VINELAND, N.J. -- Sen. Jeff Van Drew says not a day goes by that he isn't trying something to stop the state from shuttering the Vineland Developmental Center.
The Democrat isn't the only politician who represents the facility's residents and the roughly 1,400 people whose jobs would be eliminated if New Jersey's oldest developmental center closes.
But as the deadline approaches for the state to pass a budget proposed by Republican Gov. Chris Christie, which includes his plan to shut down the Landis Avenue center by June 30, 2013, Van Drew is at the epicenter of efforts to save the facility.
One of the biggest weeks in that battle has arrived, with a Senate committee convening in Vineland to discuss the issue and a rally planned on the center's grounds.
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