• HERE ARE OUR NUMBERS TODAY—

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o Newark:

 52 more positive cases than yesterday, and a total of 628 since the start date of June 30th.

 No new deaths since yesterday, and a total of 31 since start date of June 30th.

 Our numbers have gone down in the right direction.

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o NJ:

 A total of 188,098 positive cases, which is 331 more than yesterday.

 A total 14,086 deaths, which is 9 more than yesterday.

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• WEAR YOUR MASK, PRACTICE SOCIAL DISTANCING, WASH YOUR HANDS, GET TESTED, AND ANSWER YOUR PHONE IN CASE YOU NEED TO BE CONTACTED

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 Please continue to #MaskUp.

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 Practice social distancing.

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 Wash your hands and use hand sanitizer.

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 Keep your hands out of your face and stay out of people’s faces.

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 Get tested – there are FREE sites all around Newark.

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 Answer your phone because you never know when it may be a contact tracer.

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 Let’s continue to work hard to make sure our community is safe.

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• HOTLINE

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 The Newark hotline to report large crowds, gatherings with people not wearing masks, or large groups not practicing social distancing is 973-969-1122.

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• THIS WEEK’S POP-UP TESTING AND CENSUS LOCATIONS (3:30-8PM):

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 Tomorrow, August 19th

14th Ave. School (S. 8th St. Side)

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 Friday, August 21st

Jackson Park (NOTE: Gillette Pl. street closure between Sherman Ave. & Pennsylvania Ave.)

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• THIS WEEK’S ADOPT A BLOCK POP-UP SITES (10AM-4PM)

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 Tomorrow, August 19th

4th Precinct

15th Avenue & So 18th Street

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 Thursday, August 20th

5th Precinct

Chadwick Avenue (btwn West Bigelow Street and Clinton Ave)

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 Friday, August 21st

6th Precinct

Smith Street

(btwn So Orange Ave and Rockland Terrace)

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 You can talk to Police and OEM, get tested for COVID-19 and complete your Census form.

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• CENSUS TRAIN

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 Don’t miss the CENSUS TRAIN this weekend.

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 We’ll stop at:

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• Kretchmer Homes

(100 Ludlow St)

11AM-12PM

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• Stephen Crane Village

(25 N. Hawthorne Lane)

12-1PM

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• Wynona Lipman Gardens

(200 Cathedral Court)

1-2PM

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 Meals will be distributed at each location

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 And if you won’t be at any of these stops, you can complete the Census on your own at www.2020CENSUS.GOV or on the phone.

Call 844-330-2020 and a full list of phone numbers for all languages is posted on our website.

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• FOOD RELIEF PROGRAM

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 Our next food delivery is tomorrow.

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 If you need food or know someone else who does, please let us know by leaving your information in the comments.

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 Also, we are in need of volunteers for our weekly food operation where we package and deliver meals for thousands of residents.

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 If you are interested in helping us pack the meals at JFK Recreation Center on Wednesdays from 8:30AM to 11:30AM, please call: 972-733-3274 or 973-344-3942

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• SUMMER FUN MOVIE NIGHTS

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• Tonight’s movie (August 18th):  

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o ONWARD, shown in Military Park at 7PM

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• Tomorrow, August 19th the movie is:

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o HARRIET, shown at Clinton Ave Sound Stage at 7PM

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 It’s FREE, social distancing guidelines will be followed, and you must wear your masks.

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 Bring your chairs and blankets.

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• COMMUNITY CLEAN UP

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 Saturday, August 22nd – North Ward

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• You can pick up supplies from 8:30AM-4PM

Vince Lombardi Center

201 Bloomfield Avenue

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• REMINDER: VIRTUAL COMMUNITY MEETING: HOW TO BUY CITY-OWNED PROPERTY

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 This Thursday, August 20th at 7PM (Facebook Live)

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 Learn how to buy property and about the properties for sale at the upcoming auction

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• REMINDER: AUCTION OF CITY-OWNED PROPERTY

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 Our Open Online Auction will be held on Thursday, August 27th at 10AM

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 The website is: NEWARKNJ.REALFORECLOSE.COM

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 A list of the properties and the rules of auction can be found at NEWARKNJ.GOV    

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• Closing and blessings

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Mayor Baraka read excerpts from Former First Lady Michelle Obama’s speech from the DNC Day 1 (August 17th)

“When others are going so low, does going higher still work?”

Full speech/transcript: https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/17/politics/michelle-obama-speech-transcript/index.html

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Key Points in Portuguese