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February 8, 2021 at 10:00 PM
On Saturday, Feb. 6, “An Evening of Gospel Choirs” was presented with the Macedonia Original Free Will Baptist Church of Piscataway, New Jersey.
On Saturday, Feb. 6, “An Evening of Gospel Choirs” was presented with the Macedonia Original Free .
Credits: The Macedonia Original Free Will Baptist Church of Piscataway
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February 8, 2021 at 10:00 PM
PISCATAWAY, NJ For 38 years “An Evening of Gospel Choirs” has drawn the soulful, soaring sounds from many of the historic African American churches from Piscataway, New Brunswick and South Bound Brook.
Under the direction of Rutgers professor Angus Kress Gillespie, this year’s festival series is being held virtually because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Burglar caught hiding inside Chinese restaurant an hour after stealing from car
Mark Arkle had broken into Sky Chinese Cuisine, on Newcastle s Stowell Street, when he was spotted by police, who recognised him as the offender who had also stolen from a vehicle
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Smalls balls, big subject: falafel s popularity surge in Sydney and Melbourne
Larissa Dubecki
Photo: Christopher Pearce
It s the Middle Eastern street food that has become a breakout culinary star over the past 12 months. While falafel wasn t exactly labouring in obscurity pre-pandemic, its comfort-food factor – plus new restaurants focused on the deep-fried balls – have helped propel its popularity into a new stratosphere around the country.
When Sydney s Merivale hospitality empire muscles in on the falafel scene you know there s something in the air. Jimmy s Falafel has been a hit since opening in Merivale s Ivy precinct on George Street in May, with staff clad in T-shirts proclaiming, The future is falafel and serving a product
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Four significant trees will be felled to make way for a mansion on one of Toorak s most exclusive streets because they clash with the design for a new family home and gardens.
Stonnington councillors on Monday vetoed a recommendation to protect the trees, despite officers concerns about more than 1000 established trees being cut down on private land every year.
Four significant trees will be bulldozed on this St George s Rd Toorak property against the advice of the Stonnington Council officers.
Credit:Penny Stephens
The mansion, tennis court and swimming pool at 18 St Georges Road sold for $38 million in 2018 but was pulled down after a fire and vandalism at the vacant property.
It means that drivers can continue to use the roads without fear of prosecution. Residents in, and around Lubbecke Way, say that for two years now they have put up with the problems which have included noise, pollution and damaged vehicles. The difficulties started when the council switched the main tip route, which also services Louds Mill industrial estate, from St George’s Road to Lubbecke Way. Residents, supported by Dorchester town council, campaigned for HGV restrictions which eventually became law in in November 2019. Residents and local councillors say that despite this there are still no signs banning heavy lorries from St George’s Road, or the other roads which come off it, including Eddison Avenue and Long Bridge Way.