Burlington

2010-11-29T14:58:02Z

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Aviation sites in New Jersey

2010-11-29T16:07:06Z

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The best viewing spots in The Heights section of Jersey City, NJ

2010-11-29T15:33:20Z

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Visiting Island Beach State Park, New Jersey.

2010-11-03T10:14:10Z

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Bike Events in New Jersey

2010-11-02T14:18:51Z

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'Rent A Friend' website seeks to the satisfy the lonesome

2010-07-19T03:15:48Z

Trips to the cinema, shops and museums need no longer be lonely experiences after this week's UK launch of a company which rents out friends for innocent dates.

Rent A Friend has already proved a big hit in the US where 2,000 people, each paying 25 pounds a month, have access to an online database of over 218,000 potential companions who have registered themselves o...

Baby snow leopards make appearance at NJ zoo

2010-07-16T08:30:24Z

2 baby snow leopards delighting crowds at New Jersey zoo

Two baby snow leopards have stepped into the spotlight at a New Jersey zoo.

The cubs were born at the Cape May County Zoo in May.

The 2-month-old males had been mostly in seclusion with their mother, Himani, until this past week.

Zoo veterinarian

Lonely Planet giving away road trip itineraries

2010-07-14T15:48:47Z

Lonely Planet giving away free road trip itineraries through Facebook

Lonely Planet is giving away itineraries online from an upcoming guidebook, "USA's Best Trips: 99 Themed Itineraries Across America."

The free PDFs can be downloaded from Lonely Planet's Facebook page. A different itinerary is available each week through

Scorching temperatures return to wilting East

2010-07-07T10:30:18Z

The eastern U.S. cooked for another day Wednesday as unrelenting heat promised to push thermometers past 100 degrees in urban "heat islands," buckled roads, slowed trains and pushed utilities toward the limit of the electrical grid's capacity.

Philadelphia, Richmond, Va., and

Family-Friendly Activities in All 50 States

2010-11-02T12:16:03Z

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State Campgrounds in Vineland, New Jersey

2010-10-27T08:08:40Z

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Field Trip Ideas in New Jersey

2010-10-27T08:07:48Z

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Ellis Island gives Springsteen heritage award

2010-04-22T13:00:32Z

From Italy to the 'American Land' _ Ellis Island honors Bruce Springsteen and his roots

Everyone knows he was born in the USA, but it was Bruce Springsteen's European immigrant roots — and his family's 110-year American dream — that were celebrat...

List of new quarters being issued by US Mint

2010-08-04T12:06:12Z

New 'America the Beautiful' series of quarters launches with Hot Springs, 55 more to follow

The U.S. Mint's list of quarters highlighting America's national parks. The order of issue is based on when the parks were established. US Mint list of new national park quarters, in order the coins will be produced

The U.S. Mint announced Wednesday that it will produce a series of quarters highlighting America's national parks, one per state and territory, beginning next year. The coins will be minted based on the dates the parks or historic sites were established ...

Pauline Eble Campanelli

2010-10-22T09:19:41Z

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Morristown National Historical Park

2010-10-22T09:05:35Z

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2007 Jeep Wrangler - Next Wrangler Caught! - RPM

2010-11-03T08:40:43Z

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Lady Liberty’s Crown Reopens: Visiting the Statue of Liberty

2010-10-26T20:53:23Z

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Food and Fun at Bowie, Maryland's Belair Mansion

2010-11-03T09:26:33Z

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National park could emerge from industrial NJ area

2010-04-16T16:13:13Z

77-foot waterfall in NJ's industrial mecca likely to earn national park designation from Obama

A new national park may emerge from a small patch of lush oasis just 15 miles from Manhattan in northeastern New Jersey's industrial mecca.

The U.S. house passed a bill Wednesday that designates Mercer County. The County possesses a wealth of museums and art galleries, even if some of them are the state's and the community's best-kept secrets. Let's take a tour around the county and see what's happening in the art world.

Our first stop is Grounds for Sculpture, located on the site of the old New Jersey State Fairgrounds in

Book about 500 places to see before they disappear

2010-04-16T12:42:13Z

New book: 500 places to see before they disappear

They include the last of their kind, unique landmarks, places threatened by rising or falling seas or development, and homes for species or phenomena that may not last forever.

These are some of the things you'll find in "Frommer's 500 Places to See Before They Disappear" ($19.99), published by New Jersey-based Wiley's.

The book features natural and hi...

Hundreds Protest Closure of Nine N.J. State Parks

2010-11-03T08:34:15Z

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North Jersey: Peak Fall Colors Next Week

2010-09-10T18:45:44Z

The peak season for leaf peeping should begin in about a week in northern New Jersey and some areas already are showing bold fall colors.

Peak foliage can be seen toward the end of next week and for a week after that, AccuWeather meteorologist John Gresiak told The New Jersey Herald of Newton for Fr...

D.C. Dried Out for July 4th Crowds

2010-09-10T18:33:46Z

One week after the nation's capital experienced some of its worst flooding in more than a century, museums and other attractions were dried out and open for the long July Fourth holiday weekend.

Elsewhere in the Northeast, however, thousands of people were still trying to clear away flood debris and grime, or were still homeless after record flooding blamed for at least 20 deaths in Pennsylvania, Body Found Off New Jersey Coast Is That of Missing Artist Jeremy Blake, Police Confirm

A body found by a New Jersey fisherman last month was that of artist Jeremy Blake, the New York Police Department confirmed Tuesday.

Police believe Blake, 35, committed suic...

Areas where power lines could go

2010-09-09T08:51:57Z

Areas Where Power Lines Could Go

The Energy Department has proposed two "national interest" electric transmission corridors in the Northeast and Southwest. If the corridors are approved by Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman, federal regulators can order power lines built in them.

Among the protected areas in the Northeast co...

Tell the time, Stonehenge style

2010-10-15T10:41:46Z

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Condo Fire

2011-01-04T08:04:08Z

Rahway, N.J., Mayor Rick Proctor, center, is seen among fire officials at the site of a fire at a condominium complex under construction along Route 27, Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2011, in Rahway, N.J. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

New Year

2010-12-31T21:00:24Z

Christine Hiller, left, her sister Lisa Del Rio, center, both from New Jersey, and Victoria Goldsmith, 12, from Texas, right, take part in the New Year's Eve festivities in New York's Teterboro Airport in Teterboro, N.J. The investigation of a fatal 2009 plane crash in New Jersey has uncovered allegations that the country's largest medical lab operator put commerce ahead of safety and threatened pi...

Winter Weather

2010-12-27T08:32:13Z

A few people walk along the snow covered Boardwalk in Atlantic City, N.J., Monday, Dec. 27, 2010. A treacherous storm brought high winds, heavy snow and limited visibility to the area creating havoc for commuters and travellers. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)

APTOPIX Winter Weather

2010-12-27T07:02:07Z

A person walks in the middle of the street in downtown Newark, N.J. as snow continued to hit North New Jersey, Monday, Dec. 27, 2010. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

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