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Union Congregational Church

Join the 18+ community choir that ONLY sings rock music! No auditions! Fall season starts Monday, September 28, 7pm, at Union Congregational Church. Director Larissa Jaye will have you making music in no time, whether you can read music or not. This fall our theme is “Horn Bands from the 60’s, 70’s &amp; 80’s”, including Earth Wind &amp; Fire, Chicago, Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin, Tower of Power, Gloria Estefan, Paul Simon, Gladys Knight, Toto, Steely Dan, and even a tribute to the late Dolly Parton.&nbsp;Come try it out risk-free! Find your voice. Feed your spirit. Make new friends. For more information, visit our website RockVoices.com

Local Event: Join Rock Voices, the community choir that ONLY sings rock music!

Join Rock Voices, the community choir that ONLY...

Join the 18+ community choir that ONLY sings rock music! No auditions! Fall season starts Monday, September 28, 7pm, at Union...

Join Rock Voices, the community choir that ONLY sings rock music!

Essex County (Veterans) Courthouse

Stand With the Formosa 2!Oppose Plastic Pollution &amp; Support 2 Activists Arrested at Formosa Plastics Headquarters in NJ!
September 29, 2026Veterans Courthouse50 West Market Street, Newark, NJ(Parking lot entrance off South Orange Ave., Route 510) RSVP here: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/share/1Cr6G1Tkbh/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.facebook.com/share/1Cr6G1Tkbh/</a>9:30 am:&nbsp;Press Conference/rally&nbsp;at the Rosa Parks Statue, next to the Market Street entrance of the Veterans Courthouse, then head up to the courtroom. Hear Speakers. Sing along with the Solidarity Singers. 10:30 am:&nbsp;Courtroom 1114on the 11th Floor. Appellate Division argument for the case.State v Edwards &amp; Wilson Appellate ArgumentDiane Wilson and Camryn Edwards were arrested on December 5, 2024, after a march and rally, when they attempted to enter Formosa Plastics Corp’s USA headquarters in Livingston, NJ, to hand-deliver a letter to top executives who work there. Those of you who were present saw that on the day of the rally, police cones had been placed on the lawn between the rally and the Formosa Plastics building. The Livingston police threatened to arrest anyone who went past the cones. Argument of their appeal from their convictions for Defiant Trespass in the lower courts will be heard by a three-judge panel of the Appellate Division of the New Jersey Superior Court on September 29th at 10:30 a.m. The Court will not render its decision on the 29th but will do so in writing sometime thereafter. Their appeal argues the convictions must be reversed because the prosecution failed to prove the required criminal intent beyond a reasonable doubt. They argue they lacked intent due to their correct belief that everybody has a Constitutional Right to peacefully approach a corporation’s public visitor’s entrance to ask executives whose offices are there to read and consider a letter. The appeal also argues the Police acted improperly by unilaterally setting limits on the property’s use beyond any that had previously been established by Formosa Plastics. Some background about Formosa Plastics and the earlier arrests: Formosa Plastics Group has a long history of violating environmental laws and destroying communities. In Point Comfort, Texas, the Formosa Plastics plant was subject to the largest citizen-brought Clean Water Act settlement in U.S. history and continues to disregard a court-ordered zero discharge of plastic mandate, racking up over 600 violations and counting. In St. James Parish, Louisiana, activists are opposing Formosa’s $12 billion petrochemical complex slated to be built in Cancer Alley. In Ha Tinh, Vietnam, a steel plant owned by Formosa Plastics Group was responsible for a chemical spill that’s considered the country’s worst environmental disaster. After fishing grounds were destroyed, the victims whose livelihoods were ruined have yet to see compensation. Additionally, over twenty activists remain in prison for speaking out on the disaster. The Formosa Four were arrested while blocking entrances to protest against Formosa Plastics, a serial corporate polluter, for more planned plastic expansion and more than 700 new violations of a Clean Water Act settlement that requires zero plastic discharge from its Texas plant into Lavaca Bay. Those new violations added $30 million in penalty payments to the original penalties of $50 million. In August 2024, more than 70 protestors – including clergy, parents, and environmental justice leaders – gathered at Formosa’s U.S. headquarters in Livingston, NJ. Six were arrested and charged with criminal trespass. Four of those six, including Goldman Environmental Prize Winner Diane Wilson (<a href="https://www.goldmanprize.org/recipient/diane-wilson/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.goldmanprize.org/recipient/diane-wilson/</a>), chose to head to trial. They were convicted in Livingston Municipal Court but appealed their conviction. New Jersey Superior Court Judge Arthur Batista issued an important ruling reversing the Livingston Municipal Court’s refusal to allow the necessity and justification defenses. Judge Batista ruled: “It is clear to this court, that these appellants have presented compelling grounds to allow the affirmative defense of necessity - justification to be raised at trial.” Trespassing charges against the Formosa Four were dismissed by a prosecutor after the group had prepared to use the necessity/justification defense to argue that environmental and public health concerns justified their actions. “This dismissal is just another win in the long fight against Formosa Plastics and the damage they continue to do to Texas’s environment and fishing communities,” said Diane Wilson, Environmental Activist and Member of the Formosa Four. “While this decision is a victory, I will not stop taking on this serial polluter that thinks it is above the law, and I will continue to do all that I have to do to protect my community.”

Local Event: Stand With the Formosa 2! Oppose Plastic Pollution & Support 2 Activists Arrested at Formosa Plastic

Stand With the Formosa 2! Oppose Plastic...

Stand With the Formosa 2!Oppose Plastic Pollution & Support 2 Activists Arrested at Formosa Plastics Headquarters in...

Stand With the Formosa 2! Oppose Plastic Pollution & Support 2 Activists Arrested at Formosa Plastic

Shillelagh Pub @ Friendly Sons of the Shillelagh

Now that the air is becoming chillier, consider cuddling with a new puppy or kitten all available for adoption at the 10th Annual Luck O’ the Pup Adoption and Fundraiser rescheduled to Sunday, October 25 from 12-4 pm at the Shillelagh Club in West Orange.&nbsp; The event has been rescheduled due to the Nor'easter barreling down on the weekend of 9/26.
Representatives from Rescue Shelters including Rosemarie’s Rescue Ranch, Common Sense for Animals, Meow’s Kitty Kat Rescue, West Orange TNVR, Cold Nose Warm Heart Dog Rescue, Rescue Haven Foundation, NYC Second Chance Rescue, One Step Closer Animal Rescue (O.S.C.A.R.) Sedona Shepherd Sanctuary, and Associated Humane Societies-Newark will all be on hand with their adoptable pets.
In addition to the opportunity to adopt a pet, pup cup treats will be available for anyone visiting with their pet.&nbsp; Other treats will also be available for the human companions. The event will also include a blessing of all pets.
The entire event will be hosted by Terrie Carr and will include giveaways, a 50/50, basket raffles, children’s games and face painting and vendor tables selling crafts and other items. Even if you cannot adopt at this time, you can still show your support. In addition to the 50/50 and basket raffles, The Shillelagh Club will be donating a portion of all proceeds from Tito’s Handmade Vodka drinks sold at the bar through the end of September directly to the participating rescues.
The Shillelagh Club is located at 648 Prospect Avenue, West Orange.

Local Event: Shillelagh Club to Host 10th Annual Luck O' The Pup Pet Adoption Rain Date of 10/25

Shillelagh Club to Host 10th Annual Luck O' The...

Now that the air is becoming chillier, consider cuddling with a new puppy or kitten all available for adoption at the 10th...

Shillelagh Club to Host 10th Annual Luck O' The Pup Pet Adoption Rain Date of 10/25

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