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Weekend: How to be an astronomer on a budget

Get ready for the weekend with tips on exhibitions, live music and best places to explore the night sky for July 21-23.

Gov. Murphy Says He'll Be the First Dem Re-elected in 44 Years

New Jersey hasn’t re-elected a Democratic governor since 1977 but Phil Murphy believes that he will break the dry spell. If Murphy retakes his position, it would be a strong sign that the state has moved decisively to the left.

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Novak, 82, lived his dream in Jackson Hole

Longtime Wilson resident Ronald S. Novak died Jan. 24 after living valiantly for many years with Parkinson’s and Lewy Body Disease. He was 82. His family provided the following. Ron was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. in 1938 and graduated from M.I.T. in civil engineering. He served in the U.S. Army and volunteered for paratrooper training. He parachuted five times at Fort Benning and never did it again. Ron worked in Montana for one year and then married Rose in 1962, and after extended travel in Europe, they settled in Brooklyn Heights, N.Y. He worked in a family business that did extensive major construction work in New York City and the surrounding area. They had two daughters, Mara and Leila. He played tennis, skied, worked out, and ran in two New York Marathons.