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Recalling my days at The Record building at 150 River St. in Hackensack
During my first three years there, The Record was a “p.m.” paper." During the day, you could feel the first-floor presses rumble to life. → Read More
Satin Dolls and other 'The Sopranos' famous locales in North Jersey
What "Sopranos" fan in these parts has not played the "Where was Tony in that scene" game? Here are some locations made famous by 'The Sopranos.' → Read More
Satin Dolls and other 'The Sopranos' famous locales in North Jersey
What "Sopranos" fan in these parts has not played the "Where was Tony in that scene" game? Here are some locations made famous by 'The Sopranos.' → Read More
Archive: Jerry Lewis shared New Jersey, Dean Martin memories in 2005 book
Jerry Lewis has plenty of vivid, fond and funny memories of the decade he spent working with Dean Martin. This was clear in his 2005 book "Dean & Me (A Love Story)." → Read More
Archive: Out of the depths we cried, and were changed forever
They were fathers, mothers, sons, daughters, sisters, brothers, cousins, friends and neighbors. → Read More
Archive: 'Snooki' eyes next chapter in her life
The brand has taken the 4-foot-8 reality star amazingly far. → Read More
Archive: Exploring the charms of Frenchtown in Hunterdon County
It's a picturesque little town in the Garden State that has an interesting history and a lively art community. → Read More
Archive - JFK assassination: The event that changed TV
In 1963, television screens were small and rounded and transmitted black-and-white images → Read More
Comedian Chris Gethard stays true to his Jersey roots
Chris Gethard’s autobiographical Off Broadway show “Career Suicide” is full of Jersey references. → Read More
Pulitzer Prize-winning presidential historian Jon Meacham to speak Nov. 4 at WPU
Jon Meacham, the best-selling author and presidential scholar, will provide some much-needed perspective about the 2016 Presidential election when he speaks at William Paterson University as part of WPU's 38th Annual Distinguished Lecturer Series. → Read More
HGTV 'Rehab Addict' star Nicole Curtis shares lessons learned in personal memoir
After nearly 20 years of working in construction and preserving old homes, Nicole Curtis decided several years ago that she wanted to write a book. Not the how-to variety, mind you, but a memoir that folds in the life lessons she has learned from her work on old houses, many of which she has featured on her hit HGTV and DIY show “Rehab Addict.” → Read More
CNBC's Bill Griffeth on how a DNA test 'complicated' his life
CNBC's Bill Griffeth’s new memoir, “The Stranger in My Genes,” is “the story of how a simple DNA test greatly complicated my life.” → Read More
Secaucus native wins Emmy for work on 'Key & Peele'
How surprised was Ian Roberts to hear he was a winner at this year's Primetime Emmy Awards? "I had zero expectation that we would win. I had my coat off sitting there and they called my name, and for the first time, I understood that thing I've... → Read More
Secaucus native wins Emmy for work on Comedy Central's 'Key & Peele'
How surprised was Ian Roberts to hear he was a winner at this year’s Primetime Emmy Awards? “I had zero expectation that we would win. I had my coat off sitting there and they called my name, and for the first time, I understood that thing I’ve... → Read More
Amy Stewart's second novel about Bergen sheriff, Wyckoff female deputy debuts
The Bergen County sheriff and the Wyckoff woman he dared to deputize a century ago have been resting in peace in North Jersey cemeteries for decades now, their fame — among newspaper readers of their time — long since faded. But best-selling author Amy Stewart has once again brought Robert Nelson Heath and Constance Amelie Kopp back to life — along with their colorful loved ones and antagonists… → Read More
Tim Kaine's 'Late Show' look-alike is Glen Rock's Mark Spada
Glen Rock's Mark Spada, the post-production supervisor on “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert,” has a gig playing Tim Kaine, the Democratic vice presidential nominee. → Read More
Mel Brooks tells the stories behind 'Blazing Saddles'
“Mel Brooks: Back in the Saddle Again!,” a screening of his classic Western comedy spoof, followed by a live conversation and audience Q&A with Brooks, comes to Radio City Music Hall. → Read More
Decades later, Bergen County teens' slayings remain unsolved [video]
42 years after the murders of two young women, the case remains unsolved. → Read More
Decades later, Bergen County teens' slayings remain unsolved
42 years after the murders of two young women, the case remains unsolved. → Read More
Englewood's Anthony Mendez on his 2nd Emmy nomination for CW series
More than one “Jane the Virgin” writer told Englewood’s Anthony Mendez that being “The Narrator” on The CW’s series would change his life. But that was early on, before anyone knew that the series, and his hilarious, Emmy-nominated unseen, unnamed character, would become such hits with viewers. And frankly, back then, Mendez — who already had a thriving voiceover career, but pretty much toiled… → Read More