Home & Garden

NEW JERSEY -- While July 4th fireworks lighting up the sky is fun for many families, they can be particularly scary for the furry family members. In fact, the upcoming holiday is the one on which animals are most likely to go missing, according to lost pet finder PetAmberAlert, there is a 30 to 60 percent increase in lost pets at animal shelters each year between ...

A single lot of Freshpet Select Fresh From the Kitchen Home Cooked Chicken Recipe has been recalled due to potential contamination, announced Freshpet Inc.  The product, with a sell date of 10/29/22 has been recalled due to the potential contamination with Salmonella.

The recalled product is:

FRESHPET® SELECT FRESH FROM THE KITCHEN HOME COOKED RECIPE, UPC Code  627975011673; ...

NORTH HALEDON, NJ - The boroughs of North Haledon and Hawthorne have enjoyed cooperative endeavors before, and now the Hawthorne Green Team has partnered with the North Haledon Green Team to give Hawthorne gardeners an opportunity to use four of their 4' x 8' garden beds during the 2022 growing season.

"Any Hawthorne resident who is interested can complete the 2022 garden ...

Don’t worry if you have already spent most of your plant budget for the year.  Fill voids in your gardens and containers with heat tolerant annuals planted from seeds directly in the garden.

Zinnia and marigolds are traditional favorites often started from seeds planted directly in the garden. These germinate quickly and begin flowering in about eight weeks.

Zinnias are heat and ...

MADISON, NJ -  Adoption fees for all dogs over 30 pounds are being waived announced St. Hubert's. The fees are being waived by NY Mets Max Scherzer and St. Hubert's board member Erica Scherzer in order to help find more dogs loving homes.

The fees will be waived through Sunday June 12.

"The Scherzers’ generosity is coming at a time when we need it the most -- we have ...

HAWTHORNE, NJ - Save time and money by turning landscape trimmings into a valuable soil amendment.

The idea is simple, just collect disease- and insect-free plant debris into a heap and let it decompose into a fine, nutrient rich material that helps improve the soil. Don’t add meat, dairy, invasive plants, weeds that have gone to seed or perennial weeds that can take root and grow ...