The Garwood Partnership for Arts and Culture (GPAC) is looking for entries for the 2nd Annual Garwood Poetry Festival, set to take place on April 26 and 27.

GPAC is asking residents of both Garwood and surrounding towns to submit their poems for consideration.

Those selected will be invited to read at the Garwood Public Library, located at 411 3rd Ave, on Saturday, April 26.

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The Montclair Health Department, in partnership with Mountainside Family Practice Group, will provide free lead screenings for children ages 1 to 6 and pregnant women who reside in Montclair and Cedar Grove. Lead exposure can damage a child’s learning and development, but it is preventable through precautionary measures. Screening events will be held on the following dates: • None Wednesday, April 23 from 3 to 4:30 p.m. at the Montclair Municipal Building Council Chambers, 205 Claremont Ave. • None Wednesday, April 30 from 3 to 4:30 p.m. at the Cedar...

As the weather warms in New Jersey, local thrill seekers are already flocking to Six Flags: Great Adventure, which reopened for its spring 2025 season at the end of March. Opened in Jackson in 1974, Great Adventure has been a staple of New Jersey springs and summers ever since. From school trips to summer excursions with friends, nearly everyone that grew up in New Jersey has Great Adventure memories. And everyone has a favorite ride at Six Flags. The park has become one of the biggest coaster destinations in the...

The Township of Montclair will hold a free rabies vaccination clinic on Monday, April 21. The clinic will be held at the Montclair Animal Shelter located at 77 North Willow St. from 6 to 7:30 p.m.

Dogs will be vaccinated from 6 to 6:45 p.m.; cats will be vaccinated from 6:45 to 7:30 p.m.

For more information, contact the Montclair Animal Shelter at 973-509-4970.

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Summit Downtown, Inc. (SDI) has been awarded a $150,000 Main Street New Jersey (MSNJ) District Transformation Grant from the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, according to a statement issued Tuesday. The grant, the largest SDI has received to date, will fund a series of strategic upgrades aimed at strengthening and beautifying downtown Summit.

Bayonne is asking residents to provide feedback for its upcoming Community Development 2025-2029 Consolidated Plan and 2025 Annual Action Plan through an online survey. The survey is available at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/F6H9F99 and will be open until June 1. Community Development Block Grants are federal funds provided to cities and counties to address a wide range of unique community development needs.

A 20-year-old New Jersey man used a Snapchat account to upload child sex abuse material, officials said. Nathaniel Martinez, of Pennsauken, was charged with possession of the material, the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office said. Investigators also found a Telegram account on Martinez’s phone containing abusive material, authorities said. The investigation began following a tip from the National Center of Missing & Exploited Children. Martinez was arrested Tuesday. He is scheduled for a pre-indictment conference on June 11, according to online court records.

The helicopter was on its eighth flight of the day, officials said. Tourist helicopter that crashed into the Hudson did not have a flight recorder: NTSB NTSB team surveying the wreckage recovered from the Bell 206 L-4 helicopter that crashed into Hudson River on April 10 near Jersey City, New Jersey. NTSB team surveying the wreckage recovered from the Bell 206 L-4 helicopter that crashed into Hudson River on April 10 near Jersey City, New Jersey. NTSB team surveying the wreckage recovered from the Bell 206 L-4 helicopter that crashed...

Officials are bringing the brother of one of the victims of the Hudson River helicopter crash to identify her as well as her husband and children. According to the , Steven Fulop, the mayor of Jersey City, N.J., said that Mercè Camprubí Montal's brother Joan Camprubí Montal flew in from Spain on Friday, April 11, to help officials identify his sister's body. Joan would also be helping to identify the bodies of his sister's husband, Agustín Escobar, chief executive of Siemens' rail infrastructure division in Spain, and their three young...

Federal authorities have begun their investigation into the deadly crash of a sightseeing helicopter into the Hudson River in New York City on April 10. The chopper plunged into the Hudson River near Jersey City, New Jersey, at about 3:15 p.m. on April 10, killing all six people on board. Video of the crash shows the helicopter careening into the water followed moments later by a detached rotor blade. The National Transportation Safety Board said it would closely examine the wreckage to find out what went wrong. The victims included...