6 Books About Journalism to Remind Us Why Journalists are Important
It’s a hard time for journalists, but the work remains as important as it has been for hundreds of year
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Jennifer Connic
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The Struggle to Balance Rereading With the TBR | Book Riot
I was working through my bookshelf looking for titles for a different column when I realized I hadn’t reread any books recently. It might be years since I’ve reread a book, and that’s abnormal for me.
How I Sustain My Reading Habit on a Tight Budget
A budget's not as hard when you've got a library card!
Ontario Libraries Face Deep Budget Cuts to Provincial Services
A 50 percent cut to Ontario library services’ budget has already triggered the suspension of provincial government–sponsored interlibrary loan service in the south. Now the northern service has cut half of its unionized staff, which will mean a rollback in the support it provides to municipal libraries.
In defense of Facebook
Why I can't bring myself to leave the social network everyone loves to hate
Justice through the viewfinder: Eyewitness video is putting power in the hands of the public
If one theme emerged from incidents of police violence and the protests that followed in 2015, it was that video evidence is power. It had the power to bring awareness and, sometimes, exact justice — but it also provided a means for activists to protect themselves in potentially volatile situations.
OPHELIA with Daisy Ridley Gives Us a New Type of Hamlet Adaptation
We're excited about OPHELIA featuring Daisy Ridley.
Mistaken Twitter identity: Colorado library getting JCP&L's Hurricane Sandy tweets
Jersey Central Power & Light customers have been sending messages on Twitter to @JCPL seeking information. Only problem is the account isn't for JCP&L.
The Twitter accounts for Jefferson County Public Library in Colorado and JCP&L are one character off from each other. The library is at @JCPL while JCP&L is at @JCP_L.
"It didn't take long at all for us to figure it out because we had a similar thing happen last fall when New Jersey was hit with that major snow storm," said Bethany Frisbie, pro
Video: What's It Like to Drive Over a Speed Hump?
After complaints about the height of speed humps, we took a drive over them.
Car Owner Details How Exxon Fire Started
The smell of gasoline mixed with burned materials filled the area on Friday as the Exxon Gas Station building was torn down and investigators looked through the remains after Thursday's destructive fire.
Fire investigators, police, firefighters and Occupational Safety and Health Administration representatives were on hand at the corner of Millburn Avenue and Vauxhall Road. A crane ripped down a portion of the building as they worked to determine the official cause of the fire. An official cause
Remembering MLK's Visit to Paterson, New Jersey
Martin Luther King Jr. visited Paterson, New Jersey, days before he died in 1968. One of the men who organized his visit shares his memories.
10 things you didn't know about the American Revolution in N.J.
The Boston area is where the fighting started during the American Revolution in 1775. The Declaration of Independence was signed in Philadelphia 238 years ago today. But New Jersey also had its share of contributions to the fight for liberty.
Washington crossing the Delaware River for the Battle of Trenton in 1776 and the legend of Molly Pitcher taking up her husband's cannon post are stories we know well.
But here are 10 things you may not know about the American Revolution in New Jersey.
National Pizza Month: Your favorite N.J. pizzerias plus your photos
Today is the last day of National Pizza Month, and we've been asking you about your favorite New Jersey pizzerias to celebrate. After two weeks of voting on the finalists for your favorite, we have our winners.
We collected thousands of votes to help determine our winners. Star Tavern received 2,035 votes for 33.4 percent of the total. In South Jersey, Manco & Manco received 1,479 votes for 52.3 percent of the total.
The closest and most interesting race was in Central Jersey. De Lorenzo's Tom
Battle in Springfield Key to US Independence
Hard Times Made Paper Mill Stronger
A look back at the financial crisis and the township's purchase.
Preservationists Work to Save Rudolph House
Preservationists believe the battle to save the house at 16 Minute Man Hill has been lost because the roof membrane was removed, but the new owner of the Paul Rudolph-designed house said today he was following the rules to obtain a demolition permit.
'Slut List' Details Made-Up Sexual Exploits of 21 MHS Freshmen
The list is at the center of an alleged hazing and bullying incident at the high school.
More Residents Seeking Historic Property Designation - WestportNow.com - Westport, Connecticut
More Westporters, including the owners of 88 Roseville Road, are seeking to designate their homes as historical to protect them from the wrecking crews. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com
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Bulldozers have become a familiar site throughout Westport over the last decade, but some residents are hoping to keep them away from their homes.
The Representative Town Meeting is considering adding 113 Cross Highway to the town’
9 things about Buzz Aldrin and the 1st moon landing 45 years later
It was 45 years ago today when Apollo 11 reached the moon, and an estimated 600 million people tuned in when Neil Armstrong became the first person to set foot on another world.
The second person to step on the moon was a New Jersey native -- Buzz Aldrin.
Edwin Eugene Aldrin Jr. was born on Jan. 20, 1930 in Glen Ridge. He grew up in nearby Montclair and still visits the Garden State. He was a 2008 inductee into the New Jersey Hall of Fame, the first class to be inducted.
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