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Giving Teens An Academic Leg Up

By Shelby Vittek | August 15, 2011
After realizing few academic opportunities exist for inner city youth after high school, two successful businessmen offer them a leg up on furthering their education. ...
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The mother of an autistic son realizes there are few services for adults living with autism, and acts to change the status quo. ...
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Families Helping Families

By Shelby Vittek |
A family breast-cancer diagnosis spurred two teens to action, and a charity was born. ...
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Difference Makers

By New Jersey Monthly |
Imagination and determination characterize our 2011 Seeds of Hope honorees. ...
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From Brat Pack to Backpack

By New Jersey Monthly |
Andrew McCarthy still acts and directs, but the Summit native has won new acclaim writing about his global travels....
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Dream Machines

By Ken Schlager | July 11, 2011
Rob and Bob Ida have a passion for antique cars—and the skill to build new versions of rare collectibles from scratch. ...
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Watching the Detectors

By New Jersey Monthly |
Searching for coins in the sand may not sound chic, but skill and patience make this hobby golden....
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Meet the Throwbacks

By New Jersey Monthly |
Jerseyans Billy Van Zandt (brother of Steve) and Jane Milmore write and perform classic farce and old-fashioned shtick that have made them a stage and sitcom success story. ...
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A Q&A with Charles Liu, a professor of astrophysics whose The Handy Astronomy Answer Book is very popular among children. ...
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Closing a Chapter

By New Jersey Monthly | June 13, 2011
Gay Talese didn’t want to leave his Ocean City home, but his wife gave him little choice. Now the famed writer bids a sad farewell to the Shore....
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Whodunnit?

By New Jersey Monthly |
If it’s a best-selling crime novel, the answer is probably Ridgewood’s Harlan Coben....
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Barbara Sinatra recounts her 22-year marriage to the Chairman of the Board in her new memoir Lady Blue Eyes: My Life With Frank Sinatra....
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Baking Burglars

By New Jersey Monthly |
Two sneaky baking burglars bring grandma's recipes to hungry residents of the Garden State....
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Tusk Love

By New Jersey Monthly | May 9, 2011
A couple’s journey leads them inside the belly of Jersey’s favorite beast. ...
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Backyard Bounty

By New Jersey Monthly |
Tending his fruit and vegetable garden, the author’s 90-year-old father—a locavore before the term existed—keeps old country ways alive. ...
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Boardwalk Empress

By New Jersey Monthly |
The owner of seven restaurants, four in Asbury Park, Marilyn Schlossbach is a canny businesswoman with a passion for surfing—and helping the less fortunate....
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Cape Crusader

By New Jersey Monthly |
Roy Steinberg, an established Hollywood director and producer of soap operas, leaves LA for the stage in Cape May. ...
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More Than a Memory

By New Jersey Monthly |
Pat DiNizio, front man for The Smithereens, talks to NJM about his band's Jersey roots, reuniting the group, and their upcoming tour. ...
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New Jersey Hall of Fame: Class of 2011

By New Jersey Monthly | April 13, 2011
Here is a list of the 2011 New Jersey Hall of Fame inductees:...
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Becoming Martha

By New Jersey Monthly | April 11, 2011
An original Jersey girl looks back at her Nutley youth—and forward to the digital future....
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