**The 13th annual Newport Beach Party and Food Festival will take place Wednesday, July 8 at 6:30 pm at Newport Green at 700 Washington Boulevard. The festival will feature 8,000 sq. ft of sand with live music and food from local restaurants Battello, Loradella’s, Raaz, Komegashi Too, and Cosi. —NJ.com
**Kool & The Gang, known for hits like “Ladies Night” and “Celebration,” are being inducted into the New Jersey Hall of Fame for their decades-long career in the music industry. The Jersey City natives will be honored on October 22nd in the Asbury Park Convention Hall alongside New Jersey natives Derek Jeter and Jon Stewart. —NJ Hall of Fame
**Hudson Restaurant Week won’t kick off till Monday, July 27th, but if you’ve been wondering which locations will participate, you can satisfy your curiosity by taking a sneak peek online. Don’t see your favorite restaurant? More names will be added in the days to come. —Hudson Restaurant Week
**A downtown Jersey City resident went on a vandalism spree Tuesday morning near City Hall bashing in the windows of four parked cars, one of which belonged to Jersey City Councilman, Daniel Rivera. The suspect was arrested in the lobby of his apartment complex. —NJ.com
**NJBiz has named the state’s 50 wealthiest residents. Notables include Jon Stewart coming in at 49 (net worth $80 million), Mary Higgins Clark at 45 (net worth $110 million), and Jon Bon Jovi at 36 (net worth $300 million). —NJBiz
**The Hamilton Park Neighborhood Association is sponsoring a contest to see who can design the park’s forthcoming Little Free Library, a small mailbox-like bin where residents can share books on a take-a-book, return-a-book honor system. The winner will receive a $300 prize. Deadline is July 15th. —NJ.com
**Raval will have a live flamenco show complete with unlimited tapas Wednesday, July 8th at 6.30pm. (Another seating starts at 9.30pm). The cost is $65 per person. –Raval via Facebook
