EDISON – With the public comment period on the proposed sports complex at Thomas A. Edison Park ending Sept. 3, the Middlesex Greenway Coalition is hosting a presentation on the project by environmentalist Walter Stochel on Thursday. The presentation by Stochel, vice president of the Edison Greenways Group, and others will be at 7 p.m. […]
A series of events commemorates the first enslaved Africans in English-speaking North America African Landing Day commemoration includes soil mixing ceremony Events from August 23 to 25 commemorate the first Africans in English-speaking North America Hampton, VA, Aug. 14, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — On a hot summer day in August 1619, a moment of profound […]
The Half Dome ropes span the final 400 feet of an 8-mile hike from Yosemite Valley to the summit of Half Dome. (Jack Dolan/Los Angeles Times) To the editors: I have climbed Half Dome 13 times and descended using the ropes each time. I have more experience than most, so here is my opinion. (“Want […]
Post-tropical cyclone Debby brings wind and rain to the Poconos Debby, now a post-tropical cyclone, will bring wind and rain to the Poconos on Friday, August 9, 2024. The Poconos will be sunny this weekend with highs between 70 and 77 degrees Fahrenheit after Post-Tropical Cyclone Debby leaves the region. If you take advantage of […]
Two mayors of Bayfield County communities say U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany’s proposal to convert Apostle Islands National Lakeshore into a national park would place an unmanageable burden on the region’s emergency services, housing stock and infrastructure. The mayors of Bayfield and Washburn say Tiffany did not engage locals before his proposal, but if he had, […]
