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The question every town must ask in times of change

We're at a crossroads again. Chart New Course believes the significant change evident all around us makes this the right moment to ask the question: is our municipal structure right...

Betting On Black: My love for music

I’m not sure I could go a day without listening to music. I don’t just mean a song...

Mayor Chris Bobbitt: What the Declaration of Independence still asks of us

As I was thinking about this month’s column, I thought about the celebration of the 250th anniversary of...

Ewing Then and Now: Let us eat cake cobbler!

I’ve devoted most of the past year’s columns to looking forward to this moment: our nation’s semiquincentennial and...

Mark Guterl: A great year, a bright future for Allentown High graduates

As another remarkable school year comes to a close, I want to extend my heartfelt congratulations to the...

‘Forever chemicals’ threaten New Jersey’s water and wildlife

by Alison Mitchell, Executive Director, New Jersey Conservation Foundation Some chemicals are forever. The presence of PFAS – per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances – in the environment...

Small plants with big stories

by Alison Mitchell, Executive Director, New Jersey Conservation Foundation An ancient and quiet world lies at your feet whenever you walk through a forest or wetland...

Preserve our disappearing open space before it’s too late 

 by Alison Mitchell, Executive Director, New Jersey Conservation Foundation As we witness unprecedented efforts at the federal level to rollback regulations protecting our land, water, and air, it's easy...

Time to talk about the birds and the bees – and the blossoms!

by Alison Mitchell, Executive Director, New Jersey Conservation Foundation Step outside and listen to the singing birds, admire the blooming flowers, or lean down and take a closer look...

Time to turn over a new leaf

by Alison Mitchell, Executive Director, New Jersey Conservation Foundation Ah, spring – and not a moment too soon. Gardeners major and minor are collectively dusting off their gardening gloves,...

Tidal Wetlands Are Unsung Heroes

by Alison Mitchell, Executive Director, New Jersey Conservation Foundation From wave-surfing skates to iridescent shellfish to singing whales, the Atlantic Ocean is part of what makes New Jersey special. The aquatic wilderness that meets our shoreline is home to a cornucopia...

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