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The Everyday of 9/10
Today is September 10th, and just like 23 years ago on 9/11, it is a perfectly still day with a clear blue sky. The sun is shining and all is calm. Last year I saw for the first time, a photo someone took of the parking lot at Giants Stadium a few days after the… Continue reading
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Not-So ‘Positively New Jersey’
“…we interrupt Italian Heritage Month to bring you this late-breaking story…” If you are a regular reader of my blog, you know I do everything I can to share what is great about the Garden State. From going down the shore, to our history, to our food, I firmly believe there is nowhere better to… Continue reading
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Happy Italian Heritage Month!
October is a great month for New Jersey. Why you ask? Well, it is Italian Heritage Month! New Jersey has a proud Italian heritage. According to the most recent US Census, the “most Italian town” (by percentage) in the United States is Fairfield, with 50.3% of residents claiming Italian heritage. An additional five towns are… Continue reading
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Can You Go Home Again?
Recently I’ve been going back to the area where I grew up. While it is for a sad and stressful reason, I really don’t mind. While on the way down Franklin Avenue in Belleville during a recent trip, I found was thinking to myself how much I missed the area. When I mentioned this to… Continue reading
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Injured peregrine falcon released into wild
For those of you not familiar, the peregrine falcon is making a great comeback in New Jersey. Continue reading
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Greystone Park State Hospital Revisited
By Phillip Buehler; Designed and edited by Steven Brower In collaboration with Nora Guthrie and the Woody Guthrie Archives Through never-before-published letters, historic family photographs, and rare personal interviews, Woody Guthrie’s Wardy Forty explores the five years Woody spent at Greystone Park State Hospital in New Jersey. Woody was a patient there from 1956 –… Continue reading
This Is My New Jersey 