On this Columbus Day, New Jersey is home to more than 1.5 million residents of Italian ancestry.

If you love when deer dart out in front of your vehicle, this should be your favorite time of year.

As we continue our special series looking at the causes of, and solutions to, New Jersey's growing heroin and opioid epidemic, there is a lot of blame to go around for allowing things to get so out of hand — but you meet some heroes along the way who are doing all they can to stop it.

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