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Garden State Fireworks in Millington has been run by the Santore family since 1890. With more than 100 years of experience, the largest manufacturer of fireworks in the country does shows throughout New Jersey during the summer. (Video by Andre Malok /The Star-Ledger)

Star-Ledger columnist Steve Politi has been in Beijing for three days and decided to go searching for General Tso, the man behind General Tso's chicken. (Video by Chris Faytok /The Star-Ledger)

August 5 while in Beijing to cover the 2008 Summer Olympics. While three of the team members opted for the cable car, writer Kevin Manahan and photographer Andrew Mills decided to climb the wall on foot. (Video by Andrew Mills and Chris Faytok) Author: tvjersey Keywords: 2008 olympics china great wall Beijing star-ledger tvjersey Added: August 5, 2008

Team Ledger visits the Great Wall of China August 5 while in Beijing to cover the 2008 Summer Olympics. While three of the team members opted for the cable car, writer Kevin Manahan and photographer Andrew Mills decided to climb the wall on foot. (Video by Andrew Mills and Chris Faytok)

The Rutgers Scarlet Knight, the Seton Hall Pirate and other team mascots helped celebrate the 10th birthday party of Sparkee, the mascot for the Somerset Patriots of Bridgewater. The minor league baseball team named the furry dog for manager Sparky Lyle, the former Yankee reliever, and had a big celebration for him last week. (Video by Joseph Perone /The Star-Ledger)

Members of the New Jersey National Guard are in Fort Hood training before their deployment to Iraq. Before any soldiers can guard an Iraqi detainee they must be sprayed with Oleoresin Capsicum (OC) a very powerful pepper spray like substance. The goal is for them to understand what the spray does to people and themselves. (Video by Ed Murray and Wayne Woolley /The Star-Ledger)

Steve Politi and Kevin Manahan report on their initial impressions of Beijing and the Forbidden City as the crew in China gets settled into their hotel and ready for the start of the Olympics. (Video by Chris Faytok /The Star-Ledger)

At the Secaucus Doll and Teddy Bear Hospital, patients arrive with heads cracked open, limbs torn off and other serious injuries, and they leave looking as if nothing happened. According to Dr. Luis H. Casas who has been taking care of dolls stuffed animals and toys for over 30 years, "this job is very important because you're working with people's feelings." (Video by William Perlman /The Star-Ledger)

Red Mascara has been trying for over 40 years to get his song to be the official song of New Jersey. He walks around the legislature every day trying to convince people to sign his bill. (Video by William Perlman /The Star-Ledger)

Ledger Live host Brian Donohue talks with editorial cartoonist Drew Sheneman about his Sharpe James sentencing cartoon.

This summer marks the 100th anniversary of the Ocean Grove Great Auditorium's pipe organ. The organ has over 10,000 pipes and is one of the largest in the world. There will be a centennial celebration concert on Thursday and recitals throughout the summer where people can hear it being played. (Video by John Munson /The Star-Ledger)

Former Newark mayor Sharpe James was sentenced to 27 months in federal prison today and his former girlfriend Tamika Riley was sentenced to 15 months for their involvement in a corruption case. (Video by Nyier Abdou, Adya Beasley, John Munson and John O'Boyle /The Star-Ledger).

Lonnie Younglood moved to Newark from Georgia as a teenager and found work playing in jazz bands on what was then a thriving club circuit. He went on to a successful recording career while Newark's jazz scene declined. Decades later, Youngblood has returned to Newark to participate in a downtown revitalization effort that recruits musicians to perform in the streets. (Video by Jonathan Schuppe /The Star-Ledger)

The most surprising thing about Nick Santonastasso's life is how normal it is. Nick was born without legs and with only one arm and one finger. Despite those obstacles he has accomplished anything he puts his mind to. (Video by John Munson /The Star-Ledger)

Most people don't think palm trees can grow in New Jersey, but they can. A few hearty palms can survive the New Jersey winters and people throughout the state are planting them to give everything a more tropical look. (Video by Ed Murray /The Star-Ledger)

For 10 years The Star-Ledger Munchmobile has cruised the state searching for the best pizza, hot dogs and milk shakes. This week, the big dog took a different route. Irene Filosa and the other munchers feasted on health food, but found the desserts too tempting at one stop and fell off the wagon. (Video by Scott Lituchy /The Star-Ledger)

NJ Transit and Amtrak commuters were told to expect train delays of 90 minutes or more on Wednesday evening because of a power problem on the Northeast Corridor. (Video by William Perlman and Carly Rothman /The Star-Ledger)

At 25 years old, Sally Mazzocchi is among the youngest female commercial balloon pilots in the state. She is also the director of the Quick Chek New Jersey Festival of Ballooning at Solberg Airport in Readington. The three day Festival is the largest summertime hot air balloon and music festival in North America and offers 39 hours of entertainment over the weekend, from mass hot air balloon ascensions to live concerts. (Video by Andre Malok /The Star-Ledger)

A new mobile pizzeria in Newark is hoping to be the next big thing in the area despite some resistance by other food vendors. (Adya Beasley /The Star-Ledger)

The expansion project for Rutgers Stadium is well underway, and on a recent media tour, The Star-Ledger was able to get a look at the progress. Rutgers is currently well over budget for the project and is struggling to raise enough money to cover the costs. (Video by Ana M. Alaya /The Star-Ledger)

The RockNRoll Chorus recently performed along the Point Pleasant boardwalk as a last tune-up before an East Coast performance tour. The group is comprised of high school students from around New Jersey. (Video by John O'Boyle /The Star-Ledger)

Over two dozen athletes compete for Lightning Wheels, a team of disabled athletes from Children's Specialized Hospital. Three athletes who have graduated from the program will compete in the upcoming Paralympics in Beijing, China. The team will also host the National Junior Disability Championships at Rutgers University on July 20-26. (Video by John O'Boyle /The Star-Ledger)

Ted Kucowski and his son Brandon, 8, compete in the New York City Triathlon. Ted pulled, towed and pushed his son, who is considered a quadriplegic in the competition. (Video by John Munson /The Star-Ledger)

The Jersey Shore Commuters Club is celebrating it's 75th anniversary this year. It is a private club that leases part of a train car from New Jersey transit to make commuting more bearable. (Video by Joe Perone /The Star-Ledger)

Sailors ages eight to eighteen participated in the Raritan Yacht Club's Junior Regatta this past Friday. The races were apart of the Club's 62nd Annual Red Grant Regatta Weeekend. (Video by Adya Beasley /The Star-Ledger)

Star-Ledger videographer Scott Lituchy got up early and joined the crowds waiting to buy the new iPhone 3G at the Apple Store in the Mall at Short Hills. (Video by Scott Lituchy /The Star-Ledger)

Over July 4th weekend the Munchmobile set out to find the best backyard eats. At one of their stops, they visited the Konowich family for some homemade pizza. (Video by Mia Song /The Star-Ledger)

Thousands of people gathered at Coney Island on Friday to watch last year's hot dog eating champion Joey Chestnut face off against Japanese eating sensation Takeru Kobayashi. The two competitors ate their way to a tie of 59 hot dogs each after ten minutes and for the first time ever the event went into overtime with Chestnut just barely taking the title. (Video by Adya Beasley /The Star-Ledger)