Hoboken’s Cake Boss joins NJ Hall of Fame

HOBOKEN — Hoboken’s “Cake Boss” Buddy Valastro was inducted into the New Jersey Hall of Fame last weekend at a ceremony in Asbury Park.
“Truly blown away that I’m going to be inducted into the NJ Hall of Fame tonight. So honored and so happy my family will be here with me to celebrate the moment!” the Cake Boss star Valastro who owns Carlos Bakery on May 6 on Instagram.
17 other people were inducted during the 10th anniversary of the state’s hall of fame. Inductees included Steven Van Zandt, Maryl Streep, Harlan Coben, The Four Seasons, Gloria Gaynor, and Debbie Harry.
“Induction into the New Jersey Hall of Fame is the highest civilian honor that our state can bestow on someone,” said Gov. Phil Murphy in a January announcement of the inductees. “It’s a celebration of New Jersey that inspires the next generation of New Jersey leaders. Our inductees remind us how so many of our citizens have transformed the world, and how proud we should be of that fact as New Jerseyans.”