Guest Column
By T. TERSIGNI AND E. W. HONEY
August 17, 2025
In the smoke and thunder of the American Civil War, amidst the muddy trenches and shattered redoubts of New Bern, North Carolina, a name would etch itself into the fabric of American history—Lieutenant Colonel Charles A. Heckman of the Ninth New Jersey Infantry Regiment Volunteers.Charles Heckman ...
THE FATHER OF FIRTHTOWNJohn H. Firth, a man of indomitable will and entrepreneurial spirit, laid the foundation for a legacy that would shape Phillipsburg, New Jersey. His journey from the industrial heartland of England to the burgeoning industrial landscape of America is a testament to ...
Dear People of God, I write as a queer man who happens to be a Lutheran pastor. Gay is also an okay word for me. Lately I’ve found my life more complex than I once thought. I don’t think the word gay captures everything about me. Queer, is therefore, an ambiguous word. It begs to be ...
Art Walk and Shop Passport in Downtown Phillipsburg The streets and shops in Phillipsburg’s downtown historic district were filled with art and music this last weekend as area businesses teamed up with the Phillipsburg Arts Association to provide local artists and musicians a home for their ...
Richard Grattan Holmes was born in Phillipsburg, New Jersey, on June 3, 1874. He was the son of Lieutenant Francis Grattan Dennison Holmes and Elizabeth Firth Holmes. The Holmes family lived on Davis Street, near the Firth family compound, which bordered the Phillipsburg Cemetery on Fillmore ...
Marguerite Sitgreaves was born on December 7, 1893, in the historic "Sitgreaves Long House," which once stood parallel to the Bullman Street Steps on South Main Street in Phillipsburg, New Jersey. Today, the former site of her childhood home is occupied by the Elks Building and its adjacent parking ...
OPINIONAlmost four weeks since the first, reported, New Jersey drone sighting, it’s clear that global drone technology has evolved faster than the U.S. government’s tactical, legal, and regulatory capabilities to identify, assess, and respond to it. The Federal government’s failure to be open and ...
Fall is swiftly approaching: evenings are crisp, leaves are turning, and urban legislators are waxing poetic about the NJ Black Bear hunt. Meanwhile, rural Northwest New Jersey faces a serious issue: an overabundant black bear population threatening public safety, property, and overall well-being.