You may have heard that Davy Jones, of the Monkees, died today. While he had little to no connection to New Jersey, one of the Monkees’ greatest hits does.
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Feb
29
2012
In Memory of Davy Jones – A Brief History of ‘Pleasant Valley Sunday’ and Its West Orange Connection
Feb
29
2012
Leap Day
There are many legends floating around about special things that happen on Leap Day. Women propose to men, beans and peas grow the wrong way and Leap Day William visits children so he can replace their tears for candy.
Doing anything special today?
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Feb
28
2012
Things to do in Jersey – March 2 3 4 2012
A selection of events taking place in the Garden State this weekend.
12th Annual New Jersey Home and Garden Show
| Show Hours | Admission | Directions |
| Friday, March 2nd: 2:00 – 7:00pm
Saturday, March 3rd: 10:00 – 7:00pm Sunday, March 4th: 11:00 – 5:00pm |
Adults 17+ $6.50
16 and under Free 65+ $5.00 |
Atlantic City Convention Center One Miss America Way Atlantic City, NJ 08401 |
East Coast Custom Knife Show 2012
East Coast Custom Knife Show 2012March 2, 3, 4, 2012
The Westin Hotel - Jersey City Newport
479 Washington Boulevard
Jersey City, New Jersey 07310
For Hotel Information Call: 201-626-2900
Friday – 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Saturday – 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
Sunday – 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
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Feb
28
2012
Happy Birthday, New Jersey Native Ali Larter!
Ali Larter was born in Cherry Hill today in 1976.
Larter is the daughter of Margaret, a realtor, and Danforth Larter, a trucking executive. She attended Carusi Middle School and later graduated from Cherry Hill High School West during her time as a model.
Larter began her modelling career at the age of 14 when a modelling scout discovered her on the street and was asked to star in a Phillies commercial, this led to a modeling contract with the prestigious Ford Modeling Agency in New York. Larter subsequently skipped her senior year to model in Australia, Italy and Japan. She would temporarily settle in Italy at the age of seventeen.
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27
2012
Gothamist Posts Fascinating Info on the 1934 Plan To Fill In The Hudson River Connecting NYC To NJ
Sometimes you run into crazy schemes from the past and think “what if?” Here’s a great one.
Feb
26
2012
What Happened to the Oscars? – The 84th Annual Academy Awards
The Oscars have gone through a lot of changes in the last 10 years and now they just seem to be lost going in circles like a dog chasing its tail.
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Feb
25
2012
Win a Family 4-pack of Tickets to See New Jersey’s Ronnie Faisst & the Nuclear Cowboyz at the IZOD Center on March 2nd 2012
Ronnie Faisst of Mays Landing, New Jersey began riding motorcycles at the age of eight and went pro at the age of 18, racing the 125 Outdoor Nationals and East Coast Supercross Series. He is currently featured in the Nuclear Cowboyz show.
Nuclear Cowboyz is an exciting Freestyle Motocross (FMX) show that is coming to the IZOD Center in East Rutherford, NJ on March 2 & 3, 2012 and we are giving away a FREE Family 4-pack of tickets to the Friday, March 2nd show.
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25
2012
Wicked Faire – Halloween in February – Somerset NJ – Photo Gallery
Wicked Faire is like Chiller Theatre but without the movie and TV celebrities. It is a convention for performers, artists, musicians and crafters. There are multiple stages with different events going on at any given time.
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25
2012
Happy Birthday, New Jersey Native Chelsea Handler!
Are you there, Chelsea? Happy Birthday!
Handler grew up in Livingston, the youngest of six children. She was raised in Reform Judaism by her Mormon mother Rita and Jewish father Seymour. Her mother was German, and had come to the U.S. in 1958.
At age 19, Handler moved from New Jersey to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career, and two years later she decided to become a stand-up comic after telling her story about a DUI to a class of other offenders, who found her story funny.
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24
2012
Vote For Your Favorite New Jersey Beach
If you listen close you can almost hear the surf, the sea gulls, and the hubbub on the boardwalk. Before you know it summer will be here. And if there is one thing about summer in our state that people are opinionated about it is their favorite beach. The New Jersey Sea Grant Consortium is now giving you a chance to let your vote count in their 5th Annual New Jersey’s Top Ten Beaches Poll. There are three categories you can vote in – “Family Vacation”, “Day Trips”, and “Ecotourism”. Simply click on the category, hit “Click here to cast your vote!” link, select your beach and vote. It’s that simple.
In addition to voting for your favorite beach there is also a New Jersey Coastal Issues Poll that you can take and select what issue you think will have the biggest impact on the future of coastal New Jersey. This also gives you the chance to win one of four Jersey Coast Prize Packages that will include merchandise, gift certificates and coupons for restaurants and iconic shore eateries, amusement parks, winery tour passes and more.
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