Charity

According to a new study, New Jerseyans are not all that charitable compared to the rest of the country.

Spadea has got you covered.

What if it was for charity?

Recently threatened with arrest, the teenage boys known as the "Bushmen" — for the foliage suits they donned in Rahway River Park, where they jumped out at unsuspecting residents — have quickly turned their reputations around.

Join me Nov. 5 at the Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank as my good friend Bobby Bandiera pays tribute to the late, great,Tom Petty.

Saturday, Sept. 9 will be a special day at Monmouth Battlefield State Park, as it marks the 16th annual "Walk With Joe," a ceremony and 5K walk to remember a township icon and two other residents who died in the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks.

Big Joe's ultimate Polar Bear Plunge survival guide

Is there a special charity event that you support during the year?

A Chester-based organization aims to improve upon the normal donation or collection bin process for toy, food, school supply, or other drives by expanding them from a local to a statewide, nationwide, or even worldwide reach.

For the last 18 years my friend and New Jersey's favorite troubadour Pat Guadagno celebrates Bob Dylan's birthday with a great musical tribute to the rock and roll icon. This year is a big one! Bob Dylan celebrates his 75th birthday and the 50th anniversary of Dylan's blonde on blonde album...