Month: September 2023

Mark and Mark September 18, 2023 2

In late 1997, Weird NJ received a letter from a fan named Billy Martin. The short letter, entitled “In the...

Mark and Mark September 14, 2023 0

It was on September 17th, in 1958 that one of the most tragic railroad disasters in New Jersey’s history, which...

Mark and Mark September 13, 2023 0

UPDATE 09/14/2023: We have received the sad news that Sondra has unfortunately developed Stage 4 cancer, which has destroyed her...

Mark and Mark September 7, 2023 0

Bayonne resident and Chief Radio Engineer George White Rodgers had his hands full the morning of September 8, 1934. He...

Mark and Mark September 6, 2023 0

On Sept 6, 1949, Howard Unruh, a deranged but decorated World War II veteran, loaded himself up with ammunition and...

Mark and Mark September 5, 2023 1

After being tried, convicted and executed for the triple murder of one of Morristown’s most respected families, the story of...

Mark and Mark September 3, 2023 0

Photos by R. LUBISCHER The Brooksbrae Brick Company located in the Pasadena area of Manchester Township was incorporated in 1905...

Mark and Mark September 3, 2023 0

Illustration by Ryan Doan / www.RyanDoan.com Perhaps setting a name-change record, The College of New Jersey began as the New...

Mark and Mark September 3, 2023 0

New Jersey has plenty of history surrounding the Revolutionary War but not many people know about its Civil War connections....