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“As they say in the cleanup business, we also left a lot of stuff”

How do you clean up roughly 60 years of discarded junk in just one morning? One brick, one TV set, one steering wheel and 20 car tires at a time. via Asbury Park Press

“When we are about to celebrate Passover and the 60th anniversary of Israel, to make sure our great state recognizes the broad contributions the Jewish community makes to our society at large is extraordinarily important”

With the stroke of the governor's pen, New Jersey is now the first state in the country to have a Jewish Heritage Month. via New Jersey Jewish News

Stiff punishment might send a message to other politicians abusing their office. via CourierPostOnline

New Jersey's Catholic history is nearly as long as state history. In 1632 England's Charles I granted Sir Edmund Plowden a vast tract of land embracing New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware and Maryland. via New Jersey Online

“I saw this type of idea blossom in Philly. Now you see them all over. I think it's great”

NJ Transit keeps breaking its own records for moving people, with the most recent ones set in the second quarter of fiscal year 2008. via Asbury Park Press

Good news! New Jersey is no longer the fourth-most expensive state in the country in which to rent! We're now fifth. via The Jersey Journal

“There's a transformation in just three hours”

New Jersey Supreme Court Chief Justice Stuart Rabner, a former federal prosecutor and state attorney general, is comfortable handling unspeakable crimes. via Jersey Journal

Boris Cohen died Thursday, April 10, 2008, at home. He was 86. Born in Paterson, he lived in Passaic for over 50 years before moving to Monroe, 16 years ago. via Home News Tribune

“These people who do this program go above and beyond every day”

MOUNTAIN LAKES -- Annalise and Colin Stephens, the two youngest children of Diane Stephens, both struggled as toddlers with hearing loss after chronic ear infections. via Daily Record

Religious tolerance is the law in New Jersey. Gov. Jon S. Corzine signed several bills in Passaic Wednesday that would promote religious freedoms. via Asbury Park Press

Paramus, NJ Starting April 7th, you can find Samsonite's luxury line at a freestanding Samsonite Black Label store in the second largest mall in the NYC metropolitan area; Garden State Plaza in Paramus, NJ. via The Paramus Post

“My office will treat them as such, as will as agencies cooperating with this office.”

Man charged with selling fake documents An illegal immigrant was arrested Thursday after selling several fictitious documents to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office during a two-month undercover ... via Press of Atlantic City

“We finally got all necessary approvals”

The city could become home to the first ethanol plant in state history as early as October. via Bridgeton-Millville News

“To all blind children, Braille is our only way of reading and writing”

Advocates for the disabled, for hospitals, for the mentally ill and for the blind all spoke passionately about their services Tuesday, urging lawmakers not to cut their state support in the face of New Jersey's ... via Asbury Park Press

Business name: Vulcan Motor Club Type of business: Exclusive exotic / luxury car club Owners: Tom Mizzone and Aaron Fessler Address: 125 Maple Ave. via Daily Record

After months of hard-hitting local budget cuts, law enforcement agencies in cash-strapped Passaic County have received a boost from the feds: a $267,900 grant from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. via Jersey Journal

“Starting over is the right thing to do”

After a nearly yearlong battle over the Sears Building, Campbell Soup Co. will resubmit its plan for a new world headquarters and a slightly scaled down office park to the Camden Planning Board tonight. via CourierPostOnline

A 3-year-old boy was killed and three other members of his family injured when their minivan collided with a school bus yesterday afternoon. via PhillyBurbs.com

“We are pleased to have completed this lease on behalf of DeCotiis, Fitzpatrick, Cole & Wisler”

By Mel Fabrikant Wednesday, March 19 2008, 03:30 PM EDT Views: 2 CB Richard Ellis, New Jersey's largest commercial real estate brokerage firm, has recently completed a 50,615-square-foot lease on behalf of the ... via The Paramus Post

A new report shows a type of ancestral fish that some biologist feared had been wiped out are still alive in New Jersey streams. via Asbury Park Press