Meryl Streep, Debbie Harry, Steven Van Zandt named to New Jersey Hall of Fame

January 30, 2018 11:00 pm • Last Updated: January 31, 2018 1:26 am

In this Jan. 10, 2018, file photo, actress Meryl Streep poses for photographers at the premiere of "The Post" in London. Streep will join the cast of HBO's "Big Little Lies," playing Mary Louise Wright, mother-in-law of Nicole Kidman's character Celeste Wright. (Photo by Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP, File)

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Academy Award winner Meryl Streep, former New York Yankees pitcher Al Leiter and E Street Band member Steven Van Zandt are among the 20 newest members of the New Jersey Hall of Fame.

The class of 2017 also includes singers Debbie Harry and Frankie Valli and "Cake Boss" reality TV star Buddy Valastro for the performing arts. Authors Harlan Coben and Anna Quindlen represent arts and letters.

The inductees for public service are astronauts Mark and Scott Kelly, late Republican Rep. Millicent Fenwick and Army nurse Clara Maass, who died as a result of volunteering for medical experiments to study yellow fever.

Other class members are real estate developer Jon Hanson, magazine publisher Steve Forbes, politician Joe Buckelew and running champion Mary Decker.

All will be inducted during a ceremony in May.

This April 8, 2016, file photo shows Steven Van Zandt at the 31st Annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony in New York. Meryl Streep, baseball player Al Leiter and Van Zandt are among the 20 newest members of the New Jersey Hall of Fame. The class of 2017 also includes singers Debbie Harry and Frankie Valli (he will be inducted with four other members of the Four Seasons) and “Cake Boss” reality star Buddy Valastro for the performing arts. (Photo by Greg Allen/Invision/AP, File)

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