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Fifth Annual Medicine Wheel At Lusscroft Farm Brings Living Art And Culture Together
May 19, 2013WANTAGE TOWNSHIP, NJ - Located on Neilson Road and 4-H Way in Wantage Township sits Lusscroft Farm, which has served as home for the p...
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Essex County Offers Family Garden Party at Presby Memorial Iris Gardens, Saturday
May 17, 2013MONTCLAIR, NJ - All are welcome, Saturday, to attend the Essex County Family Garden Party at the Presby Memorial Iris Gardens where...
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Creative Wallcoverings & Interiors Takes Part in the Stately Homes by the Sea Designer Show House
May 15, 2013NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ – There is still time to make your way down to Monmouth County to view the results of Rachel Kapner’s m...
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Board Assists Historical Society
May 14, 2013SPARTA TOWNSHIP, NJ - The Board of Education agreed to share the cost of a survey of the VanKirk property with the Sparta Historical S...
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Westfield Symphony’s Notable Homes Tour “A Smashing Success”
May 11, 2013PLAINFIELD, NJ – Five outstanding area homes opened their doors to the public May 11 for a fundraiser held by the Friends ...
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Spring in Sparta Six Months after Sandy
May 9, 2013SPARTA, NJ - Sussex County was hit hard by the events that followed Hurricane Sandy in October. Of course, other parts of New Jersey m...
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Neighbors Help Neighbors In Newton at Third Annual Event
May 7, 2013NEWTON, NJ - Town of Newton residents and employees rolled up their sleeves this past sunny Saturday, to participate in the town's...
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Westfield Symphony’s Notable Homes Tour to Feature Five Distinguished Residences in Westfield and Plainfield
May 6, 2013WESTFIELD, NJ – Five outstanding area homes will open their doors to the public May 11 for a fundraiser held by the Friend...
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Vernon Township Celebrates Earthfest
May 1, 2013VERNON TOWNSHIP, NJ - The scenic rolling hills of Heaven Hill Farms was the setting for Vernon's Earthfest on Sunday, April 28, wh...
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Learn How to Install a Drip Irrigation in Your Garden with the Green Team
April 30, 2013SOUTH ORANGE, NJ – The Green Teams of Maplewood, South Orange and Millburn will be installing a drip irrigation syste...
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Sussex County History Alliance May Join Chamber
April 30, 2013NEWTON, NJ - The Sussex County Historical Society will discuss joining the Sussex County Chamber of Commerce on behalf of that organiz...
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Art Blooms at Montclair Art Museum
April 17, 2013WEST ORANGE, NJ - Montclair Art Museum celebrated spring with their Art In Bloom at the Montclair Art Museum, April 12th -16th. &...
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Professional Organizer Amara Willey to Host Take Back Your Garage Workshop at Fairfield Library
April 17, 2013FAIRFIELD, NJ - Certified Professional Organizer Amara Willey will lead a workshop at the Fairfield Free Public Library on ...
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Zoning Board Unanimously Approves Community Garden on Overlook Property to be Operated Through Summit YMCA Grant
April 16, 2013SUMMIT, NJ - The Summit Board of Adjustment on Monday, by a vote of 7-0, approved operation of a 44-plot community garden on a three-l...
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Does Westfield’s Tap Water Suddenly Taste Better? Here’s Why
April 10, 2013WESTFIELD, NJ — If you think your tap water smells and tastes less like chlorine than it did last month, you’re not imagin...
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Millburn High School Class of 2013 Presents Spring House Tour
April 8, 2013MILLBURN, NJ - Millburn High School’s Class of 2013 is presenting a spring house tour on May 7 to benefit Senior Celebration 201...
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Holy Week Continues in West Orange and Around the World
March 27, 2013WEST ORANGE, NJ - Just as Passover is an important observance on the Jewish Calendar, Lent and Holy Week are perhaps the most sacred f...
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"March Madness" Strikes Liberty Middle School in West Orange
March 18, 2013WEST ORANGE, NJ - Eighth grade students at Liberty Middle School are participating in a special project that ties into the popular NCA...
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Springfest Garden Show: Inviting and Inspiring - Through Sunday
March 16, 2013AUGUSTA, NJ – The 17th Annual Sussex County Springfest Flower and Garden Show at the Sussex County Fairgrounds is running from M...
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G & C Landscaping Provides Hands-On Craftsmanship
March 13, 2013CHATHAM, NJ – Just about everybody has had the experience of contacting a service professional, only to never come face to face ...
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History Groups Form Alliance
March 12, 2013NEWTON, NJ - A standing room only crowd of historians packed one of the second floor rooms at the Hill Memorial on Monday, March 11, f...
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Thirty-Five Local Vendors Come Together To Celebrate The Second Annual Sustainable Andover Mid-Winter Farmer's Market
February 26, 2013ANDOVER TOWNSHIP, NJ - Local farms and vendors came together on Sunday, Feb. 24, to celebrate the Sustainable Andover Mid-Winter Farme...
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New Providence Police to Receive Live Security Feeds from Borough Schools
February 25, 2013NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ – In the wake of the Newtown, Conn. massacre, members of the Board of Education are poised to approve a polic...
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A Taste for Design: New Design Show Featuring Local Businesses Will Begin Airing in March 2013
February 21, 2013NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ - A show that incorporates Food, Wine and Interior Design, “A Taste for Design” hosted by Cindy Gelormi...
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Summit Council Agrees to Waive Community Garden Site Plan Application Fees, But Retains Escrow Requirement; Broker Calls for More User-Friendly Zoning
February 20, 2013SUMMIT, NJ--Community groups seeking to establish a community garden off Beauvoir Avenue near Overlook Hospital came closer to their g...