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A strong start and bright autumn days ahead

As we welcome the crisp air of October, I am thrilled to report that the UFRSD school year has started off exceptionally strongly. Walking through our hallways and classrooms...

This game we call soccer

This game we call soccer has shaped my entire life. Mentors and best friends are what I got from...

Patience Wright’s secrets in wax

By Janis Parker Patience Lovell Wright was feisty, unpredictable and independent. She grew up on a family farm in...

Women, saints and patriots

We touch on a few items this month, yet at the exclusion of a somewhat newsworthy event. However,...

Protecting our future, preserving our past

Mayor Mike Todd With summer in the rearview mirror and October ushering back our familiar busy routines, I want...

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 incredible Allentown High School Class of...

Mighty moths, our unsung pollinators

by Alison Mitchell, Executive Director, New Jersey Conservation Foundation Ask someone to name a pollinator, and they’ll likely respond with a bee or butterfly, or perhaps...

A better education is rooted in nature 

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

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

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

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...

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