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An inventory of current information offered by local groups and organizations, and by municipal, county and state institutions.


New, Wild and Precious Life
By Heather Shirley I May 03, 2022 Although I did not intend to write this month’s column as a sequel, I am inspired to write about what I...

Heather Shirley
May 2, 2022


Can You Call Yourself a Birder?
By Heather Shirley I May 03, 2022 Rather spontaneously, some friends and I decided to fly to south Texas for a weekend of birding. All of...

Heather Shirley
May 2, 2022


Christmas Traditions
Were your Christmas traditions carved in stone or did they vary from year to year? I loved that our Christmases were always the same when...

Barbara Simmons
May 1, 2022


Committed to Tradition
By Marty Kane I May 02, 2022 As we go to press, the Lake Hopatcong Yacht Club is getting ready to follow a 111-year-old tradition and...

Marty Kane
May 1, 2022


Quick Change at Lookout Mountain
By Marty Kane | May 02, 2022 The Borough of Hopatcong was once the summer home of Owen McGiveney, one of vaudeville’s most unique...

Marty Kane
May 1, 2022


Comfort Food
My husband, Aaron, gets annoyed when he sees meatloaf or macaroni and cheese on a restaurant menu. Irked, he will ask, “Why would you...

Barbara Simmons
Apr 30, 2022

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