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NATIONAL NIGHT OUT is designed to:

• Heighten crime and drug prevention awareness;
• Generate support for, and participation in, local anticrime programs;
• Strengthen neighborhood spirit and police-community partnerships; and
• Send a message to criminals letting them know that neighborhoods are organized and fighting back.

Something is happening at Newark Bears Stadium, not a Bears game; no info on the City of Newark webpage. In the aftermath of Saturday's murders, folks might feel anxious about getting home safely from the stadium. Elizabeth's event is at Hanratty Little League Field, on the border with Roselle Park, in the city's most affluent neighborhood, probably the only area that doesn't need a special Night Out, & the least accessible place for those who do. Rahway has a carnival where it ought to be held in that city.