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Only three things have managed to stop the annual St. Patrick's Day Parade in Newark since it launched in 1936: World War Two, a major snowstorm in the late 1960s, and the coronavirus pandemic reports Newark, NJ Patch. Click here for event details.
Newark Symphony Hall (NSH), New Jersey’s largest Black-led arts and entertainment venue, announced that the exclusive fireside chat with Tina Knowles Lawson it hosted last fall is broadcasting on NWK-TV, as well as streaming on NSH’s Facebook and YouTube pages, on Feb. 28 at 9 p.m. Click here to see what it’s all about!
United Community Corporation will host a Cookies, Coats & Cocoa distribution event on Saturday, February 5, from 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. at the Newark Housing Authority’s TREC location reports RLS Media. Click here for event details.
In honor of Women’s History Month, Art House Productions, along with Hudson County Community College, Seton Hall University, Paul Robeson Galleries at Express Newark, Rutgers University – Newark, and The Feminist Art Project, a program of the Rutgers Center for Women in the Arts and Humanities, will present Art+Feminism Art Talk and Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon on… Continue reading Art House Productions honors Women’s History Month
By Alice Robertson Think about the last time you heard an ad on the radio for a local drinking establishment like Steel Wheel Tavern or Five 13 Liquor Lounge. Chances are, it wasn’t advertising a special brew or a new happy hour theme. Most of the time, when we hear about a drinking establishment, it’s… Continue reading 3 Ways Drinking Establishments Contribute to Their Communities
I recently had the much anticipated and long-awaited opportunity to stand with Gov. Phil Murphy and a coalition of elected officials, community leaders and civic organizations as the governor announced that New Jersey would purchase the land the Essex-Hudson Greenway — a 9-mile, 100-foot wide linear park and shared-use trail connecting Montclair to Jersey City — would… Continue reading This green pathway through cities and suburbia will embody the best of New Jersey
According to nj.com, "Standing before her campus last week, Marcheta Evans knew what she was about to do was incredibly risky. But, she did it anyway. The Bloomfield College President faced a town hall meeting of students and faculty and let the school’s secrets out. The 153-year-old private college is in serious financial trouble, she told the crowd. It… Continue reading One N.J.’s oldest colleges may shut down
nj.com NJ Advance Media spoke with half a dozen administrators, counselors, and other school staff who, in the search for new therapeutic modalities, chose to bring a certified therapy dog into their schools on a permanent basis. Providing support through loss, stress, and now a worldwide pandemic, these certified therapy dogs are more than pets —… Continue reading Therapy dogs aren’t just a teacher’s pet at these N.J. schools. They’re staff.
Photo by Valeriia Miller on Pexels.com QuickChek announced that pumpkin spice coffee is available now at its 150-plus locations throughout New Jersey. The convenience store chain says it's never too early for hot and iced versions of the beverage, which it describes as "rich pumpkin enhanced with an aromatic blend of nutmeg, cinnamon, clove and ginger spice."… Continue reading Pumpkin spice coffee is back now at QuickChek
Credits: Raven Campanello A towing company and first responders came together to save a horse that had fallen through a bridge. According to northjersey.com, using a crane, an onsite veterinarian and a lot of patience, the workers were able to free Hank the horse and save his life.
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