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Space Farms said Wednesday that Stonewall the Groundhog did not see his shadow, the third year in a row that the animal has predicted an early spring.

New Jersey Herald WANTAGE — Local children got a chance to step into the shoes of animal handlers in a safe, fun way Saturday during the annual Junior Zookeeper Day at Space Farms Zoo & Museum. Roughly 100 children ages 5 to 15 and their parents attended the annual event, where they took part in hands-on activities and learned more about the variety of animals at Space Farms. The demonstrations were led by Lori Space Day, part of the zoos third generation of owners, with help from her brot...

Loved ones say a final farewell to Fred Space at Space Farms Zoo & Museum New Jersey Herald WANTAGE — For a man who spent his life working with animals, it was fitting for the late Fred Space to be surrounded by them as family and friends said goodbye to him one last time. A wall of animal heads — along with the hulking taxidermy figure of Goliath the Kodiak bear Space used to feed chocolate bars from his mouth — greeted visitors to the walk through at Space Farms Zoo and Museum Sunday...

Longtime N.J. zoo owner dies at 92 Updated Jan 28, 2021; Posted Jan 27, 2021 Fred Space in 1996 posing at his familys zoo with a coatimundi, an animal native to Central and South America.Jim Pathe / The Star-Ledger Facebook Share The family-owned zoo became his forever home. Space, 92, died on Monday, the zoo announced in a Facebook post that prompted an outpouring of sympathy and reminiscences. The cause of death was not disclosed. Space was a lifelong resident of Wantage and, according to h...

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Space Day remembered her father for his years of hard work at the zoo, where he remained a regular presence until shortly before his death. He was an expert on many animals but was especially knowledgeable about bears, as he displayed in a Herald article about the birth of two Kodiak bear cubs at Space Farms last year.     The late Space relied on his animal expertise for the first of two non-fiction books he authored, "Facts About Snakes of the Northeast United States," in 1965. His second...

Parker Space called his late father "an icon in the community" and a "wealth of knowledge" about anything involving animals. He also cited his fathers relationship with his grandson, Hunter, as the two were "best buddies."  A post on Hunter Spaces Facebook page paid tribute to his grandfather by calling him "the source of everything I know."  In a Facebook Live video shared by Space Farms in April, Fred Space recalled growing up in Sussex County during the Great Depression. He would wear ...

The lawsuit names the township, Burke and township Manager Joseph Sabatini. Underwood said the department also looked at his personal Facebook page, where he got into another exchange regarding race relations on June 10. Underwood shared a video entitled, "What the left wont tell you about the plight of Black people and the myth of systemic racism." The video, posted by NewsBusters, which touts itself as a blog "exposing and combating liberal media bias," includes snippets from interviews ...