New Faces NJ

A talented high school student aims high....
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Growing up with music....
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A classic talent on the rise in the classical world....
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For Atco woman, winning beauty contests is a blessing—and a responsibility....
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Young Marlboro actor brings energy to new Nickelodeon series....
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Growing up in Toms River, April Smith was surrounded by music. Impromptu talent shows with her older brother and sister were commonplace; Smith swears that she was singing before she was speaking full sentences....
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Fair Haven teen living her dream as a high-fashion model....
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Success is no trick for this Jersey-bred magician....
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A music contest victory spells TV exposure and a recording deal for this Jersey-bred band ...
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New Faces NJ: Siafa Lewis

September 21, 2009

With a new home in Union, and a new job as co-host of WNBC’s live lifestyle and entertainment show, LX New York, Siafa Lewis is happy about where his life has taken him....
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The title of Timmy Waldron’s first book, World Takes, was inspired by the slogan “Trenton Makes, the World Takes.” In this collection of short stories, the Ewing native weaves absurd situations, disturbed characters, and dark humor into a real page turner. ...
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Identical twins Helena and Maria Mehalis of Flemington have merged their singing and songwriting talents into the free-spirited folk-pop duo HelenaMaria. Can’t tell them apart? Here’s a clue: Maria plays guitar left-handed....
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Jersey Born Jon Rua Enjoying “the Heights” on Broadway....
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He started taking piano lessons as an eight-year-old, but once Matt Duke was a teenager, his personal—and musical—priorities began to change....
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The former high school teacher often told his students to follow their passions, but he was not doing that himself. He liked teaching, but what he really wanted to do was write....
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Comedienne Sunda Croonquist was fated to be funny. ...
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With a unique sound and inspiring lyrics, New Jersey’s The Gaslight Anthem is gaining momentum—and fast. ...
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The boys of Monmouth County pop/rock band Status Green seem to do everything fast. Their get-up-and-dance tunes make fans shimmy and shake, they opened for fellow Jersey boy Bon Jovi within four months of forming, and they have already released a “greatest hits” album. Well, kind of....
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New Faces NJ: Stephen Seo

November 14, 2008

Stephen Seo's work includes a women’s line with cocktail dresses and trench coats to complement the custom-made men’s suits, hand-cut silk ties, and pocket squares that add up to his signature style...
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Fairview native Caitlin Sanchez is the new voice of precocious Latina heroine Dora the Explorer. ...
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