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'Columbus Day' Still Sails In Glen Rock: 'Indigenous Peoples Day' Downed 'Columbus Day' Still Sails In Glen Rock: 'Indigenous Peoples Day' Downed
'Columbus Day' Still Sails In Glen Rock: 'Indigenous Peoples Day' Downed "Columbus Day" isn’t getting changed to “Indigenous Peoples’ Day” in Glen Rock – not after an overflow group of Italian-Americans turned out in force to convince the Borough Council to vote down the move Wednesday night. The council nixed the name change by a 7-0 vote, ending what had been weeks of turmoil that opponents said was roiled by out-of-town activists. “We move on with a much better respect and understanding of all sides of the issue, including the significance of this holiday to our Italian-American residents and neighbors that often goes well beyond the man that it is named for,…

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by Jerry DeMarco