Pine Barrens News

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The Rancocas Conservancy is preserving 70 acres of woodland with financial assistance from Burlington County.

Families can visit Santa, watch an outdoor tree-lighting, take free carriage rides around a Victorian mansion and listen to live music at an old-fashioned holiday celebration at historic Smithville Park.

Two drivers were injured Sunday afternoon in a collision in the parking lot of the Pinelands Plaza shopping center off Stokes Road, police said Monday.

A thousand feet above the Pine Barrens, pilot James Candeletti radios to whatever air traffic might be sharing the sky with his single-engine 1979 Grumman Tiger: He is about to make a simulated approach on crosswind Runway 14-32 at Robert J. Miller Airpark, Ocean County's airport.

The Nov. 8 letter "Pine snakes good neighbors" creates a false impression of the Pinelands Commission and its efforts to protect critical habitat for Northern pine snakes.

LITTLE EGG HARBOR - The Pinelands Thespian Society will present "Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe" at 7 p.m. Nov.

New Jerseyans believe the Garden State is much more developed than it is, according to a Fairleigh Dickinson University PublicMind poll released today.

The Township Council moved forward on a proposal to rezone the northern end of town, which could open the door for a major senior housing development.

Cora Hartshorn Arboretum Annual Appeal is Underway - The Cora Hartshorn Arboretum has started its annual appeal by asking local residents to make a donation to support its environmental education programs.

The Cousteau Center at Bridgeton turns to blueberries and cranberries for the next presentation of the Jersey Roots, Global Reach - Rutgers University Science in South Jersey seminar series.

The Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders is pleased to offer a lecture about the Jersey Devil for adults, 18 years and older, at Trailside Nature and Science Center on Thursday, November 19, from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. "This is a good opportunity to enjoy an evening at the Nature Center while learning about the Jersey Devil, a legendary figure ...

People in Ocean County should be grateful to the pine snakes for helping to control overdevelopment in our area.

Is there something new to the woods of the Garden State -- or has it always been this way? Horrific, guttural cries that sound like an elderly woman screaming in the middle of the night are being heard.

He's back! New Jersey's official state demon will make an appearance Saturday when the Pinelands Cultural Society presents the 'Legend of the Jersey Devil Show' at Albert Music Hall, 131 Wells Mills Road .

Whether or not you believe in the existence of the paranormal, there is one truly mystifying presence that dwells on Asbury Park's Cookman Avenue with a palpability that cannot be denied, a rogue spirit who's indelible impression on the Jersey Shore - and beyond - is best described in one word: supernatural.

Can't make it out to a haunted hayride or another spooky Halloween event? Don't despair.

GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey has modified its 20-year master plan and is ready to move forward replacing single-story dormitories near Lake Fred with four- or five-story apartment buildings using the same footprint.

The township council on Tuesday night was expected to approve the preservation of 700 acres at a local farm.

On Nov. 3, voters will have the opportunity to protect drinking water quality by voting for the Green Acres, Clean Water and Farmland Preservation Act.