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Bear 832 Visits Short Hills: A Story in Photos
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Red Bank: What’s Up with all the Dead Fish Along our Shorelines?
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Bear in The Neighborhood Becomes Big Story in Millburn, Makes Its Return ...
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Hoboken Fawning Over Deer Spotted on Garden Street
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Killer Hornet Nowhere to be Seen in New Jersey or Neighboring States
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VIDEO: NJ Elementary’s Fourth-Graders Watch Live as ‘Their’ Tree is Planted to ...
By FRED J. AUN
May 25, 2020ROXBURY, NJ – As area residents and businesses wait to see if Lake Hopatcong will be impacted by a harmful algal bloom (HAB) for the second consecutive summer, the state today announced a change in the way it will provide that information.
The state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) said it will be using a new color-coded health alert index this year “to provide the ...
MILLBURN, NJ — Bear 832 strolled around Short Hills on Monday, climbing a tree and hanging out for the day before socially distancing himself from humans. He checked out the bear trap set by the New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife but decided not to check in.
The black bear was photographed enjoying his day in the suburbs by Millburn resident ...
RED BANK, NJ: The parks are open and you’re finally able to get outside for some fresh air and exercise, so you walk to Riverside Gardens or Marine Park.
It’s a beautiful view; the mansions of Middletown, power and sailboats cruising by and the abundance of wildlife that calls the water their home.
And then it hits your olfactory senses like a Mack truck – that dead fish ...
MILLBURN, NJ — A four-legged visitor caused quite the stir yesterday in Millburn, as a bear made its way around Millburn Township, and up a tree, before finally coming down and running off into the woods at the day's end. It was also just spotted again this morning.
The bear was first spotted yesterday morning, in the area of Woodland Road. After being seen by neighbors in the area, ...
HOBOKEN, NJ - A pair of White-tailed Deer took a gamble on a gambol through Hoboken early Sunday morning, as they were spotted heading southbound near 10th & Garden Streets.
Resident James Aibel snapped a pic of the duo as they hoofed it around Hoboken. The City had made the move to open up nearby Adams Street to bicycles and pedestrians, but these two decided to stick with the bike lane a ...
Dorsal view of a pinned Asian giant hornet, Vespa mandarinia. This species commonly reaches close to 2 inches in length. Photo: Quinlyn Baine, Washington State Department of Agriculture.
Although media reports have triggered panic over the Asian giant hornet (Vespa mandarinia), there are no reports this pest is present anywhere else in North America besides the Pacific ...
BELMAR, NJ — For 12 years, it’s been an annual tradition at Belmar Elementary School. The fourth-grade class assists the borough’s Shade Tree Commission in planting the Arbor Day tree on the school grounds.
But during these days of home instruction and social distancing, the 13th annual event proceeded a bit differently on April 28. Instead of taking their turns ...
This article has been updated with comments from Covanta Essex.
NEWARK, NJ — The purple skies Newarkers have been seeing lately aren’t a result of pleasant evening sunsets, according to environmental justice and grassroots community groups raising a red flag on a garbage incinerator they allege is releasing illegal emissions.
Covanta Essex, the company that has ...
BELMAR, NJ — Food and drink establishments in Belmar will need to ditch plastic foam containers and limit the use of plastic straws under an ordinance approved by the borough council.
The governing body on April 22 unanimously adopted a measure that prohibits the use of plastic foam products entirely, but allows for plastic straws upon customer request at businesses that sell food and ...
Special to TAPinto. This story was written and produced by NJ Spotlight. It is being republished under a special NJ News Commons content-sharing agreement related to COVID-19 coverage. To read more, visit njspotlight.com.
Two dangerous pollutants are clocking in 20% to 30% lower than a year ago, but experts say it’s too early to make a direct link between lower numbers and rules ...
