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John Spring, 98, Cresskill Historian
CRESSKILL, N.J. -- John E. Spring, longtime Cresskill and Bergen County historian, died Nov. 23 in Waterbury, Conn. He was 98.
Born April 13, 1917, to the late Rev. Dr. John C. Spring and Estella Conaway Spring in Steubenville, Ohio, he went on to get a degree in history and political science from Wooster College in Ohio.
He moved to Dumont and Englewood, N.J., where he became a machinist apprentice, then worked for Alcoa Corp. in Edgewater for 35 years.
Around the same time, he became active in research and education of New Jersey history, particularly historic events in northern New Jers…
First Day Of Black Bear Hunting Season Nets 216 Bears
Black bear hunting season got under way Monday in northern New Jersey, and state officials report that a total of 216 bears were killed, with close to half of that number coming from Sussex County, according to NJ.com.
Monday's total was not far off the total 272 animals hunted last season. The warm temperatures, compared to last year's cold, likely had something to do with it, NJ.com reported.
One hundred thirty-eight bears were taken in Sussex County, followed by 41 in Warren, 20 in Passaic, 15 in Morris and two in Bergen.
The largest animal hunted Monday weighed in at 658.5 lbs., NJ.c…
