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Young girl on walkway at Jersey City's Liberty State Park
Stretching from Bayonne to Fort Lee, the walkway is a front-row vantage point to one of the world’s most stupendous views: the New York City skyline....
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A digital sign on a Jersey highway that reads, “Texting and driving gives me the ick.”
Garden State drivers are often greeted with playful or snarky safety messages....
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Wine and food at Sharrott Winery in Hammonton
Hammonton's thriving wine culture, intriguing food scene, vintage downtown and welcoming aura make it a lively road-trip destination....
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Young kids in a canoe in Newark
The New Jersey Conservation Foundation aims to engage the next generation of natural-resource stewards....
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The Garden State's legalization of pot had entrepreneurs and town leaders envisioning heady profits. The reality hasn't been quite so uplifting....
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Kelly Gatto and Jim DiNatale at Brute's Roots Dispensary in Egg Harbor
Brute's Roots is beating the odds with low prices, sun-grown weed and plenty of patience....
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Cord Schlobohm and Jesse Marie Villars outside the old Lambertville firehouse, before they turned it into their adult-use cannabis dispensary, Baked by the River, which opened in December 2023.
Baked by the River dispensary in Lambertville is a "warm, welcoming" community space where customers can learn about the health benefits of cannabis....
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Stephanie Blum Photography celebrates the "intimate bond" between people and their pets....
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Person charging electric car
We owe it to future generations to talk about achieving a cleaner environment—and the costs that go along with it....
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Dishes from Samara Grill in Toms River
Plus: A popular hot chicken chain expands to Cherry Hill, while couple-owned burger joints open in Montclair and Hopewell....
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Restaurant Latour's chef Aishling Stevens
Chef Aishling Stevens enjoyed an idyllic Jersey childhood, followed by culinary adventures around the globe. Both inform her cooking at Restaurant Latour....
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The Friends of Washington Crossing Historic Park of Pennsylvania reenact George Washington’s famed crossing of the Delaware on Christmas Day, 1776
Tour the sites where the Continental Army turned the tide of the American Revolution....
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A thin-crust bar pie being pulled out of the oven at Conte’s Pizza in Princeton
What’s more Jersey than a pizza tour? Here are three counties where pizza rules....
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Giraffes interact with humans at Six Flags Great Adventure’s Safari Park
Get up close and personal with animals large and small at stops along the Parkway....
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"Retro Roadmap" author Beth “Mod Betty” Lennon
Vintage landmarks, retro diners and classic Americana have us feeling nostalgic....
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Mary Jane Genuino
Honoring 270 medical professionals from New Jersey with diverse practice specialties at more than 70 participating hospitals and facilities....
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Uzunma Emezua
We salute a group of irreplaceable New Jerseyans....
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Karri and Jon Ricklin eat at the Victoria diner in Branchville.
“In New Jersey, diners are a religion,” says Jon Ricklin. He and his wife, Karri, have eaten at more than 200 greasy spoons across the Garden State so far....
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Avi Schnall
An Orthodox rabbi representing Lakewood in the State Assembly, Avi Schnall is grappling with education and infrastructure challenges....
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Floor lamp with a leather-wrapped arm
Let there be light! These clean lines and natural textures will illuminate your home. ...
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