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What's up Newark! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Sixteen severely neglected dogs rescued from a Newark hoarding home
  • Port Newark and Newark Airport ramp up clean energy transformation
  • Veteran Newark teacher demands richer Black history in local classrooms

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Today's riddle: Why did the chicken go to the gym? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Humid with a stray t-storm, with a high of 87 and low of 67 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Saturday: Mostly sunny and less humid, temps: high: 84, low: 63.
  • Sunday: Partly sunny and beautiful, with a high of 79 and low of 63 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. 16 Neglected Dogs Found Hoarded In Newark Home, Shelter Says (patch.com) — Sixteen severely neglected dogs were rescued from a Newark home after what animal welfare workers describe as a long-term hoarding situation. Now in the care of Associated Humane Societies, including its Newark-connected system, the dogs are receiving intensive grooming and veterinary treatment before they can be adopted. Staff say some are just months old and face a lengthy recovery but are finally safe.
   

2. Land, Sea And Air: Port Authority Expands Clean Energy At Busy NJ Seaport, Airport (patch.com) — Newark residents will see major clean energy upgrades at both Port Newark and Newark Airport as the Port Authority accelerates its push toward net-zero emissions. New incentive programs will help replace diesel trucks with electric models near the port, while expanded solar installations at the airport are slated to power hundreds of homes' worth of electricity. Officials say these efforts should cut pollution and stabilize long-term energy costs.
   

3. Newark Teacher Pushes For More Black History As He Embarks On His 3rd Decade In The Classroom (patch.com) — Newark readers meet Bashir Muhammad Ptah Akinyele, a Weequahic High School history and Africana Studies teacher entering his third decade in local classrooms while pushing for stronger Black history education. He explains how students nationwide are miseducated about Africa's central role in human origins, democracy, religion, and civilization, and argues that Newark's youth deserve a curriculum that corrects these omissions and counters racism.
   

4. Food Delivery To The Gate: Airline Launches New Service At Newark Airport (patch.com) — Travelers flying through Newark Airport on select United flights can now pre-order food, drinks, and travel essentials via the airline's app and pick them up right at their Terminal C gate. The pilot program, run with OTG and restaurants like Nonna's Kitchen and Victory Grill, aims to make grabbing a meal or medicine easier for Newark-area fliers before expanding to Houston.
   

5. Newark Police Seek Suspect After Apple Laptop, iPad Stolen From Unlocked Vehicle (shorenewsnetwork.com) — Newark police are asking for your help identifying a woman accused of stealing an Apple laptop and iPad from an unlocked car on the 500 block of 18th Avenue around 12:40 p.m. on Aug. 30. Surveillance images captured the suspect, and residents are urged to secure vehicles, avoid leaving valuables inside, and call the 24-hour Crime Stoppers line with any tips.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: He was working on his pecks (pecs). (Thank you W F C. for sending it in!)
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