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Bordentown Current

Historic courthouse is a landmark of history and justice

By Marisa Bozarth The Old Burlington County Courthouse stands as one of the oldest continuously used courthouses in the United States and serves as a remarkable symbol of Burlington County’s...
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Balancing experience and fresh ideas

My name is Sophie Purgavie, and I am honored to be one of the Democratic candidates for Hopewell...
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The boy band years

You might read the title and say, “Duh, Donnie, you have the amazing looks, an angelic voice, dance...
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A colonial faire, and another patriot

It’s still 2026, and there continue to be historically themed events and activities offered in celebration of the...
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Complex Simplicity: Tennis whites and Newport nights

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants is a 2005 film most men would choose to watch only if...

A better education is rooted in nature 

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by Alison Mitchell, Executive Director, New Jersey Conservation Foundation Nowadays, children and young adults are mostly indoors, glued to screens for school and "social life." Research...

Cutting waste, on the side

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by Alison Mitchell, Executive Director, New Jersey Conservation Foundation Across New Jersey, takeout orders come with a side of waste – plastic utensils and condiment packets we never...

The Pine Barrens is good at keeping secrets

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by Alison Mitchell, Executive Director, New Jersey Conservation Foundation In a place as well-traveled and studied as New Jersey, it’s easy to assume that there aren’t many...

When sparks fly

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by Alison Mitchell, Executive Director, New Jersey Conservation Foundation Sometimes, it takes only a single moment to change the way we see the world. A brief...

Hold the line on New Jersey’s REAL rules

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by Alison Mitchell, Executive Director, New Jersey Conservation Foundation New Jersey’s Resilient Environment and Landscapes (REAL) rules protect our natural ecosystems and human societies. But confusion...

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

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