After a court struck down Governor Tom Wolf’s school mask mandate in Pennsylvania, State Senator Joe Pennacchio (R-26) urged Governor Phil Murphy to lift his mask orders for New Jersey’s schools and children. Photo illustration by Kelly Sikkema on Unsplash. Pennacchio says masking decisions should be made by parents, not government After a court struck down Governor Tom Wolf’s school mask mandate in Pennsylvania, State Senator Joe Pennacchio (R-26) urged... Letters to the Editor 11 Nov 2021 | 10:45
What stays? What goes? As the start of a new school year looms, Straus News wondered what routines and equipment from last year would remain and... Back to School 18 Aug 2021 | 08:07
It’s Just a Plant: A Children’s Story about Marijuana is a picture book that gives parents a way to discuss marijuana with children. ‘Mom, what is Jedi Kush?’ Now that New York and New Jersey have greenlighted recreational marijuana – with Pennsylvania considering it – the billboards,... Local News 01 May 2021 | 06:36
Orange County Sheriff’s Department in Goshen, N.Y. Photo by Hanna Wickes ‘The conversation has to start someplace’ After Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin murdered George Floyd last May, Black Lives Matter protests, petitions, fund... Local News 26 Apr 2021 | 10:35
