Hopewell Opinion

‘We need both natural lands and playgrounds, sports fields’

In calling for the "preservation" of "half" of New Jersey's land (https://centraljersey.com/2024/05/06/an-urgent-call-to-preserve-half-of-new-jerseys-land/), Jay Watson and the New Jersey Conservation Foundation are misleading your readers. What they're including as "preserved land"...

An ‘ode’ to New Jersey’s dragonflies and damselflies

by Alison Mitchell, Co-Executive Director, New Jersey Conservation Foundation If you're near a pond, stream, or marsh on a...

Depression and suicide risk can intensify in spring and summer

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Intense symptoms for individuals with depression are commonly associated with the winter...

Hopewell Borough Water – To Sell or Not to Sell?

I read with interest the recent discussions on possibly selling the Hopewell Borough water system to the private sector. There is no doubt that the cost of...

An urgent call to preserve half of New Jersey’s land

by Jay Watson, Co-Executive Director, New Jersey Conservation Foundation New Jersey is not only the nation's most densely populated...

Hopewell Opinion

Letter to the Editor: Impeach & Remove

To the Editor, Donald Trump’s recent attempts to pressure Ukraine to interfere in the 2020 election demonstrate that he is a danger to our democracy...

Solutions 12/6: UN sounds alarm – now or never

By Huck Fairman Instead of falling, greenhouse gas emissions are rising. Most countries, but particularly the United States and China, the two biggest polluters, continue...

The State We’re In 12/6: Owl spotting in winter

By Michele S. Byers With the final leaves of fall on the ground, it’s time to look for owls. Winter is prime season for spotting and...

The State We’re In 11/29: Don’t let the winter weather keep you indoors

By Michele S. Byers If you’re like me, you may have a case of “weather whiplash” from the wildly fluctuating temperatures. New Jersey’s long stretch of...

Letter to the Editor: Bambi: Now streaming on Disney+ and right outside your window

To the Editor, Hopewell Valley: Home of the Bulldogs … and tons of deer. That’s what the signs entering our town should read. It’s hard to...

Letter to the Editor: Shop at Rosedale Mills  

To the Editor, More than two decades ago, my husband, Jon Edwards, ran for Hopewell Township Committee against John Hart. They had political disagreements. When my...

Solutions 11/22: Self-driving cars: Promise or Peril?

By Huck Fairman Many have heard of the promise, potential, and peril of self-driving cars, and trucks and buses. They can free us from the...

The State We’re in 11/22: Is an ‘Insect Armageddon’ happening here?

By Michele S. Byers Most people don’t like insects except when they’re spectacularly beautiful, like monarch butterflies. But insects are the Earth’s most numerous creatures, with...

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