Columbus Day: What You Need to Know
Getting by in Chatham on Monday
Columbus Day, a nationally recognized federal holiday, falls on Monday, Oct. 8 this year. It is a state holiday in New Jersey. Open: Call ahead before heading to any of the above establishments to confirm they are open. Many retail stores or gyms/health clubs may be operating on a Sunday schedule or with limited hours. Closed: If you need to get into the city: While it is an opportunity for some to sleep in on a Monday, the holiday itself is also interesting. Columbus Day remembers Italian explorer Christopher Columbus’ long journey across the Atlantic Ocean to the “New World." The voyage was victorious when land was first spotted on Oct. 12, 1492. The day is also considered a celebration of Italian heritage, as well as a huge shopping …
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Patch Rapscallion
1:16 am on Monday, October 8, 2012
Congrats on making it all the way through the first chapter of that Howard Zinn book! We get it, he was a big jerk; but to be fair to Columbus, everyone was mean in the 15th century because happiness wasn't invented until 1817. Regardless, I'm outraged as well! Let's all write strongly worded letters to FDR's corpse, we'll just have to wait until Tuesday to mail them. Thank you! more ›