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Bloomfield Youth Band seeks monetary donations for 2024-2025 season
Bloomfield Youth Band seeks monetary donations to offset expenses for its 2024-2025 concert season. Donations accepted online. The Jersey Bee’s staff includes producers and editors who work together to gather, verify, and report useful local news and information.
City of Newark City Hall will be Closed on Thursday, July 4, in Observance of Independence Day
Mayor Ras J. Baraka reminded residents today that City Hall will be closed and most non-emergency Newark municipal services will be suspended on Thursday, July 4, in observance of the Independence Day Holiday. Police, Fire, and other uniformed emergency services will be unaffected. Refuse and recycling will not be picked...
New Jersey Devils welcome back Tomas Tatar
The New Jersey Devils on Tuesday signed free-agent forward Tomas Tatar, 33, to a one-year contract, the team announced, reuniting the veteran with the club he played on from 2021 to 2023 after making two stops last season with Colorado and Seattle.
Newark students can benefit from free meal programs, summer activities
Sign up for Chalkbeat Newark’s free newsletter to keep up with the city’s public school system.Free city and school programs are available to Newark families this summer to keep students academically engaged and reduce hunger, which is more pronounced when kids are out of school.Studies show summer learning programs can prepare students for the upcoming school year. In Newark, more than 6,000 public school students are attending summer programs, a combination of mandatory academic programs and specialized and recreational programs.Newark Public Schools Superintendent Roger León said summer school is about “moving kids forward” by helping students refine basic skills in...
Model and Actor Renauld White Dies at 80, Leaving a Legacy of Inclusivity and Inspiration
Renauld White, a pioneering model and actor best known for his role in the soap opera Guiding Light, has passed away at the age of 80. His death was confirmed by his friend and fashion designer Jeffrey Banks, who stated that White died on June 26 in hospice care at Lenox Hill Hospital in Manhattan. The cause of death remains unknown, and his funeral will be held on July 12 in his hometown of Newark, New Jersey.
Devils Are Adding Physicality Without Sacrificing Talent
New Jersey Devils general manager Tom Fitzgerald said it a little over a week ago: “A little more violence would be great.” Well, he’s now delivered on that promise. The Florida Panthers created the championship mold of emphasizing physicality without sacrificing talent. With the recent additions of Paul Cotter, Brenden Dillon and Stefan Noesen, it seems the Devils are attempting the same.
Issues with NetID logins to multiple Rutgers services
The issues with NetID logins have been resolved. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact your local Office of Information Technology Help Desk. OIT has identified some of the issues related to the problems with NetID logins. A fix was applied, and a number of services are being restored. Additional updates will be provided when available.
Shakur Stevenson has something to prove
Gervonta Davis. Vasyl Lomachenko. Devin Haney. Teofimo Lopez. These men are all in the general weight realm of WBC lightweight champion Shakur Stevenson. With a record of twenty-one wins against zero losses, the twenty-seven year old Stevenson would be a high profile opponent for any of the aforementioned names. Stevenson is more than just an undefeated titlist, after all. He’s regarded as one of the most talented fighters on the planet. Highly skilled and at times enthralling, the product of Newark, New Jersey, is good – very good – perhaps too good for his own good.
Proposal to Move Statue of Italian Saint Angers Residents in Ironbound
NEWARK — Plans to move a statue of a celebrated Italian-American figure from a neglected park have angered Ironbound residents, who turned out at a meeting Monday to voice their concerns about the proposal, which was discussed by City Council earlier this year. The statue of Roman Catholic St. Frances Xavier Cabrini, also known as Mother Cabrini, is in a park outside of Newark Penn Station, but in April the City Council discussed moving it to a space near St. Francis Xavier Church in the North Ward — a move that prompted objections during the meeting organized...
Bob's Stores is closing all New England locations. What it means in New Hampshire
Bob's Stores is closing all of its store locations, including one in Hampshire. The discount retailer announced it's closing all of its locations throughout Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York and Rhode Island. The only New Hampshire location is located at 1400 Oaklawn Ave. in Cranston. Bob's Stores President Dave Barton said the company's financial struggles led...
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