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🌱 How a new grant will expand emergency shelter for Elizabeth families

Elizabeth, New Jersey Patch AM: a 4 min read

Hey there, Elizabeth! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How a new grant will expand emergency shelter for Elizabeth families
  • Why one giant political sign caused a park scuffle in Elizabeth
  • What role Elizabeth’s federal court plays in rising child deportations

Also on today's calendar: Women's International Film Festival and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: Where do bad rainbows go? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Thunderstorms, with a high of 78 and low of 69 degrees.
  • Wednesday: A shower and t-storm; humid, temps: high: 82, low: 67.
  • Thursday: Clearing, a shower, with a high of 79 and low of 67 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Elizabeth Coalition to House the Homeless Receives Grant from Summit Foundation to Expand Emergency Shelter and Hospitality Services (tapinto.net) — A major new grant will help the Elizabeth Coalition to House the Homeless expand emergency shelter and motel placements for vulnerable families in Elizabeth and across Union County. The funding aims to provide immediate safety while staff work on long-term housing solutions, strengthening a decades-old local safety net for residents facing housing crises.
   

• Insider NJ's Morning Intelligence Briefing: 7/27/2026 (insidernj.com) — A statewide political briefing notes that in Elizabeth, a large political sign recently led to an unusual scuffle in a local park, drawing attention from NJ.com. The newsletter mainly scans political and civic developments across dozens of New Jersey towns, but Elizabeth’s mention highlights ongoing local campaign tensions that residents may see around public spaces.
   

• As DOJ trims backlog, more children face deportation in NJ courts (northjersey.com) — Immigration cases for children are speeding up in New Jersey, with Newark’s court holding large “mega” hearings and another federal court in Elizabeth mainly handling people arrested by ICE. Advocates warn that more young people, often without lawyers, are being ordered deported under the administration’s push to cut backlogs, raising concerns about fairness and due process.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Tuesday July 28
  • Zumba Gold Class →
    Union Township, NJ Calendar, Union Senior Center 652 Rahway Ave., Union
    1:30 pm
  • Township Conference Meeting →
    Union Township, NJ Calendar, Town Hall Conference Room 1976 Morris Ave., Union
    6:30 pm
  • Township Committee Regular Meeting →
    Union Township, NJ Calendar, Town Hall Main Meeting Room 1976 Morris Ave., Union
    7:30 pm
    • Wednesday July 29
  • Stages of Madness Tech
    Cranford Dramatic Club Theatre 78 Winans Ave, Cranford, NJ 07016

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🪧 Patch Classifieds

  • Elizabeth Coalition to House the Homeless Receives Grant from Summit Foundation to Expand Emergenc
    118 Division Street, Elizabeth, NJ Tel (908) 355-2060 07201... (More info)

💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Elizabeth Welcome Station recognized with Leisa Collins Historic Preservation Award —Valery Merritt Read on Patch
  • Ikea posted a job opening for and#xA; Retail Warehouse Forklift Operator in Elizabeth. Apply here.
  • Parsons Corporation posted a job opening for Senior Safety Manager - Rail and Transit / Tunnel in Newark. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Elizabeth here.

🗞 Nearby News

Roselle

  • Roselle Hosts the 9th Annual Kendall James Football Camp (tapinto.net)
  • Roselle Superintendent Dr. Nathan L. Fisher Holds Public Forum to Inform Residents About Bond Referendum (tapinto.net)
  • What Are 'MoMo' Twins? Roselle's Miracle Sisters Head Home From Newark Beth Israel (dailyvoice.com)

Linden

  • Fundraiser by Angelina Gomez : Con el corazón en la mano, hoy necesitamos de ti. (gofundme.com)
  • Flash flooding, this week in Central Jersey history, July 27-Aug. 2 (mycentraljersey.com)

Newark

  • $1M Lottery Ticket Sold In Newark: See The Lucky Numbers (patch.com)
  • Flood Watch Impacts Newark, Several Inches Of Rain Possible (See Timeline) (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: To prism (Thank you Willy H. for sending it in!)
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