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A new Patch series built upon the compelling vignettes and snapshots that go to the heart of the American Dream.
Historically, Fort Lee was a blue collar town, and although the demographics have shifted over the last two decades to include an infusion of professional bankers, lawyers and corporate heavyweights, there is still a strong middle class presence that does much to sustain the engine of Fort Lee--police, firemen, teachers, construction workers and the mom and pop stores that are still left on Main Street whose goal it is to feed and supply all the citizens of town and beyond.   Even in a booming economy, the cost of living was difficult to maintain for those who fell into the middle class in …

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