New Jersey

Woodcliff Lake residents may be getting free light bulbs from the state through Project Porchlight, but not at their doorstep like the non-profit usually delivers them.

Jill Zajac of the program came to the July 12 council meeting to explain the mission of the group and ask for the governing body's backing.

Green bags dot the crowd at St. Ann's Italian Festival in Hoboken, each with a present inside: an energy-efficient light bulb.

The recyclable cloth bags and light bulbs are part of an environmental initiative of Project Porchlight, which has distributed more than one million free compact fluorescent light (CFL) bulbs to New Jersey residents.

Project Porchlight, brought to you by NJ’s Clean Energy ProgramTM and NJ Board of Public Utilities, distributes complimentary compact fluorescent light (CFL) light bulbs and spreads the message that simple

When Wendy Ford (pictured here) first moved into the home she shares with her husband in Eastampton, New Jersey, the yard was just a plot of land with a house on it.

Then she started digging.

Wendy is an avid gardener, and over the years, her garden became something of a neighborhood attraction

The Hanover Township Parks & Recreation Department’s free summer concerts at Bea Meadow Park in Hanover, New Jersey, are a wonderful way to spend an evening, listening to music while surrounded by a truly beautiful setting that features a nearby pond and a spectacular tree line.

The Community Picnic and Blood Drive held on July 2 at the Rock Community Center in Newark, New Jersey, was a way for the city’s residents to enjoy the outdoors while also contributing to the community’s health. So it was entirely appropriate that Project Porchlight was on hand to educate folks about the energy savings offered by compact fluorescent light (CFL) bulbs

The highlight of this year’s Orange Jazz Festival on July 3 in downtown Orange, New Jersey, was a real crowd-pleaser: Orange Mayor Eldridge Hawkins Jr. got on stage to play saxophone with famed drummer Cecil Brooks and His All-Star Band.

The Rochelle Park Senior Club (RPSC) of Rochelle Park, New Jersey, meets twice a month and organizes a variety of social events and bus trips for seniors. On June 23, the RPSC held an Ice Cream Social. “We’ve got a guy that comes, and it’s like a regular ice cream parlor,” says RPSC First Vice President William Betten.