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Maps have been around for as long as human civilization. Early cartographers drew maps on animal skins or carved them into clay tablets to help hunters and traders find their way.

New post: Ruth Lilly Dean of the Indiana University Libraries. Previous position: University librarian at the University of California-Santa Barbara.

The tug of war over marriage equality in New Jersey continues, as a new Quinnipiac University poll shows that voters narrowly disapprove of a bill in the state legislature that would give same-sex couples the right to marry.

As part of his trip to the Virgin Islands this week, Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Insular Areas Anthony presented a $1.25 million grant to the National Park Service to design a marine education and research center on St.

Checking her Facebook page, Laura Miller saw requests from an old family friend, her boyfriend's best friend and a former high-school classmate.

A Quinnipiac University poll released Wednesday shows New Jersey voters narrowly oppose legalizing gay marriage by a 49 to 46 margin.

The Republican Jewish Coalition is boasting about results of a post-election poll showing Gov.-elect Chris Christie drawing 38 percent of the Jewish vote to incumbent Gov.

When your rights and responsibilities as a parent come in conflict with the liberal education establishment, who wins? Parents in Ames, Iowa just found out, and it's not them.

Highland Park senior Nate Smith is headed to Temple next season. But he's put on an impressive show as a high school senior on the football field.

Growing more in less space is good. But it may not be good enough without some help, say researchers who reviewed 35 years of data on cropland use by nation.

Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer, and 20 women in Congress, nearly half the state's delegation - the bumper crop of women in next year's election have names like Meg, Carly, Kamala and Michela.

A teen sex magazine will stay at on the shelves at the Ames Public Library despite a petition signed by more than 100 parents objecting to the publication.

An open house for those interested in pursuing a master of business administration degree from the Rutgers School of Business-Camden will be held on-campus from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec.

Last Thursday, at Rutgers Eagleton Institute of Politics, some New Jersey political veterans gathered to hear about and discuss a new book on the life and times of former Governor-former Chief Justice Richard J. Hughes.

Bergen County Police and a Hackensack drug treatment center are among a growing number of agencies using a software program to identify dangerous intersections, spot teen driving trends and reduce accident fatalities.

Free copies of a sex-education magazine for teens will still be available at the Ames Public Library despite a petition to have them removed.

Fans share their thoughts after seeing "New Moon" early Friday morning. NEW YORK - November 20 has been a long time coming for devotees of the "Twilight" saga, and at a movie theater in Times Square, fans from around the world congregated long before midnight to witness Chris Weitz's adaptation of "New Moon," the second book in Stephenie Meyers' ...

CAMDEN A "Toys for Tears" program has been launched by the Camden County Prosecutor's Office and Diocese of Camden.

As New Jersey Democratic lawmakers wrangle over whether to attempt to pass a law to legalize gay marriage, a new poll finds that the state's citizens narrowly favor the measure, though getting it passed isn't a top priority for most.

The military veterans helped unload the 1,500 turkeys that had been donated to the Hillside food bank by Stop and Shop supermarket.