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