South Orange Village Council- Public Session

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[1:58] I didn’t realize this is power

[6:56] The rain date

[6:56] gister. The rain date is Friday,

[6:57] ust 28

[6:59] th

[6:59] Also coming

[6:59] up

[7:01] as downtown

[7:01] Also coming up as downtown on di

[7:03] to School

[7:03] splay is our Back to School part

[7:03] Friday, Sept

[7:04] ember 4th

[7:05] y on Friday, September 4th, from

[7:06] y on Friday, September 4th, from

[7:07] the

[7:09] Backyard

[7:09] 58

[7:10] Vose Avenue

[7:10] .

[7:12] Enjoy

[7:12] 58 Vose Avenue. Enjoy sweet trea

[7:13] from Soma

[7:14] Sweets.

[7:14] ts from Soma Sweets, food from G

[7:14] io’s, and

[7:16] more from the

[7:16] iorgio’s, and more from the Char

[7:17] , Totally Unpl

[7:19] ugged, and

[7:19] mery, Totally Unplugged, and oth

[7:20] businesses

[7:21] . There will

[7:21] er local businesses. There will

[7:22] show

[7:22] also be a fashion show by Cute a

[7:23] new

[7:24] and live music by

[7:25] s new and live music by Edison M

[7:25] Bring

[7:26] the family

[7:26] Bring the family and celebrate t

[7:27] start of the

[7:28] school year

[7:28] he start of the school year down

[7:29] I could bring

[7:31] fits?

[7:31] my back-to-school outfits? Okay

[7:33] know. I’m

[7:33] , I just want to know. I’m gonna

[7:33] . Department

[7:35] of Recre

[7:35] bring it. Department of Recreat

[7:35] and Cultural

[7:36] Affairs

[7:36] ion, Arts and Cultural Affairs.

[7:37] is now open

[7:38] for

[7:38] Registration is now open for ear

[7:39] classes at the

[7:40] Baird

[7:40] The session

[7:41] begins

[7:43] one week

[7:44] The session begins one week begiThe session begins one week, beg

[7:44] ns the week of September 8th and

[7:44] November

[7:46] runs through November 1st. Whet1st.

[7:46] her you’re looking to get creati

[7:47] , stay active

[7:48] , learn

[7:48] ve, stay active, learn something

[7:50] connect with

[7:50] new, or connect with your commu

[7:51] ’s something for

[7:51] nity, there’s something for ever

[7:51] . From little

[7:53] ones to lifel

[7:53] yone. From little ones to lifelo

[7:53] .

[7:55] Fall highlights

[7:56] ng learners. Fall highlights inc

[7:56] Pumpkins and

[7:57] Pinot

[7:58] , a fall

[7:58] Pumpkins and Pinot, a fall-theme

[7:59] paint and sip

[8:01] Pumpkins and Pinot, a fall-theme.

[8:01] d paint and sip, sing along with

[8:02] ps, Hallow

[8:02] for grown-ups, Halloween cookie

[8:02] orating

[8:03] , and Look

[8:04] Up.

[8:04] decorating, and Look Up, Cultiv

[8:06] fulness in

[8:06] ating Mindfulness in the Digital

[8:08] .

[8:08] Department of Re

[8:09] creation and

[8:09] Department of Recreation and Art

[8:10] ffairs

[8:12] , Piero

[8:12] s and Cultural Affairs, Piero Ga

[8:13] an open call

[8:13] llery has an open call for artis

[8:14] for

[8:14] when light gath

[8:15] ers.

[8:15] ts for when light gathers. What

[8:16] when we gather

[8:17] and when

[8:17] happens when we gather and when

[8:19] us

[8:19] light gathers around us? When li

[8:19] gathers

[8:21] is a group exhib

[8:21] ght gathers is a group exhibitio

[8:22] bringing together

[8:22] n bringing together local and re

[8:22] al artists

[8:23] with connections

[8:24] culture and community

[8:25] .

[8:25] Op

[8:26] ening in Dece

[8:27] mber during

[8:27] Opening in December during Hanuk

[8:28] , the exhib

[8:29] ition reflect

[8:30] s a

[8:32] kah, the exhibition reflects a s

[8:32] eason often associated with ligh

[8:33] gathering, reflection

[8:33] t gathering, reflection, and cel

[8:34] ation

[8:35] . This show

[8:35] ebration. This show will bring v

[8:36] together

[8:37] and create

[8:37] oices together and create space

[8:37] a diverse range

[8:38] of art

[8:39] istic

[8:39] for a diverse range of artistic

[8:42] within a shared

[8:42] expression within a shared commu

[8:42] Artists

[8:43] are not

[8:43] Artists are not expected to enga

[8:44] with

[8:45] religious or

[8:46] cultural

[8:46] ge with religious or cultural th

[8:46] work

[8:48] . We welcome

[8:48] emes in their work. We welcome w

[8:49] your own

[8:49] ork that reflects your own artis

[8:50] and

[8:50] perspective

[8:52] .

[8:52] tic practice and perspective. Em

[8:52] and

[8:53] establish

[8:55] ed artists

[8:55] erging and established artists a

[8:56] apply.

[8:57] Max 3 subm

[8:58] re invited to apply. Max 3 submi

[8:58] Submit

[9:00] at the

[9:00] Follow

[9:01] ing

[9:02] LingQ, which

[9:03] is also

[9:03] Following LingQ, which is also a

[9:05] on the

[9:05] vailable on the Instagram bio, t

[9:06] link is

[9:07] long

[9:07] , but it is

[9:09] Pier

[9:09] he link is long, but it is Piero

[9:09] -

[9:10] light

[9:11] gath

[9:11] ers

[9:12] Art

[9:13] call.

[9:15] gallery-lightgathers Artcall.orgorg

[9:15] . And I actually have something

[9:16] anyone that didn

[9:16] easier for anyone that didn’t wr

[9:18] . If you go to the

[9:18] ite that down. If you go to the

[9:19] website, it

[9:19] South Orange website, it is righ

[9:20] banner. You click

[9:20] t in our banner. You click on it

[9:22] right to it

[9:22] The

[9:23] important dates are

[9:23] The important dates are Septembe

[9:24] 24th

[9:25] is the submission

[9:25] r 24th is the submission deadlin

[9:26] , October

[9:28] 12th is

[9:28] e, October 12th is the artist wi

[9:29] be notified

[9:30] , December 3rd

[9:30] ll be notified, December 3rd, th

[9:31] opens, and it

[9:31] e exhibition opens, and it close

[9:32] January 3rd

[9:33] . If there’s

[9:34] s on January 3rd. If there’s any

[9:35] arts at

[9:35] south orange

[9:36] .org

[9:38] . And we have

[9:38] south orange.org. And we have a

[9:38] announcements

[9:39] as well

[9:41] few more announcements as well, ,

[9:41] before I turn it over to my fell

[9:41] council members

[9:43] , I wanted

[9:43] ow council members, I wanted to

[9:43] know that

[9:46] on

[9:46] September

[9:48] 8th.

[9:48] September 8th, the

[9:49] older adult

[9:49] September 8th, the older adult p

[9:50] happening, so

[9:50] ool picnic is happening, so for

[9:52] like to attend

[9:52] anyone that would like to attend

[9:53] 8th from 12

[9:53] , it’s September 8th from 12 to

[9:53] .m. You

[9:55] do have to register

[9:55] 3 p.m. You do have to register,

[9:55] is a

[9:56] $1

[9:57] 0,

[9:59] payment in

[9:59] and there is a $10, payment in o

[10:00] , but

[10:01] it is a

[10:01] rder to attend, but it is a pool

[10:02] . There will be

[10:02] and picnic. There will be, some

[10:03] that are available

[10:05] .

[10:06] Bingo.

[10:06] Bingo, yes, yes.

[10:07] Bingo, yes, yes. And I’m gonna t

[10:07] Bingo, yes, yes. And I’m going t

[10:08] Councilwoman

[10:09] o turn this over to Councilwoman

[10:09] Lewis Chang, and then we’ll ope

[10:09] up to other

[10:12] people.

[10:13] Okay.

[10:13] We

[10:14] mourn the pass

[10:15] ing of one

[10:16] of

[10:16] We mourn the passing of one of o

[10:16] ong volunt

[10:18] eers

[10:18] ur lifelong volunteers in the So

[10:18] a community

[10:20] ur lifelong volunteers in the So.

[10:20] ma community, Mary Schneider Coh

[10:21] passed away

[10:22] peacefully

[10:22] en passed away peacefully on Aug

[10:23] 7, 202

[10:24] 6 at

[10:24] the age of 9

[10:26] 4

[10:26] Marjorie was

[10:28] a homemaker

[10:28] Marjorie was a homemaker and lif

[10:28] volunteer

[10:30] whose war

[10:30] elong volunteer whose warmth, ki

[10:31] , and ability to

[10:31] ndness, and ability to see the b

[10:31] in everyone

[10:33] was a hallmark

[10:33] She

[10:34] helped found the

[10:36] Maplewood Adult

[10:36] e Maplewood Adult School and ser

[10:37] in the South

[10:38] Orange branch

[10:39] ved in the South Orange branch o

[10:39] f the League of Women Voters, wh

[10:40] then led to her

[10:41] joining the

[10:41] ich then led to her joining the

[10:42] effort and becoming

[10:42] national effort and becoming its

[10:44] ative to

[10:44] representative to the United Na

[10:45] .

[10:45] As

[10:45] a rule

[10:47] she held

[10:47] As a rule she held for more than

[10:49] years

[10:49] 20 years. At the UN, she founde

[10:50] Working Group

[10:51] on Girls

[10:51] d the Working Group on Girls and

[10:53] Beijing Con

[10:53] attended the Beijing Conference

[10:53] in 199

[10:55] 5.

[10:55] She

[10:55] was a devoted

[10:57] wife to her

[10:57] She was a devoted wife to her su

[10:57] of 7

[10:59] 3 years.

[10:59] rviving husband of 73 years, Dr.

[10:59] Quinn

[11:01] , and together

[11:01] Fred Quinn, and together they h

[11:01] all the

[11:03] holiday gather

[11:03] osted all the holiday gatherings

[11:04] loved family more

[11:04] and loved family more than anyt

[11:05] .

[11:05] She was a

[11:06] loving mother

[11:07] to Alice

[11:07] She was a loving mother to Alice

[11:08] , and Michael

[11:09] , a

[11:09] , George, and Michael, a big-hea

[11:10] mother-in-law

[11:11] to John and

[11:11] rted mother-in-law to John and L

[11:12] , and an

[11:13] adoring grandm

[11:13] eslie, and an adoring grandmothe

[11:14] six grandchildren

[11:14] r to her six grandchildren and s

[11:15] and their partners

[11:17] , Rachel

[11:17] pouse and their partners, Rachel

[11:17] , Josh and

[11:19] Allie.

[11:19] and Dustin, Josh and Allie, Sam

[11:20] a, Austin

[11:20] Serena

[11:21] and Lily

[11:22] and great

[11:23] -grand

[11:23] Serena and Lily and great-grandm

[11:24] to

[11:24] Amelia

[11:25] , Mira

[11:26] , Kayla

[11:27] other to Amelia, Mira, Kayla, Mi

[11:27] rett.

[11:29] She lived

[11:29] les, Max, and Everett. She lived

[11:30] , and good

[11:31] a long, full, and good life, an

[11:31] a long, full, and good life and

[11:32] ly missed by

[11:32] she will be deeply missed by he

[11:33] and all

[11:33] who knew her

[11:37] .

[11:37] Thank

[11:38] you

[11:39] .

[11:40] Are there

[11:40] Thank you. Are there any other c

[11:41] members that would like

[11:41] ouncil members that would like t

[11:45] announcement?

[11:45] Does that include

[11:46] the no.

[11:47] No, it’s

[11:47] No way too much.

[11:48] Do you want to announce

[11:49] Do you want to announce the movi

[11:50] The movie, it’s actually

[11:51] The movie, it’s actually not on