The Hillside Cemetery Spill of 1902
A torrential downpour in August of 1902 caused the Spring Garden Brook in Madison to overflow, having enough momentum to...
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Ong’s Hat: Piney Ghost Town or Gateway to Another Dimension?
If one takes the Turnpike to exit four and follows Route 70 east, they will come to Route 72 at...
Joe Mulliner, the “Robin Hood of the Pines”
Often referred to as “The Robin Hood Of The Pine Barrens,” Joe Mulliner was a Tory outlaw who was forced...
Beware of the BLOB: It Came from the Jersey Shore!
It was on August 6, 2003 that a large mysterious blob appeared in a Little Egg Harbor tributary. The Jersey...
Jimmy Hoffa’s Fiery Resting Place Beneath the Pulaski Skyway
The Pulaski Skyway lumbers across the post-apocalyptic landscape of South Kearny like some kind of skulking prehistoric behemoth. Carrying Route...
Lucy the Elephant
The New Jersey Shore has always had its fair share of spectacular eye-popping sights to see. Historically there have been...
The Matawan Man-Eater: The Real-Life Jersey “Jaws”
Nearly 60 years before Peter Benchley's novel "Jaws," a real man-eater lurked the waters of the New Jersey coast. It...
EXCLUSIVE: Matawan Man-Eater Mural Artist Reveals Identity!
If the image of these toothy shark jaws look familiar to you it's probably because at some point you, like...
Doing Time at Newark Street Jail
Story and photos by Rusty Tagliareni From Weird NJ's Special Issue Forsaken: Abandoned In And Around New Jersey The Newark...
Death and Destruction at the Devil’s Tea Table
Perched 365 feet above the scenic Delaware River, on a rocky wooded hillside in the town of Kingwood, stands a...
