Jersey Celebrities
Wayne-born Tracey Wigfield won an Emmy for her work on 30 Rock. Now she's striking out on her own with a new series, Great News, premiering April 25. ...
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For John Koufos, the Road to Redemption is Long
April 13, 2017
As a high-profile attorney, John Koufos rose like a rocket, then dropped like a stone, leaving tragedy in his alcoholic wake. Now he’s back to a productive life, helping fellow ex-cons reenter society....
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Former governor’s vision helps untangle the knotted lives of others....
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Princeton Alumnus Remembers Passover With Einstein
April 11, 2017
At Princeton during wartime, the great man joined students in reading from the Haggadah....
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Treat mom to a copy of Beauty From The Inside Out, the latest beauty handbook from Bobbi Brown. ...
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Rick Porcello Ready for His Encore
April 4, 2017
After a Cy Young season, the NJ-bred pitcher just wants to play his game....
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A competitive spirit and plenty of Jersey grit have made Al Leiter as big a success in the broadcast booth as he was on the pitcher’s mound. ...
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9 Comedians Who Will Crack You Up in April
March 28, 2017
Need a good laugh? The Garden State hosts plenty of laugh-out-loud comedians this month, just in time for April Fool’s Day....
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Grover Cleveland was born in a modest, wood-framed house in Caldwell 180 years ago this month. Today, that house is a state historic site....
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The Mania Continues
February 28, 2017
Beatlemania lives on when The Fest for Beatles Fans returns to the Garden State on March 3 to 5. ...
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A Famous “World”–Revisited in Christina Baker Kline
February 14, 2017
In a new novel, Orpahn Train author Christina Baker Kline uses a celebrated painting as her canvas....
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NJ Hall of Fame Announces 2016 Inductees
January 17, 2017
The Hall of Fame’s newest class is rich in figures from the performing arts, including Kelly Ripa, Ray Liotta and Wyclef Jean. ...
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No longer hiding her Muslim identity, author Amani Al-Khatahtbeh discusses her faith, her website and her youth in New Jersey. ...
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A “Chopped” Win For a Top NJ Chef
December 16, 2016
Martyna Krowicka, 28, chef of Latour at Crystal Springs—one of NJM's Top 25 restaurants in the state—overcomes three opponents and her own jitters to win last night's episode of the long-running series....
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Falling in Love With the Nyckelharpa—and Each Other
December 14, 2016
Husband and wife Justin Nawn and Bronwyn Bird bring their passion for music to the Birdhouse Center for the Arts in Lambertville....
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Legendary Writer Gay Talese is Embattled, But Unbowed
December 13, 2016
After six decades in the public eye, Gay Talese can handle a little controversy—no matter how ugly....
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Aldo Civico Is a Man of Peace
December 7, 2016
Hoboken’s Aldo Civico has made conflict resolution his life’s work. Sometimes, it gets a little hairy....
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Learning About The Man Behind Bamberger’s
December 6, 2016
Two new books illuminate the life of Louis Bamberger, the entrepreneur, patron of the arts and philanthropist who founded the chain in 1892 in Newark....
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The Flourishing Talent of Calligrapher Bernard Maisner
December 2, 2016
Bernard Maisner is not a typical calligrapher. That's what sets him apart....
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Rutgers Professor Dissects Theologies of Bruce Springsteen’s Music
November 18, 2016
Azzan Yadin-Israel, a professor in the Classics and Jewish Studies department at Rutgers, is the author of "The Grace of God and the Grace of Man: The Theologies of Bruce Springsteen."...
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