Solutions 9/27: Climate Strikes – Here and around the world
By Huck Fairman
Hinds Plaza in Princeton was filled on Sept. 20 with those aware that the climate crisis threatens the world and cries out...
The State We’re In 9/27: Get rid of the ‘bad apples’ of land conservation
By Michele S. Byers
Farmers have long known that one rotten apple is enough to spoil the whole bunch.
In the land conservation business, a couple...
The State We’re In 9/20: A huge victory for preserved land in NJ and...
By Michele S. Byers
The land conservation community in New Jersey was stunned five years ago when the private, for-profit PennEast pipeline company announced plans...
Solutions 9/20: What should we do?
By Huck Fairman
Jeff Tittel, Director of the New Jersey Sierra Club, presented another important talk, this time summarizing not only where we are on...
The State We’re In 9/13: Is your yard a ‘food desert’ of non-native plants?
By Michele S. Byers
Your yard may be your neighbors’ envy … beautifully landscaped and well maintained, but if it’s full of non-native plants, to...
Letter to the Editor: Lack of endorsement from the NJ Chapter of the League...
To the Editor:
As a scientist, I have devoted my 20+ year scientific career to the development of fusion energy - a carbon-free, safe, clean,...
Letter to the Editor: Assemblyman Freiman declines League of Conservation Voters Endorsement
To the Editor:
I am gratified that the League of Conservation Voters (LCV) has joined the Sierra Club and recognized me with their endorsement. My...
Mayor’s Column
September 11th is a day that many residents in our town recall vividly, due to the horror and tragedy of that day, 18 years...
The State We’re In 9/6: New Jersey forests age like fine wine
By Michele S. Byers
Many things improve with age, like wines, cheeses, friendships, antiques and leather boots. How about forests?
It turns out that new research...
Solutions 9/6: The Earth was hot before – what’s the difference today?
By Huck Fairman
Our planet has been hot before. There were tropical rain forest in the Arctic. But that was 56 million years ago, long before...
The State We’re In 8/30: ‘Vine that ate the South’ comes north
By Michele S. Byers
You might think kudzu – jokingly referred to as “the vine that ate the South” – is an exotic sport.
But, it’s...
Solutions 8/30: The decrease in the usage of plastics is necessary
By Huck Fairman
In the 1967 movie, "The Graduate," Dustin Hoffman’s character was offered advice for his future in the form of one word, plastics.
Now,...
Solutions 8/23: Columbia professor Jeffrey Saks speaks out on warming Earth
By Huck Fairman
Daily reports this week from many news sources have been listing the dangerous changes that mankind is seeing on the planet.
These include:...
The State We’re In 8/23: Diamondback terrapins, our salt marsh turtles
By Michele S. Byers
Why did the turtle cross the road?
On a mid-July day, a diamondback terrapin tried to cross busy 2nd Avenue in downtown...
Solutions 8/16: Food & soil shortages: The planet’s declining ability to feed its growing...
By Huck Fairman
This week, a new report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) warned, on top of its 2018 evaluation, that both...
The State We’re In 8/16: Nature can slow climate change
By Michele S. Byers
It’s hard to be optimistic in the face of climate change. For instance, just this past week we learned July was...
Letter to the Editor: Reparations? ….Hmmm
To the Editor:
The impact of slavery, over the 400 years of the African American experience in America, cannot in any way be measured in...
The State We’re In 8/9: Blue-green algae blooms taking the splash out of summer
By Michele S. Byers
At New Jersey’s freshwater lakes and reservoirs, summer usually means long days of swimming, kayaking, canoeing, fishing, wading, water-skiing, rafting and...
Halloween Ghost Tour & Cemetery Visit
Fri, Oct 18 12:00 am
Halloween Ghost Tour & Cemetery Visit
Sat, Oct 19 12:00 am
Scholarship Fundraiser for Metuchen High Scool
Sat, Oct 19 11:00 am - 10:00 pm
Free Event! Doggie Halloween Costume Contest - Cash Prizes!
Sat, Oct 19 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Trenton Punk Rock Flea Market: Halloween Edition!
Sun, Oct 20 10:00 am - 5:00 pm