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  • Summer

    Not Just a Beach Day: The Origins of Labor Day

    An illustration of the first Labor Day parade in New York in 1882.

    Locally it may mark the unofficial end of summer, but the national holiday of Labor Day has its roots in workers' rights. More than 100 years after the first observance of Labor Day,...

  • Summer

    Last Chance: Summer's Must-Reads

    Although Labor Day marks the last hurrah for white pants, barbeques and kids up late on a Sunday night, it is not the end of the season. People, until the clock strikes midnight on Sept. ...

  • Summer

    Down the Shore: Wine Fest, Boat Race, Antiques Fair

    Ocean City will crown the King and Queen of Plop on Friday.

    Heading down to the Shore? Check out this weekend's best bets: EVENTS The "Jazz It Up Wine & Food Festival" will be held at historic Allaire Village in Wall Township this we...

  • Summer

    Thanks to El Nino, Tropics Tamer in 2012

    A satellite picture of Hurricane Irene.

    While the number of named tropical weather systems this year is, thus far, about equal to 2011, most of the storms that formed fizzled out or were swept to sea before having had a chance ...

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