Fifteen free ways to celebrate fall
As fall settles in, pumpkins are everywhere—adorning porches, filling recipes and getting us in the spirit for the spooky season ahead. With the hustle of school routines and the holiday season just around the corner, October can seem to fly by in a blur. We’ve put...
Halloween thrills and chills await at Six Flags’ Fright Fest 2025
Thrills by day, fright by night – that’s the motto of Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, Ocean County. Fright Fest 2025, presented by Snickers, will spook, thrill and entertain on select nights from Sept. 12 through Nov. 2 – a stretch of Halloween-themed nights...
The great monarch migration begins: The odyssey of the butterfly
As September rolls around, kids are heading back to school and butterflies are headed to Cape May. Monarch butterflies, despite their delicate appearance, travel from New England to Mexico every autumn, making a pit stop in South Jersey around September. The New...
What’s below the surface: 10 creatures you’ll find in New Jersey waters
Do you ever think about what’s on the ocean floor off the Jersey Shore? It’s probably the last thing you want to think about, especially when you’re boogie-boarding with your kids on a hot summer day. Despite any creepy-crawly fears, learning about our friends under...
