NB Opinion
Opinion: Enjoy the outdoors while still being safe
As of July 2020, many government restrictions related to coronavirus are being lifted, like the stay-at-home order. However, COVID-19 still has a widespread impact...
What #Black Lives Matter and COVID have taught me about being a teenager in 2020
A few days ago I watched my friends graduate from high school, on my computer screen. The speeches were pre-recorded, the montage of the...
Opinion: Governor Murphy: Raise the Flag
Gov. Phil Murphy issued an executive order back in April to have the U.S. flag flown at half-staff indefinitely. Really?! Don’t you know that...
Contact tracing with privacy protections is a formula for saving lives, boosting economy
We need effective contact tracing with privacy protections to open New Jersey’s economy and save lives.
In New Jersey, more than 12,000 people in the...
Opinion: Be aware of important New Jersey Primary Election changes
The League of Women Voters of the Princeton Area reminds the public of changes to the upcoming July 7 Primary Election. As a result...
Opinion: The birth of our nation – we must protect the freedom we have
In Philadelphia on July 4, 1776, the delegates to the Second Continental Congress ratified a declaration of the delegates called the Declaration of Independence.
The...
Opinion: D-Day’s legacy of courage and self-sacrifice can be seen every day in service people, essential workers
On June 6, 1944, more than 150,000 soldiers from the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada stormed the beaches on the coast of...
Opinion: United States of America takes a backseat to nobody
June 6, 1944.
Whoever may be tasked with writing the final history of the world will have at their disposal an inordinate amount of facts to...
Opinion: We must protect cancer patients during COVID-19 pandemic
I’m a volunteer for the American Cancer Society, writing on behalf of cancer survivors and their caregivers. I write out of concern for this...
A message from the County Prosecutors Association of New Jersey
The images of George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis are deeply disturbing. Mr. Floyd’s death is being investigated not only by the Hennepin County Attorney’s...
Opinion: Home of the Brave
I was quite dismayed on these days leading up to Memorial Day. The day which marks the pinnacle of American heroism, now exhibits a...
Opinion: A season of loss, from COVID-19 to the ‘virus’ of racism
This has been a season of expectations and loss.
Only because I am an optimist and I have very good friends who give me cause...
NJSIAA begins to plan for students’ return to high school sports in New Jersey
By Mary Liz Ivins
In my decades as an educator and school administrator, I’m hard pressed to find a situation as challenging as what we...
Opinion: Senior community has handled past scares
I came to the realization not too long ago that I have been on this planet for almost a century.
Those of my generation and...
Opinion: Chelsea Senior Living has 30-year history of caring for seniors
Chelsea Senior Living operates 21 assisted living residences in New Jersey and New York. During the horrific COVID-19 pandemic, our senior population has been...
Opinion: Drive-through poppy service available to support veterans
For us veterans, the month of May is a solemn month. Normally, all the veterans' organizations would be out offering poppies in exchange for...
Opinion: Wearing masks in parks is considerate
I went for a walk on the Delaware & Raritan Canal in Princeton this past Sunday, May 3. There were many joggers, bikers, fisherman,...
Opinion: Wartime footing vs. coronavirus
Befitting his position as a member of the Hasty Pudding Theatricals while attending Harvard, Governor Phil Murphy, in a recent TV appearance, dramatically announced...