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Lost to time: How New Jersey cemeteries can become forgotten
5+ day, 8+ hour ago (716+ words) Oct 11, 2026, 12:50 PM In Camden, a piece of land at 38th and Federal streets appears on the city's official list of public parks. Its name hints at what came before, since Johnson Cemetery Park used to be a cemetery. Established in 1854 by…...
Delaware officials assess beach damage after nor'easter
2+ week, 2+ day ago (227+ words) BETHANY BEACH, Del.– After a powerful nor’easter battered Delaware’s beaches last week, Gov. Matt Meyer visited Bethany Beach to assess the damage and see the impact firsthand. Meyer said the storm was a reminder of the power of Mother Nature....
Coastal Town 'Under Water' as Nor'easter Wreaks Havoc in New Jersey
2+ week, 3+ day ago (134+ words) Parts of northern New Jersey coast were left “under water” as a nor’easter brought tidal flooding to the east coast over the weekend.Video posted by TikTok user @jordynnnnbabbbby on Sunday, September 27, shows submerged streets as water gushes from a…...
This 333-year-old Saddle River walnut tree is New Jersey's biggest
2+ week, 4+ day ago (359+ words) SADDLE RIVER — Long before cars traveled West Saddle River Road and before the borough had a name, a black walnut tree began growing next to an Indigenous trail. Three centuries later, it remains New Jersey's largest known black walnut. The…...
A 1968 book and Princeton writer helped preserve NJ's Pinelands
3+ week, 4+ day ago (1433+ words) Many people know about the million-acre Pinelands, which are spread evergreen and largely unbroken across southern New Jersey. Fewer know that a 1968 book by an award-winning New Jersey writer helped to protect that forest for the past half-century. But in…...
When do clocks change in NJ? Here's when daylight saving time ends
3+ week, 6+ day ago (393+ words) New Jersey residents will get an extra hour of sleep this fall when daylight saving time comes to an end. The annual time change arrives at 2 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 1, when clocks across New Jersey and most of the country are turned…...