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The 20th Century in New Jersey

By Libby Kesil on May 17, 2017 • ( Leave a comment )

Originally posted on Retrospective:
Let us revisit the 20th Century, perhaps the most momentous century in human history.   I would like to do a piece on as many of the important, interesting events in…

Mother’s Day

By Libby Kesil on May 14, 2017 • ( Leave a comment )

Originally posted on Retrospective:
The holiday of Mother’s Day began as an antiwar statement and a vehicle for women’s activism , but numerous people and organizations have tried to seize Mother’s Day…

EPA.gov: Clean Power Plan and Other Pages Go Poof!

By Libby Kesil on May 3, 2017 • ( 4 Comments )

The Trump administration has made no secret of its disdain for climate science and clean power.  Donald Trump famously called climate change a hoax cooked up by China.  Trump’s EPA Administrator Scott […]

J. Sterling Morton: Founder of Arbor Day

By Libby Kesil on April 28, 2017 • ( 1 Comment )

Originally posted on Retrospective:
J. Sterling Morton Julius Sterling Morton (April 22, 1832 – April 27, 1902) founded Arbor Day in 1872.  He served as President Grover Cleveland’s Secretary of Agriculture.  He…

Cummings Releases New Documents on Flynn

By Libby Kesil on April 27, 2017 • ( 1 Comment )

Newly released documents reveal former Trump National Security Adviser Michael Flynn had been warned by the Pentagon not to take money from foreign governments. Top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee Rep. […]

Earth Day Celebration, Riverview Park, Point Pleasant

By Libby Kesil on April 24, 2017 • ( Leave a comment )

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Earth Day 2017

By Libby Kesil on April 22, 2017 • ( Leave a comment )

Today will be a particularly compelling Earth Day with many celebrations and science marches.  The Earth is on our minds and in our hearts today as we hope that good will, sound […]

The Biden Rule: Comments from a Speech Two Decades Ago Are Suddenly a Rule

By Libby Kesil on April 11, 2017 • ( Leave a comment )

Judge Merrick Garland got emotional during his Supreme Court nomination ceremony in the Rose Garden.  And since Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) invoked an excerpt from a 24-year-old speech and called it a […]

Uncertain Times: The EPA and Superfund

By Libby Kesil on April 5, 2017 • ( 1 Comment )

The new administration’s “hard-power” budget calls for cutting funding to the Environmental Protection Agency by 31 percent. To many Americans, this is an astonishing new direction. After the passage of the 1970 […]

Seven Years Later: Advocates for the ACA Make a Case for the Threatened Law

By Libby Kesil on March 23, 2017 • ( Leave a comment )

Today marks seven years since President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act into law.  Over the past seven years, the law has faced many threats by Republicans who now hope for enough […]

Biden Calls GOP Health Care Plan a Transfer Tax

By Libby Kesil on March 22, 2017 • ( Leave a comment )

Former Vice President Joe Biden stood on the Capitol steps at a rally today marking the seventh anniversary of The Affordable Care Act (ACA).   Flanked by Democratic House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, Biden told […]

“Skinny” Budget: Cuts to Funding for Appalachia

By Libby Kesil on March 20, 2017 • ( Leave a comment )

Candidate Trump promised to protect the miners’ job at a rally in Abingdon, Va. last August, vowing, “It is the last shot for the miners. Hillary will be a horror show, and […]

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Stonewall Inn, June 28, 1969

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The First New York City Pride March, 1970

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Spring Lake Christmas Train Village to Benefit the Common Ground Grief Center

Spring Lake Christmas Train Village to Benefit the Common Ground Grief Center

The Spring Lake Christmas Train Village, located in the Duggan Memorial building, 313 Washington Ave., opened to the public on Saturday, November 25. It runs from noon to 5 PM until December 31. There will be extended hours until 8 PM on November 25 and December 2. Admission to see the train display is free, […]

Barron Arts Center’s Holiday Model Train Show 2017

Barron Arts Center’s Holiday Model Train Show 2017

The Barron Arts Center Presents the 27th Annual Holiday Model Train Exhibit ~ On View Nov 25 – Dec 30, 2017 CLOSED DEC 25 Exhibit Hours Mon – Fri 11am-4pm Sat & Sun 2-4pm The Barron Arts Center in Woodbridge, New Jersey will once again host an exhibition of model trains curated by Colonia resident […]

2017 Winter Exhibition

2017 Winter Exhibition

2017 WINTER EXHIBITION, 1 PM-? NEW YORK SOCIETY OF MODEL ENGINEERS, 341 Hoboken Road Carlstadt, New Jersey 07072 NOVEMBER 18 & 19 ( SATURDAY AND SUNDAY) NOVEMBER 24, 25, 26 ( FRIDAY, SATURDAY AND SUNDAY) DECEMBER 2 & 3 ( SATURDAY & SUNDAY) Please note that Place does not operate and is not affiliated with […]

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