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Historic North Jersey Cemetery ‘Brutally’ Vandalized [PHOTOS] Historic North Jersey Cemetery ‘Brutally’ Vandalized [PHOTOS]
Historic North Jersey Cemetery ‘Brutally’ Vandalized [Photos] A historic North Jersey cemetery was brutally vandalized overnight Sunday. The Orchard Street Cemetery in Dover posted about the incident on its Facebook page Monday evening: “It’s a very sad day for Orchard Street Cemetery,” the post begins. “…The cemetery grounds were vandalized. Not just slightly, but extremely.” In addition to brutally knocking over nine historic headstones, the vandal(s) ripped through the property’s bed of chrysanthemums. “It was shocking, to say the least,” the post continues. “We’re angry, and we’re sad.” The vandalism occurred sometime between 6 p.m. Sunday a…

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by Valerie Musson
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Worker Charged With Dumping Trash In 300-Year-Old Rahway Cemetery Worker Charged With Dumping Trash In 300-Year-Old Rahway Cemetery
Worker Charged With Dumping Trash In 300-Year-Old Rahway Cemetery Police in Rahway charged a 78-year-old caretaker for allegedly disposing of garbage in a historic graveyard founded decades before the American Revolution.  Eric Rickes was charged with desecration of a place of burial after police obtained a warrant to search Rahway Cemetery Wednesday. Police sought the warrant after learning that Rickes was throwing waste into grave sites, the department said in a statement Thursday.  Rickes had earlier been ordered to remove waste and debris around the cemetery by the health department, police also said.  “While these are allegations at t…

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by Paul Milo