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The Record, Bergen County, NJ, August 10, 2009

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Scouring the Hudson ; Murky Water Hinders Recovery of Bodies, Aircraft Wreckage

HOBOKEN -- The investigation into the midair collision over the Hudson River focuses today on searching for the remaining two victims and recovering a small plane from the water. The National Transportation Safety Board also said it would begin the long process of determining how the Piper Lance crashed into a sightseeing helicopter in bright, sunny weather Saturday.

Lives Lost On a Carefree Summer Day

For Steven Altman, his brother Daniel and his nephew Doug, the flight was a routine trip on a beautiful day to the Jersey Shore. For Jeremy Clarke, a pilot for Liberty Helicopter Tours, the flight was all in a day's work.

Kean, Njcu Lead State in Diversity ; Nearby Schools Also Serve Working Class

Just southeast of Bergen and Passaic counties stand two universities that serve the greatest percentage of minority and working-class students of any of the state's public four-year schools. Nearly 60 percent of students at Kean University are members of minority groups, as are 70 percent of students at New Jersey City University, according to the New Jersey Association of State Colleges and Universities.

In New Jersey, We Do-Si-Do

No doubt 1983 is remembered fondly by square dancers. On Jan. 18 that year, Gov. Thomas Kean signed into law the designation of square dancing as New Jersey's official American folk dance. Less than a week later, preliminary work was begun to form the Square Dancing Council of New Jersey.

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Where Pilots Are the Traffic Controllers ; Close to Hudson, Constant Vigilance Is Key

Pilots of small airplanes have long flown beneath the radar and out of touch with air-traffic controllers along the Hudson River in New York City, where a plane and helicopter collided Saturday, killing nine. Helicopters ferrying sightseers, news crews or executives share the airspace up to 1,100 feet with small planes in what is known as an "exclusion zone," or VFR -- visual flight rules -- corridor where pilots can use eyesight rather than instrumentation.