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Edison's Fifth Diwali Festival Expected to Draw More Than 20,000, With Drone Show and Fireworks Planned
Edison's fifth annual Diwali Festival of Lights was scheduled for Saturday from 2 to 9 p.m. at Papaianni Park, 100 Municipal Blvd., with free music, dance, food and craft vendors, and a planned post-sundown drone and fireworks show. Organizers planned for the celebration to draw the kind of crowd that has made it one of the township's signature annual gatherings.
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Queen Latifah goes back to Newark to build the homes her city needs
Long before the Oscar nomination, the Emmy and the Grammy, before “Ladies First” turned a teenager into a cultural force, Dana Owens, a.k.a. Queen Latifah, was a Newark kid learning the rhythm of her neighborhood’s corners and stoops. Decades later, she went back to those same blocks, this time carrying blueprints.
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Ride this unique Newark merry-go-round for free and learn some history
Miss summer? That's a happy coincidence. So did a very unusual carousel at Military Park in Newark . It was supposed to have had its grand reopening in the summer of 2026. But the $15,000 in repairs dragged on into the autumn months, and the carousel was not able to take its first riders until Oct. 23. Which means that this attraction, so evocative of July beach visits and August picnics, is now in operation during a uniquely mild November. If you're looking — even this late in the year — to get your last gasp of summer, this might be it. Late, or right on time? "When we realized this was getting pushed back further and further through the summer, we got a little disappointed," said Marcy S. DePina, executive director for the Newark City Parks Foundation, the non-profit group that administers the park, and the carousel. But when the Farmer's Almanac predicted a mild fall and winter, they took heart. And when the carousel finally reopened a few weeks ago, it was as big a hit as they could have hoped. "On Halloween, we had 500 kids who came out, which is incredible," DePina said. And there's more.
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Hip-hop feud heats up New York governor's race
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45th Symposium on Industrial Archeology October 24th
The 45th Symposium on Industrial Archeology in New York and New Jersey will take place on October 24th in Hoboken, New Jersey. The day will feature talks from from varied professions on the archeology, history and heritage of industrial sites in the New York and New Jersey region. Deadline for registration is October 16, 2026.
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Future Fambo’s ‘Red Light, Pepper Light’ Becomes First One Music’s Biggest Hit
The track blowing up in Brooklyn clubs and upstate New York radio right now was not made by a major label, and that is exactly what makes it interesting. “Red Light, Pepper Light” by dancehall veteran Future Fambo, produced by Brooke Vernon of First One Music, has quietly crossed the 1.16 million stream mark across YouTube alone, and Vernon is not shy about what that means to him.
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Manhasset students earn New York State Thespians leadership roles
Two Manhasset High School students have been selected for leadership positions with the New York State Thespians, recognizing their involvement in theater arts, leadership and service to the performing arts community. Regina McLean, a senior at Manhasset High School, has been appointed Junior Thespian Officer and will serve on the...