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A dark time in Hoboken’s history: Remembering the arson victims of the ‘70s, ‘80s

A community effort is underway in Hoboken to finally tell the story about a wave of fires that killed dozens of people and displaced hundreds 40 years ago.

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Feb 26, 2020, 9:06 PM

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