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Warmer winters shift plant growing zones

by Jay Watson, Co-Executive Director, New Jersey Conservation Foundation Most longtime New Jerseyans – especially gardeners and growers - have noticed that winters have gotten milder over the last few...

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...

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...

Thank this New Jersey woman for your blueberries!

by Alison Mitchell, Co-Executive Director, New Jersey Conservation Foundation Walk into nearly any grocery store, any time of year,...

Winter’s sounds of silence soon to be broken

by Jay Watson, Co-Executive Director, New Jersey Conservation Foundation Winter is the northeast's quiet season, when songbirds go south,...

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Opinion: Michele Tuck-Ponder will ‘make the right investments’ for Princeton students

We are supporting Michele Tuck-Ponder for a second term on the Princeton Board of Education. Michele has the leadership experience that we can trust to...

LOOSE ENDS 9/25: The Jewish Center of Princeton’s Rosh Hashanah service

By Pam Hersh I felt sad and numb – like I was living on the set of one of Shakespeare’s grim tragedies and in no...

SOLUTIONS 9/18: Gas powered SUVs are killing us

By Huck Fairman SUVS are the second largest cause of the global increase in emissions over the last decade. This is the conclusion of the...

Opinion: Cigarette tax would lessen suffering from cancer

More than 53,000 New Jerseyans are expected to be diagnosed with cancer this year and almost 16,000 will lose their lives from the disease....

Opinion: Beth Behrend has used her skills to advance Princeton schools on many fronts

I write to endorse Beth Behrend for reelection to the Princeton school board, where she has served as board president for the last two...

LOOSE ENDS 9/18: Bruce Traub

By Pam Hersh I am old, I am elderly, I am in the COVID high-risk category. Numerous times during the past seven months, caring people...

Opinion: Names of schools should be carefully selected

I read, with great interest, the article about renaming John Witherspoon Middle School (JWMS) and the Letter to the Editor on the same subject...

Opinion: Beth Behrend has extraordinary talent as a team leader

We are pleased to let our friends and neighbors know how enthusiastically we support Beth Behrend’s candidacy for re-election to the Princeton School Board. Beth...

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