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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.
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...

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26 Mar 2020 | 10:30
Letter from the publisher

Letter from the publisher

Together we face the unparalleled and devastating challenges presented by the coronavirus crisis. At Straus News, we are...

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24 Mar 2020 | 12:26
German Christmas Market has new home at Fairgrounds

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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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01 Feb 2020 | 02:50
Sierra Club's concerned about Sparta Mountain

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...

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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...

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05 Jan 2020 | 01:21
Wirths and Space on industrial hemp

Wirths and Space on industrial hemp

Senator Steve Oroho and Assemblymen Parker Space and Hal Wirths commended Agriculture Secretary Doug Fisher for quick work...

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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...

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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.
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...

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13 Dec 2019 | 01:09
The Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area.
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
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