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SO MUSH FUN
BELLEVILLE n BLOOMFIELD n EAST NEWARK n HARRISON n KEARNY n LYNDHURST n NORTH ARLINGTON n NUTLEY
Legendary Kearny band Mushmouth dazzles crowd as part of 250th celebration
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Photos by Ron Smits
here were plenty of cheers as Kearny’s own Mushmouth played in concert in a lead up to the nation’s 250th anniversary celebration. In the photo at left, the band sings one of the many it did that night. In the photo at right, Kearny’s Lisa Schalago, a huge fan of the band, leads her friends singing and dancing.