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Hatzalah article -- I'm only editing the NJ section, here are the before and afters, what do you think? I changed the structure so nobody can say I'm just "vandalizing"

=Old Version=

New Jersey
There are six independent Hatzolah organizations in New Jersey. They are (in order of date established) Lakewood, Jersey Shore, Union City, North Jersey, Union County (Elizabeth/Hillside) and Passaic/Clifton.

=New Version=

New Jersey
There are Hatzolah organizations in many towns in the state of New Jersey. Hatzolah can be found in Clifton, Deal, Elizabeth, Hillside, various towns on the Jersey Shore, Lakewood, Passaic, and Union City. Some of these towns share a single Hatzolah, usually where there is a Jewish community that spreads across town borders. Hillside shares a Hatzolah with Elizabeth, Clifton with Passaic, and the Jersey Shore towns all rely on the Hatzolah that is based in Deal; because of these shared arrangements, some of the organizations' names are different from the towns in which they are based.

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=For Yossiea?= There are Hatzolah organizations in many towns and cities in the state of New Jersey. They have supported each other fraternally in various ways.
 * Clifton: Hatzolah of Passaic/Clifton EMS, shared with Passaic. This Hatzolah uses the Lakewood Hatzolah posek, HaRav Shmuel Meir Katz Shlita. This Hatzolah is geographically near Union City, and can provide extra coverage for them.
 * Deal: Chevra Hatzalah Jersey Shore, primarily serving the year-round Sephardic community in the Deal area (Deal, West Deal, Long Branch), but expands to cover additional Jersey Shore communities in warmer months. They loaned a spare ambulance to Passaic/Clifton for about six months in 2007-2008, to help start the organization.
 * Elizabeth: Hatzolah of Union County, also covers Hillside. Often shares classes with Passaic/Clifton, and has supplied community event coverage to assist Passaic/Clifton. Union County is geographically and organizationally separate from Union City.
 * Hillside: This community is contiguous with Elizabeth. The entire community leadership, including Hatzolah, is combined. Hillside is the smaller, more upscale part of the community.
 * Jersey Shore: This is the official name of the branch in Deal. There are a total of seven municipalities covered by Chevra Hatzolah Jersey Shore. This Hatzalah is the only Sephardic Hatzalah, and one of only two using this spelling (transliteration) in New Jersey.
 * Lakewood: The largest branch in New Jersey. Unique to New Jersey, Lakewood has a Paramedic (ALS) unit. The ALS unit is owned and run by MONOC, but the Paramedics are also Lakewood Hatzolah members, and the ambulance was donated by Hatzolah Lakewood to MONOC. This unusual arrangement meets New Jersey's strict hospital-based ALS rules, while giving Hatzolah its own ALS coverage. Also unique, Lakewood has its own Rescue (extrication) unit. The rescue unit has also performed a demonstration of its capabilities at an event organized by Hatzolah of Passaic/Clifton.
 * Passaic: Is contiguous with Clifton. The larger part of the single Passaic/Clifton Orthodox Jewish community lives in Passaic, and Hatzolah of Passaic/Clifton, covering both parts of the community, is primarily based in Passaic, with some members and management in Clifton.
 * Union City: Hatzolah of Union City, is run out of Yeshivas Sanz-Klausenberg, which is the center of the Chasidic community in Union City. It is the only Chasidic Hatzolah in New Jersey. Union City is located in Hudson County, and is not related to Union County. This Hatzolah is very close to Passaic/Clifton, and can provide extra coverage for them. Union City members sometimes attend Passaic/Clifton events.