Presidents Day: Stay Home, Do Some Reading
A lot of people have the day off for a holiday that doesn't actually exist
The birthday celebration of two of our most notable presidents is a holiday for nearly all of government, so don't plan to register your car or get a backup birth certificate today. Township offices are closed. County, state and federal offices are shut down. Congress is even off today. There will be no mail delivered and no trash picked up. With all this time off, you'd think Presidents Day was a big deal. But it doesn't actually exist as a federal holiday. The official name of the federal holiday celebrated on the third Monday in February is Washington’s Birthday. Abraham Lincoln, born on Feb. 12, doesn't even enter the picture. There are several states that officially recognize Presidents Day. But New Jersey is a little wishy-washy on …
