"DIG IT! The Secrets of Soil" is the theme for the 2009 Conservation Poster Contest sponsored by the Freehold Soil Conservation District and the NJ Association of Conservation Districts. Students in grades 2-12 in Middlesex and Monmouth counties are encouraged to learn about the importance of soil. More...

We have long known that plants and trees improve air quality in cities and towns. We have also found that trees can help reduce the incidence of asthma and other respiratory illnesses. But a new study has found that even tiny open spaces in developed areas have a broad impact on human health. More...

Ah, the holidays. They bring out the best in people. The spirit of giving. Goodwill toward men. All that jazz. It is that holiday spirit that brings us to two members of the New Jersey Assembly — Democrat Reed Gusciora of Mercer County and Republican David Wolfe of Ocean County. More...

Ialways laugh at those movies where the loan shark sends out a leg breaker like Rocky Balboa to collect on unpaid debts. In those movies, you get the idea that the loan sharks are always named Sal, and the people late with the payments are always downon their-luck alcoholic gamblers and degenerates named Mickey. More...

Millstone Township Middle School band students had no choice but to balance expensive laptops on chairs or music stands before Kevin Basko came along. The 16-year-old Millstone Township Boy Scout, who commends the middle school music department for encouraging his musical talents, wanted to give something back to the school and music teacher Gwen Parker. More...

Teams taking a quick glance at the Allentown High School wrestling team should be careful. Don't let the youth of this roster give you the wrong idea about this season's Redbirds squad. More...