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King’s first-ever recorded sit-in—a little-known confrontation at a Maple Shade tavern in 1950—changed world history....
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Ku Klux Klan members and Nazis were part of our state's past long before groups like the Proud Boys showed up....
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Princeton University was the site of the first holiday game 150 years ago....
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The work of Edward Bowser Jr., which invites comparisons to Frank Lloyd Wright, has been largely overlooked until now....
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The Essex County community was an idyllic respite for Oakley after years spent living in tents, hotels and rooming houses on tour....
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The story of the oft-forgotten Battle of Turtle Gut Inlet in June 1776....
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These attractions have been doling out unique fun around the Garden State for decades....
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Amid World War II, NJ's Garden Club dreamed up "a living tribute" to military sons and daughters. Today, there are 39 such sites throughout the state....
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Playtime classics like Play-Doh and Lionel trains began right here....
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A timeline of delicious innovations, from Taylor ham to Kohr’s Frozen Custard....
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Howard Unruh’s killing spree marked America’s first modern mass murder. Decades later, it's as relevant as ever....
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The school's new campus, which opened last September, features a three-story academic building and a 533-bed dorm with ocean views....
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The 70 South Gallery in Morristown is calling photographers to submit images for an exhibit it is mounting to coincide… Read the rest

My Gray Green

By Joel Keller | February 21, 2008
Banks have replaced many of the shops that made the Morristown Green lively. Some say the retailers will return, but I wonder....
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Anniversary

By Rema Rahman | February 8, 2008
Although he spent most of his life in Philadelphia, Ben Franklin made a few memorable visits to Burlington, just across the Delaware River. ...
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For many, Atlantic City and Miss America were forever linked. Now only the city by the sea is confident in its future....
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This year marks our 30th year of publication. We’ll celebrate throughout 2006 by spotlighting memorable New Jersey news events of the last three decades. In each issue we’ll feature an episode from that month in the state’s past. We begin with the breakup of Bedminster-based telecom giant AT&T, which followed an announcement by the company in January 8, 1982....
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The Salem County Historical Society premieres a new film this month about the history of the county’s black population, part of a multimedia effort called the African-American Oral History Project. ...
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In his lifetime, Charles Willson Peale, one of the finest portrait artists America has ever produced, created 60 portraits of George Washington, whose birthday we celebrate this month....
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South Jersey communities built long ago by African-Americans struggle to keep pace in the modern world. Naomi Morris stands in… Read the rest