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Published: December 1st 2006
East Rutherford
East Rutherford, New Jersey - United States of AmericaMar 26, 2002
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City official name :East Rutherford
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Location :New Jersey State
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Facts :East Rutherford is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 8,716.
East Rutherford's claim to national fame is that it is the home of the Meadowlands Sports Complex, which includes Continental Airlines Arena, where both the NBA New Jersey Nets and the NHL New Jersey Devils play their home games; and Giants Stadium, home of the NFL New York Giants and New York Jets as well as Red Bull New York of Major League Soccer. This makes East Rutherford the only town of fewer than 10,000 people to be home to five professional sports teams.
By an act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 17, 1889, a portion of the old Union Township was incorporated under the name of Boiling Springs Township. The new township took its name from a spring in the community.
On March 28, 1894, Boiling Springs Township was dissolved, and in its place the Borough
East Rutherford
East Rutherford, New Jersey - United States of America of East Rutherford was created. While there was no change in its borders, the name and form of government were changed.
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