Air Explorers group introduces teens to aviation
At the Linden Municipal Airport, the Linden Air Explorers have introduced teens to various careers in aviation for more than a decade. (Video by Eliot Caroom/For The Star-Ledger)
View ArticleSeer Farms cares for pets on a short term basis
Seer Farms in Jackson is a nonprofit, no kill animal sanctuary formed to care for family pets on a short term basis. The farm helps families that are faced with foreclosure, illness, domestic violence...
View ArticleState record lake trout are patrolling the depths of Round Valley Reservoir
Round Valley Reservoir is a designated trophy trout lake covering 2,350 acres and reaching depths of 180 feet. Some fishermen call this Hunterdon County jewel the valley of the giants because of the...
View ArticleFDU students help remodel home of Newark child diagnosed with cancer
Last summer, Farleigh Dickinson University students Nereen Hassan and Greg Ellis took part in a project with Healing Spaces, a Wayne-based charity that partners designers with volunteers to remodel...
View ArticleWinners of Inside Jersey's 'Best Home Chef' competition
Inside Jersey holds a cook-off in search of the best home cook in three categories: appetizers, entrees and desserts to be crowned Jersey's Best Home Chef. (Video by Andre Malok/The Star-Ledger)
View ArticlePoultry hauler Joe Sodano whistles while he works
Joe Sodano, a poultry hauler, whistles as he delivers turkeys to processing facilities around the Northeast. He doesn't just whistle for turkeys, he has been on the Tonight Show and performs at talent...
View ArticleMedicine is a family affair for two doctors at Newark Beth Israel
Medicine is a family affair for two doctors at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center Dr. Alice Cohen runs the cancer center named for her father Dr. Fred Cohen. (Video by John O'Boyle)
View ArticleDancing Classrooms bring life lessons to students
Acclaimed ballroom dancer Pierre Dulaine demonstrated his method of teaching fifth grade students at Seth Boyden Elementary School in Maplewood on Thursday. The Dancing Classrooms are made possible...
View ArticleN.J. wildlife biologist demonstrates owl calling
Video clip of wildlife expert, Sean Grace playing an array of owl calls on his iPod during a nighttime birding expedition in Hunterdon County. He studies owls as sanctuary director of the New Jersey...
View ArticleVideo of Long Branch Middle School performing 'Bullying We'll Stop It'
A group of 8th graders at Long Branch Middle School used the beat of the song 'I Like It,' by Enrique Iglesias to write their own song 'Bullying We'll Stop It' to make their community more aware of...
View ArticleAt 99, artist Will Barnet is still a painter of his own school
At 99, printmaker and painter Will Barnet has lived through every major artistic school in modern American art. He can remember watching John Singer Sergeant paint murals on the ceiling of the Boston...
View ArticleIn Hoboken, giant sinkhole is a sore sight for weary residents
Sometimes, when work to repair a giant sinkhole in Hoboken begins, the thumping and drilling can make the walls of the luxury apartment complex just in front of it reverberate with the pounding....
View ArticleNewark high school teacher doubles as urban cowboy on equestrian circuit
Growing up in Linden, Kennis Fairfax, of Westfield, spent his summers on the family farm in Oklahoma. And even though he works in the urban center of the state's largest city, he's still a cowboy at...
View ArticleEvelyn Malzberg inspires many by earning degree at 84 years old
Jersey City native Evelyn Malzberg, 84, earned her bachelors degree in creative writing from New Jersey City University. It took Malzberg 30 years to accomplish her goal but she did it by taking one...
View ArticleMorristown green Hot Dog Lady cooks up something special
Sophie Hsieh, better known as The Hot Dog Lady, has cooked beef hot dogs alongside the Green in Morristown for over 25 years. Despite the ever-expanding competition for customers around the Green,...
View ArticleCaring for the porcupine at the Turtle Back Zoo
Viola Talbert, an animal keeper at the Turtle Back Zoo in West Orange, has been cleaning the home of a North American porcupine named Lou every day for four years now. She normally works with birds of...
View ArticleVideo: Making pottery at the NJ Academy of Ceramic Art
Frank Bosco founded the New York-New Jersey Academy of Ceramic Art in an old carriage house in Jersey City. (Video by Steve Strunsky/The Star-Ledger)
View ArticleWomen over 60 compete in Miss New Jersey Senior America pageant in Atlantic City
It was no guts, no glory for thirteen 60-somethings when they took the stage at Harrah's Resort in Atlantic City yesterday for the annual Miss New Jersey Senior America Pageant. For decades, the Miss...
View ArticleVideo: 11-year-old runs his own landscaping business
For 11-year-old Robbie Kelly, running his landscaping business has grown to around six lawns a weekend and something that takes up a lot of his time. He keeps investing in his business, but it may be...
View ArticleVideo: BMX riders take to Lakewood course in Free Flow Tour event
Brad Kaminski, of Lacey Township, was one of fifty amateurs that showed off their BMX skills at the Gatorade Free Flow Tour in Lakewood. The winner would get a chance to join the Dew Tour, but for...
View ArticleIn Newark's Ironbound, 90-year-old scoutmaster is always prepared
A lot has changed in the Ironbound section of Newark since Julio Balde joined the Boy Scouts. Balde, then 16, and already in trade school, was unenthusiastic, but his father's Portuguese sport club...
View ArticleVideo: Bear cools off in North Caldwell pool
In this video provided by Dana Strus, a bear stops at her pool in North Caldwell, N.J. on July 19 to get its feet wet. (Video Courtesy of Dana Strus)
View ArticleThe top five roller coasters at Six Flags Great Adventure in New Jersey
With so many rides, roller coasters, and lines at Six Flags Great Adventure it isn't always possible to ride everything so we wanted to give you our top five roller coasters at the park. From El Torro...
View ArticleNew Jersey man captures and preserves spider webs on glass
Emil "Rocky" Fiore has been exploring the woods and caves along the eastern slopes of the Palisades in search of spider webs for more than 30 years. Fiore has perfected a process of mounting the orb...
View ArticleHundreds audition for The Biggest Loser in Newark
About 400 people lined up outside Newark Beth Israel Center to audition for NBC's The Biggest Loser on Saturday. Newark was one of 13 stops the show was making to find contestants. (Video by Robert...
View ArticleSearching for Big Red Eye, the New Jersey Sasquatch
The search for North Jersey's Sasquatch, Big Red Eye, has been going on for years. Witnesses describe encounters with Big Red Eye and Mark Moran and Mark Sceurman of 'Weird NJ' also lend their...
View ArticleSAGE Furniture Restoration Workshop helps keeps seniors independent
At the SAGE Furniture Restoration Workshop the workers age from 59 to 90 and most of them don't have any backgrounds in furniture repair. However the 20 retirees that volunteer there all know that...
View ArticleVideo: Montclair couple wins wife-carrying contest and Hillsborough amputee...
A Montclair couple made Garden State athletic history over Labor Day weekend, taking top prize for the second consecutive year at the annual New Jersey Wife-Carrying Competition. Chris Sedlak lifted...
View ArticleKeno Brothers of 'Antiques Roadshow' display their checkerboard sideboard
Leslie and Leigh Keno, appraisers in the PBS series "Antiques Roadshow", have come up with their own line of modern furniture.
View ArticleVideo: Trout stocking for the fall season has started in streams around the...
The 2011 fall trout stocking, done by the New Jersey Division of Game and Wildlife started in streams and rivers around the state. (Video by Ed Murray/The Star-Ledger)
View ArticleHomeless veterans find help starting over at transitional housing programs...
Veterans are disproportionately represented in the homeless population. It's not a new problem, but as the job market remains stagnant, shelters and transitional housing programs are seeing more...
View ArticleNew Jersey residents cross border into Pennsylvania to purchase raw milk
New Jersey is one of 11 states in the U.S. where the production and sale of raw milk is not yet allowed by law. Raw milk is unprocessed milk straight from the cow that has not been pasteurized or...
View ArticleMorris Plains resident makes Doritos commercial
Kevin Anton, of Morris Plains, is taking the Super Bowl Challenge. He created his very own Doritos commerical, at Convent Station in Morris County and entered the contest. The commercial is one of...
View ArticleVideo of old Bambergers Thanksgiving parade in Newark
Macy's didn't always have the largest Thanksgiving day parade. In this video provided by the Newark public library video from the Bamberger's Thanksgiving parade can be seen going through the streets...
View ArticleNose work competitions for dogs teach them to hunt for scents
Dog trainer Karin Damon has organized the first 'nose work' dog competition in New Jersey, which will be held at Centenary College in Hackettstown on the weekend of New Year's Eve. The sport, founded...
View ArticleJWoww and Snooki's hot firehouse property in Jersey City
MTV's The Jersey Shore new spinoff series is set to be in Jersey City where JWoww and Snooki will be living at a swank renovated firehouse.
View ArticleKnights perform at Medieval Times in Lyndhurst
Over 340,000 people visit Medieval Times in Lyndhurst each year. The staff performs 380 shows annually featuring sword fights and horse back riding knights. (video by John O'Boyle)
View ArticleVideo: One of the last newsstands in Newark may be forced to close
Robert Vernacchia, 69, a Newark native who now lives in Warren, has operated Joe's Newsstand on the corner of Broad and Cedar streets in Newark since 1975. Five days a week, he runs the unassuming...
View ArticleKeansburg, New Jersey's Bumper Car Psychos
In New Jersey's oldest amusement park along the Raritan Bay shore in Keansburg is an old bumper car ride with big, heavy metal cars dating back to the 1940's and 50's. Stop by on a Friday night and...
View ArticleVideo: North Wildwood, New Jersey's Fudgy Wudgy Man
For 39, years Joe Duncan has pushed a cart loaded with fudge bars and ice pops across the sand in North Wildwood New Jersey, belting out his signature singsong call as he sells his treats to...
View ArticleVideo: Skillet tossing at the Burlington County Farm Fair
Every July, Jersey women throw skillets in competition at the Burlington County Farm Fair, demonstrating their strength and accuracy by tossing 8-pound frying pans in a field. The grand champ is the...
View ArticleVideo: Meadowlands Racetrack corn eating contest
Meadowlands Racetrack held their first corn eating, and corn shucking contest over the weekend. Adam Balducci of Paramus took home the top prize of $500 by polishing off 10 ears of corn in three...
View ArticleA tall, cool salad on the rocks
At the Bernards Inn, in Bernardsville, summer is packed right into the drinks with a slate of seasonal cocktails that feature herbs and vegetables from the restaurant's garden. On the menu: the...
View ArticleWomen compete in cowboy action shooting contests in Jackson
Cowboy action shooting is a hobby that combines target shooting with historical reenactment. Participants gather at target ranges in costume, firing reproductions of 19th century weapons as they...
View ArticleAmateur foodies vie for title of Inside Jersey's 'Best Home Chef'
Culled from a pool of some 250 recipe submissions, nine finalists battled to win the title of New Jersey's "Best Home Chef." The annual contest, hosted by Inside Jersey magazine at The Star-Ledger's...
View ArticleVideo: Visitors at Asbury Park Beerfest sample suds, test endurance
On Saturday, some 3,000 fans of sudsy beverages gathered at the Convention Hall in Asbury Park for Beerfest, featuring samples of local brews and German cuisine. One highlight of the sold-out fete was...
View ArticleVideo: Ocean City's Doo Dah Parade kicks off summer countdown
Hound dogs, celebrity impersonators, beauty queens, costumed shellfish and an old time hobo-themed marching band strolled the boardwalk in Ocean City on Saturday during the 28th annual Doo Dah Parade,...
View ArticleVideo: Edible weeds can be free food right in your yard
Weeds are often defined as a wild plant growing where it is not wanted and in competition with cultivated plants. But weeds are not always undesirable. In fact, some are very much in demand. Tama...
View ArticleAt Waretown lodge, bluegrass and old-time country music reign supreme
The Albert Music Hall in Waretown hosts weekly Saturday night shows that spotlight old-time country and bluegrass bands from Jersey and beyond. In addition to the performances on the main stage,...
View ArticleSaving and repairing rugs in East Orange
The Rug Renovating company in East Orange has been cleaning and repairing rugs for more than a century.(Video by Ed Murray/The Star-Ledger)
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