New Jersey

In 1910, the community of Monte San Giacomo in southwestern Italy sent Saint Ann’s Catholic Church in Hoboken, New Jersey, a beautiful statue of Saint Ann, who is revered as the grandmother of Jesus Christ.

On July 21-26, Saint Ann’s celebrated the 100th anniversary of that gift with its annual Saint Ann’s Italian Festival, six days of great food, entertainment, games, and more

July 24 turned out to be one of the hottest days so far this summer in Little Silver, New Jersey, but the soaring temperatures did little to deter the dedicated volunteers who participated in Project Porchlight’s Little Silver Blitz.

Despite the heat, approximately 25 volunteers worked their way through the borough

The Independence Day Celebration held on June 26 in Westville, New Jersey, featured a number of “green” activities sponsored by Westville’s Environmental Commission. Attendees could bring green transportation—their bikes--for a free tune-up and basic maintenance check.

The annual Hopatcong Day in Hopatcong, New Jersey, is a true community festival. This year’s event, held on July 10, featured a tribute to Hopatcong’s soldiers and their families, a celebration parade, a soapbox derby, an antique car fair, a reptile fair, a baking contest, and much, much more.

Few things mark a perfect summer day as well as a cold, dripping ice cream cone. So Project Porchlight decided to beat the heat by making a pit stop at the 8th Annual New Jersey State Ice Cream Festival on July 17 in downtown Toms River, NJ.

Project Porchlight zoomed into Englishtown, NJ on July 17 and 18 for the 16th annual Waterfest Car Show and Motorsport Event. The second largest event of its kind in the world, Waterfest boasts a huge range of displays and activities for car-lovers, including show cars and drag races.

About 1,000 Freehold, NJ residents came out on July 17 to celebrate freedom, America, and community pride at the 7th annual Freehold Township Day. The concert-and-movie event is organized by David Clemenko, a veteran of the United States Marine Corps and lifelong Freehold Township resident, and by the Veterans Community Alliance, an organization he started to help veterans in need of financial assistance.

On July 15, Project Porchlight spent some time with thousands of Point Pleasant, NJ children, adults and teens—not to mention their water-loving friends. We set up shop at Jenkinson’s Aquarium at the North end of the Point Pleasant Boardwalk, and spent the afternoon and evening handing out energy-saving compact fluorescent light (CFL) bulbs and explaining the benefits of making the switch.