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SEPTEMBER 2022
NJM | VOLUME 45 | NO.09
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COURTESY OF ROBYN VON SWANK; LAURA MOSS; COURTESY OF CAMPFIRE WOODWORKS
10 FIRST WORD
By Kate Tomlinson
12 FEEDBACK
15 GARDEN VARIETY
Ping-Pong Parkinson’s; poet Nancy
Reddy; and more.
30 ONLY IN NEW JERSEY
By Steve Adubato
117 WHERE & WHEN
UPFRONT
31 BIGGER THAN FOOTBALL
CBS Mornings’ co-host Nate
Burleson. By Gary Phillips
35 CHANGE ARTIST
Councilman Dupré Kelly rose to
fame as a rapper, now he represents
Newark’s West Ward. By Gary Phillips
39 JERSEY STATE OF MIND
A visit with Clerks director Kevin
Smith. By Ed Condran
HOME & GARDEN
78 PASSION PROJECT
A Hunterdon County couple builds a
sustainable home. By Lauren Payne
EAT & DRINK
120 COMFORT ZONE
Old friends endow classic American
with fresh appeal. By Jill P. Capuzzo
123 IT’S CHEERS WITH FOOD
The Bendix Diner celebrates its 75th
birthday. By Jennifer Finn
125 PORT AS A HAPPY HARBOR
It dates back centuries, but straight or
mixed, its time is now. By Shelby Vittek
EXIT RAMP
127 THE RISING REVISITED
Twenty years later, Bruce
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FALL DAY TRIPS
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