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'Fresh Prince of Bel-Air' Actress Leads Community Meeting Over Proposed Redevelopment in Montclair
MONTCLAIR, NJ - One of Montclair’s resident celebrities, stage and television actress Janet Hubert, was the star of her own show at the Montclair firehouse. On September 23, Hubert organized and led a community meeting to deal with the plans for an eight-unit townhouse development at 400 Orange Road, the site of the former Wallwood Gardens nursery. Hubert, whose house is across from Wallwood Gardens, and several of her neighbors have been opposed to the planned development, and many of them feel that the Montclair Zoning Board of Adjustment and Planning Director Janice Talley have been unresponsive...
The Deadliest Intersection In America Is In Trenton, NJ
A recent list of the top 10 deadliest intersections in the United States revealed that 4 out of the 10 are right here in the Garden State. Incredibly, two of these New Jersey intersections are just a few blocks away from each other in Elizabeth, as reported by streetsblog.org. Not...
Newark Porchfest 2024: Over 40 Musicians, Artists Coming to Forest Hill
NEWARK — A neighborhood arts and music festival is coming to porches, patios and driveways in Forest Hill, organizers said.Porchfest is scheduled from noon to 6 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 28. It will showcase over 40 musicians, visual artists and dancers at over 30 venues, Forest Hill Community Association announced.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER“Newark Porchfest is a great community event that truly brings people together through music," Jackie Jay, president of the Forest Hill Community Association, said in a statement to TAPinto Newark. "It’s a day filled with performances, kids laughing, neighbors...
West Orange Residents Accuse Restaurant of Noise Pollution
WEST ORANGE, NJ – During the September 24 West Orange Town Council meeting, the co-owner of the Llewelyn Parq Grill & Bar, Anthony Sharperson, spoke about the efforts they’ve made to reduce noise since a few residents had talked about sounds carrying to their properties. There is a patio in Llewelyn Parq's backyard.Sharperson stated, “We’ve received a few noise ordinance complaints, some summonses, which have been overturned. Most recently, we received one last Friday at 6 p.m. We made ourselves aware of what rules, and we've self-monitored.” He reported that they added a vestibule to limit any noise from anyone...
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