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09/08/2026

Knowlton flexes its power in the ongoing Verizon Wireless cell tower saga.

In another short-and-sweet meeting, the Tuesday Aug. 25 Knowlton Land Use Board meeting saw four main applications before adjourning to executive session. First, the board saw an application from a […]

09/08/2026

These chocolate spice cookies are a tiny taste of Fall.

Chewy, warmly spiced and studded with tart cherries and pools of chopped chocolate, these cookies fall somewhere between a ginger cookie and a really excellent chocolate chip cookie. Ingredients ½ […]

09/02/2026

How would you grade Superintendent Patrick Ketch?

North Warren Regional High School just opened its doors today for the 26-27 school year. Yet a couple days earlier, at its August 24 Board of Education meeting, the North […]

09/02/2026

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08/26/2026

Is there gold at the end of the rainbow for Blairstown Elementary School?

For folks who believe in signs and portents, Blairstown Elementary School’s August 20 meeting bodes well for the new school year. During the meeting’s long executive session, a striking rainbow […]

08/25/2026

It's light, it's summery, it's lentils!

This simple lentil salad is hearty enough for lunch but light enough to serve alongside dinner. Fresh basil, tomatoes and a tangy balsamic dressing make earthy French lentils shine. Ingredients […]

08/19/2026

Residents packed the house to share their thoughts and opinions on recent ICE activity.

Main Street Hackettstown looks quieter than usual. Nearly two weeks after Immigration and Customs Enforcement conducted its first large-scale enforcement operation in Hackettstown, residents, neighbors, and visitors are still processing […]

08/13/2026

‘What’s in a name? That which we call a rose
By any other name would smell as sweet.’
--Romeo & Juliet

Evening primrose, a native plant that has adapted to fields and roadsides, is a lovely night-blooming biennial. June through September, the common evening primrose (or Oenothera biennis) will open its […]

08/13/2026

Good things are always in bloom at Little Big Farm.

Little Big Farm has evolved since Patti Doell started the flower farm 20 years ago. For the first few years Doell lugged flowers to farmers markets, worked directly with people […]

08/10/2026

S4281 / A5239 now awaits floor votes in both houses. It would shake up preschool funding for Frelinghuysen.

UPDATED: Frelinghuysen Township School’s Board of Education has had some unusually lively meetings lately. The intense discussion was sparked by— what else?—money. After years of budget cuts from the state’s […]