Jonathan E. Lazarus
Jonathan E. Lazarus
Jerry pretend punches Olympic gold medalist and three-time heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali.
March 12, 2026, 9:51 am
Ghosts of greatness
Jerry Izenberg brings the legends of the Negro Leagues to life
By Jonathan E. Lazarus
Mr. Lazarus’s denuded backyard
February 26, 2026, 9:55 am
Backyard blues
When things don’t grow your way
By Jonathan E. Lazarus
Jon Lazarus stands proudly next to his small new maple sapling.
July 31, 2025, 9:50 am
Branching out for the better
When it comes to trees, I take a well-grounded view
By Jonathan E. Lazarus
April 3, 2025, 9:44 am
He’s ba-a-a-ck. This time, Stephen Miller’s bite is worse than his bark
By Jonathan E. Lazarus
March 13, 2025, 9:55 am
It’s no yolk
Hearts and flowers and food prices
By Jonathan E. Lazarus
Technical Sgt. Sam Geftic takes the reins of an oxcart filled with villagers during the Italian campaign in 1944 or ’45.
January 30, 2025, 9:56 am
When two days a year aren’t enough
The veterans I’ve known deserve more than a twice-annual nod
By Jonathan E. Lazarus
A dump truck feeds asphalt into the spreader as resurfacing work proceeds on Cleveland Terrace.
December 19, 2024, 9:53 am
No longer pounding the pavement
Life smooths out a bit when your street is resurfaced
By Jonathan E. Lazarus
The Star-Ledger nightside staff circa 2002 in its newest newsroom, the third since Jon Lazarus joined the paper in 1967. Silver-haired Jon is in the back row, the second full face from the right.
November 21, 2024, 9:56 am
The Star-Ledger stops the presses
What its closing means to our correspondent — who worked there nearly 40 years
By Jonathan E. Lazarus
October 31, 2024, 9:43 am
And an election shall come to pass
By Jonathan E. Lazarus
The sands and dunes of Long Beach Island are quietly desolate as September and autumn take hold.
September 26, 2024, 9:56 am
Savoring the solitude of September
Long Beach Island is the perfect place to pass the autumnal equinox
By Jonathan E. Lazarus
Tuxi the cat makes her way through the backyard in the shadow of a mature oak and the groundcover at its trunk.
August 29, 2024, 9:55 am
Beyond the backyard is the … beyond
My landscape thrives while the outside habitat shrinks
By Jonathan E. Lazarus
Jon Lazarus pays a courtesy call to Sweetie, the restored 1932 Ford V8 truck owned by a fudge shop on Long Beach Island.
July 18, 2024, 9:56 am
Revving up (or gearing down)
The long and winding road of car ownership
By Jonathan E. Lazarus
June 20, 2024, 9:46 am
Open letter, part 2: The dissonant sounds of summer
By Jonathan E. Lazarus
Emma Charlotte Weiss, left, Dylan Anderson Weiss, Daniel Michael Weiss, and Lindsey Rachel Weiss
April 4, 2024, 9:46 am
Four grandchildren, two candidates, one choice
By Jonathan E. Lazarus
Jon Lazarus stands by a tree in Eagle Rock Reservation.
February 22, 2024, 9:57 am
Telling it on the mountain
We go out on a limb when trees seem to get in the way
By Jonathan E. Lazarus
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