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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
Lifestyle
Internationally Renowned Museum Opening This Summer In Cape May Internationally Renowned Museum Opening This Summer In Cape May
Internationally Renowned Museum Opening This Summer In Cape May The Garden State will soon be home to what’s being called one of the most anticipated museums in the world, reports say. The Harriet Tubman Museum in Cape May is expected to open this summer at the old Howell House on Lafayette Street, NJ.com reports. The building, which has been vacant for almost four decades, formerly served as the Macedonia Baptist Church parsonage. The building’s condition later declined to the point where it was added to Preservation New Jersey’s list of the 10 most endangered historic properties in 2012. In addition to fighting for abolition and becoming a Civil War…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
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