic City protest arrests

Also on today's calendar: Newark PorchFest and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the fish say when she hit a wall? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Monday: Sunshine; breezy, less humid, with a high of 77 and low of 56 degrees.
  • Tuesday: Mostly sunny and nice, temps: high: 73, low: 59.
  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 81 and low of 68 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Newark opens 5 community grocery stores across the city (news12.com) — Newark has opened five permanent community grocery stores, one in each ward, to improve food access for residents in designated food desert areas. Stocked with fresh produce, meat, and household supplies, the stores will soon accept SNAP and WIC and are run by local nonprofits under the city's Office of Sustainability, Resilience and Community Transformation.
   

• Georgia Man Accused of $200K Nationwide Scam Using Feminine Product Coupon Glitch (lawenforcementtoday.com) — A woman was sentenced in Newark federal court to 15 months in prison for running a nationwide counterfeit coupon scheme that hit New Jersey retailers among others for over $17 million. In a related case, Georgia police say a man exploited a digital coupon glitch to steal more than $200,000 from stores across multiple states.
   

• Atlantic City Police Releases Names Of Those Arrested At Protest (wfpg.com) — A Newark resident, Anthony Diaz, was among several people charged after a protest outside Atlantic City's Clayton Graham Public Safety Building, where immigration group El Pueblo Unido demonstrated against local police. Atlantic City authorities released names and charges, stressing that all defendants, including Diaz, are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

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  • Girls volleyball: Results & recaps for Saturday, Sept. 12 (nj.com)

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Belleville

  • 110 Sanford Ave Floor 2, Belleville, NJ 07109 (zillow.com)
  • Joelle Bernard Era off to a Tremendous Start for BHS Girls' Soccer Team (tapinto.net)

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: Dam! (Thank you George G. for sending it in!)
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