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Monmouth, Monmouth County: Judy Blume Service Area.Cheesequake, Middlesex County: Jon Bon Jovi Service Area.Vauxhall, Union County: Whitney Houston Service Area.Brookdale South, Essex County: Connie Chung Service Area.Brookdale North, Essex County: Larry Doby Service Area.Montvale, Bergen County: James Gandolfini Service Area.

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Below is the full list of honorees and service areas. Author Toni Morrison will be honored at the Ocean View Service Area in Cape May County. Singer Frank Sinatra's name will grace the Atlantic Service Area in Atlantic County. The nine local icons selected consist of public figures from the arts, entertainment and sports who have connections to New Jersey.

So it was not a snub by the state, after all.ĭespite Springsteen declining the offer, the New Jersey Turnpike Authority had no shortage of options to choose from when it came to selecting the nine state hall of fame inductees who would have their names imprinted on Garden State Parkway service areas. 'Bruce Springsteen respectfully declined to have a service area named after him,' a spokeswoman for the New Jersey Hall of Fame told the Bergen Record.

So given how synonymous Bruce is with New Jersey, it was a bit shocking for many, myself included, to see that he was not one of the nine local icons unveiled Tuesday.Īs it turns out, it appears that The Boss was not interested in receiving the honor. Springsteen was raised in Freehold and now lives in Colts Neck, two towns that are located further west in the county. Bruce Springsteen's classic 'No Nukes' concert footage coming to film in 2021.Bruce Springsteen, Barack Obama's 'Renegades' podcast will be turned into a book.Patti Smith, Ron Jaworski among 2021 N.J.

In fact, one of the Garden State Parkway's service areas is located in Monmouth County, just miles away from notable Jersey Shore towns like Asbury Park, Belmar and Long Branch, where Springsteen roamed and drew inspiration from as his career began to take off. Many of Springsteen's hits are centered around growing up in New Jersey, and he's spent most of his life living in various towns across Monmouth County. The singer-songwriter is arguably New Jersey's most recognizable and well-known public figure. Phil Murphy announced Tuesday that nine Garden State Parkway rest areas would be renamed after members of the New Jersey Hall of Fame, there was a notable omission from the list: Bruce Springsteen.