The response to my essay on Alexander Hamilton’s New Jersey exploits was very gratifying.
Culture and History
By ED BARMAKIAN
March 25, 2024
CHATHAM, NJ -- The Chatham Borough Historical Society set out to recreate the 1930 photo commemorating the first time an electric-powered train stopped at the Chatham Train Station, and the organizers were blessed with picture-perfect weather for the event on Sunday. Chatham residents love their ...
NEW BRUNSWICK - Suydam Street Reformed Church, a congregation of just 30 families that somehow manages to donate hundreds of turkeys on Thanksgiving, distributes more than 1,000 toys at its annual children’s Christmas celebration and gives to the community in myriad ways, is in need of the ...
PERTH AMBOY, NJ – Emmy-nominated host Darley Newman has climbed craggy towers and explored underground bunkers and almost literally left no stone unturned in search of local history for her PBS series. Perth Amboy, however, takes the lead role in an upcoming episode of “Travels with Darley: ...
SAYREVILLE, NJ – The Sayreville Historical Society gave the public a sneak peek of their most recent donation at the Sayreville Historical Society Museum on Sunday, March 3. The Society received about 300 letters written by Sayreville residents who served in World War II in response to letters ...
PATERSON, NJ - Hamilton Street between Ward and Grand Street will be renamed Rubin "Hurricane" Carter Way after the local middleweight boxer who spent almost 20 years in prison for a murder he was later found not to have committed. "I extend my gratitude to Councilman Michael Jackson, ...
CENTRAL NEW JERSEY — Saturday marks the start of the Lunar New Year with a host of events and celebrations across the Garden State from now until Saturday, Feb. 24th. This is the “Year of the Dragon,” an Asian zodiac sign that represent power, success, honor, and luck, especially for children ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - Dragons came to East Brunswick this weekend as the community came together to celebrate the Lunar New Year with magic, music, and energy. Several community groups came together to make the event - attended by hundreds of residents and families from 11:00 to 4:00 on Saturday, ...
RUTGERS UNIVERSITY - The Rutgers Geology Museum's 56th Annual Open House on Saturday, January 27, 2024, proved to be a thrilling journey through time as Dr. Lauren Adamo, a Rutgers Professor in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences and the Director of the Geology Museum, invited science ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - Join the East Brunswick Arts Coalition, The East Brunswick Public Library, AAPI of East Brunswick and HuaXia Chinese School East Brunswick for the 3rd Annual Lunar New Year Celebration on Saturday, February 3rd form 11am-4pm at the East Brunswick Public Library. This year, ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - By proclamation of the Township Council, East Brunswick has recognized January, 2024 as the first Muslim Heritage Month. "The recognition not only raised awareness of Muslim Heritage Month among residents, but it also showed solidarity with Governor Murphy's efforts and ...
RUTGERS UNIVERSITY - East Brunswick's Dr. Lauren Adamo, a Rutgers Professor in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences and the Director of the university's Geology Museum, wants you to listen to the stories that rocks tell. She wants you to hang out for a while with some mosasaurs. She ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - The Indian Cultural Society of East Brunswick’s 24th Annual Gala on Sunday, December 10th at Royal Alberts Palace, NJ was a resounding success, celebrating the rich tapestry of Indian culture through captivating Bollywood dances performed by adults and kids (grades K through ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - The mood was one of joyous gratitude on Tuesday night as East Brunswick's clergy gathered at St. Bart's to celebrate Thanksgiving and to lift the community up in praise and song, creating a positive sense of community and hope. The event was the 48th Annual Interfaith ...
NEWARK, NJ — The John Ballantine House, this city and one of New Jersey’s oldest Victorian mansions, is to officially reopen this week after undergoing an $11 million face-lift that has kept it closed since 2022. An 11 a.m. ribbon cutting on Friday, Nov. 17 at The Ballantine House, 43 Washington ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - Author Curtis Chin came to the East Brunswick Public Library this past weekend to celebrate the life of Chinese-American photojournalist Corky Lee, a Chinatown icon and Asian activist. Chin is the co-founder and the first executive director of the non-profit Asian American ...
NEW BRUNSWICK and PERTH AMBOY, N.J. – Darley Newman came to Central New Jersey with a couple of cameramen in tow looking for American Revolution Era history. She found it in the dark, dank recesses of the oldest continuously used city hall in the United States. For the Emmy Award-winning PBS ...
SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ - The South Brunswick Historical Society will host a township-wide scavenger hunt on Saturday, October 21st, 2023 from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM, according to the library. This event is to celebrate the 225th anniversary of the township. The scavenger hunt will include a visit to ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - New Jersey was the “Crossroads of the American Revolution,” and as battles raged, colonial taverns formed the social network that held the state together. Taverns were the stage for the unfolding drama of a colony transitioning into statehood and making decisions about ...
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ – Bryan Hilario led a line of dancers that snaked its way from the open area in front of the stage through the audience sitting in their seats and back. A man, prompted on by his wife, joined the line. So did a 70-something-year-old lady with flowers in her hair, a girl in ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - East Brunswick residents gathered on Monday night to commemorate the tragic events of September 11, 2001. The ceremony was brief, but meaningful, as the unadorned words and remembrances of locals brought the memory of that horrifying day into bright relief. East Brunswick ...
SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ - The public library is commemorating the 22nd anniversary of September 11th by remembering the four residents who lost their lives that day. To read the full tribute, including pictures and biographies, click here. Jeffery Robinson, age 38, lived in Monmouth Junction. He was ...
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ – To convey the pride in her heart and capture the joy in the room, Rebecca Escobar borrowed the words from Juan Antonio Corretjer’s famous poem, “Boricua en la Luna”: "I would be Puerto Rican even if I were born on the moon." Saturday’s Puerto Rican flag-raising ceremony ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ - The Downtown Somerville Alliance is seeking qualified artists to submit proposals for a public art project commemorating the life and legacy of Paul Robeson, a 1915 graduate of Somerville High School whose career led him from the football field to the Broadway stage and eventually, ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ – The East Brunswick Museum will celebrate the anniversary of the ratification of the 19th amendment on August 20 at 2:00 PM. Author Nancy B. Kennedy will talk about the courageous suffragettes who fought for women’s right to vote and will share information on local ...
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ – The raising of the brilliant colors of the Colombian flag high above the Middlesex County offices on Bayard Street on Saturday, July 22, was to meant mark the country’s 213 years of independence. It was also a moment to recognize the many contributions and accomplishments ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - East Brunswick's Indian Cultural Society invites residents to come enjoy a fun summer evening with ICS families. Join your neighbors at BiCentennial Park this Saturday, July 16 from 5:30 to 8:30 pm. Make new friends, enjoy some refreshments, and help us raise funds for a ...
NEW JERSEY: As you watch the rockets glare and bombs burst into the New Jersey skies this week, share this bit of Jerseyana with the people on the blanket or lawn chairs next to you. The first “fireworks” display to celebrate the anniversary of the Declaration of Independence was ordered by ...
SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ - The Slack-Carroll House, located at 254 Georges Road, has formally been named a historic landmark by the South Brunswick Township Council. The building dates back to the Civil War and served as one of the first doctor’s offices in the rural village Crossroads, now modern-day ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - This year, East Brunswick Township and Middlesex County, in collaboration with the Lost Souls Public Memorial Project, are bringing you not only the 6th Annual Recitation of Names, where we remember the lives of 137 individuals who were lost to the domestic slave trade here in ...
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ – Officials are repatriating several ancient Peruvian clay artifacts that had been part of the Middlesex County Arts Institute museum collection. The Middlesex County Board of Commissioners authorized the deaccession - the act of removing a work of art or an artifact from a ...
