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🌱 How a Jackson native helped bring free public pianos to life

Jackson, New Jersey Patch AM: a 4 min read

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  • How a Jackson native helped bring free public pianos to life

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Today's riddle: Why did the football player hit the vending machine? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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  • Friday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 81 and low of 60 degrees.
  • Saturday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 81, low: 60.
  • Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 84 and low of 64 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Flex your fingers on these public pianos in NY and NJ this summer (northjersey.com) — A Juilliard-trained opera singer who grew up in Jackson helped launch Sing for Hope, the nonprofit behind the brightly painted public pianos popping up across New York and parts of New Jersey. The story traces how post‑9/11 performances for first responders evolved into a global program that places artist‑decorated pianos in parks, transit hubs, hospitals, and schools to make music more accessible to everyone.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: He wanted his quarter back. (Thank you Pat S. for sending it in!)
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