Monday, April 22, 2013
Learn who founded Earth Day and why we celebrate it April 22.
Monday marks the 44th annual Earth Day, a celebration that began in 1970 as a protest movement against pollution. Here are five facts about why we "go green" every April 22. 1. We have late U.S. Sen. Gaylord Nelson (D-WI) to thank for the official Earth Day celebration. But many credit John McConnell, an activist who proposed the day at a National UNESCO Conference in 1969, with founding Earth Day. While McConnell’s earlier Earth Day Proclamation received support from top United Nations officials, Nelson's work to have national teach-ins on April 22, 1970, spurred the national movement that became known as Earth Day. Both men commonly are referred to as Earth Day’s founder. 2. Nelson’s push for Earth Day stemmed from years of frustration …
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
The Jersey Shore was declared a disaster area; before Sandy, many considered it the "worst" in the region's history
It wasn't the last great storm. But, over the past five decades, and before Hurricanes Irene and Sandy, it was probably the biggest. On December 11, 1992, an intense nor’easter came ashore along New Jersey's coastline and remained there for three days. Strong winds hit upward to 80 miles per hour, and massive amounts of snow overwhelmed businesses and schools. Flooding ravaged coastal towns. Toms River schools were closed a week due to the snowfall. Much of Long Beach Island, and nearly all of Sea Bright, was under water. Losing a car in the storm wasn't a freak accident; for some, it was part of the routine. Abnormally high tides resulted in severe beach erosion. After the storm left, hundreds of millions of dollars of damage had been …
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Celebratory dinner will be held March 24
The Lacey Township Historical Society was formed in 1962 when three local residents sought to turn the town's old schoolhouse into a museum. This year the society is celebrating its 50 years of dedication to the preservation of the township's history with a series of events, starting with a Celebratory Dinner on March 24 at the Captain's Inn Restaurant on Lacey Road in Forked River. The old schoolhouse had been vacant for more than six years when Stella Wilbert, Elizabeth "Betty" Grant and Charlotte Lane set out on their quest to preserve the building, said Pat Grant, Second Vice President of the Historical Society and a 57-year resident of the township. "Stella asked people for donations of indigenous artifacts," said Grant, whose husband…
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