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BACK IN TIME: Halloween at the Fox Plaza Theater, 1949
We go back 70 years to Halloween of 1949: Some of the most popular costumes were cowboys, skeletons, witches, and clowns, and the kiddies were invited to show off their […]
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This Week In Local History: A New School at Park Ridge
PARK RIDGE, N.J.—A local newspaper described it as “one of the largest audiences ever assembled in that growing borough.” Residents and dignitaries gathered at Foresters’ Hall on Kinderkamack Road in […]
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This Week in Local History: A New Bridge Across The Hudson River
FORT LEE, N.J.—The George Washington Bridge was dedicated Oct. 24, 1931 amid great fanfare. Over 30,000 people (equivalent to the population of the entire Northern Valley from Old Tappan down […]
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THIS WEEK IN LOCAL HISTORY: Old Tappan Begins Life As A Borough
OLD TAPPAN, N.J.—The Borough of Old Tappan’s incorporation became official this week 125 years ago, on Oct. 18, 1894. It joined 26 Bergen County municipalities that formed in the same […]
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BACK IN TIME: Doctors Take On the Lawyers at Englewood Field Club
ENGLEWOOD, N.j.—In the event of a personal injury, the players had all the bases covered. This week back in 1911, Northern Valley doctors took on the area’s lawyers in a […]
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BACK IN TIME: Haworth Can Claim Author of ‘Robert’s Rules’
HAWORTH, N.J.—Whether or not we know it, we’re all living by Robert’s Rules. The most widely used manual of parliamentary procedure in America, “Robert’s Rules of Order” is a guide […]
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BACK IN TIME: A New Life for Closter School
CLOSTER, N.J.—This week we take a look back at the Closter School—later Village Middle School—which will soon get a new life as affordable housing. The Closter Public School at Durie […]
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BACK IN TIME: A Black Cat And A Feud Between Neighbors
EMERSON, N.J.—We go back 125 years for a strange tale out of Etna—an earlier name for Emerson—that appeared in newspapers all over the country. Little rural Etna had fewer than […]
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BACK IN TIME: Two Survive Train Crash
An Old Tappan husband and wife were seriously injured—but recovered—after their automobile was struck by a train at the Blanche Avenue crossing in Norwood on Sept. 27, 1929. Authorities regarded […]
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BACK IN TIME: Englewood, N.J. in 1880
Can you imagine Englewood ever looking like this? This photo goes back to 1880 and looks down Palisade Avenue, eastward across the railroad tracks. Back then, decades before cars would […]