by Tom Wiedmann | Jul 14, 2022 | Article, Education, Environmental Justice, Essex, New Jersey, Sustainable Business
NEWARK, NJ — An urban farm on the property of West Side High School is not only planting hope for a more sustainable future in Newark but an opportunity for students to succeed. On the farm, students are learning how to grow a wide range of things, including apricot...
by Talia Wiener | Jul 13, 2022 | Article, Cities-Parks, Ecology, Environmental Commissions, Essex, New Jersey, Waste
Composting doesn’t have to mean dealing with a stinky bin full of rotting food and pesky bugs. In Montclair, there are many ways to get the nutrients from food waste back into the soil — drop off your food scraps with a local organization to enrich their...
by Kimberley Redmond | Jul 12, 2022 | Article, Cities-Parks, Essex, New Jersey
JERSEY CITY, NJ — In New Jersey’s oldest and second-largest city, an unlikely pair of heroes are trying to save the day. First, there’s Pac-Man. Located at Thorne Street and Central Avenue, the iconic video game character is depicted in a colorful scene painted on a...
by Tom Wiedmann | Jul 7, 2022 | Article, Cities-Parks, Environmental Justice, Essex, New Jersey, Trees
NEWARK, NJ — An initiative aimed to create green space in New Jersey’s most underserved communities by way of planting trees is finding great success in Newark by letting residents get in on the action. The New Jersey Tree Foundation, through its Renaissance Trees...
by Tom Wiedmann | Jun 27, 2022 | Article, Cities-Parks, Essex, Health-Justice, New Jersey, Nutrition
NEWARK, NJ — Accessing nutritional food options in Newark has posed a challenge for years to the city’s most underserved residents and families dealing with poverty, an issue that was only exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic as supermarket shelves were left mostly...
by Tom Wiedmann | Jun 23, 2022 | Article, Cities-Parks, Energy, Environmental Justice, Essex, New Jersey, Sustainable Business
NEWARK, NJ — Housing in Newark that’s built with sustainable components is not only a strategic plan to address the impacts of climate change, it can also be accessible to the city’s lowest-income residents. That was the mindset officials from the Montclair-based RPM...
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