new jersey

Great slide show of classic Atlantic City, Coney Island and other boardwalks.

Quoted: This week in 1870, the first section of the boardwalk in Atlantic City, N.J., was opened to the public . (This gallery contains some nudity.)

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Quoted: This is trailer for Hunt's Pier that played in movie theaters in Wildwood, NJ in the early 1970s. You might remember riding the rides on your Wildwood vacati...

New York Times article on Frank Lucas and the movie.

Quoted: It was the early 1970s, and every week nearly four dozen American soldiers were returning home from Vietnam in flag-draped coffins. Frank Lucas, who ruled a crime empire in Newark and Harlem, had a plan: smuggle the purest Asian heroin he could find into New York, stashed inside those coffins.

Apparently N.J. was one of the last northern states to emancipate slaves and had comparatively harsh laws regarding runaways ... hence the apology.

Quoted: Although New Jersey prohibited the importation of slaves after 1786, it "was the last northern state to emancipate its slaves," waiting until 1846 to abolish the practice.

Yeah, N.J. They've had a few groundbreaking pieces of legislation recently...

Quoted: Gov. John S. Corzine signed into law Monday a measure that abolishes the death penalty, making New Jersey the first state in more than four decades to reject capital punishment.

Love the headline... '20-POUND RATS INVADE JERSEY; "HOW COULD THEY TELL" JOKES BREAK OUT ACROSS NATION.' Gawker is funny, but nutria are a serious pain.

Quoted: In solidarity with striking T.V. writers, rats have been spotted in creeks and marshes in New Jersey. Sort of. They're actually nutria, not rats, but they're giant, furry rodents who are apparently very damaging to fragile natural ecosystems like those of the Garden State.

Yum, NJ pizza! Definitely the best pizza in my hometown and possibly in the area.

Quoted: The best pizza in Morris County, NJ is found at The Godfather Pizzeria in East Hanover

Quoted: Greg Schiano led the Rutgers football team to 11 victories this season, its first bowl championship, its highest national ranking, its longest flirtation with prominence. But when Schiano appeared at a Texas Bowl luncheon this week, the M.C. introduced him as the guy who rejected Miami.

I am so proud to become a part of everything that Avni and Sachin have done throughout their lives! They have done more in over two decades than most people will do in a few lifetimes.

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