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The term “Mischief Night” was created in New Jersey

By: Emily Spillar, Co-Editor-In-Chief
October 31, 2019
Photo via Flickr under the Creative Commons License
Photo via Flickr under the Creative Commons License

If you go to any other state other than New Jersey and mention the term “Mischief Night”, they might be a little confused. This is because mischief night was created and still observed by New Jersey citizens. On this night before Halloween, teenagers go around and create mischief throughout the town.

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Emily Spillar
Emily Spillar, Co-Editor-In-Chief
Emily Spillar is a 17 year old senior at Colonia High School. Spillar is a varsity cheerleader for the school cheer team. In addition, she loves to dance, and dances for Dancin’ in the Spotlight in Rahway, NJ. Next, she is apart of the PTV news anchoring at Colonia High School, and is a homeroom representative for Student Council. She also is a safety ambassador. Spillar has 2 younger siblings, Elizabeth and Connor. When not in school, she loves to spend time with friends, and loves to write all kinds of genres. In the future, she hopes to attend school to major in Journalism.
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The term “Mischief Night” was created in New Jersey