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- March 17 - Kick Off Susan G. Koman Race For The Cure
- March 17 - "Operation Justice" Press Conferecne Today At 1pm
- March 12 - Fire Department Reminds Residents to Check Smoke Alarms
- March 11 - Celebrate Georgia King Village
- March 10 - Mayor Booker Celebrates Georgia King Village
- December 2 - Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony
- November 20 - Brief History of Ironbound" Public Art Mural
- November 18 - "Bank on Newark" Program
- October 18- 13th Annual Breast Cancer Walk
- October 17 - Veterans' Stand Down
- October 9- Dental Kidz Clinic Ribbon Cutting
- September 15 - Sundance Channel Presents "Brick City" Premiere at Newark Symphony Hall
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March 17 - Kick Off Susan G. Koman Race For The Cure
WHO: Mayor Cory A. Booker; Municipal Council President Mildred C. Crump; Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo; Susan G. Komen North Jersey Founder and Chief Development Officer Deborah Q. Belfatto; New Jersey Devils Chairman and Managing Partner Jeff Vanderbeek, Director of Child and Family Well Being Maria Vizcarrondo, and Cancer Survivor Pam Hodge.
WHAT: Will launch registration for the annual “Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure” five-mile run-walk and 1.5-mile Fun Walk, set for April 25, in Branch Brook Park.
WHEN: Wednesday, March 17
11 a.m.
WHERE: City Hall Rotunda
920 Broad Street
Newark
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March 17 - "Operation Justice" Press Conferecne Today At 1pm
WHO: Mayor Cory A. Booker, Police Director Garry F. McCarthy, and other Newark and law enforcement dignitaries.
WHAT: Will hold a press conference today to discuss “Operation Justice,” a series of early morning police raids aimed at key players in the narcotics trade, which resulted in the arrest of a large number of people wanted on various criminal and open bench warrants.
WHEN: Wednesday, March 17
1 p.m.
WHERE: Academy Spires Housing Complex Courtyard
175-195 First Street
Newark
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March 12 - Fire Department Reminds Residents to Check Smoke Alarms
WHO: Newark Fire Department Firefighter Katrina Hall, Sparky the Fire Dog, and students from the North Ward Child Development Center
WHAT: Will remind Newark residents to change their clocks for daylight savings time and replace batteries in their carbon monoxide and smoke detectors.
WHEN: Friday, March 12.
10 a.m.
WHERE: North Ward Child Development Center
300-306 Mt. prospect Avenue (in the Casa Israel facility)
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March 11 - Celebrate Georgia King Village
WHO: Mayor Cory A. Booker, West Ward Council Member Ronald C. Rice, Newark Now President and CEO Edgar Izurieta, the Georgia King Village Resident Council, the West Ward Collective and other dignitaries.
WHAT: Will celebrate the City of Newark’s Georgia King Family Success Center and Resident Council.
WHEN: Thursday, March 11, at 2:30 p.m.
WHERE: 250 Georgia King Village
(off West Market Street)
Newark
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March 10 - Mayor Booker Celebrates Georgia King Village
WHO: Mayor Cory A. Booker, West Ward Council Member Ronald C. Rice, Newark Now President and CEO Edgar Izurieta, the Georgia King Village Resident Council, the West Ward Collective and other dignitaries.
WHAT: Will celebrate the City of Newark’s Georgia King Family Success Center and Resident Council.
WHEN: Thursday, March 11, at 2:30 p.m.
WHERE: 250 Georgia King Village
(off West Market Street)
Newark
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December 2 - Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony
WHO: Mayor Cory A. Booker; representatives from the Salvation Army; Municipal Council members; the Newark Boys Chorus, the Newark Boys Apprentice Chorus, the American History High School Choir, and the Newark Pre-School Page Academy Choir.
WHAT: Will light the City of Newark’s official Holiday Tree.
WHEN: Thursday, December 10, 4 p.m.
WHERE: City Hall, 920 Broad Street, Newark
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November 20 - Brief History of Ironbound
WHO: Mayor Cory A. Booker, Members of the Municipal Council, Deputy Mayor of Economic and Housing Development Stefan Pryor, Ironbound Community Corporation Executive Director Joseph Della Fave, and other dignitaries.
WHAT: Will dedicate the “Brief History of the Ironbound” public art mural.
WHEN: Monday, November 23.
2 p.m.
WHERE: Parking Lot at 413 Market Street
Newark, NJ
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October 18- 13th Annual Breast Cancer Walk
October 18 - 13th Annual Breast Cancer Walk
WHO: Child and Family Well-Being Director Maria E. Vizcarrondo, Newark Municipal Employees, breast cancer survivors, hundreds of Newark residents and American Cancer Society volunteers.
WHAT: Walk to raise funds to fight breast cancer and increase awareness among the public for the need for early screening and treatment.
WHEN: Sunday, October 18, 2009
Registration: 8 a.m. to 9 a.m.
Walk begins: 10 a.m.
WHERE: Military Park
Newark
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October 17 - Veterans' Stand Down
October 17- Veterans' Stand Down On Saturday October 17, 2009
WHO: GI Go Fund Executive Director Jack Fanous, City of Newark agencies, the Northern New Jersey Stand Down Committee, the New Jersey State National Guard, the state Department of Veterans’ Affairs, and the federal Veterans’ Administration.
WHAT: Will host the annual “Northern New Jersey Stand Down for Homeless Veterans,” a one-day outreach effort to assist homeless veterans and their dependents.
WHEN: Saturday, October 17.
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
WHERE: John F. Kennedy Recreation Center
211 West Kinney Street (Entrance on Howard Street)
Newark
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October 9- Dental Kidz Clinic Ribbon Cutting
WHO: Mayor Cory A. Booker, Deputy Mayor of Economic and Housing Development Stefan Pryor, Brick City Development Corporation Vice President Darryl Godfrey, and Dental Kidz Co-Founders Christopher Harvell and Dr. Lezli Levene Harvell, and other dignitaries.
WHAT: Will open the Dental Kidz Clinic.
WHEN: Tuesday, October 13.
Noon
WHERE: Dental Kidz
24 Commerce Street
Newark
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September 15 - Sundance Channel Presents "Brick City" Premiere at Newark Symphony Hall
WHO: Mayor Cory A. Booker, members of the Newark Municipal Council, Police Director Garry F. McCarthy, Sundance Channel executives, and other dignitaries.
WHAT: Will join Sundance Channel for the premiere of the five-part documentary series “Brick City.”
WHEN: Tuesday, September 15, 5 p.m.
WHERE: Newark Symphony Hall
1030 Broad Street
Newark
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November 18 - "Bank on Newark" Program
Newark, NJ - November 18, 2009 - Mayor Cory A. Booker, Municipal Council President Mildred Crump, Deputy Mayor for Economic and Housing Development Stefan Pryor, Newark Now Chief Operating Officer Anthony Santiago, Representatives of 11 regional financial institutions including Garden State Community Bank, Citibank, PNC, and Wachovia, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, the National League of Cities and other dignitaries will announce the launching of the “Bank on Newark” Program during a City Hall Rotunda press conference, on Monday, November 23, at 11 a.m. City Hall is located at 920 Broad Street, in Newark.
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