Dejected fans found that a scheduled event featuring Broadway star Lin-Manuel Miranda had been canceled after Sen. Bob Menendez's indictment.
in announcing the event on September 19. “Lin-Manuel’s contributions to the performing arts are as rich as they are numerous. His works have highlighted not only history, but also the people and stories that make our nation so beautiful.”
The event was canceled so abruptly that some planning to attend showed up on Sunday, only to find the high school empty. Miranda has yet to comment on the situation publicly at press time.found two such fans, Unique Bacote and her mother Sandralis Rivera, standing under the rain in front of the closed doors of the school.
“We came here in our Hispanic heritage stuff,” Rivera said, pointing to their festive clothing. “We were excited.” “It’s a community event that a lot of Hispanics look forward to, so it’s unfortunate that his personal issues got in the way of this event happening,” Bacote lamented. The event would have been Sen. Menendez’s first public appearance since being indicted on Friday. Instead, Menendez is expected to address the charges on Monday morning at aat Hudson County Community College, up Kennedy Boulevard from the high school and also in Union City. Rumors prior to the confirmation of the press conference suggested that Sen. Menendez was struggling to find a venue that would hold the event.
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