news briefs T Meadowlands Birding Festival


he whole family can enjoy a day of bird walks, talks, raptor visits, kid’s activities and more celebrating


the Meadowlands amazing bird population from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., September 14, at the Meadowlands En- vironment Center. Te region is a birding hotspot where more than 285 species have been seen, including nearly three dozen on the State Endangered, Treatened and Species of Special Concern lists. Highlights include a keynote talk by renowned au-


thor Sharon Stiteler, “the bird chick”, and a live raptor demonstration. Hackensack Riverkeeper offers birding boat tours for ages 10 and up departing from River Barge Park, 260 Outwater Lane, in Carlstadt.


Location: 2 DeKorte Park Plaza, Lyndhurst, NJ. For boating reservations, call 201-968-0808. For more information, email Info@NJSEA.com or visit Tinyurl.com/ MeadowlandsBirding.


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he 12th annual Walk Cancer Away event will be held September 22 at Stephen R.


Gregg County Park to commemorate those remembered and to celebrate those still fight- ing. Check-in and shirt pick-up will be at 8 a.m.; the walk begins at 9:30 a.m.


Aſter the walk, participants may enjoy the Matt Coffy Band & Te Nerds; food


trucks, cornhole tournaments, family activities and special performances by the Bayonne High school band, cheerleading team and color guard. With each step taken, with each story shared and with each donation made, they are


one step closer to finding a cure. To date, they have raised more than $700,000 for Dr. Nancy Kemeny’s Colorectal Research Fund at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.


Location: 48th St. and John F. Kennedy Blvd., Bayonne. For more information, visit WalkCancerAway.com.


M Pipeline at Mile Square Theatre


ile Square Teatre, Hudson County’s lead- ing professional theatre, presents Pipeline, by


Dominique Morisseau, directed by Kevin R. Free, from September 13 through October 6, with shows at 3 and 8 p.m. Te drama stars Malikha Mallette (Daredevil, House of Cards). Nya, an inner-city public high school teacher, is


committed to her students, but desperate to give her only son Omari opportunities they’ll never have. When a controversial incident at his up- state private school threatens to get him expelled, Nya must confront his rage and her own choices as a parent. Variety says, “Pipeline is an emotionally harrowing, ethically ambiguous drama


that raises barbed questions about class, race, parental duty and the state of American education.”


Tickets are $15 to $40 ($18 for students and seniors) at MileSquareTeatre.org. Location: 1400 Clinton St., Hoboken.


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Newport Liberty Half Marathon


he Newport Liberty Half Mara- thon on September 15 in Jersey


City is now a NYCRUNS race. Race- day packet pickup will be available in the festival area at Newport Green Park from 6:30 to 8:15 a.m. Te race begins at 8:30 a.m. Known among running enthusi-


asts as a preparation and training run for the New York City Marathon held each November, the Newport-Liberty Waterfront Run starts and finishes in downtown Newport, and offers a mostly flat and fast race through the streets of Jersey City with plenti- ful views of the Statue of Liberty, the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, lower Manhattan and Ellis Island. Te race includes exceptional


amenities, increased course support and four split points. Bag check and toilets will be provided. Water and Ga- torade will be available on the course, and bagels, spreads, fresh fruit and more will make up the great post-race spread at the finish line.


Cost is $80 through Sept. 2, $100 on race day. Location: Newport Green Park. Sign up at nycruns.com/races.


Life consists not in holding good cards but in playing those you hold well.


~Josh Billings


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