NJ Celebrities
Meryl Streep Says Her ‘Dreams Were Born in New Jersey’
The three-time Oscar winner grew up in Bernardsville.
Broadway Star Laura Bell Bundy Embraces Farm Life in New Jersey
Bundy and her family traded California for a quiet Hunterdon County farm, where they are wholeheartedly championing a Jersey way of life.
Laura Benanti’s Jersey Roots Inspired Her Confidence and Passion
The Tony-winning actress grew up in Kinnelon and now lives in Montclair with her family.
MSNBC Anchor Stephanie Ruhle Has ‘Jersey Hustle’
Stephanie Ruhle, anchor of The 11th Hour, works hard during the week but on summer weekends kicks back with her family on Long Beach Island.
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At the Newark Museum, Ulysses S. Grant’s great-great-grandson presides over a vast collection of decorative art objects.
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It took four years and around 300 letters, but last year, Glen Ridge resident Coleen Christian Burke was finally invited to help decorate the nation’s most famous home. “My road to the White House was even longer than President Obama’s,” jokes Christian Burke, who got there first. A former television producer, she now runs a seasonal decorating business called Sugar Plums....
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James van Riemsdyk could not have scripted his first National Hockey League goal any better.
With time winding down in the Philadelphia Flyers’ 5-1 victory October 24 over the visiting Florida Panthers, the 20-year-old rookie from Middletown streaked down the middle of the ice and tucked a backhander between the legs of the opposing goaltender....
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