The Week Ahead in Newark

Tomorrow, Tuesday, lawyers from throughout Essex County trade in their briefcases for softball bats in the name of a worthy cause. The officers of the court will be taking part in the Battle of the Barristers, a softball tournament being held at Brookdale Park in Bloomfield and Jackals Stadium at Montclair State University. Funds raised through the event benefit the Greater Newark Fresh Air Fund. Last year’s B of the B raised enough to send more than 400 youth to camp.

Time to get rid of that old dresser? Bulk waste is being collected this week on Wednesday, July 18, with items to be placed curbside by 6 am. The normal bulk waste collection day, on the first Wednesday of the month, was postponed this month due to the July 4th holiday. For more information call 973-733-4311. 

The Commons at Washington Park Farmers Market will be held Wednesday at 11 am. Fresh fruits, veggies, teas and other freshly grown goodies will be available. For more information click.

Also on Wednesday, Bernard Harris, MD, the first African-American to walk in space, will be at the campus of the New Jersey Institute of Technology to teach more than 50 young people about science. For more information click here.

On Friday Newark’s sizeable Muslim community joins hundreds of millions around the world in marking the start of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month. For the following four weeks, many of the faithful will perform various acts of piety, including daytime fasting, charitable works and reciting the Muslim holy book, the Koran, in its entirety.