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Paleo-Indians moved in small groups into the area around 12,500 years ago, attracted by the diversity of plant and animal life.. Native Americans relocated to the area several thousand years ago, dwelling in the highlands and along the Rockaway River and the Whippany River, where they hunted and fished for the various game that lived in the area and migrated through the area in autumn.
The New Jersey Turnpike (NJTP) is a system of controlled-access highways in the U.S. state of New Jersey.The turnpike is maintained by the New Jersey Turnpike Authority. [a] The 117.2-mile (188.6 km) mainline's southern terminus is at the Delaware Memorial Bridge on I-295 in Pennsville.
After interviewing people at other agencies that had their own canine bomb-detection squads, New Jersey Transit chose the Essex County, New Jersey Sheriff's Department to train the Transit Police on New Jersey Transit property—on trains and buses and in stations and other facilities where the teams would be working. The program was fairly ...
Charles W. Sandman Jr. (1921–1985), politician who represented New Jersey's 2nd congressional district and was the party's candidate for Governor of New Jersey in 1973 [199] I. Grant Scott (1897–1964), politician who served in the New Jersey General Assembly, the New Jersey Senate and as Mayor of Cape May [200]
Howell Township was incorporated as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 23, 1801, from portions of Shrewsbury Township.Portions of the township were taken to form Brick Township in the newly created Ocean County (February 15, 1850), Wall Township (March 7, 1851) and Farmingdale (April 8, 1903). [25]
The New Jersey Turnpike (Interstate 95) is the largest and busiest highway in Hamilton, though it has no interchanges within the township. Situated next to the New Jersey state capital of Trenton, and New Jersey's eighth-largest municipality, Hamilton Township is 65 miles (105 km) away from New York City and 35 miles (56 km) away from Philadelphia.
Carteret is a borough in northeastern Middlesex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population reached 25,326, [9] [10] its highest decennial count ever and an increase of 2,482 (+10.9%) from the 2010 census count of 22,844, [17] [18] which in turn reflected an increase of 2,135 (+10.3%) from the 20,709 counted in the 2000 census.
Livingston is a township in Essex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 31,330, [9] [10] its highest decennial count ever and an increase of 1,964 (+6.7%) from 29,366 recorded at the 2010 census, [18] [19] which in turn reflected an increase of 1,975 (+7.2%) from the 27,391 counted in the 2000 census. [20]