When I looked out my living room window this is what I saw! More snow than I counted on in my hometown! Funny thing is - we SPRING AHEAD this weekend LOL!!!!

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    This season's top 10 American Idol contestants were revealed last night based on America's votes from Tuesday and Wednesday night's shows. They are Paul Jolley, Burnell Taylor, Curtis Finch, Jr., Devin Velez, Lazaro Arbos, Janelle Arthur, Candice Glover, Angie Miller, Amber Holcomb and Kree Harrison.

Thirty-nine million votes came in to determine this year's top 10. They have now secured a spot on American Idol's summer tour and will compete for the Idol crown over the coming weeks.

Each contestant sang a victory song as they made the top 10, starting with the top five guys. Paul kicked it off with Heart's "Alone," and Burnell was next, singing India.Arie's "Ready for Love." Curtis took the stage to sing "So High" by John Legend. Devin went the gospel route with "The Power of One (Change the World)" by Israel Houghton, and judge Nicki Minaj looked forward to hearing Devin mix English and Spanish-language performances on future shows. Lazaro had to quickly conference with the band before he went on stage to sing his original audition song, Simon & Garfunkel's "Bridge Over Troubled Water."

Tennessee native Janelle was the first girl on stage, and she chose Dierks Bentley's country hit "Home" for her victory song. R&B powerhouse Candice sang Mary J. Blige's version of Rose Royce's "I'm Going Down," and Angie's performance of Beyoncé's "I Was Here" left judge Keith Urban in tears. Amber was up next with Chaka Khan's "I'm Every Woman," and Kree closed out the night singing Susan Tedeschi's "Evidence."

American Idol's top 10 returns Wednesday night to perform for America's vote live on Fox.

And, in a special twist, the show next week will have a sing-off between the guy and the girl who just missed the top ten.  Viewers will choose the winner, who will then get to join the top 10 on the American Idols Live summer tour.  At this point, we don't know who those contestants will be.

    Maybe! Read the most recent news about the sale of Skylands Park, courtesy of nj dot com

Sale of Skylands Park in Sussex County now scheduled for next week

  

FRANKFORD— A Pennsylvania real estate investment firm is expected to finalize its purchase of Skylands Park, a minor-league ballpark in Sussex County that has been shuttered since 2010, next week, the firm's owner said today.

Closing for the $950,000 sale, originally scheduled for last Friday, has been rescheduled to March 15, said Mark Roscioli, owner of the Ardmore, Pa.-based 17 Mile.

Although 17 Mile has not yet found a tenant for the 4,200-seat ballpark in Frankford, Roscioli said baseball is expected to return to the park next year.

“We still have many options and we’re having in-depth discussions with many parties,” said Roscioli, adding his firm plans to make the ballpark a “year-round venue” that will host other events, including concerts.

“We’re confident in our ability to make this happen,” he said.

The $950,000 sale price is less than half the original asking price of $1.99 million sought by Millennium Sports Management, the ballpark's current owners.

Skylands Park, at Routes 15 and 565, was last home to the Sussex County Skyhawks, which played as part of the independent Can-Am League from 2006 to 2010.

     This is so cute - it reminds me of my early days of doing interviews and how nervous I got - Mila was a good sport! Courtesy of ABCEPrep:

    There's a new way to vote! Details below (courtesy of ABCEPrep)

   This season American Idol revealed a new judging panel, and now the show is introducing a new way to vote.

   An interactive tool called SuperVote will allows fans to cast up to 50 votes at one time, Fox announced Monday.  Fans can use the tool on any of the AT&T American Idol Vote destinations, such as AmericanIdol.com, the show's mobile app and Facebook.  Fans can use all 50 votes on one contestant or spread the bounty between different singers.

   The new online voting tool will kick off after tonights performance show.  Of course, fans will still be able to call in to vote for their favorites, as well as text.

Idol viewers have always "supervoted" hundreds of times for their favorite contestants; now, though, it appears the show is encouraging it.  Some have speculated that the show is hoping that giving younger, tech-savvy viewers this tool will result in a younger, more pop-oriented winner than in past years.

      Check out what Sara is saying about her new album!

   (Courtesy of ABCEPREP)   

  Sara Bareilles' first two major-label albums produced hits like "Love Song" and "King of Anything," and now it appears she's going for number three.

   In an email message to her fans with the subject line "Sara Bareilles is Making a Record," the singer/songwriter writes, "Friends...I have a glorious and epic journey to share with you all, and I will share all the juicy details, but I will do it with music...sometime in the very near future. 

    See the email message below

   I love a delicious spaghetti dinner, especially when I don't have to cook! Tonight there's a great Spaghetti Dinner at the Andover Fire House!

- A Spaghetti Dinner in remembrance of paramedic Jeff Garrigan. The dinner will be held on March 1^st at the Andover Fire Department at 5:30 pm – 9pm. Tickets are $20 for adults and $10 for children. All proceeds go to benefit Jeff Garrigan’s four children and wife. Tickets are available at the door. To purchase tickets in advance please call john at 973-903-6578 or Larissa at 973-534-1286.  

   To find out what else is going on this weekend and for all our community events, click below! Have a wonderful weekend ..... 

http://www.clearchanneltristate.com/pages/CommunityCalendar.html

    If you like to eat and wine is on your list of favorites you can't miss The NJ Wine & Food Festival at Grand Cascades Lodge presented by Crystal Springs Resorts .... find out more here

    http://crystalgolfresort.com/DiningWine/NJWineFoodFestival.aspx

           Courtesy of ABCEPrep:

    The lineup for the new season of ABC's Dancing with the Stars was
revealed today on Good Morning America. The new celebrity cast
features two Olympic gold medalists, two comedians, and a Super Bowl champion.

The celebrity competitors include:

Jacoby Jones, Baltimore Ravens wide receiver

Wynonna Judd, country music star

D.L. Hughley, comedian and actor

Lisa Vanderpump, star of Bravo's Real Housewives of
Beverly Hills

Andy Dick, comedian and actor

Victor Ortiz, American boxing champion

Zendaya Coleman, star of Disney Channel's Shake It
Up

Aly Raisman, Olympic gold medalist

Ingo Rademacher, actor

Kellie Pickler, country music star

Dorothy Hamill, Olympic gold medalist

Dancing with the Stars returns on Monday, March 18 with a two-hour
premiere on ABC.