The number one goal of the Booker Administration and the Newark Municipal Council is the public safety of our city. The city has made significant strides towards achieving its long-term goal of establishing a national standard for transformation in public safety.
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August 23, 2010 - Councilman Rice Hosts Senior Services Medicaid/Medicare Program | Learn More |
WHAT: Free Medicaid/Medicare Senior Services Program
WHERE: Boylan Street Recreation Center
916 South Orange Avenue
Newark, NJ
WHEN: Monday, August 23, 2010
TIME: 10:30 a.m.
WHO: Councilman Ronald C. Rice
Newark Municipal Council Members
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July 15, 2010 - Councilman Demands to End Three Consecutive Days of Shootings in Newark | Learn More |
Frustrated and angry about the multiple shootings and other incidents that have taken place in the past three days in Newark’s South Ward, Councilman Ras J. Baraka is calling for immediate action to address the rampant crime that happens throughout the neighborhood. Standing in the shadows of the construction of a new South Ward Police Precinct, Baraka called for Newark’s Police Director to work directly with his office to develop a comprehensive plan for crime reduction and to completely overhaul the 5th district precinct beginning with the removal of current Police Captain Felipe Gonzalez. Councilman Baraka also announced the organization of Citizen Night Patrols, comprised of volunteers to walk the streets, with the goal of discouraging crime in those areas known for criminal activity.
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February 9, 2010 - Councilman Rice Responds to Nightclub Shooting | Learn More |
“This situation has gotten out of control,” says Councilman Rice, “and this incident is the culmination of a series of events at this establishment. Neighbors have repeatedly called the police complaining about the loitering that goes on outside this club, and I personally have responded to calls in the early morning hours because patrons were in the street causing a great deal of commotion,” he adds. “Now we have someone who has gotten killed, and we need to either force them to abide by our rules, or force them out,” he says.
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February 2, 2010 - Councilman Rice Hosts Community Meeting to Discuss Security Plans for New School | Learn More |
What: Community Meeting to Answer Questions about Safety and Security Issues Around the new Speedway Ave.School
Where: 26 Speedway Ave.
Newark, NJ
When: Wednesday, February, 3
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Who: West Ward Councilman Ron Rice
Speedway PTO
One Newark Education Coalition
Tri-State Transportation Campaign
Meadowlink’s
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August 20, 2009 - Town Hall Meeting | Learn More |
WHAT: Central Ward Town Hall Meeting
WHERE: New Hope Village
195 W Market
Newark, NJ
WHEN: Thursday, August 20, 2009
TIME: 4:30 PM
WHO: Central Ward Councilman Charles A.Bell
Stop Shootin’ Inc.
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June 8, 2009 - Councilman James Hosts Meeting with City Merchants | Learn More |
South Ward Councilman Oscar S. James II, in his efforts to ensure the safety and security of South Ward businesses and residents, last week held an initial meeting with members of the United Merchants and Entrepreneurs Association (Asociacion de Comerciantes y Empresarios Unidos, ACEU). The meeting was held to discuss issues surrounding safety during local businesses operating hours, fighting crime, and steps that can be taken to expedite municipal licenses for selling food items—some of which have taken as long as six months.
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December 12, 2008 - Additional Crossing Guards for Newark School Children | Learn More |
Responding to several demands from parents and community leaders, members of the Newark Municipal Council met with Police Director Garry McCarthy at a December public safety committee meeting to ensure that more crossing guards will be present within the next 30 days to assist students walking to school.
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News from August 31 | Learn More |
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News from August 23 | Learn More |
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August 20 - Three Wilson Avenue Intersections to be Modernized | Learn More |
Wilson Avenue’s intersections with Lafayette Street and Houston Streets in the Ironbound’s residential area, and that with Avenue L, in the neighborhood’s industrial zone. Plans call for the installation of new traffic signal systems, LED warning signs, curbing, sidewalks, paving, striping, and crosswalks at the sites, with construction beginning in 2011.
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August 23 - "School Bus Express" Immunization Program | Learn More |
The program starts Monday, August 23, 2010, and runs through Saturday, September 18, 2010. Hours are: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.; Thursday 8:30 a.m. – 7 p.m.; and Saturday 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. Services are being offered at the Department of Child and Family Well-Being, 110 William Street, Newark. The clinic will be closed on the Labor Day Holiday and any scheduled furlough days.
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News from August 17 | Learn More |
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August 12 - "Lead Safe House" In West Ward | Learn More |
The City of Newark, The Kresge Foundation and the Newark Partnership for Lead Safe Children held a ribbon-cutting ceremony today to celebrate the opening of the city’s first “lead safe house” in the West Ward. An increased demand for relocation resources and lead safe housing prompted Mayor Booker to seek funding to increase lead safe housing opportunities across all ofNewark’s neighborhoods. In addition to the new West Ward lead safe house, the city has two houses with a total of seven units, located in the South Ward, designated as lead safe homes where families relocate during remediation of lead at their homes.
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News from August 5 | Learn More |
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News from August 3 | Learn More |
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July 29 - City of Newark Expands Red Light Camera Program | Learn More |
Mayor Cory A. Booker, Acting Engineering Director Mehdi Mohammadish, and Police Director Garry F. McCarthy announced today that the City of Newark will expand its “Project Red Light” Automated Photo Enforcement System on Sunday, August 1, 2010, by ending its 30-day warning period at the intersections of McCarter Highway and Edison Place and McCarter Highway and Market Street.
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News from July 21 | Learn More |
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News from July 20 | Learn More |
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January 29 - Launch of a Pedestrian Safety Campaign | Learn More |
Newark Mayor Cory A. Booker and Police Director Garry F. McCarthy today announced the launch of a Pedestrian Safety Campaign aimed at improving pedestrian and motorist safety. The three-pronged initiative funded by a $25,000 grant from the New Jersey Division of Highway and Traffic Safety is a 29-week program, set to run January through September. According to statistics from the Division of Highway and Traffic Safety, New Jersey has a disproportionate number of pedestrian injuries due to accidents involving motor vehicles. Studies also show children and seniors are at a higher risk of being struck by a motor vehicles.
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January 13 - No Trash Collection on January 18 In Observance Of Dr. Martin Luther King Birthday. | Learn More |
All non-emergency Newark municipal services will be closed on Monday, January 18. There will be no street-sweeping nor collection of recyclables on that day.
Residents must place their refuse at their curbs before 6 a.m. on that day (as on other trash pick-up days) to ensure that sanitation workers will remove it. However, residents are reminded not to put their trash out for collection on Monday, January 18. Doing so may result in a fine, as Monday, January 18, is not a collection day.
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January 13 - Renew Your Dog Licenses For 2010 | Learn More |
Mayor Cory A. Booker and Director of Child and Family Well-Being Maria E. Vizcarrondo reminded Newark residents today that residents who own dogs must purchase or renew licenses for them, and that applications for licenses are available in Room B-17, at City Hall, Mondays through Fridays, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Applicants for dog licenses must present the dog or dogs’ certificates of vaccination when they apply for the license. The fee for dog licenses is $11.20. Last year, the City issued 799 dog licenses.
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January 7 - Mayor Booker Offers Tips On Surviving Snowstorm | Learn More |
Mayor Cory A. Booker and Director of Neighborhood and Recreational Services Melvin L. Waldrop announced that the City of Newark will be mobilizing vehicles and personnel to spread salt and plow roads as conditions dictate during the significant snowfall impacting the region today. The first priority for plowing will be hills, bridges, and major arteries that lead in and out of the city’s borders.
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December 24 - Fire Safety Tips for the Holidays | Learn More |
Mayor Cory A. Booker and Fire Director David Giordano reminded Newark residents today that during this holiday season they should take fire safety precautions to ensure that family celebrations do not turn into tragedies.
According to the National Fire Protection Association, the nation’s fire departments responded to an average of 250 home structure fires that began with Christmas trees between 2003 and 2007. These fires caused an annual average of 14 civilian fire deaths, 26 civilian fire injuries, and $13.8 million in property damage.
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December 16 - Gun Amnesty Buyback Program Resumes | Learn More |
Mayor Cory A. Booker, Police Director Garry F. McCarthy, and Essex County Prosecutor Paula Dow reminded residents today that the City of Newark is resuming its Gun Amnesty Buyback Program on Thursday, December 17, and Friday, December 18, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. at three locations in Newark, as follows:
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December 11- Home Heating Safety Tips For The Winter Season | Learn More |
Home heating equipment causes more than 60,000 home fires and hundreds of deaths annually, with January and February generally being the deadliest months for fires, as homeowners turn up the heat to cope with frigid temperatures.
“Newark homeowners and residents can often prevent fire tragedies and property damage by taking certain precautions with portable space heaters or other home-heating equipment,’ said Mayor Booker. “I urge all Newark residents to follow our Fire Department’s safety guidelines on using heaters properly, so they can stay safe and warm this winter.”
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December 1 - Flu Shot Suspended on December 31, 2009 | Learn More |
This state-ordered suspension is based on delays in seasonal influenza vaccine production that have resulted in a delay in delivery and a supply shortage within New Jersey and across the nation. Flu vaccine manufacturing issues are beyond the control of the State of New Jersey and the City of Newark. However, the State and municipal health agencies continue to encourage parents and caregivers to have their children vaccinated against flu when possible and available, either from private health practitioners or from public facilities.
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November 24 - Thanksgiving Fire Safety Tips | Learn More |
According to the National Fire Protection Association, Thanksgiving Day topped the charts as recently as 2006 as the peak day for home cooking fires nationwide, with 1,400 reported that day alone, three times the national average. Cooking is the leading cause of home fires and home fire injuries. Annually, hundreds of Americans are killed in fires that involve cooking equipment and thousands more are injured, with more than half a billion dollars in direct property damage done to homes and their contents.
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