''Visions Metro Weekly'' is an alternative newspaper that focuses on local-interest stories. It is distributed often free of charge across

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and neighboring New York City, particularly

Harlem Harlem is a neighborhood in Upper Manhattan, New York City. It is bounded roughly by the Hudson River on the west; the Harlem River and 155th Street (Manhattan), 155th Street on the north; Fifth Avenue on the east; and 110th Street (Manhattan), ...

. The publisher and editor-in-chief of this

Newark, New Jersey Newark ( , ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of New Jersey and the seat of Essex County and the second largest city within the New York metropolitan area.New Rochelle, New York New Rochelle (; older french: La Nouvelle-Rochelle) is a city in Westchester County, New York, United States, in the southeastern portion of the state. In 2020, the city had a population of 79,726, making it the seventh-largest in the state of ...

.Jeffrey Gettleman
"To Publicize Its Good News, Newark Makes Deal With a Newspaper"
October 25, 2005. He is also one of the partners at Legacy Media Group as well as a political and social activist and an entrepreneur. The paper, known formerly as ''Visions'', and dedicated to covering the

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heritage, was founded by Howard J. Scott in 1982 with his twin brother John H. Scott.About us
Its motto is ''Positive news for a change'', meaning that no reports about violence are included in it. Visions Weekly has 25,000 copies in print every week. It is often distributed freely across New Jersey and especially around Harlem in New York City. Most articles are written by Scott himself. The magazine does not show much profit and is financed mostly by his own business. The paper is also known as ''Twin Visions'' or ''Newark Weekly News''.

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