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Larison’s Turkey Farm Is Getting New Life in Chester

For generations of New Jersey families, a trip to Chester meant three things: the flea market, the farms, and dinner at Larison’s Turkey Farm Inn. You lingered in Adirondack chairs on the front lawn, listened for your name over the loudspeaker and filed inside for family-style platters of turkey and sides.

Chester, NJ · 7d

Parade

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In 1993, Whitney Houston paid $537,000 for a Mendham, New Jersey guest house and recording studio; she sold it 17 years later for $940,000

Whitney Houston's former New Jersey home had more than beautiful rooms.

Mendham, NJ · 3d

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Pastrami Fans Say This New Jersey Jewish Deli Holds Its Own Against Katz’s In NYC

Every pastrami lover has a benchmark, and for many it sits on the Lower East Side of Manhattan behind the famous Katz’s sign. So when people start saying a small storefront in Morristown, New Jersey comes extremely close, it is worth paying attention. This is not a giant tourist...

Morristown, NJ · 7d

Times Herald-Record

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Who has the best pizza in Orange County? Pick your favorite

Where do you find the best pizza in Orange County? That is the question in this week's Orange County Showdown poll. There are pizzerias in every corner of the county. We couldn't possibly include all of them, but we have offered a dozen representing a cross section of the county. So go to the poll below, and if you see a favorite of yours on the list, let us know what that is. The poll will be open until midnight on Nov. 5. We'll report the results the following day. What is Orange County Showdown? Orange County Showdown is a weekly poll that lets readers celebrate the schools, communities and local favorites that make the county unique. Each week, we put a new question to readers and let you decide the winner. Cast your vote, share the poll and check back to see which Orange County favorite comes out on top. A new Orange County Showdown poll will launch Nov. 10. And check back next week, when we'll be asking readers what is the best independent diner in Orange County, one that is strictly local and not part of a nationally-recognized chain of dining spots. Got a nominee in mind

Orange County, NY · 3d

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People Drive From All Over New Jersey Just For The Hot Dogs At This Historic Roadside Stand

There are places you eat at because they’re convenient, and then there are places you drive to on purpose, and Hot Dog Johnny’s in Belvidere, New Jersey, is firmly and enthusiastically in the second category. People come from all over the state for these hot dogs, and after...

Belvidere, NJ · 4d

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The Best Fried Chicken In New Jersey Is Hiding Inside This Unassuming Little Restaurant

New Jersey has been keeping a secret, and that secret is sitting on a corner in Paterson with an orange roof and a cartoon chicken on the sign. Chicken Supreme doesn’t look like the best fried chicken in the state from the outside, which is exactly the kind of trick that the best restaurants love to play on you.

Paterson, NJ · 8d

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At This New Jersey School, You Learn to Carve and Burn Designs Into Wood

Twelve years. That is how long one student has kept returning to a single New Jersey classroom to turn plain blocks of wood into art. The lessons start with something surprisingly humble. Before anyone carves a single curve, they learn how to sharpen their tools. Then come the gouges, the...

Wayne, NJ · 1d

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5 Best Restaurants in Paterson, New Jersey You Need to Try Before Everyone Else Finds Them

Paterson, New Jersey — a city where the Passaic River tumbles over Great Falls and the streets pulse with the music of many tongues, where old textile mills stand beside vibrant bodegas, and the air is alive with the scent of shawarma, empanadas, and fried chicken. Here, the city’s heart beats in the laughter of Dominican families on stoops, the quiet pride of Turkish grocers, the dreams of Palestinian bakers, and the hustle of newcomers drawn by the promise of something better. Paterson is a patchwork — of old-timers and new arrivals, of poets and shopkeepers, of students and dreamers, all weaving their stories into the city’s living fabric.

Paterson, NJ · 16h

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The Triple-Decker Turkey Club at This New Jersey Diner Knows How to Make an Entrance

The toothpicks are doing serious work. Four triangles of toasted bread, turkey, bacon, lettuce, and tomato arrive stacked high enough to make you pause before picking one up. This is the turkey club at State Line Diner in Mahwah, a Route 17 stop that understands the pleasure of ordering something familiar and getting a plate that still feels like an occasion.

Mahwah, NJ · 3d

The Coconut Mama

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Meximodo opening 3 new locations in New Jersey

Meximodo is planning three new restaurants in New Jersey, bringing its colorful Mexican dining concept to Parsippany, Marlboro and Montgomery Township in 2027. The expansion joins a growing list of…

New Jersey · 1d

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A New Jersey Bakery Makes More Than 25 Flavors Of Biscotti Using An Old Family Italian Recipe

More than 25 flavors of biscotti, and every batch traces back to a Sicilian grandmother nicknamed Grae-Grae. That alone made me hungry. Then I learned you can order most of them crunchy or soft. The flavor list jumps from almond and anise to caramel apple and cookies and cream. I...

Chester, NJ · 9h

The Bergen Record

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8 exceptional bakeries to get Thanksgiving pies in North Jersey

Getting put on the Thanksgiving pie article is tough, because — contrary to the dinner, which is easy to mess up — I genuinely believe holiday pies are better homemade. For 98% of the time. Buttery crust filled with mom's hand-whisked custard, caramelized apples peeled by grandma; swirl on the whipped cream and you've got a slice of culinary heaven that's impossible to top... ...unless your local pastry shop is run by someone who also happens to bake at that level, in addition to having a cake-centric career, a cookie-inspired Instagram page and a professional dessert education. (Sorry, Grandma. You're not Christina Tosi .) Since I've been assigned this duty, then, I've compiled a few bakeries that can compete with, or — God forbid — surpass, the treats of our most beloved family members. From Bergen, Passaic, Morris and Essex counties, here are eight exceptional bake spots to get Thanksgiving pies in North Jersey. **NOTE: Pre-ordering is recommended, if not required, at most spots. Details included. Black Magic Bakehouse, Ridgewood Black Magic Bakehouse is at the top of the Bergen pastry food chain, as the sourdough destination wows guests with innovative bakes — from Carrot Cake Cinnamon Rolls to Key

North Jersey, NJ · 1d

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Urban Crust Pizza Celebrates Grand Opening With Ribbon Cutting and Traditional Lamp Lighting

PARSIPPANY — Urban Crust Pizza celebrated its grand opening Friday with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at its new location at 305 Parsippany Road, joined by Mayor Pulkit Desai, his wife, Sangeeta Desai, Council President Judy Hernandez, Council Vice President Diya Patel and Parsippany-Troy Hills Economic Development Chairman Frank Cahill. After...

Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ · 8h

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Every Bite at This New Jersey Cafe Is Vegan, and Even Meat Eaters Love It

The chicken parm comes out crispy, saucy, and completely free of chicken. Meat eaters at the table reportedly can’t tell the difference. That alone made me sit up a little straighter. The menu runs huge, too. It covers fluffy pancakes, French toast on seeded bread, loaded fries, penne in...

New Jersey · 4d

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NJ Historic Trust Supports Restoration of Moravian Crusen House in Hope, NJ

The New Jersey Historic Trust has recommended Help Our Preservation Effort (H.O.P.E.) for a grant from the Preserve New Jersey Historic Preservation Fund, for restoration work on the Crusen House, in the Historic District of Hope, NJ. H.O.P.E. is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving the architecture and Moravian heritage of the village of Hope. The grant would provide funding to restore all of the windows in the Crusen House and replace or restore the building’s four exterior doors.

Hope, NJ · 2d

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From McDonald’s controversy to ballot box, Morris Plains voters serve up a political shakeup

Morris Plains Democrats rode the blue wave that swept across the nation Tuesday to keep control of both the mayor’s office and the borough council, ousting two incumbents in the process. In the mayoral race, Councilwoman Nancy Verga, a Democrat, unseated two-term Mayor Jason Karr, a Democrat-turned-Independent. While votes...

Morris Plains, NJ · 16h

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Chipotle Mexican Grill opens new location in Hackettstown

HACKETTSTOWN, N.J. (Warren County) — Chipotle Mexican Grill has opened a new restaurant in Hackettstown, expanding the fast-casual chain’s presence in Warren County. The restaurant officially opened Wednesday, Nov. 4, at 230 Mountain Ave. It is open daily from 10:45 a.m. to 11 p.m. Customers visiting the new...

Hackettstown, NJ · 1d

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Three $50,000 Powerball Winners In Orange And Dutchess Counties Saturday Night

Three lucky players in Orange and Dutchess counties each won fifty thousand dollars in Saturday night's Powerball drawing. Winners bought tickets at QuickChek in Middletown, Smokes Four Less in Newburgh, and Beekman Shell in Poughquag.

Orange County, NY · 4d

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Can You Grow Figs in New York? How City Gardeners Are Doing It

Some Brooklyn backyards hide trees that spend every winter dressed like giant burlap mummies. Neighbors walk past these odd bundles for months and rarely guess what is tucked inside. Many of those trees arrived as cuttings carried from Italy, Greece, and Lebanon by immigrant families a century ago. Grandparents passed...

New York · 1d

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Billy Joel at Home: 10 Photos of the Piano Man Through the Decades

For Billy Joel, New York is more than just a place. It’s an inextricable part of what makes the singer who he is. “My speech patterns are New York. The music that I like, it was all New York–based. That’s what I think of when I think of home,” he said in his 2025 HBO documentary Billy Joel: And So It Goes. “It’s my roots.”

New York, NY · 2d