unincorporated community
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U.S. state
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New Jersey
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. It is adjacent to the
Navesink River
The Navesink River is an estuary, approximately 8 mi (12 km) long in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. It is surrounded by the communities of Middletown, Red Bank, Fair Haven and Rumson.
Known officially as the North Shr ...
and Shadow Lake.
The settlement is mainly made up of small single-family homes on a peninsula between the river and lake, though parts of the community stretch north of the lake. The community's one elementary school, River Plaza Elementary, is located north of the lake on Hubbard Avenue ( County Route 12). The other major road in River Plaza, Front Street, carries CR 10 east of Hubbard Avenue and travels to Red Bank via the Hubbards Bridge over the Navesink River.
Notable people
People who were born in, are residents of, or otherwise closely associated with River Plaza include:
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Peter Dobson
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(born 1964), actor who had a cameo role in '' Forrest Gump'' as
Elvis Presley
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.
* Debbie Harry (born 1945), singer-songwriter and actress, lead singer of the band Blondie.
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Olivia Nuzzi
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Early and personal life
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