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Happy birthday to actress, playwright, and Passaic County legend Lisa Edelstein. Graduate of Wayne Valley HS, guest starred on Mad About You, Sports Night, Seinfeld, and The West Wing, before landing her biggest role as Dr. Lisa Cuddy on the Fox series House
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Happy birthday to actress, playwright, and Passaic County legend Lisa Edelstein. Graduate of Wayne Valley HS, guest starred on Mad About You, Sports Night, Seinfeld, and The West Wing, before landing her biggest role as Dr. Lisa Cuddy on the Fox series House

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u/rollotomasi07071 — 1 day ago
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Kingda Ka, the tallest and fastest roller coaster in the world at the time, opened 21 years ago today. 0 to 128 miles per hour in 3.5 seconds. Closed in November 2024

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u/rollotomasi07071 — 1 day ago
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Despite a budget request that proposed steep cuts to NASA, administrator Jared Isaacman still remains popular on Capitol Hill and in industry. Jeff Foust reports on how long those good feelings might last

thespacereview.com
u/rollotomasi07071 — 1 day ago
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Feds pick design for Penn Station rebuild, won't move Madison Square Garden: Renovation plan will expand track capacity by allowing “at least limited” NJ Transit and Long Island Rail Road trains to “through-run” instead of stopping at Penn Station and turning around

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u/rollotomasi07071 — 1 day ago
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Retired congressman and Hudson County legend Barney Frank has died at age 86. Born and raised in Bayonne; Bayonne HS class of 1957; publicly came out in 1987, becoming the first member of Congress to do so voluntarily and became the most prominent US gay politician during his time in Congress

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u/rollotomasi07071 — 2 days ago
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The sharp increase in launches has led to warnings about the environmental impacts of emissions from those launches and subsequent reentries on the upper atmosphere. Michael Puckett discusses how those analyses don’t include changes in launch systems that can mitigate those impacts

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u/rollotomasi07071 — 2 days ago
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Naval officer and Hudson County legend James Jonas Madison was born in Jersey City on this date in 1889. During WWI, the cargo steamship USS Ticonderoga was attacked by a German sub. Lt. Commander Madison continued to maneuver the ship during the fight until forced to order her abandoned

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u/rollotomasi07071 — 2 days ago
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Construction of the Morris Canal was completed on this date in 1832, connecting Easton PA to New York Harbor. With a total elevation change of more than 900 feet, the 107-mile canal was considered an ingenious technological marvel for use of water-driven inclined planes to cross northern NJ hills

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u/rollotomasi07071 — 2 days ago
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Happy birthday to singer/actress and Essex County legend Naturi Naughton. Born/raised in East Orange; graduate of Immaculate Conception HS Montclair (class of '02); best known as one-third of the R&B group 3LW and for roles in Fame, Power, Notorious, The Playboy Club, The Client List, and Queens

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u/rollotomasi07071 — 2 days ago
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This N.J. domestic violence survivor got her life back thanks to protection dogs. Now she’s helping others do the same: The German Shepherd protection dog helped her "have a passion for life" again

nj.com
u/rollotomasi07071 — 3 days ago
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As Sherrill aims to fix ‘orgy of pork’ Murphy left behind, good causes are on chopping block: The rookie governor's budget cuts are baffling even hard-line Republicans

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u/rollotomasi07071 — 3 days ago
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In August 1776, the NJ Legislature met in Princeton to create a symbol for the new state, and later hired Pierre Eugene Du Simitiere, a Swiss-born artist, for the design. The State Seal of New Jersey was adopted on this date in 1777 by the Legislature meeting at the Indian King Tavern

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u/rollotomasi07071 — 3 days ago
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On this date in 1966, a French freighter collided with the Newark Bay Bridge, rendering two tracks unusable. The span was never repaired, and the bridge was demolished in 1980

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u/rollotomasi07071 — 3 days ago
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Happy birthday to singer/songwriter & Middlesex County legend Michael Angelakos. Born in New Brunswick; best known as the frontman of the indietronica band Passion Pit

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u/rollotomasi07071 — 3 days ago
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5x All-Star infielder, 5x World Series champion, and adopted NJ legend Gil McDougald was born on this date in 1928. The 1951 American League Rookie of the Year, he lived in Tenafly and Nutley during his 10-year NY Yankees career, and spent his later years in Wall Township

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u/rollotomasi07071 — 3 days ago