ASBURY PARK - It was only openfrom 1968 to 1971, but the Upstage clubhad an outsize influence on the rock ‘n’roll history of this city.

On Saturday, documentary filmmakerTom Jones will give visitors to the As-bury Music in Film Festival a sneak peekat the movie he’s making about the Up-stage and Asbury Park’s rich music histo-ry.

The event takes place from 6 to 7 p.m.at Art629, 629 Cookman Ave. Tickets are $10. Thescreening and a question-and-answer session that willfollow also are open to those holding festival passes.

A just-announced $45 Festival Pass is good for allevents over the fest’s three days. The $45 pass offersfestival-goers a significant opportunity for savings, giv-en that tickets for individual events otherwise can

MANCHESTER - They were the toast of Bogota High School in Bergen County.

With heartthrob looks and the dance moves to match, Bob Berry and Marjorie

Palmer jitterbugged the night away at their senior prom in 1940. ♦ “We were the

class dancers,” Bob said. “You should have seen her jitterbug.” ♦ Marjorie

laughed, adding, “We could do everything.” ♦ Then life got in the way. The U.S.

entered World War II, and Bob went off to war in the Pacific. They lost touch — for the better

part of 70 years.♦ “We never corresponded,” Marjorie said. “We were so close. I gave him a

beautiful gift when he went over.” ♦ Life has given them a beautiful gift now. Both 95, having

lost their spouses after decades of loving marriages, Bob and Marjorie are back together. They

live a few miles apart in Ocean County, go out to the movies and dinner, and savor a second-

chance romance that would make a fine Hollywood script.

After 70 years apart, Bob Berry and MarjorieWebster are making the most of a new romance

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Bob Berry and Marjorie Palmer dated when they were 17 yearsold (left, in 1940) and reunited 71 years later (right, in 2011).

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ATLANTIC CITY - Gov. Chris Christie came to thecity Wednesday, not to meet with its embattled mayor,but to denounce him as a liar who has “zero idea” whathe’s doing.

The governor used his harshest language yet to criti-cize Mayor Don Guardian, a fellow Republican, as theseaside gambling resort draws closer to going broke.

The city adopted a payroll maneuver Wednesdaynight that it hopes will temporarily avert the crisis, de-laying the need to shut down nonessential services forabout two months. But the city still has not found a wayto cope with the contraction of its casino industry, whichhas lost more than half its revenue — and four of its 12casinos — since 2006.

A pair of assistance bills is stalled in the state Assem-bly. One would let casinos make payments in lieu of tax-es in return for not appealing their tax assessments —something they have done to devastating effect in re-

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Joe Petillo (left), who played at Asbury Park's Upstage club,and Tom Jones, producer, speak at last year's APMFF.

Film festival paneloffers sneak peekat Upstage movie

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ASBURY PARK MUSIC IN FILM FESTIVALl When: Friday through Sunday at various sitesl What: Films, discussions and live performancesl Online: Visit APMFF.com for tickets, event info

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