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A guide to fighting warehouses in your community from a New Jersey activist
Looking to defend your neighborhood against a proposed warehouse that you fear will harm the environment and local quality of life?. Become one part Perry Mason, one part municipal planning nerd and one part community organizer. That was the advice offered by Brian Tarantino, the leader of a group called...
Poet Robert Pinsky — Springsteen’s ‘voice of the Jersey Shore’ — is naming names
Robert Pinsky heard music in the names of different New Jersey towns called out by the train conductor as he traveled to and from his native Long Branch. "Little Silver, Hazlet, Perth Amboy, Rahway and Secaucus were stops on the New York and Long Branch Railroad. I don't know much about those places. But the consonants and vowels of their names, chanted by old-school conductors on the way to Penn Station, made a familiar, seductive music," Pinsky wrote in his 2022 memoir Jersey Breaks: Becoming an American Poet.
Public Pre-K Options in South Jersey
Preschool is the launchpad for the next decade of your child’s academic experience, so finding the right school is important. In preschool, kids usually learn academic subjects such as basic math and writing, but they also learn how to sit at a desk, raise their hands and work with peers. But preschool hasn’t always been affordable for New Jersey families.
Former Middletown North HS Soccer Player Mariano Codallos Dies, 23
A 2019 graduate of Middletown North High School, Codallos-Tepepa was passionate about music and devoted to his family, his obituary says. An avid fan of the New York Yankees, he was dedicated to his faith and was a longtime parishioner of Saint Anthony of Padua Church in Red Bank and became a brother of of the Cursillo de Cristiandad, according to his obituary.
Whale sightings unusually high for NJ. What’s the cause?
Viking Yacht Company, out of Burlington County, took to Facebook days ago to share about “unusually high numbers” of North Atlantic Right Whales around the region. Sightings have been identified in the New York Bight from the Block Canyon to the Hudson Canyon, according to the Asbury Park Press.
Two new boating laws in NJ you absolutely need to know about
New Jersey loves passing laws as much as it loves pizza and bagels. If you’re having some fun in the water this summer, there’s a couple of new rules you need to know about. These two new boating regulations just began with the 2024 season and come from New Jersey State Police’s Maritime Services Bureau.
Cancer Support Community NJ needs statewide support
Requesting support from businesses and individuals to expand services offered to all people affected by cancer. Cancer Support Community NJ at Gilda’s Club, a statewide foundation dedicated to providing free support services for individuals and families affected by cancer, announces today an urgent need for donations to help sustain critical free services, as demand surges across the state.
Seven most expensive homes sold in the New Brunswick area, July 29 - Aug. 4
A house in New Brunswick that sold for $900,000 tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in New Brunswick area in the past week. In total, seven residential real estate sales were recorded in the area during the past week, with an average price of $487,571, or $378 per square foot.
NJ man admits to stealing plane and committing other crimes, cops say
CORBIN CITY — How did a small plane end up in the field of a South Jersey nursery?. State Police Sgt. Jeffrey Lebron said troopers stopped a man who had walked out of the woods on Route 50 near Main Street around 8:55 a.m. Wednesday. The man told police he had crashed his plane in a field but refused to identify himself and was arrested for obstruction.
Little League team from Staten Island in rain delay in Bristol vs. New Jersey (updated)
BRISTOL, CT. -- South Shore and New Jersey are in a scoreless rain delay in the Little League Metro Region 12-year-old baseball tournament championship game. The winner will advance to next week’s World Series in Williamsport, Pa. If you purchase a product or register for an account through a...
The longest, most intense heat waves ever recorded in NJ
Yes, it gets hot in New Jersey every single summer. But sometimes, heat and humidity get uncomfortable. Unbearable. Even dangerous. When unrelenting heat settles in day after day after day, that is a heat wave. And that is when we have to ring alarm bells, as the weather becomes hazardous to human health. (Along with animals, infrastructure, utilities, plantlife, and more.)
Update: Flood watch affecting 11 N.J. counties until 1 a.m. Saturday
On Friday at 3:38 p.m. the National Weather Service issued an updated flood watch in effect until Saturday at 1 a.m. for Sussex, Warren, Morris, Hunterdon, Somerset, Middlesex, Mercer, Salem, Gloucester, Camden and Burlington counties. The weather service says, "Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible." "Excessive runoff...
RED BANK: UNSINKABLE SIDEWALK SALE TOPS WEEKEND PICKS
Nothing can stop Red Bank’s sidewalk sale, it seems. Held every year since 1954, the annual tradition has lasted through recessions and boom times, shopping trends come and gone, the rise shopping malls and the fall of shopping malls. Now, add a close call with Hurricane Debby’s soggy remains to the list.
Linden Fire Department Celebrates Junior Fire Academy Graduation Ceremony
The Linden Fire Department Junior Fire Academy hosted a graduation ceremony on Friday, June 28, 2024, at the JTG Center. The junior fire cadets received certificates, award recognitions, and watched a video presentation. The week-long Junior Fire Academy is available to Linden children entering 7th and 8th grades and provides...
Clark Recreation Camp Wraps Up Summer of 2024
Clark Recreation’s famous summer rec camp began July 1st. The camp runs for 6 weeks – Monday thru Thursday – 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. “A record number of children attended the first day – 879 children + 150 counselors!!!! The kids love the camp, as well as the counselors, and so do I – the biggest kid.” – Recreation Director Ralph Bernardo admitted.
Rahway Girl Scouts Honor Our Troops
On May 18th, during a beautiful morning, the Girl Scout troops of Rahway met in the Rahway Cemetery to do their annual Flag planting; a tradition that has been happening for over 20 years. The girls, their leaders, and members of the girls’ families, volunteered to plant flags at the many gravesites of fallen soldiers and those who served in the Armed forces. The soldiers were honored each with their own flag placed at their headstone or footstone. The volunteers were there for 2 hours and planted almost 600 flags on grave for soldiers who fought in wars as early as the Revolutionary War. The girls learned about the soldiers as they walked through the cemetery looking at all the dates in history. They look forward to doing it again next year.
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