Peek at Past Days

Throughout the last few centuries, Bridgeton has accumulated a series of impressive accomplishments. It was at the forefront of American independence, served as a model of industrial development and became a leading proponent of education. Vestiges of its legacy can still be traced throughout the city’s Historic District and beyond. According to online sources, the […]

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Lab Rats

Today, I read in the paper that the site around the Oyster Creek Nuclear Power plant in Forked River, now shut down, has changed the surrounding land for the past 50 years. The plant acted as a “super predator” on the sandy, piney shores of Barnegat Bay. I grew up in Lanoka Harbor, a few

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NJ Secretary of Ag Visits Vineland Farm to Highlight Eggplant

New Jersey Secretary of Agriculture Douglas H. Fisher along with state, county and local officials recently visited Flaim Farms in Vineland to highlight Jersey Fresh eggplant. New Jersey is No. 1 in the nation in acres of eggplant harvested, according to the Census of Agriculture released in April. The visit included seeing a field of

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