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Good Monday morning!
I took some time off last week, and I wondered if the governor would sign weed legalization without me. Turns out he and the Legislature waited for me.
Instead, we saw the death Saturday of one longtime Senator, Gerald Cardinale (R-Bergen), whose input often made Senate Judiciary Committee meetings interesting, and who I will really miss talking to.
Power 100: N – Z
Philip Norcross
Law firm Parker McCay and lobbying firm Optimus Partners might represent the epitome of the politically connected firms – if the news headlines and government watchdogs are to be believed. Philip, an executive at both, is the nexus of those connections. That became evident in 2019, when activists and a task force put together by the Murphy administration outlined Optimus’ and Parker McCay’s alleged influence over the creation of the 2013 tax break program, and in helping businesses win lucrative incentive awards. Philip is the brother of both George Norcross, the South Jersey political kingmaker, and Donald Norcross, a U.S. congressman representing the First Congressional District. With the creation of a new massive tax break legislation, Trenton insiders have been speculating about just what kind of role Philip could play in helping businesses win incentives.
Coronavirus in N.J.: What’s reopened, what concerts, festivals and shows are rescheduled, canceled. (Feb. 17, 2021)
Updated Feb 22, 2021;
The Watchung Arts Center will host a “Big Easy Mardi Gras” virtual celebration on Saturday, Feb. 20 at 8 p.m.
The Mardi Gras Band will return after last year’s sellout performance with band leader and bassist Thaddeus Exposé, vocalist Arlee Leonard, pianist Brandon McCune, drummer Gordon Lane, trumpeter Michael Green and clarinetist Marty Eigen
The concert will be streamed live via Zoom from the center on Stirling Road in Watchung. Tickets are $20. Visit watchungartscenter.eventbrite.com, phone 908-753-0190 or email wacenter@optionline.net.
Coronavirus in N.J.: What’s reopened, what concerts, festivals and shows are rescheduled, canceled. (Feb. 10, 2021)
Updated Feb 10, 2021;
Posted Feb 10, 2021
Fort Lee-based Nai Ni Chen Dance will present a Year of the Golden Ox Chinese Lunar New Year celebration online from Feb. 11-13.nianichen.org
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A pair of New Jersey-based dance troupes are celebrating this weekend’s holidays with online performances:
♦ Nai Ni Chen Dance Company of Fort Lee will present a series of seven “Year of the Golden Ox” programs in observance of the Chinese Lunar New Year, Feb. 11-13.
A one-hour special celebration highlighting the company’s repertory and past notable performances by guest artists will be featured 7:30 p.m. tomorrow, Thursday, Feb. 11. One-hour sessions of dance and music will be offered 11:30 a.m. and 3:30 and 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Feb. 12-13, each followed by live chats.
Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company to Receive $10K Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts
(FORT LEE, NJ) Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company has been approved for a $10,000 Grants for Arts Projects award to support the Company s Year of the Golden Ox Celebration. This project will provide the necessary funding support to make this year s festival possible and allowing the Company to bring some of the leading Asian American Artists together virtually. The Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company project is among 1,073 projects across America totaling nearly $25 million that were selected during this first round of fiscal year 2021 funding in the Grants for Arts Projects funding category.