Five days before the Pohatcong History & Heritage Society planned to open the Shimer Mansion to the public, vandals allegedly kicked the door open and spray painted graffiti on the inside walls. Michael J. Margulies, society president and co-founder, on Saturday noticed the words, "You can't lock us out" splattered in black spray paint on the door when he traveled to the mansion in the 400 block of New Brunswick Avenue. Margulies was meeting with a volunteer clean-up crew readying to get the house in shape for the 21st annual annual Pohatcong Township Historic House tour from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. But when he went inside, Margulies discovered the situation was much worse....
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