Look, I'm proud of my Jersey roots, but let's be real, we love our food. When we speak of our state, we mention the Boss and Jon, the shore, and pizza and bagels. Not to mention all the great restaurants in the Garden State.
If you are ready for beach season, then you should know that one major publication says you don't even have to leave the state to visit one of the best beaches in the country.
Do you look both ways when you cross roadways here in the Garden State? Do you use proper crossways to make your way through traffic? Do you wait for the "walk" signal at intersections?
It seems to be rare for New Jersey to get good news whenever we compare our state to all the others, but when it comes to having a low number of smokers, New Jersey does much better than most states.
"A new ranking that looks at housing affordability, job prospects, education quality, health care availability, and other quality-of-life measures puts New Jersey among the best states to raise a family."