No matter who ends up in the White House after the November 6 election, the campaign already is a winner for the three Montclair High School students who gained national attention when they called for a female moderator for the presidential debates....
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During a recent trip to Wightman’s Farms in Morristown to grab some apples and cider donuts, it was hard to ignore the surprising allure of the farm’s central attraction—the pumpkin slingshot. ...
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Warren County is trying to rid itself of some unwanted guests. The Asian tiger mosquito, a particularly aggressive species characterized by its black-and-white stripes, has been popping up in the southwest part of the county. ...
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On a recent Sunday, I was sitting on the back patio of a friend’s house in Spring Lake Heights, enjoying the last few sunny days of summer, when I decided to check my e-mail. There in my iPhone inbox was a blast from the past—Nick Ripatrazone, one of my high school English teachers. I couldn’t imagine why he was writing to me. ...
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Pier 13’s beer truck serves beer, wine and cocktails from a location more reminiscent of a state fair than its waterfront setting. With Manhattan as a backdrop, the truck is parked between a boathouse and a stretch of grass, where patrons stretch out on striped canvas chairs and rest their cold ones on multicolored traps traditionally used for catching crustaceans. (For a bite to go with the drink, food trucks park on the other side of the boathouse.)...
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Let the pros pursue Jack Nicklaus' matchless record of 18 major championship wins. All golfers, pro or amateur, can aspire to something that in its own way is just as lofty: shooting an 18-hole score equal to one's age. You have to live into your 60s, 70s or 80s to even have a chance. But the closer your age gets to an achievable score, the more your strength and skills are likely to erode. But there actually are people who can do it, and have done it (and routinely come pretty darn close). And you can see them play next month at Mountain Ridge Country Club in West Caldwell....
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There is no shortage of bar options down the Shore, to be sure, but there’s something about sipping a favorite drink at a rooftop bar that puts me in a better mood. Daddy-O, in the Brant Beach section of Long Beach Island, provides just such an experience. ...
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As the Events Editor of New Jersey Monthly, I get word of all the concerts and music festivals taking place around the state. When I saw that Modest Mouse was coming to the Wellmont Theatre in Montclair, I jumped at the opportunity to see my old favorites. ...
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Having never watched a broadcast of America’s Got Talent, I had no idea what to expect when I was invited to attend an actual live performance of the NBC summer blockbuster at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark. ...
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Having grown up in New Jersey, a state that’s home to immigrants from just about everywhere in the world, it was no surprise when I married outside my race and culture. In effect, I have been Indian by marriage for almost five years, and with that comes certain obligations, like, when you live in New Jersey, shopping in Edison....
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I’ve never been much of a softball player—but, despite 98-degree weather, I was happy to pitch in this past Saturday to help feed more than more than 1,100 softball players and volunteers at the 20th annual Somerville Elks and Jack Gardner memorial softball tournament. ...
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As a life-long Warren County resident, my trips down the Shore are few and far between. I’ve always preferred to spend a summer afternoon on the banks of Oxford Lake, 20 minutes from my hometown of Phillipsburg....
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New Jersey, of course, offers much to recommend it. But among the natural wonders and culinary treasures that abound in the Garden State, one item in particular dominated the agenda of a few out-of-town friends who stopped in for a visit this past weekend—pizza. ...
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Memorial Day weekend marked the unofficial start of summer. For me that means two things: Trips to the Shore and cups full of ice cream. ...
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The recent Bamboozle Festival was not just great for New Jersey music fans, it also provided a high-profile opportunity for a bunch of Jersey bands like the Bouncing Souls to play to their home state crowd. ...
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The United States Golf Association announced today that the 2017 U.S. Women's Open—one of the premier events of women's professional golf—will be held at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster......
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The Internet is a-buzz with excitement over the NHL playoffs. Two weeks ago, any mention of hockey would’ve reduced me to a yawn. That was before my co-workers dragged me to the Prudential Center in Newark for my first taste of those lovable scamps known as the New Jersey Devils....
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Fashion meeting function in the same product is about as rare as a total solar eclipse. You better get your sunglasses handy ladies because shoe designer Paul Mayer made it happen....
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Two hours and 18 minutes passed in their Thursday night set at South By Southwest before Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band sang about the time the big man joined the band. The band—and the audience—went silent. ...
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High noon is an ungodly hour for the hipsters who crawl the late-night bars and honky-tonks of Austin, Texas, at the annual South By Southwest music conference. But that was wake-up time this morning if they wanted to catch an earful of the conference’s music keynote speaker, Bruce Springsteen....
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