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🌱 How a new mobile clinic will bring healthcare to Elizabeth’s streets

Elizabeth, New Jersey Patch AM: a 4 min read

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

In today's newsletter:

  • How a new mobile clinic will bring healthcare to Elizabeth’s streets
  • Which Elizabeth council seat flipped in this week’s Democratic primary?
  • What new heart-care recognition did Trinitas Regional Medical Center just earn?

Also on today's calendar: Unemployed? Obtain a Free Training Grant for Top Certifications and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the boy say when his dog fell off the cliff? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high of 90 and low of 66 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Friday: Near-record heat, temps: high: 93, low: 74.
  • Saturday: Toasty conditions, with a high of 95 and low of 69 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. RWJBarnabas Health launches New Jersey's first street medicine program – The Journal of Healthcare Contracting (jhconline.com) — Unhoused residents in Elizabeth will now see doctors come directly to them, as RWJBarnabas Health launches New Jersey’s first street medicine program based at Trinitas Regional Medical Center. A mobile medical team will visit shelters and encampments to provide primary care, mental health support, substance use services, and connections to long-term treatment, with plans to expand statewide.
   

2. Bollwage ally beats rival's brother in Elizabeth council primary (newjerseyglobe.com) — Elizabeth’s Democratic council primaries kept most of Mayor Christian Bollwage’s allies in power, with longtime 5th Ward incumbent William Gallman Jr. defeating José Rodriguez, brother of Assemblyman Ed Rodriguez. One upset came in the 2nd Ward, where Isias Rivera unseated incumbent Rosea Moreo-Ortega, while other incumbents ran unopposed in this heavily Democratic city.
   

3. RWJBarnabas Health achieves system-wide cardiac catheterization lab accreditation from the ACC (binje.com) — Heart patients in Elizabeth now benefit from RWJBarnabas Health’s new system-wide cardiac catheterization lab accreditation, which includes Trinitas Regional Medical Center. The designation from the American College of Cardiology recognizes standardized, evidence-based heart care across 11 New Jersey hospitals, aiming to improve safety, coordination, and outcomes for people with complex cardiac conditions.
   

4. Menendez Wins Third Term in NJ-8 Primary Landslide (hudsonreporter.com) — Elizabeth voters helped deliver a landslide win for Rep. Rob Menendez in the NJ-8 Democratic primary, where he beat challenger Mussab Ali by more than two-to-one in both Elizabeth and Newark. The article details his financial and institutional advantages, reactions to protests at Newark’s Delaney Hall detention facility, and his upcoming general-election matchup against independent candidate Aristotle Eliopoulos.
   

5. ‘Celebrating 250 Years in God's Sight'is celebrated at First Presbyterian Church of Springfield (unionnewsdaily.com) — Presbyterian congregations from Elizabeth joined about 60 churches in Springfield to celebrate 250 years of shared Revolutionary War-era heritage. Speakers highlighted how Elizabeth’s historic Presbyterian church was burned during the war and how early New Jersey congregations shaped religious freedom, communication networks, and local Revolutionary history still remembered across Union and nearby counties today.
   

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  • Post Holdings, Inc. posted a job opening for NA Machine Operator 3 (3rd shift) in Elizabeth. Apply here.
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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Doggone! (Thank you Juanita B. for sending it in!)
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