Posts from r/newjersey on Sunday, 06/07
POSTS - SUNDAY, 06/07
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World heavyweight champion boxer and Hudson County legend "Cinderella Man" James Braddock was born on this date in 1905. Raised in North Bergen; was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2001. James J. Braddock North Hudson County Park in North Bergen is named in his honor
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Diabetic cat rehome
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FMLA leave denial?
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Happy birthday to rapper Fetty Wap. Born and raised in Paterson; attended Eastside HS; debut single "Trap Queen" reached number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in May 2015; released from jail this past January after serving time on federal drug charges
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Physician, NJ Hall of Famer, and Union County legend Virginia Apgar was born in Westfield on this date in 1909. Invented the Apgar Score, a way to quickly assess a newborn child's health immediately after birth in order to combat infant mortality
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Photographer and Essex County legend Marion Post Wolcott was born in Montclair on this date in 1910. Raised in Bloomfield; produced more than 9,000 photographs for the Farm Security Administration from '38 to '42, documenting the need for assistance to those hardest hit by the Great Depression
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What are your go to farmers markets?
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Low rumble in Central NJ since 12am - anyone hear it?
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Happy birthday to film director, screenwriter, actor, and Union County legend Tom McCarthy. New Providence HS grad (class of '84); co-wrote the '09 film Up; wrote & directed '03's The Station Agent featuring fellow NJ legend Peter Dinklage; 2015's Spotlight won Oscar for Best Picture
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Urge Clifton City Council on filling vacancy - Don’t shutdown government
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