Furloughed EPA workers rallied in Edison as some 800,000 workers across the country prepared to miss their first paycheck on Friday because of the stoppage.
The 3rd Annual Women's March on New Jersey is scheduled for Jan. 19 in Trenton, and organizers are hoping at least 5,000 people take part in the event.
Before the city was the state capital it was the site of meetings of the Hunterdon County freeholders. It was not even designated as a city at the time.