NJDA Secretary of Agriculture Issues Statement About Spotted Lanternfly

New Jersey residents continue to be extremely concerned about the invasive Spotted Lanternfly (SLF), leading the New Jersey Department of Agriculture to field many phone calls, emails, and other messages asking what residents can do when they find SLF in their communities. SLF, Lycorma delicatula, is a relatively new pest to the United States, initially […]

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The Science Behind the Decision: New COVID-19 Vaccine Guidelines for Children 12–15

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has extended its emergency use authorization (EUA) of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine to adolescents 12 years of age and older. These new guidelines come following several clinical trials showing participants between 12 and 15 years of age who received Pfizer’s vaccine were protected against laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 illness. Being vaccinated is

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Lessons Learned

As we move into the fat part of summer, it feels good to know that we’re getting back to something more like normal, though we’ll never be the same this side of the pandemic. Given what we’ve been through, it is useful to reflect on what we might learn from this pandemic. My first take-away

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Roadside Vistas

In the middle of June I had a morning appointment in Hammonton. Driving north on Route 54 I found myself enjoying the false dandelions along the famously wide northbound shoulder. I thought how considerate it was of the road crews to leave this unmown sea of yellow flowers that beautified either side of the road.

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All Booked

A favorite summer activity is having time to enjoy a good book. We checked in with local readers to see what they typically enjoy, their book picks, and what is in their summer reading pile. Several hundred community members came out to Merighi’s Savoy Inn recently to wish Dr. Mary Gruccio well in her retirement

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