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Climbing the ladder to the Rabbit
Hole and then sliding down into the
“warren” is a rite of passage in Old(Lauren Kearns)
wick.
Each year, there is a different theme, which in the past included
an inauguration ball, held the year Lib and Mayor9s niece, Christie
Todd Whitman, was elected governor of New Jersey. The gala
event included an election and the starring rabbit was adorned in
a gold lame` dress that Julie Aronson created out of material from
Governor Whitman9s ball gown.
A slide into the Rabbit Hole, along with the traditional miniature pony cart ride to see Santa Claus, are rites of passage in Oldwick, and it9s not unusual to hear a customer boast that,