Posts from r/newjersey on Saturday, 05/16
POSTS - SATURDAY, 05/16
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Acme in Edgewater Commons is closing Aug. 15 due to a lease expiration. Staff will get laid off or relocated
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Watergate special prosecutor Archibald Cox was born in Plainfield on this date in 1912. Refused orders from Nixon's White House to seek no further tapes or presidential materials; his firing in the 'Saturday Night Massacre' set in motion impeachment proceedings which ended with Nixon's resignation
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moving mid-hs from ontario to new jersey
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Nighttime sky shots by High Point State Park
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Charles F. Hopkins, the last surviving New Jersey Civil War Medal of Honor recipient, was born in Hope Township on this date in 1842. Hopkins was awarded the medal for carrying a wounded soldier off the battlefield at Gaines Mill, Virginia in 1862; elected Boonton mayor in 1880
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Happy birthday to poet/educator and Rutgers legend Cheryl Clarke. Helped made Rutgers more accessible to students of color and LGBT students; served as Rutgers Dean from '09 to '13; scholarship focuses on African-American women's literature, black lesbian feminism, and the Black Arts Movement
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Keyport, NJ: Town Hall Organized to Address Cancer Cluster Concerns and Environmental Questions, Sunday, May 17, 2026.
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Link to an AskReddit post: Which U.S. state really surprised you when you visited it and why?
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PSA: Your Instagram post can wait.
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Working in the city? Does it suck?
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