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Hotel Chicago A scale model of the center on display yesterday shows how the area on Prince Street -- between Springfield and South Orange avenues -- will have an indoor-outdoor habitat of gardens and wildlife. The vacant building -- which serves homes to both the former Oheb Shalom Synagogue and Metropolitan Baptist Church -- will be renovated and become the project's centerpiece.

Online Booking "It certainly brings needed life to the neighborhood," said Adolph St. Arromand, a trustee member at Society Hill, a townhouse development that sits across the street from the site. "This will help pick up the entire area."

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Discount Travel "We can only open what we can," Dougherty said. "We're hoping once people see the project starting with the gardens, we'll be able to attract additional support.

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Booking Agency "Our children don't get an opportunity to travel and see the beautiful gardens all around the world and in other cities," Nelms said. "With the conservancy working with us, we can create those environmentally safe conditions for our children and allow them to experience the beauty in the city of Newark. That's what we want for them."

International Travel Medical About 50 percent of the project has been funded to date with $1.9 million from foundations, $1.6 million from corporations, $1.2 million from state and city government and $579,635 from individuals and organizations.

New York Hotel The capital campaign is being directed by Judy Shipley and Marilyn Pfaltz.

Online Travel Booking Dougherty said the project initially started out on a smaller scale, which included the Victoria Foundation purchasing the synagogue to create an environmental education center.

Travel Medical Insurance "I don't think people really understand what this place is going to mean to Newark," Shipley said. "We would like to get going on this so people can visualize it."

Miami Hotel By Barry Carter
Star-Ledger - 11/22/2002

Topic: Education

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