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The New Jersey Register of Historic Places is the official list of historic resources of local, state, and national interest in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The program is administered by the New Jersey's state historic preservation office within the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.
The Optional Municipal Charter Law or Faulkner Act (N.J.S.A 40:69A-1 [1], et seq.) provides New Jersey municipalities with a variety of models of local government. This legislation is called the Faulkner Act in honor of the late Bayard H. Faulkner, former mayor of Montclair, New Jersey, U.S., and former chairman of the Commission on Municipal Government.
Local government in New Jersey is composed of counties and municipalities. Local jurisdictions in New Jersey differ from those in some other states because the entire area of the state is part of a municipality; each of the 564 municipalities is in exactly one county; and each of the 21 counties has more than one municipality.
The New Jersey Department of Corrections operates 13 major correctional or penal institutions, including seven adult male correctional facilities, three youth facilities, one facility for sex offenders, one women's correctional institution and a central reception and intake unit; and stabilization and reintegration programs for released inmates.
Paterson City Hall is located at 155 Market Street in Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey.The building is located on a block in Downtown Paterson bordered by Market Street on the north, Colt Street to the east, Ellison Street to the south, and Washington Street to the west.
The mayor may cast a tie-breaking vote on the municipal council when there is an equal number of yes and no votes. [6] [7] The Mayor can also call for meetings of the council outside those regularly scheduled. [2] The Newark mayoral election took place May 13, 2014 and was won by Ras Baraka.
Carneys Point Township is a township in Salem County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 8,637, [9] [10] an increase of 588 (+7.3%) from the 2010 census count of 8,049, [19] [20] which in turn reflected an increase of 365 (+4.8%) from the 7,684 counted in the 2000 census.
Trenton City Hall is located in Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey, United States. The white marble building was built in 1907 and added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 30, 1978. The building contains murals by American painter Everett Shinn.