Montclair filmmaker Kevin McLaughlin’s “RIOT” details the 1967 Riots of Newark, New Jersey and its effects.
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The Newark LGBTQ Film Festival Announces Line Up for Its Second Year
The festival is the first of its kind in New Jersey to focus on BIPOC LGBTQ+ filmmakers.
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Hoping for a Cash Cow, NJ Transit Creates ‘Ricardo the Bull’ Stuffed Animal
On Thursday, December 14, a Texas longhorn steer captured the hearts of New Jerseyans as well as the entire nation’s attention. The bull, named Ricardo, wandered onto the train tracks at Newark Penn Station, causing up to 45-minute delays between Newark Penn and New York Penn Station.
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Montclair PD Participates in Opioid Awareness Walk and DEA National Take Back Day
The event aims to raise awareness about the life-threatening risks associated with Opioids and Fentanyl.
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Montclair NAACP President Remembers Nephew, a Veteran Firefighter Killed in Newark Cargo Ship Fire
A massive fire that broke out on a cargo ship in Port Newark in Newark, New Jersey last week took the lives of two Newark firefighters. Wayne Brooks Jr. and Augusto […]
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Discover Newark’s Historic Forest Hill Neighborhood at a House and Garden Tour
May is Historic Preservation Month! To celebrate, the Forest Hill Community Association of Newark is producing the much-anticipated return of the Historic Forest Hill House and Garden Tour, Saturday, May […]
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Bloom! Your Guide To Branch Brook Park’s 46th Annual Cherry Blossom Festival
Newark, NJ – Get ready to frolic amidst 5,200 Cherry Blossom trees in full, glorious bloom. The 46th Annual Cherry Blossom Festival returns April 2-10 after a two-year hiatus due […]
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Montclair Architect Nina Cooke John Wins National Competition to Design New Newark Monument
Montclair architect Nina Cooke John’s busy and accomplished year just outdid itself. Cooke John’s design for a Harriet Tubman tribute, “Shadow of a Face,” will become the City of Newark’s […]
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Newark Museum Acquires Major Work by Contemporary Black Artist Bisa Butler
The Newark Museum of Art has acquired a large-scale artwork by Essex County resident Bisa Butler, a rising star among contemporary Black artists in the United States, known for her […]
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Essex County Cherry Blossom Festival Cancelled, Branch Brook Park Closed
Newark, NJ – Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr., Freeholder President Brendan Gill, Vice President Wayne Richardson and the Board of Freeholders announced that the 44th Annual Cherry Blossom […]
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St. Patrick’s Day Parades in West Orange and Newark Postponed Due To COVID-19
St. Patrick’s Day parades in West Orange and Newark were postponed Wednesday night due to concerns about COVID-19. “We have been monitoring the COVID 19 situation closely and have been […]
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The Newark Museum of Art Wants to Be Your Destination Museum
With a seemingly subtle change, The Newark Museum became The Newark Museum of Art and expanded its purview and recommitted itself to serve the community and New Jersey. On Tuesday, […]
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Frederick Law Olmsted Dedication at Essex County Branch Brook Park
Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. dedicated a bronze bust of renowned landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted in Essex County Branch Brook Park Prudential Concert Grove in Newark on […]
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Racial Discrimination Depicted in Upcoming Solo Art Exhibit in Newark
The role of politics, race, power, and sexuality are at the heart of the work.
