Students bring holiday spirit to Newark merchants
Wayne Post
During a visit to her hometown of Woodbury for Thanksgiving, Tracey Kelly learned community members painted holiday decorations on the windows of businesses in a show of support for local merchants.
That sparked an idea of something she could do in Newark. It would involve Newark High School students, especially seniors like her daughter Meghan Johnson, who can’t participate in things they normally would because of COVID-19 restrictions.
Kelly’s first call was to Joey Nicosia, owner of Joey’s Northside Market, who made a donation to help defray the cost of paints and other supplies the window-decorating artists would use.