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Helping Haiti
NJ residents rose to the occasion and responded with commendable zeal and charity to crisis abroad in Haiti by contributing vast quantities of humanitarian aid.
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Across the state, in a host of ways, Jerseyans pitched in to aid earthquake victims in Haiti. The examples are too numerous to document here, but their scope is exemplified by the volunteer activities in Asbury Park, where food and water were collected at Convention Hall, then trucked by the non-profit organization Convoy of Hope, which has sent relief supplies to 28 million people in 112 countries and 45 states. The rig was driven to Missouri, where Convoy of Hope is based, and from there the supplies were flown to the stricken island.
Openings & Closings
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Rosie has the latest news on NJ restaurant openings and closings.
Super Class of 2012 for NJ Hall of Fame
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From soup to Superman to the Super Bowl-winning Giants, the Garden State’s impact on contemporary culture is clearly evident in the 2012 class of New Jersey Hall of Fame inductees, announced today. www.NJHallofFame.org.
In the Mausoleum
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Everything's Coming Up Super
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Addition by Contraction
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For the past year I’d heard rumblings that it might happen, but earlier this week the state's plans were revealed—Rutgers-Camden is going to become part of Rowan University.
