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New Jersey
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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
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...
Parsippany school board member scolded for raising voice, slapping table
Mar 16, 2010 11:11 pm
A school board member accused of raising his voice and slapping a table during a private meeting with Superintendent Lee Seitz last fall was scolded by a subcommittee formed to investigate the inciden...
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.
