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    Park Press, this statistic means “one out of every three homeless people in Ocean and Monmouth counties is a minor”. As reported by NJ Counts, Ocean County has the fifth-highest percentage of New Jersey’s entire homeless population, at 5.9 percent, with a total of 605 homeless people. If we look at New Jersey as a whole, according to the count coordinated by Monarch Housing, there are 8,941 homeless people. Do you think those statistics are bad? Currently, there are 564,708 homeless people in the

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    Major Campaigns of the American Revolution The New York and New Jersey Campaigns Actions: -British attacked New York City -The Battle of Staten Island -July 3rd, 1763 British were successful -this drove the Americans back to Manhattan - Drive for Manhattan -12,000 British soldiers moved to take New York City - This was accomplished successfully -Cornwallis manhandle of Americans - Chased Americans through New Jersey until they withdrew to Pennsylvania -Battle of Trenton

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    The Issue Of Gun Control

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    making it easier for those who would mean to do harm to get away with it. This is especially true in states, for example: New York, New Jersey and California, who have really strict gun laws. Politicians have been recently pushing the fact that they want to heavily

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    During the 16th Century, the Spanish laid claims to different territories all across the Americas, including North America. Their claim was brought about by the victories of Francisco de Coronado, Hernando de Soto, and Ponce de Leon. Their first permanent settlement was St. Augustine, which was established in Florida in the year 1565. This was one of their base camps in the region, although it was noted to have slight impact with regards to the presence of the Spanish within America. Regardless of

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    Park in the state of New Jersey. Cliffside Park is located in Bergen County, which happens to be the most populated county in New Jersey. “The population of Cliffside Park in 2013 was 25,209. As of the year 2000, the population has increased by 9.6%. The town consists of 52.8% females (13,307) and 47.2% male (11,902.)” (City-data.com n.d.) Something interesting that I found was the median age of the residents of my town. “The median resident age is 43.1 years old.” (City-data.com n.d.) This

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    - In this writing assignment I will discuss the judicial selection process in the state of Virginia and the state of New Jersey. I will talk about the specific qualifications needed for each state. I will present a brief overview of the steps an individual has to learn to become an attorney, which can contribute to a judgeship. I will also discuss the step of removing a judge from office. - The six steps to become a judge: Step one is to attend undergraduate school, earn a law degree, pass a Uniform

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    Pine Barrens Definition

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    of land in New Jersey that protects the animals and all life inside it. The Pine Barrens is so big it covers 1.1 million acres of New Jersey. 1.1 million acres is so big the Pine Barrens cover 22% of New Jersey. Also the Barrens is in 7 different counties in New Jersey. The 7 counties it´s in are Ocean county, Burlington county,

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    Top Rated Trenton, NJ Nightlife: Best Restaurants & Bars Meta Description: Trenton, New Jersey has great restaurants, bars, and other nightlife to choose from. Meta Keywords: Trenton bars, Trenton restaurants, Restaurants in Trenton, Bars in Trenton Trenton, New Jersey Knows How to Show Locals and Tourists a Good Time Trenton, New Jersey may not be the first place you think of when you think nightlife capital of the East Coast. It may not be, that is, unless you live there or have ever traveled

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    Community Health Profile of Phillipsburg, New Jersey of Warren County The Community We have chosen Phillipsburg as our community profile as it is the largest town located in Warren County, New Jersey. Unfortunately much of the data for this assignment has only been provided in a countywide analysis. Therefore, much of the information presented in this projected will be related to County of Warren in New Jersey and not the town of Phillipsburg. Phillipsburg was created from portions of land from

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    “The meats cured in this establishment are distributed throughout New Jersey and Pennsylvania,” notes the firm’s business profile in the atlas, “and a considerable portion of them find their way to Europe, both on direct orders and through New York exporters. The cattle are received from Chicago and other western points, and a market-day is made once a week, at which time the butchers of the city and surrounding country procure their supplies.” Far and away his most-liked product

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