Category Archives: Branch Brook Park

Branch Brook Park Cherry Blossom Photos

Friday, 9 May 2008 – 4:21 am

Cherry Blossom Photos

Newarker Adam Dunko shares his photo from Branch Brook Park’s cherry blossoms. Got some photos of Newark you’d like to share? Give us a shout: editor@dailynewarker.com.

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Star Ledger: $1 Million Donated for Park Repairs

Tuesday, 6 May 2008 – 6:48 am

$1 Million Donated for Park Repairs

Arthur F. Ryan, former CEO of Prudential Financial Inc., and his wife, Patricia Ryan, co-chairwoman of the Branch Brook Park Alliance, made a personal gift of $1 million to the alliance for improvements at the Essex County park. The grant was announced yesterday and will be used for continued renovations [...]

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Flickr Friday: Cherry Blossoms

Friday, 23 June 2006 – 3:46 pm

Today’s gorgeous Flickr Friday photo comes from Flickr user drp, a graphic designer from Belleville, New Jersey—just north of the city. This photo was taken in Newark’s own Branch Brook Park, which was designed by Frederick Law Olmsted (who also designed New York’s Central Park). The park’s cherry trees rival Washington D.C. in [...]

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