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Newark’s Mayor Baraka signs smokefree parks ordinance at press conference ( Press releases from Newark Mayor Baraka and Councilman Ramos)

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On November 13, 2014 Newark’s Mayor Ras J. Baraka signed into law the city’s 100% smokefree parks ordinance. The press conference for the signing was held at Kassberger Field, and GASP Executive Director Karen Blumenfeld, Esq. was invited to share remarks.

Read more about the event and the ordinance in Mayor Baraka’s 11-13-14 press release and in Newark Councilman Ramos’ 11-13-14 press release. Councilman Ramos was a sponsor of the ordinance.