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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
Lifestyle
NJ's Dominic Sessa Cast In New Anthony Bourdain Biopic: Report NJ's Dominic Sessa Cast In New Anthony Bourdain Biopic: Report
NJ's Dominic Sessa Cast In New Anthony Bourdain Biopic: Report Dominic Sessa is going from boarding school to the kitchen. The 21-year-old actor, who grew up in Egg Harbor Township and Ocean City, has been cast as Anthony Bourdain in a new biopic about the legendary chef, Deadline reports.  Bourdain is also a Garden State native, growing up in Leonia and having graduated from the Dwight-Englewood School. Sessa became a breakout star after appearing in "The Holdovers," a critically acclaimed dramedy about a boy stuck at boarding school over Christmas break with his misanthropic teacher.  Sessa attended Alder Avenue Middle School in Egg Harbo…

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by Sam Barron
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Aaron Rodgers Cheers On Fellow NJ Resident Tommy Paul At US Open Aaron Rodgers Cheers On Fellow NJ Resident Tommy Paul At US Open
Aaron Rodgers Cheers On Fellow NJ Resident Tommy Paul At US Open The US Open is the place to be for New Jersey residents on Sunday, Sept. 3. Aaron Rodgers, who famously moved to Montclair earlier this year, was among the celebs at this year's US Open, presumably cheering on Voorhees native, Tommy Paul. Paul, 26, advanced to the fourth round of the Open for the first time in his career, after beating Spain's Alejandro Davidovich Fokina on Friday, Sept. 1. He lost in the fourth set, making 20-year-old Ben Shelton the youngest American quarter-finalist since Andy Roddick in 2002. There was no shortage of star power in the stands for Paul's match. Rodgers i…

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by Zak Failla & Cecilia Levine
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JWoww, Pro Westler Beau Vacationing In Rome JWoww, Pro Westler Beau Vacationing In Rome
JWoww, Pro Westler Beau Vacationing In Rome JWoww is having the best summer ever. The "Jersey Shore" cast member — whose real name is Jenni Farley — is apparently traveling to Rome with her fiancée, Ring of Honor's Zack Clayton. The pair visited the Colosseum and Farley posted a photo of a cappuccino to Instagram. Farley and Clayton have had a whirlwind relationship. They began dating in 2019 after Farley split from her husband, Roger Matthews. They split up but quickly reunited, eventually getting engaged in Feb. 2021 on top of the Empire State Building. A wedding date has not been set.  

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by Sam Barron
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Checkmark! New Jersey Celebs Regain Verification Status Checkmark! New Jersey Celebs Regain Verification Status
Checkmark! New Jersey Celebs Regain Verification Status The reports of the death of the blue checkmark for these New Jersey celebrities has been greatly exaggerated. On Saturday, April 22, Twitter returned its blue verified checkmarks to celebrities with at least 1 million followers, even if they did not subscribe to its new Twitter Blue verification service. This reversed an earlier decision on Thursday, April 20, that saw bold face Jersey names like Bruce Springsteen, Jon Stewart, Shaquille O'Neal and Queen Latifah lose their verification status, looking like every other non-famous user on Twitter.  Stewart had some fun with (briefly) losing …

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by Sam Barron
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Here's Why Couple Just Married By Tom Hanks Is Choosing To Be Kind Here's Why Couple Just Married By Tom Hanks Is Choosing To Be Kind
Here's Why Couple Just Married By Tom Hanks Is Choosing To Be Kind If Tom Hanks can be kind, why can't we all? That's the question a Pennsylvania couple married by the Academy Award-winning actor earlier this month was left asking themselves after their once-in-a-lifetime experience. "It's been a great reminder to us, as recipients of such a kind gesture, to spread more of that love all around us," said Krisna Poznik Stahl, who married her husband, Tyson, with help from Hanks, on March 20.  "Tom Hanks might be a famous celebrity, but I suspect he does things like this because it brings people such joy. And you don’t need to be anyone, but you do need to …

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by Cecilia Levine
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North Jersey Surgeon With Star-Studded Client List Faces Lawsuit For Botched Nose Job North Jersey Surgeon With Star-Studded Client List Faces Lawsuit For Botched Nose Job
North Jersey Surgeon With Star-Studded Client List Faces Lawsuit For Botched Nose Job A triple board certified North Jersey and NYC plastic surgeon who has a star-studded list of clients is facing a lawsuit for a botched a nose job intended to correct a breathing issue -- then forging documents, the New York Post reports. Arevik Khurdayan, who has a deviated septum, saw Dr. Ramtin Kassir to correct the breathing issues that resulted from the problem, The Post says. However, during the initial consultation, the Manhattan office convinced the 34-year-old patient to undergo a cosmetic nose job as well with a dual procedure called a septorhinoplasty, promising that the operatio…

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by Valerie Musson