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Newark Residents to Spend National Day of Service Improving Their Environment

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September 19 is the 1st Annual Newark Citywide Scavenger Hunt

September 19 is the 1st Annual Newark Citywide Scavenger Hunt

Event hosted by three Newark natives in an effort to revisit city’s forgotten past

NEWARK, N.J. – Newark’s lost and illustrious history will be uncovered on Saturday, September 19, 2009 when the AO Collective, in association with the Elite Group, hosts the 1st Annual Newark Citywide Scavenger Hunt. Open registration will begin that day at 9:30AM in the Coffee Cave located at 45 Halsey Street in Newark. The scavenger hunt will start at 11AM. READ MORE »

Newark's NJCRI Opens Neighborhood Family Care Center

Newark's NJCRI Opens Neighborhood Family Care Center

NFC is a Quality, Convenient and Affordable Medical Center Alternative to the emergency room designed for the Uninsured and Underinsured

NEWARK, N.J., Aug. 31, 2009 – Neighborhood Family Care (NFC) is now open to serve the public at its convenient Newark Central Ward location at 393 Central Avenue, at the intersection of 1st Street and Central Avenue. NFC has a pharmacy on the premises and offers convenient, affordable, high quality care provided by board certified, experienced clinicians who treat adults of all ages and children over the age of 2. At a flat fee of $49 per visit, and Adult physicals for $69, NFC is an excellent resource for Newark’s uninsured workfoce and the underinsured. Free parking is available in the adjacent parking lot and commuters can access NFC using the 24 and 44 New Jersey Transit bus lines. READ MORE »

LaVar Young, Director of Newark Now's Newark Comprehensive Center for Fathers, and son walk to school on the first day.

LaVar Young, Director of Newark Now's Newark Comprehensive Center for Fathers, and son walk to school on the first day.

Newark Now Father’s Now Program and Black Star Project sponsor the national initiative in Newark

NEWARK, N.J., Aug. 31, 2009 - On September 3, 2009, the first day of school in Newark, NJ, hundreds of men throughout the City of Newark have volunteered to walk their children to school and stay involved during a year-long special commitment.. Newark Now Father’s Now program has partnered with The Black Star Project to promote the national initiative in Newark and encourage male caregivers (fathers, step fathers, foster fathers, grand fathers, uncles, brothers, god fathers, cousins, and other significant care givers) to take their children to school on the first day of school for the 2009-2010 school year. There is still time for men to officially join this movement for Fathers and children by visiting, www.newarknow.org. Simply download the registration form and return it to Newark Now Father’s Now at 973-732-0714. READ MORE »