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I’m writing to you regarding my concern about the littering problem in my ...
Guest Column
By AMELIA MEDICI
April 22, 2024
ROXBURY, NJ - The First Presbyterian Church of Succasunna has been celebrating Earth Day throughout April. We have been discussing topics such as Fair Trade and sustainable items, solid waste usage in the United States, as well as micro- and nano-plastics in our waterways. The U.S. is the number ...
On Sept. 12, 1940, 25 tons of freshly manufactured gunpowder exploded at the Hercules Powder Plant in Kenvil, leaving a 13-foot crater in the ground. It generated a shock wave felt 90 miles away and leveled nearly 1,000 acres of the plant. Fifty-two workers were killed in the blast, and several ...
The photo accompanying this column, courtesy of Ashland Chemical Corp., is likely your first peek at beautiful Duck Pond. It was mine as well. Duck Pond is a 15-acre, spring-fed pond in the northeastern corner of the 1,000 acre Hercules property in Kenvil. Duck Pond appears on the earliest ...
Get ready for an enchanted evening at the Stone Water in Lake Hopatcong on Nov. 15 as the Roxbury Library Foundation proudly presents its third annual Gala. The theme is "Masquerade", so dust off your most decorative masks and prepare for a night of elegance and mystery! The Gala will ...
Since 1922, October has been known as National Fire Prevention Month. In 1925, President Calvin Coolidge proclaimed Fire Prevention Week a national observance, making it the longest-running public health observance in our country. This year’s Fire Prevention Month campaign is “Cooking Safety ...
I read with concern the TAPinto Roxbury news article about six private wells on Nalron Drive that tested positive for high amounts of PFAS chemicals. The private wells were tested when homeowners were in the process of selling their homes, as the state requires. Such a cluster of wells testing ...
