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Migrating birds from the tropics returning to New Jersey

by Jay Watson, Co-Executive Director, New Jersey Conservation Foundation "A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step," according to a Chinese proverb. But in the avian world,...

‘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...

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...

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...

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Opinion: Adam Bierman has ‘an open mind, welcoming spirit’

For Adam Bierman, Princeton has always been home. His candidacy for the Princeton Board of Education gives me the welcome and fitting opportunity to...

Opinion: Adam Bierman would solve problems sensibly as member of Princeton school board

The Princeton community will be well served with Adam Bierman on the Board of Education. Adam is a teacher at the state Division of Children...

SOLUTIONS 9/4: Municipal strategy for clean energy

By Huck Fairman Our town of Princeton, the university and many of the local citizens have taken a variety of steps to reduce emissions by...

Opinion: Stand up for Witherspoon

Amidst the current social justice tsunami threatening to submerge American history, Princeton has apparently now committed its own aggravated assault against Clio. A petition...

NJSIAA executive states case for high school sports

By Colleen Maguire During the past five months, the lives of our student-athletes have changed drastically.  In March, the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association...

LOOSE ENDS 8/28: Susie Wilson and Voting

By Pam Hersh After 90 years of living, Susie Wilson - renowned in New Jersey as a political activist, an advocate for teen sex education,...

Opinion: Freeholders are part of ‘cancel culture’

Freeholders, elected representatives who sit on Boards of Chosen Freeholders in New Jersey counties, rapidly became an endangered species when they were targeted by...

Opinion: Ask landscapers to limit gas-powered leaf blowers to limit spread of COVID, noise pollution

The Princeton Board of Health and the Princeton Environmental Commission have suggested that we talk to our landscapers and ask them to limit or...

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