It’s been quite a year for East Orange social studies teacher Theresa Maughan. Last year, she was namedNew Jersey’s 2021-2022 State Teacher of the Year. Now, she is receiving one of teaching’s highest national honors. Maughan, who teaches high school s…
Dear Annie: Sick and tired of sneezing at celebrations
DEAR ANNIE: My parents, brother and I all live several states away, about a day’s drive between any two points in our geographic triangle. My aunt is roughly a central point between all of us and has invited us for Thanksgiving, where we end up going r…
Gov. Murphy: I pledged to do something about New Jersey’s notorious taxes and I have | Opinion
By Phil Murphy New Jersey’s property tax problem is nothing new. Property taxes, and the question of how to fairly pay for the local government and services that our communities need, have vexed taxpayers and governments alike since the first property …
Jersey’s own Thomas Edison is known for a lot of inventions, but did you know he built concrete houses?
Growing up in Phillipsburg, Todd Tersigni spent a lot of time hanging out with friends in the Valley View section of town. Even as a kid, he knew it was a special neighborhood. A handful of streets there have homes that are made entirely out of concret…
First-time poll worker sees her role as democracy in action | Opinion
Dana Damiani said the last time she voted — she thinks it was the last presidential election — she was in a rush. She saw an intimidating figure standing at the polling site and at the time she thought the election workers didn’t seem to be enforcing t…
In the eye of the storm
The Rutgers Marine Field Station rises on weathered pilings overlooking a fragile wetland, surrounded by a sea of tall salt grass brushed here and there into sweeping hypnotic patterns by the wind. White herring gulls dot the brown marsh as they stand …
The (soon-to-be) lost generation of teachers and high school coaches | Opinion
By Michael Ben-David Roy Hamblen retired from Mendham High School this past June after 35 years of teaching and coaching. You probably don’t know him. But you should. He’s part of a soon-to-be-lost generation of teachers and coaches who have materially…
Former N.J. Kmart building to become home to indoor go-kart track
An indoor go-kart track is set to open in a shuttered Kmart building in New Jersey. Monaco Indoor Karting is readying to open at 328 S. White Horse Pike in the Berlin Shopping Center of Berlin. The company is leasing 62,000 square feet of the former 92…
Ask Amy: Heartbreak of suicide loss haunts families
DEAR AMY: My husband, “Don,” battled substance abuse and addictions, major depression, anxiety, and severe sleep apnea. Don and I also had relationship issues, much like any other married couple after 20 years of marriage. One day this past April, I le…
Today’s daily horoscope for Nov. 6, 2022
Lessons from a Square The abandoned learn self-sufficiency. The neglected develop an inner world. The unsupported get strong. Adverse conditions give us our most valuable assets. So when something prevents you from doing what you want, don’t let it sta…