Food Giveaway At Branch Brook Park For Families In Need

ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Essex County will hold a springtime food distribution event at Branch Brook Park on Thursday, March 28 to help families in need. There will be 1,000 boxes of non-perishable food available on a first-come, first-served basis at the park, which is located in Newark and Belleville. The giveaway begins at 9 a.m. Here’s what to know if you plan to go, county officials said: “Residents driving to Branch Brook Park should enter the park via the Heller Parkway entrance or more southern entrances. Cars entering from...