From the Halls of Warren Hills: Feb. 26, 2021
Warren Hill’s Best Buddies chapter is seeking support for the national organization’s #EmpowerInclusion Challenge. The student group created a video for the Best Buddies Friendship…
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Tenth anniversary of Cole Kimball’s ascent to “the show”
By Andy Loigu Ten years ago, in 2011, Cole Kimball of Hackettstown High and Centenary College made news by showing up at 5:30 in the…
Boie, Dan Rossi, Home Instead to be honored by WBID
Anne Boie, Dan Rossi, Home Instead Senior Care and the Washington Green Team will be in the spotlight when the Washington Business Improvement District holds its…
A Prickly Topic: The Common Porcupine
STORY BEHIND THE PHOTO OF THE WEEK Another week of snow, ice and road closures!! Plan B, I am perusing through my archives and came…
Dog Bites: David Byrne, Lou Reed, Trevor B. Power
What’s New with Mike Watterston David Byrne’s American Utopia on Broadway Heads fan? In the fall of 2019, Talking Heads’ frontman David Byrne’s American Utopia…
Valentine’s Day: Tales and History
Charlie explores the history of Valentine’s Day, the romantic and the not-so-romantic
Murphy Recalls Another More Famous Inauguration As He Becomes “Official”
Unconventional presidential inaugurations are nothing new to Bruce Murphy, Ed.D., who was officially inaugurated on Jan. 28 as the 14th president of Centenary University in a…
Photographing A “Hooded” Figure
Introduction The Hooded Merganser, or “Hoodie,” is a beautiful duck. The males have black backs, brown sides, white and black crests, and white chests with…
Former Washington Resident To Lead First Civilian Space Mission
Plans for the world’s first all-civilian mission to space were announced this week from SpaceX’s headquarters in California—and commanding the mission is a familiar name…
Rachel Recommends: Escape Winter with Books About Travel
By Rachel BurtDirector of the Hackettstown Free Public Library Here we are in the heart of winter, that time when the holidays are over and…