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Yahoo
14-07-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
The Connell Company Celebrates Topping Out of Luxury Residential Tower at The Park in Berkeley Heights
Topping out represents steps toward The Park's transformation to a live, work, play and stay destination BERKELEY HEIGHTS, N.J., July 14, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Connell Company, one of the largest diversified, privately held corporations in the U.S., hosted a Topping Out ceremony on July 10th to celebrate the structure completion of RT500, an eleven-story tower which will comprise of 179 apartment units. The tower, which will be one of two at The Park under the Round Table (RT) Residences brand, will feature a wide range of resort-style amenities including an outdoor pool, entertainment lounge, game room, state-of-the-art fitness center and more. Designed by Minno & Wasko Architects and Planners in collaboration with David M. Sullivan Inc., each residence will showcase modern finishes and neutral, calming tones with floor to ceiling windows, contemporary quartz countertops and wood plank flooring. The tower will also feature a fitness center, a game room with multi-sport simulator, pool table and ping pong table, as well as co-working and outdoor lounges. In addition to the amenities within the building, residents will also have access to the broader community that is taking shape at The Park, which will include new restaurants, entertainment and lifestyle spaces. "We're thrilled to take steps closer to bringing our vision of what The Park could be to reality and we are truly excited for the momentum that we're continuing to build here," said Shane Connell, Executive Vice President of The Connell Company. "Our RT Residence towers are an important piece of the larger community we are building at The Park and I'm immensely proud of our dedicated team and the progress we're making." Dubbed by many as New Jersey's first "work resort," The Park is already home to 1.5 million square feet of Class A offices that host companies such as Samsung, L'Oreal, and Aon, as well as a 176-room Embassy Suites hotel, FIELDHOUSE, a luxury fitness and wellness facility, Grain & Cane Restaurant, Starbucks, Lifetime Fitness, outdoor walking and jogging trails, and its signature co-working social club called Round Table Studios. "RT Residences is truly something special and it is exciting to reach this step within The Park's redevelopment project. There's strong demand for hospitality-driven residential buildings like this—especially supported by a thoughtful mix of culinary experiences, green space, and retail, all within a vibrant, walkable community that is coming together at The Park," said John Dionis, Managing Director of Real Estate and Development at The Connell Company. RT500 is slated to open Summer 2026 and will begin leasing early next year. To learn more about The Park and stay informed on upcoming updates and leasing opportunities, please visit: About The ParkThe Park, formerly known as Connell Corporate Park, is undergoing a $500 million repositioning to bring an urban energy and community to the suburbs. The Park is situated on a walkable, 185-acre campus with a 176-room Embassy Suites Hotel, 112,000 square foot Lifetime Fitness center and over 1.5 million square feet of work resort offices, flexible workspaces and collaborative lounges all anchored by a hospitality, culinary, and wellness culture. The Park is currently adding The District at The Park, which will include 328 apartments and 185,000 square feet of restaurants, entertainment, and retail concepts, bringing the whole campus together into one vibrant destination. To learn more about The Park, please visit: About The Connell CompanyThe Connell Company, founded in 1926, is one of the largest diversified, privately held corporations in the United States. Since its inception, there have been five generations of the Connell family owning and involved in the business. Over its 99 years in business, Connell has evolved from a commodities-based organization to a real estate and finance-based firm. To learn more about The Connell Company, please visit: View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE The Connell Company
Miami Herald
14-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Miami Herald
Susan Cowsill was 7 when she joined the Cowsills in 1966. She's on tour with them now
SAN DIEGO - Susan Cowsill stands out in more ways than one on the 2025 Happy Together Tour. She is the only woman artist in this year's lineup of the annual tour. It features Little Anthony and the current iterations of the Turtles, Jay and the Americans, Gary Puckett & The Union Gap, the Vogues and the Cowsills, the group with which Susan Cowsill rose to fame in the second half of the 1960s. At 66, she is the youngest featured musician on this year's tour. Little Anthony is 84, Gary Puckett is 82. Cowsill is the only Happy Together Tour participant who is also a key member of another veteran band - the proudly rootsy Continental Drifters - which appeals to a younger and almost entirely different audience than any other Happy Together Tour acts. And she is the only one who, as an in-demand studio musician, has sung on albums by such diverse artists as Nanci Griffith, Hootie & the Blowfish, Dwight Twilley, Giant Sand, Red Kross and such Louisiana-bred acts as the Radiators and Zachary Richard. "I was a 'singer/entertainer' up until I was 30, which is when I learned to play guitar," said Cowsill, speaking from her New Orleans home. "Then, I learned to be a musician and a songwriter, and that changed everything for me. It added to my already rich and wonderful life musical life." Cowsill's musical life began unusually early by almost any standards. She was barely seven in 1966 when she joined her family's band, the Cowsills, which served as the real-life inspiration for the hit 1960s TV show "The Partridge Family." The Cowsills featured her five older brothers - John, Paul, Barry, Bob and Bill - and their mother, Barbara. Their father, William "Bud" Cowsill, was their manager until a year after Susan became a member. The group made six albums between 1966 and 1971. Their hit singles included "The Rain, The Park and Other Things," "Indian Lake" and the chart-topping "Hair," the title track from the musical of the same name. "It obviously wasn't everyday life, but I didn't view being in the Cowsills as anything other than being in my family," Susan Cowsill recalled. "We made life on the road very entertaining for ourselves. One year we had an early concert on Halloween and my dad arranged for me to go trick-or-treating in whatever city we were in. "We had a tutor on the road with us for really only one year. We went to 'professional schools' for a year in New York and in Los Angeles. They both had (options) where we could send in our work from the road, and that's what we did. Nobody learned anything! We were filling in each other's notebooks like crazy. It wasn't normal in any way shape or form." With their wholesome image, rich vocal harmonies and well-crafted but unthreatening songs, the Cowsills were embraced as a clean-cut pop alternative to the increasingly more edgy rock music of the 1960s. Were Susan and her brothers eager to rebel and create less commercial, more challenging music than their record company would allow? "One hundred percent, but mostly my brothers," she said. "I was the youngest and was more tagging along but paying attention. My brothers were amazing musicians and songwriters. They started as an R&B band and were very serious about what they were doing. As often happens, the image of the band was taken over by the record company and they went with the 'wholesome family' thing. That's okay, but the music got hijacked." 'The band was done' The Cowsills disbanded after the release of their arresting 1971 album, the Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young-inspired "On My Side." Susan was all of 12. At 14, she signed a record deal as a solo artist with Warner Bros. but released only two singles for the label. The first was "I Think of You," the first cover version by any artist of any song by Sixto "Sugarman" Rodriguez. "When the band was done, the band was done," Cowsill said. "I didn't know what I was to do. I was left to my own devices. We weren't really prepared for life when we left the Cowsills. I was the youngest and trying to figure out what kind of music would I do, or if I would even make music. Or would I become a schoolteacher?" The all-in-the-family band first reunited in 1978, then again in 1989, 1993 and 1998. "The Cowsills never break up, we just take breaks. And then we all show up," Cowsill said. Both parents have passed away; mom Barbara in 1985 and dad William in 1992. Susan's brothers, Barry and Bill, died in 2005 and 2006, respectively. The group was chronicled in the 2010 documentary "Family Band: The Cowsills Story," which premiered in the band's home state at the Rhode Island International Film Festival. As has been the case for nearly all of the nearly one-dozen Happy Together tours the Cowsills have been featured on, Susan Cowsill is the only female musician. "Susan is like so cool," said Turtles' singer Ron Dante. "She makes everybody feel like they are in the family. She is a great singer and is a spark plug who keeps things running. She relay brings energy everywhere she goes. She is an amazing person," Fellow Happy Together tour artist Gary Puckett also happily sang her praises. "Susan is absolutely wonderful," he said. "She's an earth mother who watches out for everybody on the tour. She fills the space with happiness." The Cowsills have been inducted into the California Music Hall of Fame and New York's Long Island Hall of Fame. Susan Cowsill is delighted she and her brothers Bob and Paul get to tour together annually. "What is surprising to me," she said, "is not that I'm playing with the guys - we'll do that until our last breath - but that we have a (regular) job. The Happy Together Tour is the first job security I've had in the music business. "This is the 11th year for us with the tour. I like to say that we have jobs, but we have different time clocks and pay periods than most people." Copyright (C) 2025, Tribune Content Agency, LLC. Portions copyrighted by the respective providers.
ITV News
11-07-2025
- ITV News
At least four suspicious devices found after Kent police shooting
At least four suspicious devices have been found at the scene where police shot a chainsaw-wielding man during an arrest, Kent Police have said. Plumber Sean O'Meara, 36, was wearing a gas-mask and body armour when he was shot and seriously injured by police on Monday, close to The Park Gate Inn in Hollingbourne, Kent. Police believed the suspect was holding an improvised firearm or improvised explosive device (IED) and an explosive ordnance disposal team was called. The devices were found as the A20 was shut down and work is being done to ensure 'the area is made safe', Police West Divisional Commander Chief Superintendent Neil Loudon said on Thursday. The man who was shot suffered life-changing injuries and the police are not treating the incident as terrorist related. Chief Superintendent Loudon said: 'At this current time there is nothing to suggest there is a wider threat to the Hollingbourne community but we have found at least four suspicious devices at the scene and it is important that the area is made safe. 'The disruption this is causing to the local community, businesses and users of the A20 is not lost on us and we are doing everything we can to make sure the area can return to normal as soon as possible and I'd like to thank the public for their patience and understanding. 'Officers are carrying out a very complex investigation and safety is their number one priority.' The A20 at Hollingbourne remained closed on Thursday but has now reopened. Ongoing searches at a property and surrounding area in Hollingbourne are to continue over the coming days.
Vogue
06-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Vogue
Better Basics for a Steal? The Park Is the Essentials Brand You Need on Your Radar
Photo: Courtesy of The Park The Park was founded by creative director and public relations veteran Sarah Bonello with a single aim: to make getting dressed in the morning easy. It's a simple premise that's surprisingly challenging, and an all too familiar one at that. (An overflowing closet full of nothing? We've all been there.) Streamlining your wardrobe all starts with the foundations—ultra-comfortable essentials that can be effortlessly dressed up or down. And for the ultimate capsule, The Park's luxurious base layers should be your go-to. The brand's tightly-edited line features no more, no less than the building blocks of a tight, hardworking edit: an everyday bralette and layerable boy short; a figure-hugging mini and maxi and a handful of sleek bodysuits, tops, and leggings all made from the brand's signature biodegradable stretch-knit blend (a mix of super-soft MicroTencel and recycled elastane) and in black and nude neutrals. The next time you're looking for new basics—consider The Park. Executive shopping director Libby Page has styled its Toby Boy Short with a Khaite jacket for Vogue's Pre-Met party, while senior shopping editor Talia Abbas loves the Heather Tee for off-duty and traveling. Plus, as a Vogue Shopping Insider, you can save 15% off for a limited time on your first order.
Leader Live
02-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Leader Live
BBC Radio 2 In The Park festival to be held in Chelmsford
The event, which last year saw performances from the likes of Sting, Pet Shop Boys and Snow Patrol in Preston's Moor Park, will take place in the Essex city's Hylands Park from Friday, September 5, to Sunday, September 7. Announcing the location on Radio 2, presenter Rylan Clark said: 'I can't wait to welcome my Radio 2 family to Chelmsford and have this year's Radio 2 In The Park right on my doorstep. A post shared by BBC Radio 2 (@bbcradio2) 'If there's one thing I know for certain, it's that an Essex crowd know how to party. See you all in Hylands Park.' The festival was then welcomed to Essex by Chelmsford town crier Tony Appleton, with the festival line-up set to be announced live on air on the Scott Mills Breakfast Show on Tuesday, with tickets to go on sale on Wednesday. Helen Thomas, head of Radio 2, said: 'Radio 2 In The Park is our biggest party of the year, and we're delighted to be bringing a three-day music extravaganza to Chelmsford. 'We've been busy booking some of the world's most loved artists to perform to thousands of revellers in Hylands Park, as well as to millions of listeners and viewers at home or on the move. 'We can't wait to bring our family of Radio 2 presenters to Essex.' The event will see a number of Radio 2 presenters relocate to the city for the weekend, and there will be a Friday night DJ party to start the festival after it debuted at last year's event. Councillor Stephen Robinson, leader of Chelmsford City Council, said: 'Hylands Park is no stranger to music festivals, and we're thrilled to add another renowned music event to the list in 2025. 'BBC Radio 2 In The Park is a fantastic opportunity for Chelmsford – one that will lift our local economy and boost the city's position as a top events destination. 'We're looking forward to welcoming world-famous music acts and thousands of Radio 2 fans from across the UK to our brilliant city this summer for this unrivalled three-day celebration of music. 'Our teams have years of experience and expertise in facilitating major music festivals at Hylands Park, so I'm confident that this latest partnership with the BBC will present a smooth-running and highly enjoyable weekend for all involved.'
