Hillsborough Opinion

Keep the eclipse sentiment

The April 8 total solar eclipse gave millions in the U.S., Mexico and Canada the rare opportunity to view the beauty of the sun's corona against the darkened sky,...

Bordentown Opinion

The ‘Ivy League’ look is unhealthy for your trees!

by Jay Watson, Co-Executive Director, New Jersey Conservation Foundation While out walking or driving, did you ever notice trees...

Bordentown Opinion

Warmer winters shift plant growing zones

by Jay Watson, Co-Executive Director, New Jersey Conservation Foundation Most longtime New Jerseyans – especially gardeners and growers -...

Bordentown Opinion

Shy, elusive bobcats rebounding in New Jersey

by Alison Mitchell, Co-Executive Director, New Jersey Conservation Foundation You might think a biologist who's spent nearly two decades...

Bordentown Opinion

Can New Jersey cities become more ‘spongy’ and green?

by Jay Watson, Co-Executive Director, New Jersey Conservation Foundation Ever heard of a "sponge city?" Sponge cities are urban...

Hillsborough Opinion

LOOSE ENDS 5/29: Princeton artist Ryan Stark Lilienthal

Bordentown Opinion

Submitted Content - May 29, 2020

By Pam Hersh In the current phase of social isolation life, I became particularly nostalgic for social mingling, when I walked past Small World (the...

Opinion: A season of loss, from COVID-19 to the ‘virus’ of racism

Bordentown Opinion

Reader Submitted - May 29, 2020

This has been a season of expectations and loss. Only because I am an optimist and I have very good friends who give me cause...

NJSIAA begins to plan for students’ return to high school sports in New Jersey

Atlantic-Hub Opinion

Submitted Content - May 27, 2020

By Mary Liz Ivins In my decades as an educator and school administrator, I’m hard pressed to find a situation as challenging as what we...

Opinion: How to prioritize mental health during pandemic

Bordentown Opinion

Submitted Content - May 21, 2020

May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and in the time of the novel coronavirus pandemic, mental health has never mattered more. The pandemic is exacting...

LOOSE ENDS 5/22: Reopening of Alexander Road pales in comparison to COVID-19 crisis

Bordentown Opinion

Submitted Content - May 18, 2020

By Pam Hersh In hyperbolic language similar to what I hear from my six-year-old grandson, several of my friends declared a few months ago that...

SOLUTIONS 5/15: Community or Company Aggregation

Bordentown Opinion

Submitted Content - May 15, 2020

By Huck Fairman As a long time Princeton resident, I have been interested in, and have written a number of, Packet opinion pieces on the climate...

LOOSE ENDS 5/15: Cranbury Station Gallery virtual classes ‘help keep it together’

Bordentown Opinion

Submitted Content - May 11, 2020

by Pam Hersh The good news is that artist and business entrepreneur Kathy Morolda, the owner of Cranbury Station Gallery (CSG) in Princeton and Monroe,...