In August 1776, the NJ Legislature met in Princeton to create a symbol for the new state, and later hired Pierre Eugene Du Simitiere, a Swiss-born artist, for the design. The State Seal of New Jersey was adopted on this date in 1777 by the Legislature meeting at the Indian King Tavern
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By - rollotomasi07071
After two years off due to the pandemic, Michael Arnone’s "Crawfish Fest" returns to scenic western New Jersey for three days of music, food and camping June 3-5. Over 20 New Orleans and Louisiana acts performing on three stages from that Friday through Sunday at the Sussex County Fairgrounds
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By - rollotomasi07071
Cartoonist and Passaic/Morris County legend Don Martin was born on this date in 1931 in Paterson. Alumnus of Newark School of Fine and Industrial Art; spent 31 years drawing for Mad Magazine; owned vanity license plate which read "SHTOINK," patterned after the style of his famed sound effects
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By - rollotomasi07071
First school visit to read my children’s book, Cosmo Faces the Forest of Fear, to the first-graders in Manahawkin, NJ! The kids were an AWESOME audience!
When you come across a feel-good thing.
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By - avvcosmo2
Silent film actress, artist's model, singer, and Hudson County legend Dorothy Gibson was born in Hoboken on this date in 1889. A survivor of the Titanic; starred in the first movie based on the disaster, although the only known prints were destroyed in a 1914 fire at Fort Lee's Eclair Studios
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By - rollotomasi07071