The following events are scheduled in honor of the civil rights leader. Bergen County Martin Luther King Jr. Day events. Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your i

Congregation Beth El in Voorhees is to host a number of Mitzvah events on Monday to benefit numerous organizations, including the Attic Youth Center, Cathedral Kitchen, CommUNITY SJP, IDF Soldiers, the Voorhees Animal Orphanage and more.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a federal holiday, meaning that these offices and agencies are to be closed Monday.

A special birthday bash was held for a woman from New Jersey who turned 108 years old on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, an occasion she calls a "blessing."

NEW YORK — Organizations across the New York City ... The nonprofit Jersey Cares expects 1,800 volunteers to participate in its two-day Jersey Cares Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service event. The nonprofit is organizing multiple volunteer ...

For the 21st straight year, Stockton University paid tribute to Martin Luther King Jr. on the holiday for the late civil rights leader.

Mail is not delivered on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, as the U.S. Postal Service shuts down for the holiday and gives employees the day off. The U.S. Post Office will be closed on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The postal service closes for several federal holidays, including Christmas, New Year's Day and the Fourth of July.

New Jersey Lt. Governor Tahesha Way helped dozens of volunteers at Mercer Street Friends Food Bank in Trenton Monday.  The food bank packed thousands of bags of food to support the

For many people, Donald J. Trump being sworn in as president on Martin Luther King Jr. Day is antithetical to the legacy of the civil rights icon.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is also a National Day of Service. Here's some Hudson Valley volunteers and the causes close to their hearts.

These myths rob an entire people of our humanity as we fight for our own survival and seek out the American dream, even as we navigate the innumerable and pervasive American nightmares," said Ibi Zoboi,

NORTH CALDWELL - The community came together on Saturday, Jan. 25, at Grandview School to give back to the local homeless population in honor of the legacy of service left