by Alison Mitchell, Executive Director, New Jersey Conservation Foundation Ask someone to name a pollinator, and they’ll likely respond with a bee or butterfly, or perhaps a hummingbird. But moths? They rarely make the list. “Moths have been underappreciated,” says Jill Dodds, a biologist who has spent decades surveying rare and endangered species across New Jersey. “I […]

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Submitted Content – Fri, 29 May 2026 13:00:00 +0000

Middlesex College held its 59th Commencement ceremony on Monday, May 11, at Jersey Mike’s Arena at the Rutgers University campus in Piscataway.  The individuals who comprise the Middlesex College Class of 2026 are diverse in age, background, accomplishments, and goals. The cohort of 1,616 students range in age from 17 years old (with 70 graduating with an associate degree before receiving a high […]

Submitted Content – Fri, 29 May 2026 12:00:00 +0000

May is National Water Safety Month, a time to remind families that drowning is preventable, yet it remains one of the leading causes of death for young children and people under 30. Drowning rarely looks the way it does in the movies. Most people expect splashing or yelling—but drowning is often silent and can happen […]

KATHY CHANG – Thu, 28 May 2026 13:00:00 +0000

During Superintendent Vincent Sasso’s interview for the top job, he was asked to present to the board where he saw the district three years from now. “I saw us three years from December 1 in a much better financial situation,” Sasso admitted. But with rising healthcare costs growing at an unsustainable rate, he began the […]

KATHY CHANG – Thu, 28 May 2026 12:00:00 +0000