Opinion: Many thanks for helping venues stay afloat
The application portal for the federal Shuttered Venue Operators Grant (SVOG) to provide relief funds for devastated indie venues across the U.S. has launched...
SOLUTIONS 4/23: Warnings and Necessary Steps
By Huck Fairman
In the last week, warnings from several sources were issued about the planet’s future. And along with them came strong recommendations for...
Opinion: 2021 Reflections on Earth Day
”People must feel that the natural world is important and valuable and beautiful and wonderful and an amazement and a pleasure." - David Attenborough,...
Opinion: State needs to handle ‘exploding’ deer population
New Jersey is the most urban state in the nation, yet certain areas have over 110 deer per square mile.For those of you who...
SOLUTIONS 4/2: Recycling Revisited
By Huck Fairman
Why recycle? While most local residents support the idea and associated policies, many may not be aware of the widespread need and...
Opinion: Save the Sourlands
I was having coffee with a friend once, and she said, “I’m not a birder. Why should I care about birds?” I said, “You...
Opinion: New Jersey should make patients a priority by issuing more medical marijuana permits
As a cancer survivor living with multiple sclerosis, I’ve experienced many symptoms over the years where medical marijuana would have made such a difference...
SOLUTIONS 3/12: Bill Gates: How we can survive
By Huck Fairman
Bill Gates, co-founder of Microsoft; co-chair with his wife, Melinda, of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation; and originator of Breakthrough Energy,...
Your Turn: The Ghosts of Gettysburg
When Jacob Alexander Sipe returned to Gettysburg to pay homage to his dead Civil War comrades, something strange happened to him. He heard the...
SOLUTIONS 3/12: The Latest on Electric Vehicles
By Huck Fairman
As our planet warms and we experience extreme weather of all varieties, people, governments and manufacturers are seeking ways to reduce emissions....
Opinion: Future affordable housing residents are listening
“What is said at these meetings matters and I hope my neighbors and residents of this beautiful community we share will welcome new neighbors...
Opinion: Let’s turn lawns into eco-community landscapes
Spring is coming.
And how can we look at our yards through the lens of decreasing our turf areas?
Why? Because nationwide they consume 8 billion...
SOLUTIONS 2/12: Electric Vehicles Begin to Address Emissions Issue
By Huck Fairman
The climate challenges we all face are known by many around the world. What is uncertain is whether or not we as...
New Jerseyans show caring spirit with support for NJ Sharing Network
By Joseph S. Roth
Thanks to the support of our team members, healthcare partners and dedicated volunteers,
2020 was a record-breaking year for NJ Sharing Network’s...
SOLUTIONS: Professor provides assessment of where, environmentally, we are
By Huck Fairman
With the election of President Joe Biden, who has stressed the need to deal with our
environmental challenges, a number of observers have...
Opinion: Support the Yes We CAN! Food Drives at MarketFair
I am writing this letter for two reasons. One, because Yes We CAN! Food Drives is so deeply appreciative of the community support we...
Opinion: HomeFront extends heartfelt thanks for keeping sense of wonder and hope alive this...
Thanks to our wonderful community for donating more than 2,600 specially chosen gifts to HomeFront's annual Christmas Wishes Drive. The pandemic didn’t...
SOLUTIONS: Virtual exploration of our world
By Huck Fairman
Since most of us can neither safely travel for exploration, nor want to, given the risks, another way to see our planet...
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