Eight-year-old Virginia O’Hanlon wrote a letter to the editor of New York’s Sun, asking if Santa Claus was real in September 1897. Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus Eight-year-old Virginia O’Hanlon wrote a letter to the editor of New York’s Sun and the quick response was printed as an... Columns 10 Dec 2020 | 12:49
Entire NJ delegation calls for implementation of Defense Act Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) and Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) led a bipartisan request from the entire New Jersey... Letters to the Editor 26 Mar 2020 | 11:34
Oroho, Space and Wirths call on governor to allow gun shops to open After Pennsylvania and multiple other states has allowed federally licensed firearms stores to remain open as an... Columns 26 Mar 2020 | 10:30
Letter from the publisher Together we face the unparalleled and devastating challenges presented by the coronavirus crisis. At Straus News, we are... Columns 24 Mar 2020 | 12:26
German Christmas Market has new home at Fairgrounds Twenty years ago, a handful of friends who shared the treasured experience of visiting Christmas markets in Germany, founded... Columns 15 Mar 2020 | 11:48
Coronavirus response prep As the media coverage of Novel Coronavirus (now called COVID-19) continues to evolve, we want to assure our patients and... Columns 02 Mar 2020 | 12:11
Sierra on dirty dirt This week the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) announced that companies conducting soil and fill recyclable material... Columns 27 Feb 2020 | 01:58
Immigrant advocates condemn the U.S travel ban expansion New Jersey advocates released the following statements on the third anniversary of the Muslim Ban, in which travel restrictions... Letters to the Editor 01 Feb 2020 | 02:50
Sierra Club's concerned about Sparta Mountain The New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife (NJDFW) are going to resume cutting at the Sparta Mountain Wildlife Management... Columns 31 Jan 2020 | 11:57
Gottheimer calls for anti-Semitism funding On Sunday, Jan. 5, 2019, U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) released the following statement: The anti-Semitic attacks... Local News 05 Jan 2020 | 01:21
Wirths and Space on industrial hemp Senator Steve Oroho and Assemblymen Parker Space and Hal Wirths commended Agriculture Secretary Doug Fisher for quick work... Police & Fire 03 Jan 2020 | 04:01
Supporting local theatre Skylands Performing Arts Center provides entertainment for the community with the help of donations from patrons. Since SkyPAC’s... Local News 26 Dec 2019 | 02:14
Sierra Club's Year in Review We have had a very eventful and busy year in 2019. We accomplished a lot to protect New Jersey’s environment. We won some... Columns 26 Dec 2019 | 02:07
This is just one of the portraits of Santa Claus created by Thomas Nast (1840-1902), the editorial cartoonist often considered to be the "Father of the American Cartoon." ‘Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus' The letter: Dear Editor: I am 8 years old. Some of my little friends say there is no Santa Claus. Papa says, ‘If you see it in... Home 13 Dec 2019 | 01:09
The Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. ( Pamela Chergotis) Sierra says Water Gap fee would hurt park and people The National Park Service plans to add a new entrance fee at the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. The fee is... Columns 11 Dec 2019 | 12:25
