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New Jersey needs law to control invasive species

By Tom Gilbert What happens in Vegas may stay in Vegas, but what happens in New Jersey yards and gardens often can't be contained - especially when non-native plants are...

Monmouth County News Briefs, Jan. 25

The Assembly Judiciary Committee on Jan. 19 cleared a bill sponsored by Assemblywoman Vicky Flynn (R-Monmouth) that would,...

What’s happening in nature during winter’s chill?

By Alison Mitchell New Jersey was quite frigid in December, but temperatures warmed as the new year arrived. So...

Lions skate past Monroe Township; gear up for conference tournament

The Middletown North High School hockey team is finding its stride on the ice with the 2022-23 postseason...

Middletown Sun and Tinton Falls-Eatontown Sun Datebook, Jan. 25

• New Jersey Blood Services, a division of New York Blood Center, is conducting blood drives which are...

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High school students can enter PSA contest based on ‘Apart But Not Alone’

Quaran-Teen-Ed: Apart But Not Alone is a PSA contest for New Jersey high school students. May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Express your creativity by...

Gov. Murphy announces schools will remain closed through end of academic year

Citing the need to protect the health of New Jersey’s 1.6 million public and private school students as well as thousands of educators and...

Front porch photos capture moments in time during days of quarantine

With her son John’s first birthday days away, Erin Halat of Freehold realized that April 15, 2020, would be remembered for many reasons beyond...

Learn how to help children cope with their coronavirus fears

Hackensack Meridian Health will hold two virtual programs on how to help children cope with their coronavirus fears at 11 a.m. May 7 and...

Support groups open to expectant mothers, new parents

Central Jersey Family Health Consortium is offering a series of virtual support groups.   A New Dad Support Group for expectant and new fathers with babies...

Join May ‘bioblitz’ and document nature in New Jersey

The New Jersey Conservation Foundation is celebrating May by inviting New Jerseyans to participate in a statewide “bioblitz” to document nature in backyards, neighborhoods,...

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