Professor Leads Vast Statewide Mapping Project

Rowan University Professor of geography John Hasse and a team of researchers have compiled a massive trove of New Jersey land use data and moved it all online for easy access, a project that will benefit students, journalists, municipal officials, developers and residents. Dubbed, appropriately, NJ MAP, njmap2.com the project spawned numerous offshoots including the […]

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Vulture Culture

For years I have been delivering presentations on Vulture Culture, all over the state. It’s proved to be interesting and a great deal of fun. Vultures exist worldwide and they’re deeply ingrained in many societies. The service that they provide to the environment and to humans is indisputable. They are one of nature’s cleanup crews.

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Lifeguards Needed

Over the course of my time as an elected official, I expect to have a fair number of issues that call for the utmost in persistence and perseverance. These issues are often complex with many aspects to them. Then there are other issues that you might think are fairly straight forward, but they’re not. Take,

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Century Savings Bank Names Hanrahan President; Rehm, Senior VP of Commerical Lending

Century Savings Bank has announced the hiring of David J. Hanrahan as president and Joseph F. Rehm as senior vice president of commercial lending. The position of president and chief executive officer, currently held by David J. Hemple, has been separated into two positions. Hemple will continue in his role as CEO, while Hanrahan will

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Chores and More

Here’s my good news for the week: I was feeling a little low, and I took a rest, but my mind wouldn’t calm itseIf. It made a little windstorm of a thousand things I could do, but I could not settle on one so I got up and said, Get up, you procrastinator! “Do something.

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More Mousse, Please

My mom always celebrated every holiday with a special little treat for us kids. For Halloween it was the usual assorted candies, for Thanksgiving it was her caramel apples and, for Christmas, it was her fudge. When Valentine’s Day came around, she always made chocolate pudding from scratch and layered it in a parfait glass

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Home Inspection

Home inspections are used to provide an opportunity for a buyer to identify any major issues with a home prior to closing. Your first clue that a home inspection is important is that it can be used as a contingency in your contract with the seller. A contingency provides that if significant defects are revealed

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Windows in Winter

If you take a look at your home’s windows and doors in winter, you may notice condensation. As temperatures drop, it often appears on the inside and outside of these surfaces. Here’s what you need to know about why condensation occurs, when it matters and what you can do about it: Interior Condensation: When the

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Failing Grades

Tobacco use remains the nation’s leading cause of preventable death and disease, taking an estimated 480,000 lives every year. This year’s “State of Tobacco Control” report from the American Lung Association calls for proven tobacco control policies, because the country’s youth vaping epidemic worsened in 2019. This dire situation is a result of states and

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