Source: Jersey Hills/The Citizen This past summer, the Thomas Jefferson Middle School decided to convert an empty, U-shaped school courtyard area into a little garden of various veggies, and harvest the goods to donate to a local church. Principal David Waxman implemented the idea of a school-garden while discussing it prior to Covid-19. “We heard […]
Source: Patch.com New Jersey A local state of emergency lingers in Montclair after the October 7 major water main break in Nutley. Montclair public safety officials declared a local state of emergency on Saturday in connection with a large water main break that is affecting several towns in North Jersey. It remains in place as […]
PART ONE Sources: New Jersey Highlands Coalition; New Jersey Hills To nudge general agreements about stormwater maintenance and planning along, regional stormwater utilities are a favorite argument for environmentalists like Julia Somers of Harding Township, the executive director of the Boonton-based non-profit New Jersey Highlands Coalition. According to Somers, “stormwater utilities are in place in […]
Sources: New Jersey Highlands Coalition; New Jersey Hills The ground could be bone dry until, one day, a tiny, wet splotch shows from an underground spring. That splotch is followed by another and another, and they merge with other streams or lakes to create a river system that becomes an invaluable life resource: drinking water. […]
Source: TechCrunch For the sake of humanity, let’s count our lucky stars: NyQuil chicken is not a real threat to public health. But this week, the FDA issued a warning about what the agency perceived as a TikTok challenge encouraging users to cook raw chicken in a pool of NyQuil, a sleep-inducing cold medicine. “Boiling […]
Source: North Jersey.com Paterson Press Passaic County’s largest food pantry underwent dramatic changes in the five years that Mark Dinglasan was in charge, doubling its budget and nearly doubling its full-time employees. Under Dinglasan, CUMAC stopped handing out prepacked bags of food and allowed clients to choose which items they wanted, just as if they […]