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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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Soccer team takes a step toward its goal

Aug 20, 2008 4:50 am

Nearly two years after breaking ground, the Red Bulls yesterday installed the first steel beam for the team's 25,000-seat soccer stadium in Harrison.

Convicted James gets new lawyer for appeal

Aug 20, 2008 4:50 am

Former Newark mayor Sharpe James has enlisted a new attorney to handle the appeal of his conviction on corruption charges. Alan Dexter Bowman, a veteran Newark attorney, notified the court by letter l...

Army called away key witness in Fort Dix terror trial, defense says

Aug 20, 2008 4:50 am

The five men accused of plotting to attack Fort Dix want to delay their September trial because, they say, one of their crucial expert witnesses has been called to duty in Iraq.

Governors say auctioning of flight slots won't end delays

Aug 20, 2008 4:50 am

Auctioning flight slots at the region's major airports will mean higher ticket prices and less service for passengers, but won't improve delays, Gov. Jon Corzine and New York Gov. David Paterson said ...

Blaze destroys vacant Trenton homes

Aug 20, 2008 4:49 am

A three-alarm fire tore through four vacant homes in trenton early yesterday, resulting the structures being condemned and demolished. The blaze erupted on the 100 block of Boudinot Street just after ...

A penned-in city boy needs great outdoors

Aug 20, 2008 4:49 am

This city kid is closely sheltered by his single mom. She knows well the dangers that can threaten pre-teen boys in the streets -- the drugs, the gangs, the violence that threaten their innocence, or ...

As Jerseyans loosen belts, obesity rate creeps upward

Aug 20, 2008 4:49 am

New Jersey adults are among the leanest in the nation, but they are growing fatter by the year, says a report released yesterday.

DEP bans harvests of shellfish in part of Delaware Bay

Aug 20, 2008 4:49 am

The state Department of Environmental Protection yesterday banned harvesting of shellfish in a third of the Delaware Bay indefinitely following reports of two people sickened after eating New Jersey o...

Xanadu to study whether baseball team would be a hit

Aug 20, 2008 4:49 am

The developers of the Meadowlands Xanadu shopping and entertainment center have agreed to consider building a minor-league baseball stadium, according to the man who hopes to create the team that woul...

Corzine and Katz at odds over e-mail case timetable

Aug 20, 2008 4:49 am

As Gov. Jon Corzine and former state workers union leader Carla Katz fight a judge's ruling to release some of their e-mail correspondence to the public, they appear at odds over whether the case shou...

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Iraqi refugees resettle in New Jersey

Aug 19, 2008 5:00 am

Iraqi refugees have begun arriving in New Jersey as part of a nationwide resettlement program to bring 12,000 Iraqis to the United States by the end of next month.

N.J. clean election plan backed

Aug 19, 2008 5:00 am

A handful of New Jersey lawmakers are trying to salvage -- and expand -- a program to allow publicly financed campaigns.

New rule says preschoolers need flu shot

Aug 19, 2008 5:00 am

New Jersey now requires flu vaccines for preschoolers and children attending licensed child care centers.

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