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Jon Bon Jovi helps develop an affordable housing tract, called JBJ Soul Homes, in Newark.
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An Arts District Takes Root in Orange
There's something of a Renaissance taking place in Orange, as a burgeoning local arts district is slowly, but surely, coming to life.
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Q&A With Jim Cramer
CNBC's Mad Money host Jim Cramer answers questions about being a "Jersey guy" and let's us know what's going on in the world of high finance.
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New Faces NJ: Jacquelyn Jablonski
Fair Haven teen living her dream as a high-fashion model.
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Eating, Praying, Loving—and Committing
Author Elizabeth Gilbert has found a sanctuary in Hunterdon County.
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A Gift of Life and Music
Musician David S. Ware, of Scotch Plains, recovered from a kidney transplant...with a little help from his fans.
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Totally Killer
Madison may be among the least sinister towns in New Jersey, so it’s a credit to debut novelist Greg Olear’s imagination that the thriller Totally Killer (HarperCollins) is authentically dark and savage.
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I Shudder
Paul Rudnick, a contributor to the New Yorker and other magazines, is also a playwright and screenwriter. But all you really need to know is that he is hilarious.
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Dateline: Maplewood
How one small suburban town became a big testing ground for online news reporting. (Photos by Sandra Nissen)
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Never Too Late
The Smithereens drummer Dennis Diken starts anew with a semi-solo album.
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Brick City Nitty Gritty
When Maplewood director/producer Marc Levin got word that his friend Forest Whitaker was interested in coproducing the documentary Brick City, which begins airing September 21 on the Sundance Channel, he had one question: Why would the Oscar-winning Whitaker, a native of South Central Los Angeles, want to do a film about Newark?
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What Artists Must Know
The headquarters are not exactly world-class—they’re in a former Marty’s shoe store in West Orange—but the concept may be.
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