Murphy Recalls Another More Famous Inauguration As He Becomes “Official”
Unconventional presidential inaugurations are nothing new to Bruce Murphy, Ed.D., who was officially inaugurated on Jan. 28 as the 14th president of Centenary University in a…
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Photographing A “Hooded” Figure
Introduction The Hooded Merganser, or “Hoodie,” is a beautiful duck. The males have black backs, brown sides, white and black crests, and white chests with…
Former Washington Resident To Lead First Civilian Space Mission
Plans for the world’s first all-civilian mission to space were announced this week from SpaceX’s headquarters in California—and commanding the mission is a familiar name…
Rachel Recommends: Escape Winter with Books About Travel
By Rachel BurtDirector of the Hackettstown Free Public Library Here we are in the heart of winter, that time when the holidays are over and…
Different Perspectives of Snow and Ice
Editorial note: While the Photo of the Week article is published on Mondays, the columns are written over the weekend. By now, the “impending” storm…
Hackettstown grad works to keep athletes safe from COVID
H-town grad Hali Aussems is making sure Lafayette College athletes stay safe and healthy during their sports seasons.
A Foggy Photo, But Not a Foggy Memory
INTRODUCTION “We don’t usually associate fog, haze and mist with a beautiful day, but I’m here to tell you that you can sometimes associate those…
The Family That Invents Together Stays Together
By Melanie DeStefano One Warren County family couldn’t sit idly by while they watched a pandemic shut down businesses and life as we knew it…
Fishing is for the Birds (Ospreys, That Is)
STORY BEHIND THE PHOTO OF THE WEEK I was trying to figure out what my story would be about, then I remembered that several times…
Dog Bites: Dave Alvin, Santana, and The Outcrops
What’s New with Mike Watterston Dave Alvin: From An Old Guitar: Rare And Unreleased Recordings We were first introduced to Dave Alvin when he and…