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Edgar Mendez
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Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
41 years and counting: Project Return Continues Mission to Support Formerly Incarcerated Individuals
This story was originally published by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, where you can find other stories reporting on fifteen city neighborhoods in Milwaukee. Visit milwaukeenns.org. It was 1980, and the…
High-Tech Cameras Part of Broader Initiative to Improve Safety on Villard Avenue
This story was originally published by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, where you can find other stories reporting on fifteen city neighborhoods in Milwaukee. Visit milwaukeenns.org. Obiora Obi, owner of Oasis…
Pilot Program Helps Incarcerated People Address Opioid Addiction Before Being Released
This story was originally published by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, where you can find other stories reporting on fifteen city neighborhoods in Milwaukee. Visit milwaukeenns.org. As Milwaukee County moves at…
‘And now he’s gone’: Event Remembers Those Who Lost Their Battle with Opioid Addiction
This story was originally published by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, where you can find other stories reporting on fifteen city neighborhoods in Milwaukee. Visit milwaukeenns.org. UW-Milwaukee student Zachary Jones, 26,…
‘Better to Sweat in the Gym than to Bleed in the Streets’: How Ace Boxing Club Keeps Youths on Right Track
This story was originally published by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, where you can find other stories reporting on fifteen city neighborhoods in Milwaukee. Visit milwaukeenns.org. On the western edge of…
New App Helps Formerly Incarcerated Individuals Overcome Employment Barriers
By Edgar Mendez Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service This story was originally published by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, where you can find other stories reporting on fifteen city neighborhoods in Milwaukee.…
Crosswalk Murals on North Avenue Part of a Larger Effort to Address Reckless Driving in City
This story was originally published by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, where you can find other stories reporting on fifteen city neighborhoods in Milwaukee. Visit milwaukeenns.org. Like most other days, cars…
Salvation Army Chaplains Join Milwaukee Police on the Front Lines of Tragedy
This story was originally published by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, where you can find other stories reporting on fifteen city neighborhoods in Milwaukee. Visit milwaukeenns.org. When Melvin Reese, 69, hears…
‘They know they’re playing Russian roulette:’ Treatment Program Offers Hope for Men at Risk of Overdose
This story was originally published by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, where you can find other stories reporting on fifteen city neighborhoods in Milwaukee. Visit milwaukeenns.org. Kj Bell takes his recovery…
New Fire Chief Aaron Lipski Puts Diversity, Tackling Staff Burnout On Top of Agenda
This story was originally published by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, where you can find other stories reporting on fifteen city neighborhoods in Milwaukee. Visit milwaukeenns.org. Milwaukee Fire Chief Aaron Lipski…