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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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Train service resumes on Northeast Corridor

Oct 6, 2008 7:44 pm

Train service has resumed on New Jersey Northeast Corridor line into New York. Eastbound service was suspended around 2:30 p.m. to allow Amtrak crews to repair overhead wires near the Hamilton station...

N.J. picks Kansas boxing commissioner to head state athletic control board

Oct 6, 2008 7:29 pm

New Jersey has named a new commissioner to oversee boxing in the state. Aaron Davis was confirmed today to head the state's Athletic Control Board. The board oversees boxing in Atlantic City as well a...

Witness: Bryant's $200K grant to UMDNJ was 'payback' for job

Oct 6, 2008 5:59 pm

Noah Addis/The Star-LedgerFormer state senator Wayne Bryant arrives at the federal courthouse in Trenton in March for a hearing related to his indictment on corruption charges. A university official w...

Homeless advocates grade politicians; U.S. senators gets As

Oct 6, 2008 5:29 pm

With Election Day four weeks away, a statewide organization of advocates attempting to end homelessness issued a report today that grades New Jersey's two U.S. senators and 13 Congressmen on their eff...

Body in lake ID'd as Sayreville man

Oct 6, 2008 4:59 pm

A man whose body was found Friday by two high school students in a Sayreville lake has been identified as Felix Morales, 52, of Sayreville, a police official said. Middlesex County Assistant Prosecuto...

Zombies invade Asbury Park

Oct 6, 2008 3:29 pm

More than 400 zombies took over Asbury Park this weekend. They shuffled and moaned on the boardwalk. They startled diners. Some even sang karaoke. Zombies in Asbury Park...

Dow sets record one-day 800-point drop

Oct 6, 2008 3:14 pm

Investors realizing bailout won't happen quickly

Atlantic City may delay casino smoking ban

Oct 6, 2008 2:14 pm

Atlantic City is considering delaying the start of a total smoking ban at its 11 casinos due to economic weakness and plunging revenue. The ban, which was approved in April after a year-and-a-half bat...

Byram police bust underage drinking party

Oct 6, 2008 1:14 pm

Five adult teens and 11 juveniles charged

Lilly agrees to buy ImClone Systems for $6.5B

Oct 6, 2008 12:59 pm

Eli Lilly this morning said it agreed to buy ImClone Systems for $6.5 billion, strengthening the Indianapolis drugmaker's push to develop cancer therapies. The deal works out to $70 a share, or $8 a s...

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Lottery drawings for Sunday, Oct. 5, 2008

Oct 6, 2008 5:04 am

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Corzine creates task force to study police suicides

Oct 6, 2008 5:03 am

TRENTON (AP) -- New Jersey Gov. Jon S. Corzine has created a new state task force to find out what can be done to prevent police suicides.

N.J. nonprofit sees drop in donations for troops

Oct 6, 2008 5:03 am

TOMS RIVER (AP) -- One of the state's largest nonprofits to support troops and their families is reporting a drop in donations.

State curtails travel by tax board members

Oct 6, 2008 5:03 am

TRENTON (AP) -- Reports of a county tax board's extravagant travel habits have prompted some new rules in New Jersey.

Lawmakers putting extra focus today on economy

Oct 6, 2008 5:00 am

What New Jersey can do to effectively respond to the economic crisis will be front and center when Assembly and Senate committees meet today.

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