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Mental Health Association of Union County Inc. v. City of Elizabeth

New Jersey Superior Court, Law Division

June 30, 1981

Feller, J.s.c. (retired, temporarily assigned on recall).

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This is an action in lieu of prerogative writs brought by plaintiff Mental Health Association of Union County, Inc., against defendants City of Elizabeth and various officials thereof. The matter is presently before this court on an order to show cause in which plaintiff seeks to enjoin defendants from interfering in any way with renovation and construction work on plaintiff's premises. Plaintiff also seeks an order directing defendants to withdraw their rescission of the building permit previously issued to plaintiff and their notice of violations issued to plaintiff. On the adjourned return date of the order to show cause defendant moved to dismiss the complaint and oral arguments were heard.

In October 1979 plaintiff acquired the subject premises known as 545 Westminster Avenue in Elizabeth. The property consists of a 2 1/2-story frame dwelling with an attached one-car garage. Plaintiff sought to use the property as a community residence for no more than six developmentally disabled or mentally ill persons.

On December 2, 1980 plaintiff's executive director, Edmund P. Murphy, received a building permit from defendant city covering plaintiff's planned renovation of the premises to comply with applicable building codes. Later that day, however, defendant LaMorte telephoned Murphy and told him that a "hold" had been placed on the building permit.

An exchange of letters between plaintiff and defendant Surmay followed, in which plaintiff sought to know the reason for

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the "hold" and defendant requested further information concerning plaintiff's proposed use of the property. Finally, on March 10, 1981 plaintiff received a letter from defendant LaMorte stating that the building permit had been rescinded. A letter from defendant Surmay, dated March 12, 1981, explained the reasons for the rescission.

Surmay wrote that plaintiff's building permit had been rescinded because plaintiff's proposed use of the premises did not conform to the use provisions of the Elizabeth zoning ordinance. According to Surmay, the ordinance did not expressly provide for the establishment of community facilities for the developmentally disabled in any zone district; therefore, plaintiff's application must be denied.

The New Jersey statute governing zoning for community residences for the developmentally disabled provides, in part:

Community residences for the developmentally disabled . . . shall be a permitted use in all residential districts of a municipality, and the requirements therefor shall be the same as for single family dwelling units located within such districts; provided, however, that in the case of a community residence for the developmentally disabled . . . housing more than six persons, excluding resident staff, a zoning ordinance may require for the use or conversion to use of a dwelling unit to such a community residence . . . a conditional use permit in accordance with section 54 of the act to which this act is a supplement (C. 40:55D-67). [ N.J.S.A. 40:55D-66.1].

The statute goes on to define a community residence for the developmentally disabled as follows:

Any community residential facility licensed pursuant to N.J.S.A. 30:11B-1 et seq. providing food, shelter and personal guidance, under such supervision as required, to not more than 15 developmentally disabled or mentally ill persons, who require assistance, temporarily or permanently, in order to live in the community, and shall include, but not be limited to, group homes, halfway houses, intermediate care facilities, supervised apartment living arrangements, and hostels.

In addition, a developmentally disabled person means:

A person who is developmentally disabled as defined in section 2 of N.J.S.A. 30:11B-2, and "mentally ill person" means a person who is afflicted with a mental illness as defined in N.J.S.A. 30:4-23, [ N.J.S.A. 40:55D-66.2]

This court is persuaded that the State Legislature has preempted the field of zoning for community residences for the

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developmentally disabled. It is well established that a municipality may not act in an area which the Legislature has preempted. Fair Lawn Ed. Ass'n. v. Fair Lawn Bd. of Ed. , 79 N.J. 574 (1979). In determining whether the Legislature has preempted an area, the primary consideration is whether the municipal action adversely affects the Legislative scheme. Fair Lawn, supra at 586. As the court stated in the case of Garden State Farms, Inc. v. Bay , 77 N.J. 439 (1978):

A legislative intent to preempt a field will be found either where the state scheme is so pervasive or comprehensive that it effectively precludes the coexistence of municipal regulation or where the local regulation conflicts with the state statutes or stands as an obstacle to a state policy expressed in enactments of the Legislature.

In the present case it is clear that defendants' interpretation of Elizabeth zoning ordinances as prohibiting plaintiff's proposed use is in direct conflict with N.J.S.A. 40:55D-66.1 et seq. and the legislative policy embodied therein. As such that interpretation must fall before the clear expression of the Legislature's will.

Defendants further argue that N.J.S.A. 40:55D-66.1 et seq. is unconstitutionally vague or indefinite.

It goes without saying that a legislative enactment is presumed valid and that the burden of proving invalidity of a statute is a heavy one. Velmohos v. Maren Eng. Corp. , 83 N.J. 282 (1980). Legislative bodies are presumed to act on the basis of adequate factual support, and absent a sufficient showing to the contrary, it will be assumed that their enactments rest upon some rational basis within their knowledge and experience; that presumption can be overcome only by proofs which preclude the possibility that there could have been any set of facts known to the legislative body or which could reasonably be assumed to have been known, which would rationally support a conclusion that the enactment is in the public interest. Hutton Park Gardens v. West Orange , 68 N.J. 543 (1975).

Defendants assert that the statute in question is arbitrary in that it sets two different standards to determine whether residences

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for the developmentally disabled are subject to local ordinances. Defendants read the statute as providing no local regulation for residences of six persons or less, while allowing reasonable regulations for residences of more than six persons. Defendants contend that the number of persons in the residence is no indication of the potential effect of such a use on the health and safety of the community.

In the first place defendants are incorrect in their belief that the statute provides for no local regulation of residences of six persons or less. Such residences are in fact subject to the health, safety and other regulations of residential districts in general. Nor can the legislative limit of six persons be considered arbitrary. The statute represents an apparent attempt by the Legislature to take into consideration the potential effect of overcrowding in residences of this sort. In any event, in view of the strong presumption favoring the statute's validity, it cannot be said that defendants have met their heavy burden of demonstrating that the Legislature acted arbitrarily, capriciously or unreasonably.

Defendants' argument that N.J.S.A. 40:55D-66.1 et seq. is void for vagueness is also without merit. Defendants contend that the terms "developmentally disabled" and "mentally ill" are imprecise and vague. However, N.J.S.A. 40:55D-66.2 specifically states that the definitions of these terms are those appearing in N.J.S.A. 30:11B-2 and N.J.S.A. 30:4-23 as follows:

Developmentally disabled means experiencing a disability which originates before 18 years of age, which continued or is expected to continue indefinitely, which constitutes a substantial handicap, and which is attributable to mental retardation, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, autism or other conditions found by the Commissioner of Human Services to give rise to an extended need for similar services [ N.J.S.A. 30:11B-2]

Mental illness shall mean mental disease to such an extent that a person so afflicted requires care and treatment for his own welfare, or the welfare of others, or of the community. [ N.J.S.A. 30:4-23].

It is clear, therefore, that the terms are defined within the statutory scheme.

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Nor can it be said that the statute vests unfettered discretion in the Commissioner of Human Services as defendants suggest. On the contrary, the statute contains certain limitations on the Commissioner's power. The fact that it gives the Commissioner a degree of discretion does not render it invalid. See New Jersey Guild of Hearing Aid Dispensers v. Long , 75 N.J. 544 (1978); Motyka v. McCorkle , 58 N.J. 165 (1971) and Lane v. Holderman , 40 N.J. Super. 329, 335 (App.Div.1956), aff'd 23 N.J. 304 (1956).

In view of the foregoing this court finds that defendants have failed to prove that the statute in question is unconstitutional. Accordingly, defendants have no justification for interfering with plaintiff's proposed use on the ground that it is unauthorized under the Elizabeth zoning ordinance.

It should be noted that this decision applies only to plaintiff's use of the property as a residence for the developmentally disabled, as provided for in N.J.S.A. 40:55D-66.1 et seq. , and not to its use of the property for its business office. It is quite clear that the latter use is subject to local zoning regulations which apparently prohibit such a use in the zone in question.

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Gabe Stommel, aka Gabe The Fish Babe, sources seafood directly from local fishermen for some of the city's finest restaurants. She's teamed up with Williamsburg's Depanneur to launch a 'Fish Club,' giving Brooklynites weekly access to the good stuff. Photo © Valery Rizzo.

Here’s some history: Iliamna Fish Company was the first. Greenpointer Christopher Nicolson and his extended family spend their summers fishing for wild sockeye salmon in the waters of Alaska’s Bristol Bay. Rather than selling the entire catch to the local cannery, he had the brilliant idea to bring it to the people, in Brooklyn, and a CSF was born. Iliamna pre-sells shares in the catch each spring, and members pick up their piece of the action at the Brooklyn Kitchen in September.

This spring, Mermaid’s Garden, the brainchild of fish fanatics Mark Usewicz (chef at Park Slope’s Palo Santo) and his wife Bianca Picillo dropped a local twist on the fledgling CSF scene. They partnered with local commercial fishermen to offer Brooklynites shares in the weekly catch, creating access to super-fresh, locally-caught fish – something that was stunningly hard to find before their early June debut.

Unfortunately, Iliamna’s 2012 shares are long sold-out, and the Mermaid’s Garden June/July season was all booked-up in a matter of days (although a late summer season is on tap).

But fret not, people – Brooklyn’s third CSF is about to debut. Williamsburg’s Depanneur has partnered with Gabe The Fish Babe, who supplies wicked local catch to places like, oh…Roberta’s, Allswell, Northeast Kingdom, Buttermilk Channel, Roman’s, Rucola and Fort Defiance to name a few, to bring the fish to you.

Gabe Stommel (the Fish Babe), works directly with a group of Rhode Island-based fishermen. The Babe/Depanneur ‘Fish Club’ will be hooking locals up every Sunday with fish and shellfish caught by the Rhode Island Dayboat fleet within the previous 24 hours. That is fresh. And fresh is good.

Here’s Gabe hawkin’ it with style:

“Welcome to a world of iki jime fluke and black sea bass in rigormortis. Wild and delicious food from the wavy waters of Rhode Island. Urchins, clams, oysters and other gill-bearing, sea-faring critters and creatures of planet earth. Save the fishermen, eat local fish. Join the Fish Club, add years of happiness to your life.”

Ahhh…the world of iki jime fluke is a wonderful place indeed. And there’s no commitment required for this one. If you want fish you just need to sign up each week before Thursday at Depanneur in order to secure your score for the following Sunday.

Some details, from Depanneur:

“For $50 you’ll get a bag of goodies that feeds 2-4 people. Each delivery includes a bag of shellfish, either 20 clams or 12 oysters in rotation AND 18-20 ounces of fresh local fin-fish – filleted, or 2 whole fish, cleaned and ready to grill. Each pack is vacuum sealed to ensure freshness and are all guaranteed to stay fresh for at least five days when properly refrigerated.

For June and July the selection includes: Fluke, Porgies, Striped Bass, Bluefish, Squid, Black Sea Bass, Scallops, Swordfish, Tuna, Shark and Live Crabs.”

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Former Dixon Comptroller Rita Crundwell was sentenced today to serve 235 months -- 19 years and 7 months -- in prison on one federal count of wire fraud resulting from her embezzlement of more than $53 million in public funds from the City of Dixon.

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She also was ordered to pay $53.7 million in restitution from her assets and any future inheritance. Sale of her assets by federal marshals has netted about $10 million to date, including homes, horses, a luxury motor home, jewelry and other personal property.

Her bond was revoked and she was led away in handcuffs at the end of the hearing before Judge Philip Reinhard in the federal courthouse in Rockford.

She will serve her time in the federal prison nearest Beloit, Wisconsin, where she ran part of her nationally known horse-breeding operation.

Dixon Mayor Jim Burke told the court that his city was not looking for revenge; they wanted justice. He also testified that Crundwell did not learn to cheat the taxpayers from anyone at city hall because "Dixon is not a corrupt city."

Judge Reinhard says he doesn't understand how no one discovered Crundwell's embezzlement earlier, and that it is up to the city to figure out. He told Crundwell her lifestyle was extravagant, and she harmed the city of Dixon and its citizens.

In a short statement to the court, Crundwell sobbed that she is sorry to the city of Dixon, and to her family and friends. But for some in the audience, it was too late for tears. Josie Whaley is a Dixon resident who made the trip to Rockford so she could see the sentencing firsthand. She said she didn't get the sense that Crundwell showed any regret or remorse for her actions -- even though she cried. Whaley said, however, it was satisfying to see the former comptroller taken into immediate custody. Judge Reinhard agreed with prosecutors who saw Crundwell as a flight risk, now that she had nothing to gain by cooperating with investigators. He also said it was for her own protection, having received a number of threatening letters from unhappy Dixon residents.

Now 60, Crundwell will be nearly 80 if she serves the full sentence. Judge Reinhard said she could be out by age 77 with credit for good behavior. He also tried to assure her that he had checked the life expectancy of American women before sentencing and this was by no means a "death sentence."


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Getting Hubbied, now, for real

And the Get Hubbied wedding goes to:

Busy are the various Hubbyco marriage elves and fairies, making objects and planning activities that have charm and eloquence, creating a celebration of love and community inspired by and dedicated to the love of two people. A wedding which is planned and produced by artists, by artists whom you know and admire. View the video interviews above and try not to smile and also tear up.

We’ll get back to the Get Hubbied  festivities in a moment. For now, pretend that we’re chatting in front of the church, waiting for the bride and the groom to appear. (Fade in to a warm Spring day, the fragrance of stephanotis is in the air and the bright yellow sun is just beginning its descent. Shadows are clear and we hear the rustle of gowns and tuxedos , soft voices in conversation, and the not so quiet play of children…)

Hi friends,

Bettina Hubby has been part of my art world consciousness for more than a decade. Thinking back to when we met, at the time Bettina worked at Acme on Wilshire, I feel like I am looking back a million years – we were all of us just nubbins of the people we are now. (Well, sort of. I recognize this statement to be an exaggeration but allow me some license. And I will allow you yours. Smiling.) As I run names and faces without names through my head I’m surprised by how many people have stuck around. Whatever its reputation, Los Angeles is an incredibly stable community. After Acme we found Ms. Hubby working at a bookstore on Melrose Place. A drop dead elegant salon for rich bookish types, this was. This shop sold books for hundreds and thousands of dollars. It had beautiful 3/4″ beveled plate glass shelves in cases with polished brass fittings. I recall a photograph on which Allen Ginsberg had inscribed a poem, or perhaps it was a diatribe; there was a performance program that bore stains from chocolate spilled by one of the famous Beat writers – this was treated with reverence, like the Shroud of Turin.

For a period of several months, maybe this was 2001 or thereabouts, a collection of Fluxus ephemera came their way and the shop organized a series of exhibitions, sales, readings and performances. Many artists enacted, or re-enacted, Fluxus performances – Keith Walsh brought in a violin and began playing for us, first in the shop/gallery space then strolling out onto Melrose Place. A crowd of us followed and  he led us – slowly and with composure to start then with increasing fury – around the triangular block. The performance culminated with Walsh kicking his violin for the final sprint back to the gallery, where he stamped on and abandoned the violin on the floor. I think Judith Hoffberg did a reading. I think Skip Arnold was wrapped in Saran Wrap and propped in a doorway. I think it was all fabulous and amazing and perhaps you’ll bear with me through these memories because we’ve all been new in a world at one time or another and certainly you can remember yourself how magical that discovery and those moments are.

Moving onward.

David and I were charmed, and while our budding collecting habit was already focused on artists whom we could meet, rather than on trophy’s from a bygone era, we wanted somehow to share this feeling. An opportunity presented itself: Two friends, artists, were getting married. Somehow we knew that these individuals admired George Brecht and his Fluxus work. There was a deck of cards available among the ephemera on offer, a George Brecht deck of playing cards. Sealed in the original cellophane these cards were – unopened these fifty or so years. This deck of cards would become our wedding gift to this couple, with the delightful thought that they would have to settle together whether to open and play with the cards or simply gaze upon them. Sweet.

Which finally, at long last, brings me back to Bettina Hubby – left behind several paragraphs and many memories ago, patiently waiting for me to make a transition, any transition, just to bring this all together. Whew. I’m glad my characters are real only in the world, and not in my writing.

Catalog page, from Roth Publications and Exhibitions

Catalog page, from Roth Publications and Exhibitions

[But first, a few facts that I learned from Internet searches: The Ellsworth Snyder Collection of Fluxus Multiples and Ephemera was represented by Roth Horowitz Anderson of 8446 Melrose Place, Los Angeles, in 2002. Link to the comprehensive Fluxus and Happening website, archives and collections page. Link to Roth Publications and Exhibitions, Fluxus Necessarius page. Link to Glenn Horowitz, Bookseller. Link to Calothrix, webpage with essay about pianist and collector Ellsworth Snyder. The essay begins:

Fifteen pieces of paper and three paper bags: the price of admission to an Ellsworth Snyder recital. It is typical of the man’s impish humor, and his concern as an interpreter of scores, to make sure that his unknowing orchestra (they think they’re the audience) bring the correct instruments for Benjamin Patterson’s Paper Piece (1960). To be a performer of most kinds of modern music meant to be prepared for surprises throughout the entire twentieth century, but Snyder’s firm and gentle commitment to avant-garde classical music meant he accepted challenges beyond the calling of pianist…” continue reading here.

I find Calothrix to be writer Simon Anderson.

Keith Walsh website. I note that Walsh was in an exhibition recently at Weekend Space, and that Walsh and Brad Spence had a conversation about the work. You may read a transcript of that conversation here and view images from the exhibition here. And, why not? Read Annie Buckley’s review here. (maybe. artforum desperately wants you to sign up to read past content. play along if you have to.)

Skip Arnold website.

Judith Hoffberg, 2008 obituary in Los Angeles Times; more comprehensive Hoffberg page on Wikipedia; a memorial of Hoffberg by Judy Malloy with several good links.

Forgot about those brackets, didn’t you? Me too.

Back to the wedding!

Party favors for the favored couple by Ed Ruscha and Aardvark Press. Link to Get Hubbied blog post about meeting Ruscha at the Press. The blog promises us a witty Ruscha-ism on the party favor and tells us that we must attend to view the quote. Marketing is so much like being a tease, isn't it?

Party favors for the favored couple by Ed Ruscha and Aardvark Press. Link to Get Hubbied blog post about meeting Ruscha at the Press. The blog promises us a witty Ruscha-ism on the party favor and tells us that we must attend to view the quote. Marketing is so much like being a tease, isn't it?

Shamelessly grabbing content from the Get Hubbied website:

Marriage is a subject people have a strong opinion about. California’s Proposition 8 has elevated dialogue worldwide on deeply important issues involving marriage. Like birth and death, marriage is universal; I think the subject can serve as a launching pad for potent artwork. Instead of doing a solo exploration or a group show about marriage in a gallery format, I wanted to expand it to a more interactive, joyful and real experience. This time-honored and controversial ritual will become the creative platform for the GET HUBBIED collective of artists hand-in-hand with Bec and Ruben’s union.” Continue reading Bettina Hubby on ‘why are we doing this?here.

I eagerly anticipate the culmination of all of this time spent thinking about marriage and to see how each artist involved in the project approaches the topic through their chosen medium. I am certain that everyone privy to GET HUBBIED will have more to pontificate on and hopefully more reasons to celebrate this form of commitment. I am not sure I will have the answer to the conundrum of life-long partnership by the time GET HUBBIED has culminated, but I am sure I’ll have a longer list of hypotheses as to why the urge to marry is prevalent.” Continue reading Tif Sigrids, also on ‘why are we doing this?’ here.

The classified ad that started it all. "Oh look honey! It's our future wedding - how dear that you saved the ad. It was so long ago, the kids have all grown and we're alone together again. Hug me now baby!"

The classified ad that started it all. "Oh look honey! It's our future wedding - how dear that you saved the ad. It was so long ago, the kids have all grown and we're alone together again. Hug me now baby!"

If my writing is seeming to be oblique and a little vacant of hard information, this is because I want you to leave my site and get yourself to the Get Hubbied website. There is much to see and to read on this site, funny wedding stories, histories of wedding related art from the recent and more distant past, pictures of and interviews with the lucky couple and their (patient and willing) families, and, and, and – everybody loves a wedding, don’t we? Even the cynical among us must quell our jaded natures and be happy.

Rebecca Nicole Ulrich and Ruben Vincenté Diaz will GET HUBBIED on September 25, 2011

The Center for the Arts, Eagle Rock will host this celebration. CFAER will also be the generous host for all the artwork, ephemera and film from Get Hubbied, to be exhibited in the gallery for one month, opening on October 8th, 2011

This is an unorthodox and truly once in a lifetime approach to tying the knot, Rebecca Ulrich and Ruben Diaz have entrusted all the details of their wedding ceremony to Get Hubbied’s hand-picked collection of over 30 artists, filmmakers, writers, musicians and designers—among them Barbara Bestor, Ed Ruscha, Joe Sola, Skip Arnold, Roger Herman and Michele O’Marah. Tailored specifically for the couple, each artist has and will reinterpret an aspect or detail of the wedding, from invitations, rice throwing, car decoration, to photography and flowers.

Marriage, a broadly interpreted and lastingly resonant idea, remains the only widely accepted form of officially honoring the relationship between two loving individuals. From the elements and rituals surrounding the ceremony, to its social, legal and financial implications, the very act of this union deserves exploratory consideration.

GET HUBBIED is designed as a multi-media, multi-dimensional investigation and celebration of this time-honored institution, which will manifest itself through Bec and Ruben’s ceremony.

At a certain level in your anticipated support of this project, you will receive an invitation to the wedding. Think of it as a gift.

Think of me as the social diarist of the LA artworld, where all our friends are ‘A’ listers.

Smiling and leaving you now,

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Our project monitoring the behaviour of MPs makes it six Tory backbench rebellions out of the first 25 divisions since Andrew Mithcell, the new Government Chief Whip, began in post at Westminster.  That is a roughly rate of one rebellion in every four votes, which is a lower rate than seen under the previous Chief Whip  – although the number of divisions so far is so low as to make any comparisons pretty meaningless.  Of the six rebellions, most are small, involving one or two MPs – although the largest, on a deferred division, involved 16 Conservative MPs, and came over the EU Commission’s regulations on the sulphurous content of marine fuels.

Ironically, the very first rebellion to occur under the new regime came during the Report Stage of the Defamation Bill on 12 September.  It is, given the issue that has caused the Chief Whip so much grief since his appointment, ironic to note the definition of defamation: ‘attacking the good reputation, or speaking ill, of another’.

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The Neutrino Physics Center (NPC) at Fermilab will enable researchers from around the world to visit Fermilab and participate in the expanding neutrino program at the Lab. The Center is for the neutrino community and organized by the community. The Center serves to foster communication between experimentalists on different neutrino experiments, between experimentalists and theorists, and between theorists, within the international neutrino user community and from Fermilab. The Neutrino Physics Center’s Goals include:

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NSCAD alumni, faculty and friends among artists featured in “2010 Rings”
October 7, 2010

2010 Rings, an exhibition of two thousand and ten rings created by 14 artists –  many with NSCAD connections  -  runs until October 17 at *new* gallery, 906 Queen Street West in Toronto.

Conceived and curated by the late Lily Yung, who passed away on August 10, “2010 Rings” features the work of 14 artists, both jewellers and non-jewellers. Among the NSCAD alumni and faculty participating in the exhibition are:

  • Beth Alber, MA ‘94
  • Wing-Ki  Chan, MFA ‘96
  • Tiana Roebuck, BFA ‘04
  • Sarah Troper, BFA ‘00
  • Anneke van Bommel, BFA ‘01
  • Pam Ritchie, BFA ’75, MFA ’82 and Professor, Jewellery Design and Metalsmithing

Several other artists participating in 2010 Rings have taught, visited and/or exhibited at NSCAD, including Lois Betteridge, Kai Chan, Doug Guildford and Ms. Yung herself, in whose honour the exhibit is being presented.

A celebration of the life of Lily Yung will take place Saturday, October 16 from 2 – 7 p.m.


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