AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoCommunity Calendar: National Night Out is back across North Jersey tonight and Tuesday, with Bayonne’s 4–7 p.m. block party on Broadway featuring free refreshments, music, and public-safety displays, plus events planned in Bergen, Passaic, Morris, Essex, and Sussex. Immigration & Human Rights: Protests are intensifying after ICE said 41-year-old Salvadoran detainee Edwin Lopez-Cornejo died at Newark’s Delaney Hall following a medical emergency; his family alleges inadequate care for diabetes and high blood pressure, while NJ officials call for investigation and renewed scrutiny of the facility. Courts & Civil Liberties: A federal judge blocked New York’s law requiring federal officers to wear face coverings and physical ID, ruling states can’t override federal enforcement rules. Local Giving: Garces, Grabler & LeBrocq is hosting Project Backpack 2026 in New Brunswick—1,000 free backpacks with school supplies on Aug. 14, plus live music and shaved ice. Culture & Lifestyle: Rutgers researchers report plant-based diets don’t significantly hurt recreational runners’ endurance or lifters’ strength after four weeks. Food & Fun: A new roundup spotlights iconic NJ comfort food—disco fries—plus a list of “weird” state rules that can get you in trouble.
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