School supply lists vary from school to school, and we found some patrons at the Warren Township Library thjought some of the requests were a little unusual.

It's the start of construction season, and township officials have finalized plans for rebuilding Old Stirling Road and part of Dock Watch Hollow Road (both projects largely funded by state transportation grants). So we wondered what other Warren roads need fixing? 

Warren is home to many fine businesses, offering a variety of goods and services. But there's no music or book store in town—we wondered what other shops residents would most like to see open in town. So we asked shoppers and residents at schools this question—check back every day to hear their answers.

Saturday's Earth Day event, organized by the township's Green Team, drew a number of participants ready to discuss ways to help protect the environment, as well as collect materials for recycling from residents. Although a steady stream of residents dropped off goods for recycling, the frigid wind blowing kept most from visiting with the presenters. We asked several to share the message they hoped to get out ahead of Earth Day. Check back each day leading up to the actual Earth Day (Friday), as we hear from Wagner Farm Arboretum and the Warren Recreation Commission on events they sponsor to …

On April 27, voters will head to the polls to approve the proposed school budgets, and to fill seats on the local boards of education. The Warren Township Board of Education has three, three-year terms set to be filled in the balloting, although the race is not contested. The terms of current members Mildred Spiller, Kathy Winter and Anthony Sardis expire this month, and only Spiller filed to run for re-election. Tia Alocco and John De Bellis filed to run in the election and will appear on the ballots. For the Watchung Hills Regional School District, incumbents Sondra Fechtner, representing …

What makes a paper airplane fly better? What burns quicker: pine, oak or cedar? What microwave popcorn can be served the quickest? These burning questions and a host of others captivated the minds of Woodland School's fifth-graders, as the students participated in the school's first science fair. The studies, which must apply the scientific method and include a hypothesis, experiment and conclusions, were unveiled last week at the school. "They (the projects) actually came out better than we thought they would," Woodland REACH teacher Stacey Modugno said. "You could tell they put a lot of …

On March 17, John Raby, president of the Mt. Horeb Volunteer Fire Co., on Elm Street, stopped in at the Township Committee to talk about his concerns about the volunteer company. "We have a hole in the gut," Raby said, describing the company's membership. He noted the department, which serves the neighborhoods in the northwest part of Warren, currently has 16 active members, divided between members under 21 and members over 45. "We need members and we need them badly," he added. Patch visited the Mt. Horeb Volunteer Fire Co. to ask the members about serving as a firefighter, and the members …

Spring officially arrived at 7 p.m. Sunday, astronomers say, not a moment too soon for many in the area. Patch visited Warrenbrook Senior Center recently to see what people were looking forward to doing in the spring, as well as their other thoughts on the changing seasons. Check back each day this week for the fun—and occasionally surprising—comments from visitors at the center.