-The New Jersey unemployment rate is 8.2 percent.
-Foreclosures nationwide are up 18 percent from January 2008
-Foreclosure filings in New Jersey doubled from 2007 to 2008, making NJ the 10th-highest in the nation.
Below are a few lovely towns throughout the Northeast that have responded to America’s economic crisis in a very unique manner.
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- Wilton, CT It is -1.4% lower than the FY 2009 budget
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- BUCKSPORT, ME — Town officials have proposed a budget $237,183 less than last year’s.
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- CLIFTON PARK, NY The spending plan comes in lower than the 2008 town budget
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- Halifax, MA -a budget for the Halifax Elementary School comes in $40,800 less than the current budget
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- In Killingworth CT, the proposed budget is 4 percent lower than the current budget.
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- MONSON, ME — Monson’s proposed municipal budget is lower than this year’s budget
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- Norway, ME, It’s lower than the current budget
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- OLD SAYBROOK CT: the next fiscal year will be 1.5 percent lower than the current town budget
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- WATERVILLE ME: The proposed municipal and school budget represents a 4.5 percent decrease from the current budget