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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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N.J. vendors keep their lunch trucks, even while opening restaurants

Jul 30, 2010 7:49 pm

HOBOKEN Along the waterfront, with postcard views of Manhattan across the Hudson River, sweaty devotees of The Taco Truck line up to order lunch, scooting back to cooled-off jobs to eat their slow-br...

Rutgers report finds compensation for N.J. private, public workers is roughly equal

Jul 30, 2010 5:28 pm

Amanda Brown/The Star-LedgerNew Jersey's public workers hold a rally protesting state budget cuts in this May 2010 photo. A report released today challenges the perception that New Jersey public worke...

Jersey City mayor responds to recall committee, highlights accomplishments

Jul 30, 2010 5:09 pm

A committee attempting to recall Jersey City Mayor Jerramiah T. Healy is crafting a petition, which will include a note from the mayor asking people not to sign.

Gov. Chris Christie swears in new N.J. child welfare agency chief

Jul 30, 2010 4:28 pm

John O'Boyle/The Star-LedgerNew Jersey Gov. Chris Christie in this February 2010 photo. TRENTON New Jersey's child welfare agency has a new leader. Gov. Chris Christie swore in Allison Blake as commi...

Bridgewater travel agent is accused of booking fake trip, stealing $9K from family

Jul 30, 2010 4:13 pm

Google MapsA map view of HK Travel in Bridgewater. SOUTH BRUNSWICK South Brunswick police charged a travel agent with defrauding a family out of $9,000 by claiming to book their trip to India, police...

Vomiting Phillies fan from Cherry Hill to appear in court

Jul 30, 2010 3:13 pm

Philadelphia Police DepartmentMatthew Clemmens CHERRY HILL A 21-year-old New Jersey man is being sentenced for vomiting on another spectator and his 11-year-old daughter in the stands during a Philad...

Your comments: Railroad tunnel connecting N.J., N.Y. will increase property values, study says

Jul 30, 2010 1:13 pm

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Cherry Hill students, parents brace for school activities fee

Jul 30, 2010 12:58 pm

Google MapsStudents at Cherry Hill's high schools will pay a student activities fee in the fall. CHERRY HILL Some Cherry Hill students will pay a mandatory student activity fee in the fall, despite p...

Trenton diocese to install new bishop, ex-Catholic University president

Jul 30, 2010 12:35 pm

Michael Mancuso/The TimesIn this 2007 file photo, Bishop John M. Smith blesses a crowd below. Smith is retiring and being replaced by the Rev. David O'Connell. TRENTON The Rev. David OConnell, former...

Construction to start on Downtown Jersey City Barcade -- a combination bar and vintage video game arcade

Jul 30, 2010 12:34 pm

Adam Robb/For The Jersey JournalPaul Kermizian, owner of Brooklyn gaming bars the Gutter and Barcade, will be opening a Barcade on Newark Avenue in Jersey City soon. The bar/restaurant will have 1970s...

Local News for Morris County, NJ

Runaway forklift rolls down hill and crashes into Chatham home

Jul 30, 2010 8:55 am

CHATHAM ? A million dollar Broadview Terrace home blocked the path of a 20,000 pound Lull forklift loaded with lumber that rolled away from a neighbor's yard Wednesday night, resulting in significant...

Christie incentives convince Honeywell to keep HQ in Morris

Jul 30, 2010 8:54 am

Gov. Chris Christie, in announcing that Honeywell and the state had reached an agreement on an incentive package to allow the $33 billion international company to stay in New Jersey, said talks began ...

Split Rock Reservoir likely to open again after NJ and Rockaway Twp. meeting

Jul 30, 2010 8:53 am

ROCKAWAY TWP. ? State and local officials met behind closed doors for two hours Thursday afternoon and reached a tentative agreement that could reopen the Split Rock Reservoir's lone parking lot ? pe...

Denville police have a hand in increase of seat belt use in NJ

Jul 30, 2010 3:13 am

Seat belt use by drivers and front seat passengers climbed for the 14th straight year, to a record 93.73 percent, an increase that could be credited at least partially to innovative enforcement ? such...

Cops: Missing elderly man found after night in Pequannock woods

Jul 30, 2010 2:01 am

Following an overnight search in a heavily wooded area, rescue teams Thursday morning found a 68-year-old resident of a retirement community who was reported missing the night before. Inside: Photo ga...

World's only dialysis ironman visiting Parsippany today

Jul 30, 2010 1:15 am

Shad Ireland overcame the odds ? and, in 2004, completed the Lake Placid Ironman in New York. He was the first, and said he remains the only, kidney dialysis patient to complete an Ironman. On Friday,...

Lincoln Place in Madison to get a makeover

Jul 30, 2010 12:07 am

MADISON ? Commuters, visitors and college students arriving at the Madison Train Station soon will find a more welcoming gateway to the borough when they pass Lincoln Place, officials said.

Morristown's Dark Horse Lounge loses liquor license over Labor Day

Jul 29, 2010 11:22 pm

Alcohol won't be flowing over Labor Day weekend at the Dark Horse Lounge after the town council voted to suspend the bar's liquor license Sept. 2 to Sept. 6.

Morris freeholders, E. Hanover mayor trade remarks over tax increase

Jul 29, 2010 11:07 pm

The Morris County Board of Freeholders publicly took issue Wednesday with a letter sent to East Hanover residents by Mayor Joseph Pannullo in which he claimed the county tax for an average home in the...

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