First Bank has donated $30,500 to help communities hurt by the COVID-19 pandemic. The community bank, which has 18 full-service branches throughout New Jersey and eastern Pennsylvania, has made contributions to more than a dozen nonprofits that will be allocated to fight the mounting medical, social and economic impact of the pandemic. “There are many…
Author: Bryan Evans
Celebrating Trenton’s Historical Figures: R. Henri Herbert
R. Henri Herbert was the founder of Trenton’s first (and New Jersey’s earliest) African American newspaper, The Sentinel. Born in 1857, Herbert in his early twenties began publishing The Sentinel, which was a staunchly Republican newspaper. This continued until 1883 heading into the eventual merger between The Sentinel the Trenton Herald located on the second…
NJ Human Services Honors the Department’s Police Officers as Part of National Police Week
New Jersey Human Services is honoring National Police Week this week, and Peace Officers Memorial Day by recognizing the New Jersey State Human Services Police for their efforts to protect some of New Jersey’s most vulnerable residents. In 1962, President Kennedy proclaimed May 15 as National Peace Officers Memorial Day and the calendar week in…
Celebrating Trenton’s Historical Figures: Sampson Peters
Throughout Trenton’s long and rich history, there have been many insightful, innovative and free flowing individuals who have made a huge impact not only on the city itself, but also on the people who call it home. One of those individuals was Sampson Peters, a founding member and minister of the Religious Society of Free…
BSB Gallery to Host Its First Ever Online Gallery Starting Tomorrow
Have you or your loved ones been craving a trip to the local art museum? Well if you have, BSB’s first ever online art exhibit titled Here We Are opens tomorrow (May 15th) at 6:00 p.m. on Zoom. Here We Are will explore gender, race and identity through mixed media, collage and portraiture. Most of…