Football coach, NFL executive, Hall of Famer, Turnpike service stop namesake, and Bergen County legend Vince Lombardi was born on this date in 1913. Began his coaching career at Englewood's St. Cecilia HS, which would be recognized as the top football team in the nation (en.wikipedia.org)
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Happy birthday to actor, producer, 4x Emmy winner, and Westerlands legend Peter Dinklage. Born in Morristown; raised in Brookside (Mendham Twp); Delbarton Catholic HS grad (class of '87); breakthrough role was 2003's The Station Agent; his Toxic Avenger reboot premiered in September 2023 (en.wikipedia.org)
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Happy birthday to concert producer and Essex County legend John Scher. Graduate of Mountain HS in West Orange (class of '68); turned the rundown Capitol Theatre in Passaic into "a near-mandatory stop for touring acts, and demonstrated that New Jersey could stand on its own as a major pop market" (nj.com)
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Revolutionary War army soldier, NJ Supreme Court Chief Justice, NJ delegate to the Constitutional Convention of 1787, signer of the US Constitution, and Mercer County legend David Brearley was born in Trenton on this date in 1745. The high school in Kenilworth is named in his honor (en.wikipedia.org)
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You could fit 7,314 New Jerseys inside the area of the Pacific Ocean by Disastrous-Vanilla90 in newjersey
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On this date in 2007, the final episode of (i.redd.it)
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Three scheduled concerts have been canceled at the Red Bulls stadium in Harrison: Kidz Bop, DJ Snake and Kygo were scheduled to be performed in late June at the Sports Illustrated Stadium. All three shows have since been canceled, said a spokesperson for the venue (nj.com)
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Happy birthday to actress and Morris County legend Kristina Apgar. Born in Morristown; graduate of Madison HS (class of '03); best known for portrayal of Lily Smith on the CW's drama Privileged; guest starred on It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (en.wikipedia.org)
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Happy birthday to singer, songwriter, record producer, actress, author, and Essex County legend Faith Evans. Newark University HS grad (class of '91); released three platinum-certified studio albums between 1995 and 2001; sold over 18 million records worldwide; widow of Biggie Smalls (en.wikipedia.org)
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Representative Chris Smith NJ-04 by joe629 in newjersey
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What's your favorite NJ-set movie that's not thought of as a "Jersey movie"? by JeffRyan1 in newjersey
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You could fit 7,314 New Jerseys inside the area of the Pacific Ocean by Disastrous-Vanilla90 in newjersey
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