Tag: Sourland Mountains
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Longtime Sourland Mountain resident turns 101
On Feb. 27, longtime Hopewell resident Evelyn Brooks will turn 101 years old. Known as “Nana Brooks” to friends and neighbors, Brooks is a prominent member of her church and local Black community who has lived in the area for 80 years, according to information provided by Stoutsburg Sourland African American Museum (SSAAM). SSAAM is…
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Sourland Conservancy to offer tree kits via contactless pickup on Oct. 24
A local nonprofit has developed an affordable way to plant a native tree while protecting it from deer damage. The Sourland Conservancy is offering 200 native tree kits for just $10 each. Every kit contains one native tree seedling, a 6-foot by 6-foot or 5-foot by 6-foot length of heavy duty metal fencing to protect…
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Sourland Mountain Spirits triples staff to increase production of hand sanitizer
Sourland Mountain Spirits (SMS) has increased production of hand sanitizer to provide more personal protection against COVID-19 as businesses throughout the state gradually reopen. In late March, SMS transformed its craft spirits distillery into a small hand sanitizer factory that allowed the staff to use its prime ingredient – alcohol – to help protect first…
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Hopewell photographer Richard Speedy takes his latest show virtual
Photographer Richard Speedy is used to traveling across the country to showcase, in person, his latest photographic project, but due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic he has had to adapt his shows to a virtual gallery viewing. His current show “Changing Tides” is entirely online, displaying the two-year photographic project through a virtual walk through…