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Sickle Cell Bike Ride

Hello Mayor Joshua Losardo,

On Sunday, September 24, 2023, my office, in partnership with the Sickle Cell Association of New Jersey, will be sponsoring the Inaugural “Shine the Light” on Sickle Cell Disease Bike Ride.  The ride will begin in Newark, NJ and conclude at City Hall in the Capital City of Trenton, NJ.  We anticipate having approximately 150 riders participating in the 50-mile ride from Newark to Trenton.

The ride begins at the Newark City Hall, departing at 7:30 a.m. From there, our ride will travel through the following towns: 

Hillside
Union
Kenilworth
Cranford (Rest stop at Nomahegan Park); 
Westfield 
Scotch Plains 
Fanwood 
Plainfield 
Dunellen 
Bound Brook
Zarephath 
Somerset (Rest Stop at Colonial Park Rest Stop) 
Millstone 
Rocky Hill 
Kingston 
Princeton (Rest stop at Battlefield State Park)
Lawrence Twp. 
Trenton

For a map of the route please click here: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/41677731

We appreciate any assistance your municipality can provide in escorting and/or monitoring traffic in your town as we cycle to Trenton.

Sincerely,

Asw. Verlina Reynolds-Jackson

Published - Jun 9, 2023