• Agricultural county fairs worth the trip

    DINNIGAN’S DIVERSIONS LIZZ DINNIGAN Modern technology is slowly supplanting simple outdoor fun, such as old-fashioned country fairs, with their carnival midways, cotton candy and corndog food booths, livestock, pie contests and pig races. Luckily, throughout New Jersey, you can enjoy this experience that will essentially transport you back in time. Loads of local festivals take…

  • Book clubs for teens, tweens at Met. library

    The Metuchen Public Library, 480 Middlesex Ave., will host two book clubs this summer for students in grades 6-12. Books will be given to participants, courtesy of the Friends of the Library, on the first day that the club meets. The Tween Book Club (grades 6-9) will read “Countdown” by Deborah Wiles, a nominee for…

  • Sponsors, vendors, classic cars sought

    On Sunday, June 3, the John P. Stevens Band Parents Association will host the annual Classic Car/Motorcycle Show, Craft Show and Flea Market. The show will take place at the high school, 855 Grove Ave. in Edison, from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. In addition to a large display of cars and motorcycles, music will…

  • Relay for Life at Edison H.S. June 8

    The American Cancer Society will hold the 2012 Relay for Life beginning 5:30 p.m. June 8 at Edison High School, 50 Boulevard of the Eagles. The relay is a community celebration where individuals and teams take turns walking or running around a track relaystyle to raise funds to fight cancer. At nightfall, participants will light…

  • I can’t remember what I forgot

    ARE WE THERE YET LORI CLINCH I t’s not easy being me. Forgetful and absent-minded combined with an inability to stay the course. I can’t shop without a list, remember what I had for lunch or conjure up the name of an acquaintance. But I’ve decided not to judge me harshly. In fact, it is…

  • We know too little about our wars and our warriors

    CODA GREG BEAN As I write this a few days before Memorial Day 2012, it strikes me that we have to start doing a better job of keeping up with our men and women in uniform, and knowing what dangers they’re facing every day in our name. Let’s start with a quiz : How many…

  • Teachers who bully students must be removed from job

    The recent incident of a Cherry Hill student in special education being bullied by teachers has created a firestorm of discussion and activity. The good that can come from this is that it draws attention to the issue and will hopefully result in measures being swiftly put in place to stop this kind of abuse.…

  • Amphibian crossings are now taking place — slow down!

    On early spring nights with just the right conditions — rainy, over 40 degrees and no frozen ground — huge numbers of frogs, toads and salamanders suddenly respond to nature’s call. Venturing from their winter burrows in wooded uplands, they head to the marshy lowlands and vernal pools of their birth, where instinct leads them…

  • Photo

    Red-winged blackbirds aggressively defend their territory from other animals. They will even attack humans who get too close to their nests during breeding season. There. You have been warned. This photo was taken at Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge, Oceanville. IMAGE BY BILL PATRICK/www.maiseyimages.com

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