Michael Arnone's 32nd Annual Crawfish Festival to take place May 30 to June 1st
Grieving NJ mom pushes for school bus reforms
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Happy birthday to Clementon. The Camden County borough was incorporated on this date in 1925: Fun fact: Arthur Rose Eldred, the first Eagle Scout in the history of the Boy Scouts of America, lived in Clementon
Happy birthday to Eagleswood. The Ocean County township was incorporated on this date in 1874 from portions of Stafford Township
Happy birthday to Edison. The Middlesex County township was originally incorporated as Raritan Twp on this date in 1870 from both Piscataway and Woodbridge Twps. Fun Fact: Nixon Nitration Works was the family business of Band of Brothers' Lewis Nixon. He and Dick Winters worked there after the war
Happy birthday to Englewood. The Bergen County city was incorporated on this date in 1899 from portions of Ridgefield and Englewood Townships. Fun Fact: Direct distance dialing (telephone calls without operator assistance) was introduced to the public in Englewood in 1951
Happy birthday to MLB pitcher Gordon Graceffo. 2018 graduate of Cranford HS; drafted by St. Louis Cardinals in 2021; made MLB debut in June 2024
Happy birthday to Red Bank. The Monmouth County borough was originally formed as a town on this date in 1870 from parts of Shrewsbury Township. Fun Fact: Jazz pianist & bandleader Count Basie was born and raised in Red Bank, later inducted in the NJ Hall of Fame in 2019
Happy birthday to Ventnor City. The Atlantic County city was incorporated on this date in 1903 from portions of Egg Harbor Township
I went through a parkway toll and didn't pay it. Is my future credit score screwed?
Dammed if you do: Chesterfield Township in Burlington County declared war on beavers. The beavers won
Road trip to remission: Denied by insurance and facing death, this N.J. man figured out how to live
Happy birthday to Union Beach. The Monmouth County borough was formed on this date in 1925 from portions of Raritan Township (now Hazlet). Fun fact: Union Beach was used as the eighth checkpoint of the titular race in the seventh part of the popular manga series, "Jojo's Bizarre Adventure"
Comedian/actor and Essex County legend Jerry Lewis was born in Newark on this date in 1926. Dropped out of Irvington HS in the tenth grade; starred in 60 movies/directed 13 films; the Martin and Lewis comedy act debuted at Atlantic City's 500 Club in 1946; inducted into NJ Hall of Fame in 2009
Happy birthday to Basketball Hall of Famer and Rutgers legend C. Vivian Stringer. The Scarlet Knights women's head coach from '95-'22; the first coach in NCAA history to lead three different programs to the NCAA Final Four; earned gold medal at 1984 Olympics; inducted into NJ Hall of Fame in 2019
Happy birthday to Boonton. The Morris County town was formed on this date in 1866. Fun Fact: The original location of the town is now largely under the Jersey City Reservoir, completed in 1904
NJ Hall of Fame nominees: Uncle Floyd, Brooke Shields, Isley Brothers, David Bryan, Kirsten Dunst, CC Sabathia, Orel Hershiser, Wayne Chrebet, more
The Chicken Man was blown up on this date in 1981
Happy birthday to Robbinsville. The Mercer County Township was incorporated on this date in 1859 from portions of East Windsor Township. Fun Fact: The township's name was changed from Washington Township (the name of five other municipalities in New Jersey) to Robbinsville in 2007
Happy birthday to Highland Park. The Middlesex County borough was formed on this date in 1905 when it broke away from Raritan (present-day Edison). Fun Fact: A Johnson & Johnson employee invented the band-aid in 1921 for his wife who was always cutting her fingers in her Highland Park kitchen
Happy birthday to Cinnaminson. The Burlington County township was incorporated on this date in 1860 from portions of Chester Township (now known as Maple Shade Township)
Route 80 east in Wharton to remain closed two more months for sinkhole repairs
Elimination of two food programs will hit NJ residents and farmers: The USDA said it’s ending programs that help farmers send fresh food to schools and food pantries
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