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Flooded Fields, Backyard Rinks: NJ’s Quirkiest Places to Go Ice-Skating

Due to warming temps, many local ponds aren’t freezing sufficiently for safe skating. So Jersey towns and residents are taking matters into their own hands.

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Customers clamor each year to enjoy these pop-up bars' whimsical drink specials and gloriously kitschy decorations.
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Esquire Names Aberdeen Restaurant One of Best New Spots in America

The magazine has deemed this Monmouth County eatery a "destination-worthy Iberian restaurant."
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Holy Cannoli! Epic, Foot-Long Dessert Is Just One Holiday Highlight at Lyndhurst Pastry Shop

For many New Jerseyans, an Italian-American Christmas is unthinkable without a selection of handmade treats from the 75-year-old bakery.
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Liberty Science Center’s Iconic Touch Tunnel Reopens After 3-Year Closure

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Meet Bobby Darin’s Archivist, a Former NJ School Custodian

Jimmy Scalia lovingly preserves the legacy of the pop legend, who died 50 years ago this December.
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