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New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States of America. The state is named after the island of Jersey in the English Channel. It is bordered on the north by New York, on the east by the Atlantic Ocean, on the southwest by Delaware, and on the west by Pennsylvania. Parts of New Jersey lie within the metropolitan areas of New York and Philadelphia.
Inhabited by Native Americans for more than 2,800 years, the first European settlements in the area were established by the Swedes and Dutch in the early 1600s. The British later seized control of the region, which was granted to Sir George Carteret and John Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley of Stratton as the colony of New Jersey. New Jersey was an important site during the American Revolutionary War; several decisive battles were fought there. The winter quarters of the revolutionary army were established twice by George Washington in Morristown, which was called the military capital of the revolution. The New Jersey Journal, a newspaper published by Shepard Kollock, who established his press in Chatham during 1779, became a catalyst in the revolution. News of events came directly to Kollock from Washington's headquarters in nearby Morristown, which he published to boost the morale of the troops and their families, and he conducted lively debates about the efforts for independence with those who opposed and supported the cause he championed. Later, working-class cities such as Paterson and Trenton helped to drive the Industrial Revolution in the nineteenth century. New Jersey's position at the center of the BosWash megalopolis, between Boston, New York City, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington, D.C., fueled its rapid growth through the suburban boom of the 1950s and beyond.
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Local News for Morris County, NJ
Some key funding for Highlands survives in state budget
Mar 17, 2010 11:50 pm
The proposed New Jersey budget for the coming fiscal year has comparatively good news for the Highlands region.
Many Morris schools taking big hit in state aid
Mar 17, 2010 2:39 pm
More than half of Morris County's public school districts would lose as much as 50 to 100 percent of their state funding under Gov. Chris Christie's proposed budget unveiled Tuesday.
Morris Republicans like what they hear
Mar 17, 2010 2:39 pm
Morris County lawmakers praised Gov. Chris Christie for being blunt and calling on public employee unions, particularly teachers, to be part of "a shared sacrifice'' to relieve the state from its...
Breakdown of state aid for Morris school districts
Mar 17, 2010 2:18 pm
Under Gov. Chris Christie's budget proposal, school districts would lose much of their state aid ? in some cases, almost all of it. A breakdown of Morris districts' state aid figures is inside.
Parsippany revises pay to play law
Mar 17, 2010 3:56 am
The town council revised a "pay to play'' law it adopted last fall over the objections Tuesday night of a resident whose petition drive led to the original ordinance.
Morristown St. Patrick's Day Parade expected to be April 10
Mar 17, 2010 2:34 am
The Trustees of the Morris County's St. Patrick's Day parade have voted to request approval from Morristown to reschedule the St. Patrick's Day Parade for April 10 at 12 p.m.
Madison math whiz kiz gets $50K scholarship, wants to 'nerdify the world'
Mar 17, 2010 1:55 am
Madison High School senior Akhil Mathew won a prestigious Intel Science Talent Search scholarship worth $50,000 Tuesday night, taking third place among 40 finalists. Video inside.
Prosecutor: 3 "ATM Bandits" charged with 14 thefts
Mar 17, 2010 1:54 am
Armed with acetylene torches and power tools, a trio of men broke into a church and 14 commercial buildings in Morris, Somerset and Essex counties over a four-month period to steal $97,000 from ATMs a...
Route 15 to close for repairs beginning today
Mar 16, 2010 11:01 pm
The state Department of Transportation will be repaving Route 15 this spring and summer in Rockaway and Jefferson in Morris County and Sparta and Lafayette in Sussex County.
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Displaced Bound Brook family discovers flooded home needs mountain of repairs
Mar 18, 2010 2:02 am
Keisha Denman stunned to find 3 red stickers indicating needed repairs before she's allowed inside home -- WATCH VIDEO
Old Bridge woman who wants to be 1,000 pounds gets publicity, offers for reality show and book deal
Mar 18, 2010 1:02 am
Alexandra Pais/For The Star-LedgerA television production crew carries equipment into Donna Simpson's house in Old Bridge. Simpson wants to be the fattest woman in the world. MyFoxNY.comDonna SimpsonO...
Bound Brook business owners busy cleaning up after storm
Mar 18, 2010 12:17 am
Stephen Stirling/For The Star-LedgerWater damaged items have been placed on the street for disposal on Maiden Lane in Bound Brook's business district today. BOUND BROOK -- For the third time in as man...
N.J. school district officials say Gov. Chris Christie budget cuts will force program, staff cuts
Mar 18, 2010 12:17 am
Calculate how much will be cut from your school district
Shellfish harvesting is closed after pollution washes into N.J. waters after nor'easter
Mar 17, 2010 11:17 pm
Noah K. Murray/The Star-LedgerA file photo of Sandy Hook Bay. Shellfish harvesting has been closed by officials after the weekend nor'easter washed in pollution.About 27,800 acres of Raritan Bay, Sand...
N.J. black bear hunt is approved by environmental commissioner
Mar 17, 2010 11:17 pm
Matt Rainey/The Star-LedgerTwo bears were killed during a hunt in 2005 in Sussex County. The first black bear hunt in five years was approved today by Acting Department of Environmental Protection Com...
Jersey City teacher charged with masturbating in front of 15-year-old, officials say
Mar 17, 2010 11:09 pm
Ferris High School teacher Peter Riquelme, 41, of Brooklyn, has been charged with masturbating in front of a 15-year-old boy at the school. A special education teacher at Jersey City's Ferris High Sch...
N.J. to get $216M in federal stimulus funds for school construction
Mar 17, 2010 11:02 pm
Noah Addis/The Star-LedgerView of ongoing construction at Sayreville War Memorial High School in Sayreville in this 2008 file photo. New Jersey has been slated to get $216 million in federal stimulus ...
Bernard Madoff's N.J. employee is indicted for allegedly falsifying records in investment scam
Mar 17, 2010 10:47 pm
AP PhotoBernard Madoff, 71, was sentenced in June to 150 years in prison for orchestrating a decades-long Ponzi scheme that left many investors penniless. Two computer programmers who worked for Madof...
N.J. Gov. Chris Christie budget plan takes bigger cuts from wealthier school districts
Mar 17, 2010 10:17 pm
Amanda Brown/The Star-LedgerGov. Chris Christie at the Statehouse in Trenton in this March 2010 file photo. TRENTON -- Gov. Chris Christie today handed New Jersey schools their biggest aid cuts in yea...
