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How Well Do You Know Your NJ Service Areas? Try These 'Jeopardy' Questions How Well Do You Know Your NJ Service Areas? Try These 'Jeopardy' Questions
How Well Do You Know Your NJ Service Areas? Try These 'Jeopardy' Questions New Jersey naming its service areas after prominent Garden State public figures was put under the "Jeopardy!" spotlight on Thursday, Oct. 24. A category on the show was "Garden State Parkway Rest Area Names" and had the following answers. How well do you know the rest stops in Jersey? For $200: A: If you’re driving from Lakehurst to Bloomfield, you can fittingly say, “Whoa, we’re halfway there” at the stop named for this singer. For $400 A: This late great “Sopranos” actor was honored with a Montvale Service Area. For $600: A: A rest area honors Larry Doby, once of the Negro League’s …

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by Sam Barron
Real Estate
'Enchanted' Home Of Famous Author Hits New Jersey Market At $800K 'Enchanted' Home Of Famous Author Hits New Jersey Market At $800K
'Enchanted' Home Of Famous Author Hits New Jersey Market At $800K Peek around the Elm Ridge Park neighborhood of Hopewell Township and you may find inspiration for your next novel. The 3,417-square-foot ranch at 9 Honey Brook Drive is the former home of American author and Princeton University professor Joyce Carol Oates and is for sale at $800,000. Christine Mariano, of the Corcoran Group, is the listing agent. Oates herself is quoted in an earlier Architectural Digest article calling her home an "enchanted place … (which) has never ceased to exert its spell on me, every day for over 20 years," according to the listing. Designed by renowned Princeton ar…

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by Jon Craig
Lifestyle
Livingston's Chelsea Handler To Perform At Wellmont Theater Livingston's Chelsea Handler To Perform At Wellmont Theater
Livingston's Chelsea Handler To Perform At Wellmont Theater Author, comedian and television host Chelsea Handler is bringing "Life Will Be The Death of Me," her "sit-down" comedy show, to the Wellmont Theater in Montclair on June 28.  The tour is based on her latest book of the same name, which recounts her experiences trying to make changes in her life over the course of a year.  Handler, who grew up in Livingston, was formerly the host of "Chelsea Lately" on the E! entertainment network for seven years before moving to Netflix in 2016. Episodes on the Netflix show tackled topics ranging from  international cultures, to education, he…

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by Paul Milo