Get out the shovel and trowels – its Memorial Day weekend and that means gardening for many. Spend a bit more time getting your garden off to a good start and reap the benefits all season long.
As the weather gets warmer, many of us will be spending more time outdoors under the strong summer sun. While the sun’s effect on our bodies can be beneficial, we take a great risk exposing our skin to sunlight without taking the proper precautions.
STATE – Memorial Day, the unofficial start of the summer vacation season for many, traces its roots back to the end of the Civil War.
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TRENTON – A state grand jury indicted five men who allegedly stole a trailer load of $5.6 million in counterfeit Coach handbags from an Edison warehouse last October, Attorney General Jeffrey S. Chiesa announced today.
STATE – According to a report released this week by the Economic Policy Institute, a proposal to raise New Jersey’s minimum wage would help the state’s economy and more than 300,000 New Jersey workers.
PERTH AMBOY – Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a suspect in a robbery that took place at the Mobile Gas station at Smith Street and Convery Boulevard early Sunday morning.
Memorial Day, the first of three patriotic holidays, is almost upon us. Stores are decked out in red, white and blue, and the hot dogs, hamburgers and chicken wings are flying off shelves everywhere. Potato salad recipes will soon be competing for best in show this weekend along with yummy apple pies and fresh...
ELIZABETH--In its effort “to do right” by addressing human trafficking and modern-day slavery, the Frederick Douglass Family Foundation (FDFF) has announced that it is uniting with Benedictine Academy in Elizabeth, naming the all-female Catholic college prep high school as its first Douglass Freedom Partner.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – As summer quickly approaches, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has joined the National Council on Skin Cancer Prevention, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and National Park Service (NPS) to emphasize the dangers of skin cancer and has provided simple steps Americans can take to protect themselves.
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