Albert Manzo Surrenders Fight With NJ Governor

The husband of one of the one of the stars of the Real Housewives of New Jersey reality show has decided not to fight Gov. Chris Christie.

Albert Manzo resigned from the North Jersey District Water Supply Commission Monday, saying he didn't want to become a distraction.

The governor had suspended Manzo and another board member and threatened to file ethics charges unless they stepped down. The jobs pay $7,500 and include health benefits.

Manzo drew Christie's wrath for maintaining addresses at the Paterson restaurant that he co-owns and the Franklin Lakes mansion featured on the reality show.

A Christie spokesman told The Record newspaper the resignations are part of what's needed to "finally make these powerful, ungoverned authorities accountable to their ratepayers."

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Caroline Manzo Runs Errands, Meets W/ Hubby

Real Housewives of New Jersey star Caroline Manzo picks up her dry cleaning before meeting up with husband Albert Manzo.

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Real Housewives of New Jersey Visit Kiss & Fly

Teresa Guidice, Caroline Manzo, Jacqueline Laurita, and Ashley Holmes of the Real Housewives of New Jersey visited Kiss & Fly on March 5, 2011 in New York City.

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New Jersey Housewives Visit Saratoga Springs

If you've been dying to meet the Real Housewives of New Jersey, be sure to hit up Vapor in Saratoga Springs from 8 to 10 p.m. Thursday, March 10. There you can mix and mingle with Teresa Giudice and Caroline Manzo, along with the Manzo Brothers (Albie and Christopher).

Tickets range from $12 to $15. Details are here.

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'NJ Housewives' Involved In CRAZY Bar Attack

Multiple cast members on the Real Housewives of New Jersey were involved in a bar fight at a Hard Rock Hotel in the Dominican Republic this week ... TMZ has learned.

Sources involved in the situation tell us ... a couple of castmembers were hanging out at a bar inside the Hard Rock around 1:00 AM Wednesday morning when they got into a heated argument with a male patron.

We're told someone involved in the argument grabbed a drinking glass and smashed it over the man's head ... and the guy was hurt so badly, he needed immediate medical attention.

So far, it's unclear which cast members were involved in the fight -- but we're told Teresa Giudice and Caroline Manzo had been spotted at the Hard Rock that night.

A rep from Bravo had no comment on the situation.

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Housewives Leave NJ For Caribbean Getaway

The Real Housewives Of New Jersey are ditching their parkas for bikinis in tropical Dominican Republic-- and Radar Online has all the exclusive details of their getaway.

Leaving the frigid east coast weather behind, Radar Online has exclusively learned that the ladies of Franklin Lakes-Teresa, Caroline, Jacqueline, and newcomers Melissa Gorga and Kathy Wakile-- left for Punta Cana, Dominican Republic over the weekend for a family vacation with their house hubbies.

"All the housewives and husbands took off on Sunday for Punta Cana," said our source. "It's a fun trip with friends and family."

The reality stars also said goodbye to their kids for the week-long relaxing couple's-only getaway.

And fans of the hit Bravo show will hopefully see all the fun in the sun because it's that's being filmed for the upcoming season.

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Caroline & Lauren Manzo: Chris Benz Fall 2011

Caroline Manzo and Lauren Manzo of the Real Housewives of New Jersey attend the Chris Benz Fall 2011 presentation during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at David Rubenstein Atrium on February 14, 2011 in New York City.

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Caroline & Andy Cohen Talk RHONJ Season 3

The Real Housewives of New Jersey cast must really dislike their former co-star Danielle Staub. When it was announced in September that Danielle would not be returning to the franchise for its third season, there were suggestions that other stars would not come back if Danielle did. Now, both N.J. housewife Caroline Manzo and Housewives honcho Andy Cohen say that it’s a good thing that she’s gone.

“Without Danielle, it’ll be great!’ Andy tells Hollywood Life exclusively.

“People worry that the show won’t be what it was. I’m glad it’s not what it was,” Caroline agrees. “Now, it’s drama that’s memorable.”

Expect some new people to be joining the cast this season. “There’s a couple of new faces,” Caroline states. “It’s a very different dynamic this year. It’s a lot of fun.”

“Jersey is filming right now,” Andy said at the Diane von Furstenberg Fall 2011 New York Fashion Week show. “It’s going really well.”

“It’s the best it ever was,” Caroline finalizes.

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Reporting by Katrina Mitzeliotis