Clik here to view.
Obituary for NJ’s Own “5th Beatle” Andy White
Andy White (right) with Dennis Diken in a photo taken a few years back at the Shillelagh Club in West Orange, NJ. (Photo by Mark Moran) We just received the sad news that Andy White, the Scottish...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Hall-Mills Murders: The Preacher, the Choir Singer and “The Pig Woman”
In 1922, a murder in Somerset County made national headlines. The dead bodies of a local preacher and a married choir singer were found beneath a crab apple tree on a lover’s lane in Franklin...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Nazis and KKK Bund Together for the “American Fuhrer”
Bund Camp Nordland, Andover, NJ. Today it’s hard to imagine that the following sentence could be describing an actual rally that once took place in a rural Sussex County town of Andover, NJ: “Flames...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Jersey’s Junkyard Presidential Candidate
“I am the dissenter. I am the gypsy. I am the patriot. I am all races. I am all religions. I am this land. I am this land’s future… Join me, be a freedom fighter. Help me fight in any way you can. Add...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Zip The “What Is It?”
Circus freaks have always been looked upon as somewhat “show business impaired” in regards to the glitter and glamorous lifestyles shared by those performers of normal stature. But one curious little...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Legend of Jersey’s “Liver Eating” Mountain Man
The 1972 film “Jeremiah Johnson”, directed by Sydney Pollack and starring Robert Redford as the title character, is about a man who seeks solace in the American West, and to live the life of a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
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 to flee his home in 1779 to avoid arrest, then went on a crime spree throughout the Pine...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Tiger Lady of Jackson
Playing Cat and Mouse with the Tiger Lady of Jackson During a New Jersey winter, wildlife sightings are not uncommon. Deer abound throughout our state, and even bear and coyote can be found in certain...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Cult of Mysterious “Monk’s Castle”
Fleeing the Cult at Monk’s Castle Growing up I heard stories about monks, cults, or even vampires, living in Kip’s Castle. When I was a junior in high school, 6 of us girls drove up to Kip’s in a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
NEW Weird Gear Galore!
Now you can have all of your favorite Weird NJ icons on all kinds of cool new Weird Wear, like Tee Shirts, Girls Tees, Sweatshirts, Long Sleeve Tees, Hoodies, Unisex Tanks, Kids Tees, Tie Dyes or...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A Nightmare Before Christmas in Trenton
On December 22nd, 1978, Jean Zelinsky was hardly feeling the holiday spirit. She was 48, single, and living with her mother in a small, five-room house in Ringoes. Jean always had trouble finding a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Seeking the Hide of Antoine Le Blanc, The Morristown Murderer
After being tried, convicted and executed for the triple murder of one of Morristown’s most respected families, the story of Antoine Le Blanc should have been over. But his public hanging on the town...
View ArticleClik here to view.
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 just about everyone else, has been terrified by either the book or movie “Jaws”. And the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Richie “The Boot” Boiardo: The Real-Life Tony Soprano
The New Jersey Gangster Who Inspired the Creation of HBO’s The Sopranos Richie “the Boot” Boiardo was one of the most powerful and feared men in the New Jersey underworld in the 20th Century. Richie,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Peace Pilgrim’s 25,000-Mile Hike for Peace
Peaceful protest, or nonviolent resistance, is the practice of achieving goals such as social change through symbolic protests, civil disobedience, economic or political noncooperation, or other...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Happy Hollow Earth Day!
Exploring the Inner Earth with John Cleves Symmes, Jr. It seems there’s a lot of crackpot theories going around these days. There are Flat-earth believers, moon landing deniers, and all kinds of...
View Article--- Article Not Found! ---
*** *** *** RSSing Note: Article is missing! We don't know where we put it!!. *** ***
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Cult of Mysterious “Monk’s Castle”
Fleeing the Cult at Monk’s Castle Growing up I heard stories about monks, cults, or even vampires, living in Kip’s Castle. When I was a junior in high school, 6 of us girls drove up to Kip’s in a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Zip The “What Is It?”
Circus freaks have always been looked upon as somewhat “show business impaired” in regards to the glitter and glamorous lifestyles shared by those performers of normal stature. But one curious little...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The “Lindbergh of Mexico” Goes Down in the Pines
2023 marks the 95th anniversary of the fatal crash of Captain Emilio Carranza, the “Mexican Lindbergh,” deep in a remote area of the New Jersey Pine Barrens. It was in the early morning hours of this...
View Article
