Well, sort of.
The Stone Pony and Monmouth County Senator Vin Gopal s Civic Association are putting on a virtual benefit concert this month, called
The concert will serve as a fundraiser to help support the Jersey Shore music and art industry.
Senator Vin Gopal says all the proceeds will go to the bands, artists, wedding photographers who couldn t perform or work because of the pandemic. We realized that a lot of these bands that made their living off playing at these different Jersey Shore restaurants, clubs and bars on weekends literally lost their entire revenue and many of them don t have unemployment opportunities, Gopal tells Townsquare Media News. 100-percent of the proceeds are going to go back to not just supporting these bands with financial relief but anybody who suffered from not being able to be in front of a crowd so that includes wedding photographers, DJ s and other industries like independent contractors who are used to performing in front of these crowds an
Stone Pony hosting Asbury Band Aid virtual benefit concert
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Stone Pony hosting Asbury Band Aid virtual benefit concert
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While the fight continues for districts losing millions in state aid to get that money back from the state, a trio of New Jersey Legislators have come up with a plan to prevent any cuts, at least for the 2021-22 school year.
It would help districts like Toms River, who is set to lose $8.1 million for the next school year, as well as districts including Brick, Jackson and Freehold Regional.
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New Jersey State Senator Steve Oroho as well as Assemblymen Hal Wirths and Parker Space (all from the 24th District representing parts of Sussex, Warren and Morris Counties) have introduced pieces of legislation in the Assembly and Senate (also sponsored by Senator Sandra Cunningham) that would use $193-million of the $6.6-billion the State is directly receiving in federal stimulus funds to prevent any school district from suffering a state aid cut for the 2021-22 school year.
Should Governor use stimulus funds to prevent school aid cuts?
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