Raritan Landing: A Permanent Exhibit at East Jersey Old Town Village

The Paul A. Stellhorn Undergraduate Paper in New Jersey History Award was established in 2004 to honor Paul A. Stellhorn (1947-2001), a distinguished historian and public servant who worked for the New Jersey Historical Commission, the New Jersey Committee (now Council) for the Humanities, and the Newark Public Library. The Stellhorn Awards consist of a framed certificate and a modest cash award, presented at the New Jersey Historical Commission’s Annual Conference. The Award’s sponsors are the New Jersey Studies Academic Alliance; the New Jersey Historical Commission, New Jersey Department of State; Special Collections and University Archives, Rutgers University Libraries; and the New Jersey Caucus, Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference. The Stellhorn Award Committee members are Richard Waldron (chair), Mark Lender, and Peter Mickulas. The advisory committee consists of Ron Becker, Karl Niederer, Elsalyn Palmisano, and Fred Pachman. Click here for more information. The following paper was one of two 2020 winners.

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Springwood Avenue Rising: Race, Leisure, and Decline in the 1970 Asbury Park Uprising

New Jersey Studies An Interdisciplinary Journal ◽

10.14713/njs.v7i1.235 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 7 (1) ◽

pp. 250-329

Author(s):

Vayne Ong

Keyword(s):

New Jersey ◽

Public Library ◽

Annual Conference ◽

Department Of State ◽

Special Collections ◽

Rutgers University ◽

Public Servant ◽

University Archives ◽

New Jersey History ◽

Cash Award

The Paul A. Stellhorn Undergraduate Paper in New Jersey History Award was established in 2004 to honor Paul A. Stellhorn (1947-2001), a distinguished historian and public servant who worked for the New Jersey Historical Commission, the New Jersey Committee (now Council) for the Humanities, and the Newark Public Library. The Stellhorn Awards consist of a framed certificate and a modest cash award, presented at the New Jersey Historical Commission’s Annual Conference. The Award’s sponsors are the New Jersey Studies Academic Alliance; the New Jersey Historical Commission, New Jersey Department of State; Special Collections and University Archives, Rutgers University Libraries; and the New Jersey Caucus, Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference. The Stellhorn Award Committee members are Richard Waldron (chair), Mark Lender, and Peter Mickulas. The advisory committee consists of Ron Becker, Karl Niederer, Elsalyn Palmisano, and Fred Pachman. Click here for more information. The following paper was one of two 2020 winners.

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Freeheld

New Jersey Studies An Interdisciplinary Journal ◽

10.14713/njs.v3i1.72 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 3 (1) ◽

pp. 206

Author(s):

Joseph Stefanelli

Keyword(s):

New Jersey ◽

Potential Impact ◽

Film Reviews ◽

New Jersey History

<em>Stefanelli's review of the 2015 film <strong>Freeheld</strong>, which inaugurates a new section in New Jersey Studies: Film Reviews. The intent of this section is to provide readers with timely information about new films relating to New Jersey history and related fields, and to assess the scholarship behind and potential impact of those films. </em>

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Scarlet Knights, Red Crusade: An Analysis of the Great Red Scare at Rutgers-New Brunswick

New Jersey Studies An Interdisciplinary Journal ◽

10.14713/njs.v4i1.107 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 4 (1) ◽

pp. 147

Author(s):

Thomas Federowicz

Keyword(s):

New Jersey ◽

Public History ◽

Annual Conference ◽

Department Of State ◽

The Great Depression ◽

Special Collections ◽

Rutgers University ◽

Public Servant ◽

University Archives ◽

New Jersey History

The Paul A. Stellhorn Undergraduate Paper in New Jersey History Award was established in 2004 to honor Paul A. Stellhorn (1947-2001), a distinguished historian and public servant who worked for the New Jersey Historical Commission, the New Jersey Committee (now Council) for the Humanities, and the Newark Pubic Library. An especially active and effective member of the New Jersey history community, he did much to expand the audience for New Jersey history and was an effective advocate for public history and a vigorous supporter of scholarship and publication about the state’s history. As a program officer and a grants administrator he helped many of our present historians and humanities scholars to achieve their goals, whether as scholars, history agency personnel, or educators. He earned a Ph.D. in American History from Rutgers University with a dissertation about Newark during the era of the Great Depression. He was the author or editor of many works about New Jersey’s past, especially about its urban history. The Stellhorn Awards consist of a framed certificate and a modest cash award, presented at the New Jersey Historical Commission’s Annual Conference. The Award’s sponsors are the New Jersey Studies Academic Alliance; the New Jersey Historical Commission, New Jersey Department of State; Special Collections and University Archives, Rutgers University Libraries; the New Jersey Caucus, Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference; and the New Jersey Council for History Education. The Stellhorn Award Committee members are Richard Waldron (chair), Mark Lender, Brooke Hunter, and Peter Mickulas. Click here for more information. The following paper by Mr. Federowicz, nominated by Professor Richard L. McCormick, was one of two 2017 winners.

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Oyster Wars and the Public Trust: Property, Law, and Ecology in New Jersey History. Bonnie J. McCay

Marine Resource Economics ◽

10.1086/mre.21.1.42629498 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 21 (1) ◽

pp. 125-127

Author(s):

Daniel Georgianna

Keyword(s):

New Jersey ◽

Public Trust ◽

Property Law ◽

The Public ◽

Trust Property ◽

New Jersey History

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Analysis of Overweight Truck Permit Policy in New Jersey

Transportation Research Record Journal of the Transportation Research Board ◽

10.1177/03611981211026654 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 036119812110266

Author(s):

Sami Demiroluk ◽

Hani Nassif ◽

Kaan Ozbay ◽

Chaekuk Na

Keyword(s):

New Jersey ◽

Environmental Conditions ◽

Decision Makers ◽

Actual Cost ◽

Department Of Transportation ◽

Heavy Weight ◽

Vehicle Route ◽

Heavy Trucks ◽

Maintenance And Rehabilitation ◽

The Cost

The roadway infrastructure constantly deteriorates because of environmental conditions, but other factors such as exposure to heavy trucks exacerbates the rate of deterioration. Therefore, decision-makers are constantly searching for ways to optimize allocation of the limited funds for repair, maintenance, and rehabilitation of New Jersey’s infrastructure. New Jersey legislation requires operators of overweight (OW) trucks to obtain a permit to use the infrastructure. The New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) issues a variety of permits based on the types of goods carried. These permits allow OW trucks to use the infrastructure either for a single trip or for multiple trips. Therefore, one major concern is whether the permit revenue of the agency can recoup the actual cost of damage to the infrastructure caused by these OW trucks. This study investigates whether NJDOT’s current permit fee program can collect enough revenue to meet the actual cost of damage to the infrastructure caused by these heavy-weight permit trucks. The infrastructure damage is estimated by using pavement and bridge deterioration models and New Jersey permit data from 2013 to 2018 containing vehicle configuration and vehicle route. The analysis indicates that although the cost of infrastructure damage can be recovered for certain permit types, there is room for improvement in the permit program. Moreover, based on permit rules in other states, the overall rank of the New Jersey permit program is evaluated and possible revisions are recommended for future permit policies.

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