🌱 How Newark’s Home Court is turning criminal charges into second chances

Hello Newark! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How Newark’s Home Court is turning criminal charges into second chances
• Meet the Newark man sharing his home with nine senior dogs
• How a Newark brewer ended up challenging a federal alcohol law

Also on today's calendar: The Holiday Channel Christmas Movie Wonderthon and 1 more event.

And lastly, we have a post from a neighbor, Michael O.!

Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Cold; morning flurries, with a high of 32 and low of 26 degrees.
• Friday: Snow and flurries at times, temps: high: 33, low: 24.
• Saturday: A little snow in the p.m., with a high of 29 and low of 7 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!

📰 News we're reading

1. Newark's home court program offers hope and second chances (abc6onyourside.com) — Newark’s volunteer-run Home Court program is giving homeless residents facing nonviolent misdemeanors a path to housing and cleared records instead of traditional prosecution. Nearly 20 people have already secured housing through this no-cost, community-partner effort, which pairs strict accountability with treatment, support services, and a genuine second chance for some of the city’s most vulnerable neighbors.
   

2. Kindhearted Ohio Man Adopts Nine Senior Dogs to Give Them a Good Life For the Rest of Their Days (laughingsquid.com) — A Newark resident, Steve Greig, has turned his home into a haven for senior animals, currently caring for nine adopted senior dogs and many other rescued creatures. Over 13 years he has saved more than 40 older animals from euthanasia, shelters, and puppy mills, earning national recognition with the ASPCA Citizen Hero Award in 2025.
   

3. The Buckeye Institute Argues Its Case Seeking to Overturn Federal Ban on Home Distilling (buckeyeinstitute.org) — A Newark small-business owner is at the center of a major constitutional challenge as The Buckeye Institute argues in federal court to overturn the nationwide ban on home distilling. John Ream, co-owner of Trek Brewing Company in Newark, hopes to legally distill small amounts of spirits at home for personal use, a step currently blocked by federal law carrying steep penalties.
   

4. Granting Possibility (owu.edu) — Ohio Wesleyan University has awarded over $67,000 in OWU Connection grants, including support for a project involving sophomore Keira Russell of Newark who will study first-generation college experiences in the Czech Republic. The funded projects range from brain research and AI-driven textile sorting to veterinary work in Panama and cultural studies in Costa Rica and Europe, giving Ohio students hands-on global learning opportunities.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Newark

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★ Featured events ★

Friday December 12

• Indoor Market at the Historic Newark Arcade
  Historic Newark Arcade, 31 N 3rd St, Newark
  4:00 pm

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Other local events

Sunday December 14

• The Holiday Channel Christmas Movie Wonderthon
  Licking County Players , 131 W Main St , Newark
  3:00 pm
• Second Sunday Social
  42 E Church St , Newark
  9:00 pm

Saturday December 20

• BCW Presents: Showdown at the Skylight
  The Skylight , 85 E Main St , Newark
  6:00 pm

🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday December 13

• Annual Pinterest @ the Parks
  The James Bradley Center at Infirmary Mound Park , 4351 Lancaster Rd , Granville
  11:30 am
• Christmas at the Mansion
  Bryn Du Mansion , 537 Jones Rd NE , Granville
  5:00 pm

Sunday December 14

• DINNER & A SHOW SERIES; DEAD REVIVAL BAND — Three Tigers Brewing Co
  Three Tigers Brewing Company , 133 N Prospect St , Granville
  4:00 pm
• The Dead Revival Band
  Three Tigers Brewing Company , 133 N Prospect St , Granville
  4:00 pm

Monday December 15

• Heath City Schools Board of Education meeting
  Heath High School , 300 Licking View Dr , Heath
  6:00 pm

Tuesday December 16

• Hopewell Commons: Heath
  Hopewell Commons Community Center , Heath
  3:15 pm

Wednesday December 17

• Fiber Arts Club
  Granville Center for the Arts , 119 W Broadway , Granville
  6:30 pm

Thursday December 18

• GACC Holiday Party
  Bryn Du Mansion , 537 Jones Road , Granville
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Licking Memorial Health Systems posted a job opening for Billing Specialist - Professional Billing in Newark. Apply here.
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