Author: Maryrose Mullen

Maryrose Mullen is the Digital News Editor for New Jersey Monthly. After graduating from Pratt Institute with a BFA in Writing, she worked for various news publications throughout the Garden State. She loves the New York Giants, sandwiches and drag queens.
There’s much to enjoy in the national touring production of Beauty and the Beast, the vibrant musical that just wrapped three performances at the Mayo Performing Arts Center in Morristown.

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Former Port Authority official David Wildstein said on Friday that "evidence exists" proving Governor Chris Christie was aware of the lane closures on the George Washington Bridge in September.

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Norma Bowe, a professor at Kean University, has taught "Death in Perspective" for 14 years.

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The dark, stormy skies didn’t dampen the bright and cheery atmosphere at the New Jersey Hall of Fame induction ceremony Tuesday night. Friends, family, former inductees and fans gathered at the Newark Museum to celebrate the 2013 class.

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The 33-year old casino, formerly known as the Golden Nugget, was sold to competitors for $23.4 million after it filed for bankruptcy in November.

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Before a panel of judges and a festive crowd, 8 of Jersey’s bartending elite mixed it up to determine who rules the roost.

Seen in: Bars, Eat & Drink

The Ryland Inn bartender took top prize at the cocktail competition, beating seven of the best bartenders throughout the state.

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As you've no doubt heard, the federal government is undergoing its first partial shutdown in 17 years, and people are righteously angry about it. While you may have been expecting a disaster of biblical proportions — rioting in the streets, dogs and cats living together, mass hysteria — so far things have been pretty quiet. But if the shutdown persists, the atmosphere could get ugly.

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New Jersey has become only the second state to ban gay conversion therapy. While expressing some reservations, Governor Chris Christie signed the measure today, much to the delight of gay rights advocates.

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You learn a lot about New Jersey drivers’ reputation once you cross state lines.

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