53+ min ago  (414+ words) For so many of us in New Jersey, pets truly are family. We spoil them, worry about them, schedule our lives around them, and somehow always find room in the budget for one more bag of treats or another trip…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (1727+ words) One springtime activity I do enjoy is birdwatching. If you have never just sat back and watched birds don't knock it it's very relaxing and you don't even have to leave your home. I have several bird feeders around our…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (384+ words) A lawsuit alleging discrimination at Pet Smart might be headed toward trial, after a federal magistrate judge found an employee's refusal to sell a Black woman a fish could be construed as racism. The woman, a grandmother trying to buy…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (334+ words) Six Flags Great Adventure's Wild Safari has a brand-new arrival, and it's already stealing hearts. A brown bear cub named JJ was born just over two months ago to mom Hollywood, and now visitors can finally see the two together....

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (199+ words) LONG HILL " A blue jay got another lease on life after it was successfully released back into the wild a few days ago in Morris County. Volunteers at the Raptor Trust in Millington had been caring for the bird for…...

3+ mon, 1+ day ago  (248+ words) The first whale stranding of 2026 has been reported along the Jersey Shore. A young male fin whale washed ashore in Barnegat Light, LBI on Friday, February 20th, 2026. Experts from the Marine Mammal Stranding Center, working alongside specialists from Cornell University, performed…...

4+ mon, 5+ day ago  (355+ words) Recently, I wrote an article about the Popcorn Park Zoo in New Jersey needing to find homes for animals at the shelter because of reconstruction at the building. Remember this: POPCORN PARK SHELTER'in Forked River, NJ Needs Your Help!'- THANK…...