**FORM      8-K**

**FIRST        REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST OF NEW JERSEY**

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| New                Jersey                                                   | 2-27018                                | 22-1697095                                                     |
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| (State                or other jurisdiction of incorporation)               | (CommissionFile                Number) | (IRS                EmployerIdentification                No.) |
|  505                Main Street, Hackensack, New                Jersey | 07601                                  |
|                   (Address of principal executive offices)        | (Zip                Code)              |

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| o | Written                communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17                CFR                230.425) |
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| o | Soliciting                material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR                240.14a-12) |
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| o | Pre-commencement                communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2 (b) under the Exchange Act                (17 CFR                240.14d-2(b)) |
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| o | Pre-commencement                communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4 (c) under the                Exchange  Act  (17 CFR 240.13e-4                (c)) |
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**Item      8.01 Other Events**

***The      statements in this report that relate to future earnings or performance are      forward-looking. Actual results might differ materially and be adversely      affected by such factors as longer than anticipated lease-up periods or the      inability of tenants to pay increased rents. Additional information about these      factors is contained in the Trust’s filings with the SEC including the Trust’s      most recent filed report on Form 10-K and Form 10-Q.***

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**SIGNATURES**

|   | FIRST                REAL ESTATE INVESTMENTTRUST                OF NEW JERSEY |
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|   |  (Registrant)                                                            |
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|   | By:                                                                           |  /s/                Robert S. Hekemian |
|   |                                                                          | Robert                S. Hekemian |
|   |                                                                          | Chairman                of the Board |
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**EXHIBIT      INDEX**

| Exhibit |                                                                                                              |
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| Number  | Description                                                                                                       |
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| I       | Press                Release – Fourth quarter ending October 31, 2007 dividend                announcement. |