Health Dept. encourages back-to-school vaccinations With the start of the new school year approaching, the New Jersey Department of Health is encouraging parents to get the... Columns Aug 16 2019 | 04:46 PM
When will the Murphy administration respond? Assemblymen Parker Space and Hal Wirths (R-Sussex, Warren, Morris) today followed up on their invitation to Attorney General... Columns Aug 15 2019 | 03:50 PM
The new life in the death penalty The death penalty is alive and well in the federal government. ---- On Thursday, U.S. Attorney General William Barr resuscitated... Columns Aug 07 2019 | 02:57 PM
The Legislature can take action now to lower and reform property taxes Senator Steve Oroho and Assemblymen Parker Space and Hal Wirths once again reiterated their support for a special legislative... Columns Aug 05 2019 | 03:18 PM
Sierra: Lake closed for a month, no end in sight Lake Hopatcong remains closed to swimming and water sports because of a toxic algae bloom that had shut down the lake for... Columns Aug 02 2019 | 01:42 PM
The case for financial literacy Do you remember how you first learned to manage your personal finances? Did anyone sit you down to show you how to balance... Columns Apr 22 2019 | 02:16 AM
Wirths and Space: Trenton needs to get its priorities straight An additional $1 million will go to help unauthorized immigrants fight deportation while school districts across the state... Columns Apr 02 2019 | 01:54 AM
Sierra says NJ is taking 'long overdue' action on Vernon New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal, acting on behalf of the NJDEP, filed an order in Superior Court that would halt... Columns Feb 27 2019 | 01:25 AM
Prosecutor's Office warsn of purse snatchings Purse and wallet snatching has recently become an epidemic in Northwest New Jersey and throughout the United States. While... Columns Feb 26 2019 | 01:18 AM
Source: Library of Congress 'To carve a tunnel of hope through the mountain of despair' Martin Luther King Jr. Day will be observed on Monday, Jan. 21, in recognition of the civil rights leader's contributions... Columns Jan 16 2019 | 12:32 PM
Santa by Thomas Nasy ‘Yes, Virginia, There is a Santa Claus’ Editor’s note: Eight-year-old Virginia O’Hanlon wrote a letter to the editor of New York’s Sun, and... Columns Dec 19 2018 | 02:12 AM
When to take the keys from aging parents By Diane RitaFiguring out when it’s time for a loved one to stop driving is a challenge many families face. While... Columns Dec 07 2018 | 01:48 AM
Photo: whitehouse.gov President Abraham Lincoln issued the Proclamation of Thanksgiving on Oct. 3, 1863. It set the precedent for a national day of Thanksgiving. Prior to that, each state scheduled its own Thanksgiving holiday at different times, according the web site abrahamlincolnonline.org. Lincoln's Proclamation of Thanksgiving The year that is drawing towards its close, has been filled with the blessings of fruitful fields and healthful skies. To... Columns Nov 20 2018 | 01:12 AM
No Bags Photo by didbygraham Win for environment; Murphy's vetoes plastic fee bill By Jeff Tittel In a win for the environment, Governor Murphy vetoed the bad plastic bag fee bill. Sometimes, when a Governor... Columns Aug 27 2018 | 01:13 AM
Journalists are not the enemy of the people By Jeanne StrausWe’re concerned about President Donald Trump’s attacks on journalists. At Straus News we don’t... Columns Aug 15 2018 | 01:31 AM
