Posts from r/newjersey on Thursday, 04/09
POSTS - THURSDAY, 04/09
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20+ New Jersey spring street fairs and festivals
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Happy birthday to singer/songwriter and Union/Essex County legend Gerard Way. Born in Summit; Belleville HS class of '95; the lead vocalist/co-founder of My Chemical Romance; debut solo album "Hesitant Alien" was released in 2014; creator/writer of The Umbrella Academy comic book series
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Avoid Oakland, the train is stuck or not moving.
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Junior, the most loving and lovable black cat ever. (Seeking help)
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Four of the Metro Cat Rescue crew have come down with upper respiratory infections.
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What happened here (Kay Environmental Center) with this “cloth-like” material stuck around these trees?
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Singer, actor, social activist, lawyer, athlete, and New Jersey Hall of Famer & legend Paul Robeson was born in Princeton on this date in 1898. Class valedictorian at Somerville HS (class of 1915); was the third African-American student ever enrolled at Rutgers (class of 1919)
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Happy birthday to Newark mayor and Essex County legend Ras Baraka. Born in Newark; the son of poet/activist Amiri Baraka; earned Master of Arts in Education Supervision from St. Peter's Univ in Jersey City; served 6 years as principal of Central HS; was candidate for governor in the 2025 election
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Happy birthday to actress and Essex County legend Keshia Knight Pulliam. Born in Newark; alumni of Rutgers Preparatory School in Somerset; best known for The Cosby Show and Tyler Perry's House of Payne
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The 2026 Hurricane Season forecast was released Thursday and it shows better than usual news for NJ. Here's a look at the probabilities of a tropical storm or hurricane being within 50 miles.
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