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Before Hollywood Took Over, This New Jersey Town Was Making Movies And Inventing The Cliffhanger

Some film historians trace the term ‘cliffhanger’ to the dramatic silent-film serials shot along New Jersey’s Palisades. Silent-film star Pearl White helped make those rocky cliffs famous through her daring screen adventures in the 1910s. That’s the detail I can’t get over. Audiences left theaters wondering if...

Fort Lee, NJ · 3d
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The Day the Sky Turned Black: The 1934 Dust Bowl Clouds Over Manhattan

On May 11, 1934, New Yorkers looked up and saw something that did not belong in the Manhattan sky. A strange gray haze spread over the city, dimming the spring sunshine and making familiar landmarks difficult to see. Streetlights came on in the middle of the day. From the observation deck of the Empire State Building, visitors could no longer make out Central Park. The material drifting through the streets had not come from a local fire or an industrial smokestack. It was soil from the Great Plains, carried more than a thousand miles by the wind.

New York, NY · 1d
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Jim Messina helped launch Kenny Loggins. Now he’s playing in Wayne

When Kenny Loggins arrived at Jim Messina’s home, he had shaggy hair, a scruffy beard and braces on his teeth. He had come to play music and hadn’t even brought a guitar. Messina, already a veteran of Buffalo Springfield and Poco , thought someone was playing a joke on him. “I’m wondering, am I being put on here? I wasn’t sure what was going on,” he said in a recent phone interview. He lent the visitor a guitar and recorded his songs. Loggins later told Messina that he did own a guitar that night. But he was embarrassed to bring the old thing along. Still, Loggins had an impressive voice. There was more here to work with than that first impression suggested, Messina thought. He decided to help Loggins assemble a band. He helped arrange the music. He would prepare the young songwriter for a career and produce his first album. Then he’d get back to producing other people. Instead, he became half of Loggins and Messina. It was an unexpected turn in a musical life that had already put him in the studio with Neil Young and Stephen Stills and on stage with Poco. The man who co-wrote “Your

Wayne, NJ · 2d

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Taste For Yourself Why A Famous TV Show Fell In Love With This Connecticut Diner

Some buildings just know how to make an entrance, and The Stamford Diner in Stamford, Connecticut is basically the architectural version of a confident handshake. This place earned its national TV spotlight fair and square, and after one visit you’ll understand exactly why. Let’s start with that first glimpse...

Stamford, CT · 3d
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Almost Sold Out! Mozart, Vivaldi Candlelight Concert Comes To Old Tappan

Bergen County music lovers have one last chance to catch a Vivaldi and Mozart candlelight concert before tickets sell out. Lumos Experiences will bring its Vivaldi and Mozart Candlelight Experience to St. Pius X Church at 268 Old Tappan Road in Old Tappan on Friday, Nov. 13, according to the event o…

Old Tappan, NJ · 9h

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New owners mark opening of Cadillac of Englewood Cliffs with charity golf, ribbon cutting

ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J. — Cadillac of Englewood Cliffs has marked its opening under new ownership with a charity golf sponsorship and a showroom ribbon cutting attended by local officials, the dealership said. The dealership at 374 Sylvan Ave. (Route 9W) is now led by Dealer Principal Andy Guelcher and...

Englewood Cliffs, NJ · 1d

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Madam C.J. Walker: How a St. Louis Washerwoman Built a Hair Care Empire

In 1900, the US census listed Sarah Breedlove as a laundress in St. Louis, a job that sometimes paid her as little as $1 a day (National Archives). Less than two decades later, as Madam C.J. Walker, she ran a hair care company with thousands of sales agents, lived in a Hudson Valley mansion designed by a Black architect, and was described at her death as the richest Black woman in the world (Indiana Historical Society, Snopes, citing the New York Age).

St Louis, MI · 1d

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‘I Need Answers’: NJ Shopper Finds Walmart’s Clothing Aisles Blocked Off, Then Learns It’s Illegal to Sell Clothes Because of a Countywide Rule

A New Jersey shopper was left confused after discovering that Walmart had blocked off its clothing section. Jose Rivera, who recently moved to the state, shared a video showing the restricted aisles at a Walmart in Bergen County and explained what he learned about the unusual rule. In the clip, Rivera (@joselwees) showed retractable barriers...

Bergen County, NJ · 1d

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William Paterson Mourns the Loss of Beloved Clown Professor

Tears fell for a beloved college professor. And for the first time in his career, they weren’t tears of laughter. William Paterson mourned the loss of beloved comedy professor and chairman of clown studies Bozo Giggleson on Sunday, Nov. 1, in the Student Center ballrooms, following his untimely death three days earlier.

Paramus, NJ · 2d

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Big Santa Returns to Paramus for 2026 Holiday Celebration With Music and Fireworks

Annual Big Santa 2026 Holiday Celebration in Paramus is going to happen on Sunday, November 22, 2026 at 4 p.m. with a strong festive comeback. This celebration will be located at Westfield Garden State Plaza in the parking lot near Entrance 7 & close to Nordstrom. This year’s evening celebration...

Paramus, NJ · 2d

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New centre for contemporary Indigenous art launches in upstate New York

Branchline, a new 10,000-sq.-ft arts centre focused on championing contemporary Native American art, opened its main gallery to the public on Saturday (7 November). Located in the town of Katonah in New York’s Westchester County, Branchline is an initiative of the Gochman Family Collection (GFC), a private lending collection established in 2021 by the philanthropist Becky Gochman, who has a longstanding interest in Native art, and the former gallerist Zach Feuer.

Katonah, NY · 2d

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Celebrate Diwali in the Bronx at Bartow-Pell Mansion

Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum is inviting Bronx families to celebrate Diwali with an evening of music, magic and cultural traditions. A Magical, Musical Diwali Celebration takes place Friday, November 13, from 7 to 8:30 PM. The evening features performers Shreeyash Palshikar and Neel Murgai, who bring together Indian and Western influences, traditional and modern sounds, and a little magic for an interactive, family-friendly experience.

Bronx, NY · 1d

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Amtrak's Penn Station plan could funnel taxpayer money to new venue for James Dolan

The Trump administration is moving ahead with a new design for Penn Station. The federal government's plan to rebuild Penn Station would require the purchase of a theater attached to the west side of Madison Square Garden. [ more › ]

New York, NY · 5d

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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 · 7d

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Hip-hop feud heats up New York governor's race

New York · 13d

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New York State Broadcasters Association Inducts Seven Into Hall of Fame

The New York State Broadcasters Association inducted seven radio and TV personalities into its Hall of Fame during a ceremony Thursday at the Rainbow Room in New York City. The Class of 2026 spans major-market news operations and regional community stations across the Empire State. “From the biggest stage in...

New York · 18d

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25 Famous Comedians You Didn’t Know Were From Upstate New York

New York City has long been one of America’s great comedy capitals, from earlier vaudeville theaters to Manhattan’s stand-up clubs and television studios. But some of the people who helped define American comedy came from places well beyond the five boroughs. Buffalo, Syracuse, Rochester, Jamestown, Saratoga Springs, and the smaller towns of Upstate New York have their own connections to late-night television, sketch comedy, sitcoms, stand-up, and comic writing.

New York · 28d

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25 Historic Hudson Valley Estates and Mansions With Remarkable Stories

The Hudson Valley has been home to some of New York’s most remarkable country houses for more than three centuries. Long before the Gilded Age brought railroad fortunes, elaborate gardens, and grand weekend retreats to the river, colonial landowning families were establishing farms, trading centers, and estates along its banks. The Hudson was both a transportation route and a source of wealth. Land, agriculture, river commerce, and the labor of enslaved people and tenant farmers helped sustain the households that later became known for their imposing mansions.

New York, NY · 28d

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45th Symposium on Industrial Archeology October 24th

The 45th Symposium on Industrial Archeology in New York and New Jersey will take place on October 24th in Hoboken, New Jersey. The day will feature talks from from varied professions on the archeology, history and heritage of industrial sites in the New York and New Jersey region. Deadline for registration is October 16, 2026.

Hoboken, NJ · 10-09

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Profiling the People’s Theatre

NEW YORK (PIX11) — The People’s Theatre in Manhattan is New York’s first immigrant cultural center and the largest Latino theater in New York State, where every detail tells a story. Here’s our Marysol Castro.

Manhattan, NY · 10-08