The New Jersey Hall of Fame induction ceremony will take place in East Rutherford, Sept. 24.
Tickets are now available for the 2026 New Jersey Hall of Fame induction ceremony at the new Dream Live theater at The American Dream mall in East Rutherford. The event will take place Sept. 24 at 7 p.m.; visit ticketmaster.com.
The hall’s Entertainment and Learning Center officially opened at American Dream n 2024. This will be the first induction ceremony at the 3,000-seat American Dream, which opened this summer. The 2025 hall of fame induction ceremony took place at American Dream’s rink, which was transformed into a ballroom-like venue for the occasion, with its ice covered.
Inductees, this year, will include pop hit-maker SZA, members of the ’60s rock band The Rascals, former Giants linebacker Lawrence Taylor, former Gov. Christine Todd Whitman and 101.5 FM DJ Big Joe Henry, and Danny DeVito will host.
Here is the list of inductees. Asterisks (*) denote those who are being inducted posthumously.
Arts & Letters
Big Joe Henry
Education, Research, Engineering & Science
Geraldine R. Dodge*
Thomas M. Eastwick
Enterprise
James E. Burke*
Robert C. Garrett
Christopher J. Paladino
Performing Arts & Entertainment
Members of The Rascals (see below)
SZA
Public Service
Donald Milford Payne Sr.*
Christine Todd Whitman
Sports
John J. McMullen*
Lawrence Taylor
Unsung Hero
Tom Weatherall
While it was originally announced that The Rascals would be inducted, the hall’s website (njhalloffame.org/annual-induction-ceremony) now lists Eddie Brigati, his late brother David Brigati and the late Dino Danelli as inductees, and doesn’t mention co-founders Felix Cavaliere and Gene Cornish. I have asked the hall’s publicist for an explanation and will update this page if I get one.
For information, visit njhalloffame.org.
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