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River Plaza, New Jersey
River Plaza is an unincorporated community located within Middletown Township in Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is adjacent to the Navesink River and Shadow Lake. The settlement is mainly made up of small single-family homes on a peninsula between the river and lake, though parts of the community stretch north of the lake. The community's one elementary school, River Plaza Elementary, is located north of the lake on Hubbard Avenue ( County Route 12). The other major road in River Plaza, Front Street, carries CR 10 east of Hubbard Avenue and travels to Red Bank via the Hubbards Bridge over the Navesink River. Notable people People who were born in, are residents of, or otherwise closely associated with River Plaza include: * Peter Dobson (born 1964), actor who had a cameo role in '' Forrest Gump'' as Elvis Presley. * Debbie Harry (born 1945), singer-songwriter and actress, lead singer of the band Blondie. * Olivia Nuzzi Olivia Nuzzi (born Janua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Local Government In New Jersey
Local government in New Jersey is composed of counties and municipalities. Local jurisdictions in New Jersey differ from those in some other U.S. state, states because every square foot of the state is part of exactly one List of municipalities in New Jersey, municipality; each of the 564 municipalities is in exactly one List of counties in New Jersey, county; and each of the 21 counties has more than one municipality. New Jersey has no independent city, independent cities, or consolidated city-county, consolidated city-counties. The forms of municipality in New Jersey are more complex than in most other states, though, potentially leading to misunderstandings regarding the governmental nature of an area and what local laws apply. All municipalities can be classified as one of five types of local government—Borough (New Jersey), Borough, City (New Jersey), City, Township (New Jersey), Township, Town (New Jersey), Town, and Village (New Jersey), Village—and one of twelve forms ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County Route 12 (Monmouth County, New Jersey)
The following is a list of County routes in New Jersey, county routes in Monmouth County, New Jersey, Monmouth County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. For more information on the county route system in New Jersey as a whole, including its history, see County routes in New Jersey. History In the 1937 renumbering of Monmouth County roads, numbers 1 through 5 were reserved for the longer, "cross-county" routes; those numbered 6 and above were to be more local in nature. County Route 1 was designated to run from the Mercer County, New Jersey, Mercer County line via Freehold Borough, New Jersey, Freehold and Eatontown, New Jersey, Eatontown to the Long Branch, New Jersey, Long Branch city limits. With the establishment of the 500 Series of County routes in New Jersey, county routes, CR 1 was superseded by County Route 524 (New Jersey), CR 524 from the Mercer County line to Smithburg, and County Route 537 (New Jersey), CR 537 from Smithburg to the Long Branch boundary. The present CR 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olivia Nuzzi
Olivia Nuzzi (born January 6, 1993) is a political reporter who serves as the Washington correspondent for ''New York'' magazine. Early and personal life Nuzzi was born in New York City. She is the daughter of Kelly and John Nuzzi, who was born in Brooklyn, New York, worked for the New York City Department of Sanitation for 20 years, and died in December 2015. After his death, Nuzzi wrote about him for ''The Daily Beast''. Her mother, Kelly Nuzzi, died in February 2021. After her death, Nuzzi wrote about her for ''New York Magazine''. She has a brother, Jonathan. Nuzzi grew up in the River Plaza neighborhood of Middletown Township, New Jersey. She now resides in Washington, D.C. Career High school, and early work Nuzzi attended and graduated from Middletown High School South. She began her writing career as a teenager in 2011, as a monthly political columnist for the ''triCityNews'', an alt weekly based in Asbury Park, New Jersey. She also wrote for ''More Monmouth Musings ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blondie (band)
Blondie is an American Rock music, rock band co-founded by singer Debbie Harry and guitarist Chris Stein. The band was a pioneer in the American New wave music, new wave scene of the mid-1970s in New York. Their first two albums contained strong elements of Punk rock, punk and new wave, and although highly successful in the UK and Australia, Blondie was regarded as an underground music, underground band in the U.S. until the release of ''Parallel Lines'' in 1978. Over the next five years, the band achieved several hit singles including "Heart of Glass (song), Heart of Glass," "Call Me (Blondie song), Call Me," "Atomic (song), Atomic," "The Tide Is High," and "Rapture (Blondie song), Rapture". The band became noted for its eclectic mix of musical styles, also incorporating elements of disco, pop music, pop, reggae, and early hip hop music, rap music. Blondie disbanded after the release of its sixth studio album, ''The Hunter (Blondie album), The Hunter'', in 1982. Debbie Harry con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Debbie Harry
Deborah Ann Harry (born Angela Trimble; July 1, 1945) is an American singer, songwriter and actress, best known as the lead vocalist of the band Blondie. Four of her songs with the band reached on the US charts between 1979 and 1981. Born in Miami, Florida, Harry was adopted as an infant and raised in Hawthorne, New Jersey. After attending college, she worked various jobs—as a dancer, a Playboy Bunny and a secretary (including at the BBC in New York)—before her breakthrough in the music industry. Harry co-formed Blondie in 1974 in New York City. The band released its eponymous debut album in 1976, and released a further three albums between then and 1979, including ''Parallel Lines'', which spawned six singles, including " Heart of Glass". Their fifth album, ''Autoamerican'' (1980), afforded Harry and the band further attention, spawning such hits as a cover of "The Tide Is High", and " Rapture", the latter of which is considered the first rap song to chart at number one i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elvis Presley
Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), or simply Elvis, was an American singer and actor. Dubbed the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, King of Rock and Roll", he is regarded as Cultural impact of Elvis Presley, one of the most significant cultural figures of the 20th century. His energized interpretations of songs and sexually provocative performance style, combined with a singularly potent mix of influences across color lines during a civil rights movement, transformative era in race relations, led him to both great success and Cultural impact of Elvis Presley#Danger to American culture, initial controversy. Presley was born in Tupelo, Mississippi, and relocated to Memphis, Tennessee, with his family when he was 13 years old. His music career began there in 1954, recording at Sun Records with producer Sam Phillips, who wanted to bring the sound of African-American music to a wider audience. Presley, on rhythm acoustic guitar, and accompanied by lead ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forrest Gump
''Forrest Gump'' is a 1994 American comedy-drama film directed by Robert Zemeckis and written by Eric Roth. It is based on the 1986 novel of the same name by Winston Groom and stars Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Gary Sinise, Mykelti Williamson and Sally Field. The film follows several decades in the life of a slow-witted and kindhearted Alabama man named Forrest Gump (Hanks) and his experiences in the 20th-century United States. The film differs substantially from the novel. Principal photography took place between August and December 1993, mainly in Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina. Extensive visual effects were used to incorporate Hanks into archived footage and to develop other scenes. The soundtrack features songs reflecting the different periods seen in the film. ''Forrest Gump'' was released in the United States on July 6, 1994, and received critical acclaim for Zemeckis's direction, performances (particularly those of Hanks and Sinise), visual effects, music, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Dobson
Peter Dobson (born July 19, 1964) is an American actor. His film roles include appearances in '' Sing'' (1989), ''Last Exit to Brooklyn'' (1989), ''The Marrying Man'' (1991), ''The Frighteners'' (1996), and ''Drowning Mona'' (2000), in addition to a cameo as Elvis Presley in '' Forrest Gump'' (1994). On television, he starred as the title character in the CBS comedy ''Johnny Bago'' (1993) and the lead of the USA Network comedy-drama '' Cover Me'' (2000–2001). Dobson was born at Riverview Medical Center in Red Bank, New Jersey, to an activist mother and a contractor father. He grew up in Middletown Township and attended Middletown High School South. He later lived in Loch Arbour. Since 2015, he has been in talks to make his directorial debut with the film ''Exit 102: Asbury Park''. Partial filmography *''Modern Girls'' (1986) - Alan (Margo's Ex who kisses like a lizard.) (uncredited) *'' Plain Clothes'' (1987) - Kyle Kerns *''Defense Play'' (1987) - Ringo *'' Sing'' (1989) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red Bank, New Jersey
Red Bank is a borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. Incorporated in 1908, the community is on the Navesink River, the area's original transportation route to the ocean and other ports. Red Bank is in the New York Metropolitan Area and is a commuter town of New York City. As of the 2020 United States Census, it had a population of 12,936, reflecting an increase of 730 (5.98%) from the 12,206 counted in the 2010 Census, which had in turn increased by 362 (3.06%) from the 11,844 counted in the 2000 Census. Red Bank is the 5th most densely populated town in Monmouth County. Red Bank was formed as a town on March 17, 1870, from parts of Shrewsbury Township. On February 14, 1879, Red Bank became Shrewsbury City, part of Shrewsbury Township; this lasted until May 15, 1879, when Red Bank regained its independence. On March 10, 1908, Red Bank was formed as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature and was set off from Shrewsbury Township.Snyder, John P''The St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County Route 10 (Monmouth County, New Jersey)
The following is a list of county routes in Monmouth County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. For more information on the county route system in New Jersey as a whole, including its history, see County routes in New Jersey. History In the 1937 renumbering of Monmouth County roads, numbers 1 through 5 were reserved for the longer, "cross-county" routes; those numbered 6 and above were to be more local in nature. County Route 1 was designated to run from the Mercer County line via Freehold and Eatontown to the Long Branch city limits. With the establishment of the 500 Series of county routes, CR 1 was superseded by CR 524 from the Mercer County line to Smithburg, and CR 537 from Smithburg to the Long Branch boundary. The present CR 1 was formed when part of CR 3 was separated from the balance of CR 3 with the 1952 establishment of CR 527 as part of the 500 Series routes. Since the CR 1 designation was available, that portion of CR 3 between CR 527 and CR 571 was re-designat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shadow Lake (New Jersey)
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Shadow Lake can refer to: * Shadow Lake (Kawartha Lakes), Ontario, Canada * Shadow Lake, at Musselman Lake, Ontario, Canada * Shadow Lake, Washington, a census-designated place (CDP) in the United States * Shadow Lake Dam, Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States * Shadow Lake Formation, a geological unit in Ontario, Canada See also * Shadow (other) A shadow is a region of darkness where light is blocked. Shadow or Shadows may also refer to: Places * Shadow, Virginia, an unincorporated community in the US People * M. Shadows (born 1981), lead singer for Avenged Sevenfold *Mary Shadow (192 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monmouth County, New Jersey
Monmouth County () is a county located on the coast of central New Jersey. The county is part of the New York metropolitan area and is situated along the northern half of the Jersey Shore. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the county's population was 643,615, making it the state's fifth most populous county,QuickFacts - Monmouth County, New Jersey; New Jersey; United States , . Accessed March 24, 2018. representing an increase of 13,245 (2.1%) from the 2010 census, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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