3+ hour, 25+ min ago   (566+ words) REUSING NEWSPAPER BAGS FOR DOGS I used to toss these bags straight into the recycling bin, but then realized that they would be perfect to reuse as doggie cleanup bags. Now I keep a drawer full of them at home,…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (203+ words) A harbor seal rescued last month from a jetty at a Monmouth County beach has died, the Marine Mammal Stranding Center announced Monday. The young male seal was found on the beach at the 3rd Avenue jetty in Bradley Beach on…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (465+ words) So we are driving through the farm fields of Salem County. It's winter, most areas are free of snow, but there's a distant field covered in white. Those are snow geese! A flock of hundreds, maybe thousands. One of the…...

2+ week, 3+ hour ago   (298+ words) Pennsylvania's legendary Punxsutawney Phil isn't the only rodent that emerges on Groundhog Day each year to make a "prediction" about whether we will have a long winter or an early spring. New Jersey has two of its own furry forecasters,…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (207+ words) A juvenile male harbor seal found badly injured along the shoreline in Bradley Beach is receiving medical care at the Marine Mammal Stranding Center after being rescued on Tuesday. Stranding center officials responded to a report of the injured animal…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (346+ words) A puppy has been reunited with its family after a car was stolen from a CVS parking lot in Florham Park on Monday with the dog inside. A BMW X5 was stolen after it was left running while the owner went…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (256+ words) Marine Mammal Stranding Center volunteers relocated two healthy seals from Jersey Shore beaches last week to allow the animals to rest undisturbed. A gray seal pup, estimated to be one to two months old, was found Friday evening at the…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (338+ words) TRY OUT THESE TIPS FROM A PET SITTER Dear Heloise: As a pet sitter, I read with interest the letter from Mandy, in Texas, regarding things that pet owners should remember to do before leaving their pet for a few…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (263+ words) A Saddle River resident's dog was attacked by a coyote and dragged into the woods on Wednesday, police said. It was unclear exactly where the incident occurred, but the Saddle River Police Department said in a Nixle alert that it…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago   (235+ words) A Burlington County property has been quarantined and one horse euthanized after the discovery of a deadly infection, according to the New Jersey Department of Agriculture. On Jan. 7, an 18-year-old horse on the property began exhibiting acute signs of equine…...