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The most expensive home in each of New Jersey's 21 counties can vary greatly. From a $ 40 million Bergen County estate to a $1. 3 million property in Salem County, the height of luxury takes on different meaning throughout New Jersey. Here's a look at the most expensive properties in each of New Jersey's 21 counties: Atlantic County Address: 32 W Ocean Drive, Brigantine Listing Price: $7.5 million This Brigantine beachfront mansion is at an awe- inspiring seaside setting with spectacular views of the ocean and Atlantic City. The six-bedroom, seven-bathroom home has amenities like Baccarat crystal lighting fixtures , Crestron smart home system , marble floors and cherrywood and tigerwood throughout. It has been a little difficult to sell. The $7. 5 million property has been listed on Realtor.com for 805 days. Bergen County Address: 18 Frick Drive , Alpine Listing Price: $39.9 million This 42-room estate is the most expensive property listed in New Jersey . It feature...

BROOKLYN HEIGHTS , BROOKLYN — This week’s featured real estate listing is a six- bedroom townhouse at 31 Cranberry St. with an asking price of $4,995,000. The four- story townhouse features a landscaped garden, two wood- burning fireplaces and an open kitchen. Check out more photos of the apartment here and be sure to sign up for the Brooklyn Heights Patch daily newsletter to get updates on local news and real estate. From Realtor.com: An opportunity to acquire this four- story townhouse gem in the historic north end of Brooklyn Heights is here. Easily restored back to a single-family home, it is currently configured into two duplex homes. This townhouse is in superb condition with style and elegance. It is located on one of the most beautiful blocks in New York City. The Parlor Garden Duplex has 3 bedrooms and 1.5 bathrooms. The landscaped garden is accessed through the French doors on the garden level or to the deck through French doors off the parlor level bedrooms . This...

A novelist hunts for complicated narratives at the sites of historical atrocities I learned to snorkel mid-winter in an indoor pool in the suburbs of Cleveland, Ohio. The air was stifling, thick with the smell of chlorine. There was nothing to see in the pool and no explanation given for the purpose of this middle school gym unit ; maybe our teachers dreamed we’d go on island vacations. I don’t remember ever snorkeling again until 2010 when I traveled to a research station on San Salvador Island in the Bahamas where I’d teach a Caribbean literature course and where I’d start writing a novel about the sediment of history’s layers. The water shimmered aqua closer to shore, deepened to a dark blue farther out. In spite of how clear the water seemed, you had to beware rocks and lionfish, and you couldn’t know where the reefs were without sticking your head beneath the meniscus of the ocean. Locals and research station staff would give instructions for different reefs around the islan...