Stories

Mark and Mark June 20, 2021 0

An ominous looking edifice stands in the town of Alpine that has come to be known as Devil's Tower. It’s...

Mark and Mark June 1, 2021 0

It was cold and rainy on the morning of May 23, 1701 in London, England; perfect weather for an execution....

Mark and Mark May 2, 2021 0

This week marks the 200th anniversary of the May 5, 1821 death of French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte. While many folks...

Mark and Mark April 1, 2021 0

Artist’s rendering of the West New York Bridge from Scientific American, June 25, 1921. Today, one backyard along 12th Street...

Mark and Mark March 25, 2021 0

Imagine you’re driving through the crisscrossing streets of the Jersey Shore town Mystic Island, which is not actually an island...

Mark and Mark March 21, 2021 0

There is a strange and lonely road that runs through Tinton Falls and Neptune called Essex Road. Like many of...

Mark and Mark November 1, 2020 1

For nearly nine decades now the weather beaten remains of a ship have lain just a few hundred feet beyond...

Mark and Mark October 17, 2020 0

There’s a ghost story in the southern New Jersey town of Atco that tells of a young boy who was...

Mark and Mark September 10, 2020 0

September eleventh of this year marks the 21st anniversary of the terrorist attacks that brought down the Twin Towers in...

Mark and Mark July 3, 2020 0

Today, on the 4th of July, we salute a true American patriot, Nicholas Parcell, a Revolutionary War soldier who was...