Oftentimes you are asked whether you are a morning or a night person. I usually comment that I am a 2-3 in the afternoon kind of person as I don’t like waking up early or staying up late into the night. Recently the idea of permanent daylight savings time has entered our national conversation. It’s not the first time it has come up and in fact in the 1970’s it was unsuccessfully trialed as a way to save energy.

The House recently passed the Sunshine Protection Act to make daylight savings time permanent. The legislation would still need Senate approval to become law and currently Hawaii and Arizona don’t change their clocks twice a year anyway! Proponents of the act say that the extension of daylight after school would benefit outdoor activities and businesses while others have concerns with children going to school in utter darkness. As someone who left for work in the dark and came home in the dark – it was not fun.

Others say if you are going to make such a drastic change then make standard time permanent. There is increasing evidence that being exposed to daylight first thing in the morning is very beneficial to your physical and mental wellbeing.

So, where do you stand on this issue? Let us know in the comments section below.

Even though I could never watch horror films…even the commercials on TV can scare me, I knew about The Blairstown Diner being featured in the original Friday the 13th Movie back in 1979.

But have you heard that a Friday the 13th prequel called Crystal Lake just finished wrapping up in Warren County last year. When released, it will be an 8-episode series that will premiere on Peacock on October 15, 2026. The series will focus on the mother of Jason Voorhees. Wonder if the creators were inspired by a town in New Jersey not in Warren but in Camden County with the name Voorhees? There’s also Voorhees High School in the adjoining county of Hunterdon.

If you dare enough to binge watch this scary series…keep on eye out for familiar scenes as this prequel came back to film in Warren County including at a Boy Scout camp called Camp No-Be-Bo-Sco located in Hardwick Township.

Recently a bi-partisan bill, 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, passed and was made into law. It contains over 40 provisions to help increase the overall supply of housing in the country in an attempt to help make it more affordable. Below from, Bi-Partisan Policy Center, are some key categories that this landmark bill addresses.

Investor Restrictions: Restricts large institutional investors from purchasing single-family homes, with limited exceptions for build-to-rent properties

Supply & Innovation: Creates competitive grant programs for local governments to implement zoning reforms and pre-approved housing designs

While this new law is a huge step forward in housing reform, there are still some key factors that are up to state and local government to implement around land use and zoning, also how these national provisions are applied will determine their ultimate impact.

Supporters of the law have touted it as the most comprehensive housing reform in at least three decades and see it as a possible beginning of a national focus by our legislators to try to tackle the issue of housing affordability. Let’s hope so.