NEWARK - Mayor Ras Baraka will kick off a series of Town Hall meetings in each of the city's five wards tonight.

The tour, dubbed the "Newark 3.0 Town Hall Series" begins in the East Ward at St. Stephan's Grace Church, 7 Wilson St., at 7 p.m.

A flier for the event welcomes residents to voice concerns about public safety, education, crime, taxes, jobs, recreation and the city's efforts to help prisoners successfully reenter the community.

The rest of the meetings stretch across the remainder of January and February. Here is the complete schedule:

Central Ward: January 27th - Abyssinian Baptist Church (224 West Kinney Street)

West Ward: February 3rd - Speedway Academies (701 South Orange Avenue)

North Ward: February 17th - Third Presbyterian (395 Ridge Street)

South Ward: February 24th - Greater Abyssinian Baptist Church (88 Lyons Avenue)

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