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Garden State Green Section of TheAlternativePress.com Becomes New Jersey's New Home for Environmental News and Information

Posted on: Thursday, 7 May 2009, 09:30 CDT

NEW PROVIDENCE, N.J., May 7 /PRNewswire/ -- TheAlternativePress.com, New Jersey's all-online hyperlocal daily newspaper, announced that it will launch a new section, Garden State Green, which will become New Jersey's new home for environmental news and information. Garden State Green will go live Saturday, coinciding with Summit, New Jersey's GreenFest, an annual environmental education event co-sponsored by TheAlternativePress.com.

Garden State Green will include green news and information from the entire state, high definition digital-quality environmental programming, list green jobs and classifieds, and showcase green-friendly art. The section will be written by professional journalists and environmental columnists.

"As an all-online newspaper, being green is in our DNA, but by creating Garden State Green, we are really starting to walk the walk," said Michael Shapiro, a resident of New Providence, NJ and founder and CEO of TheAlternativePress.com. "Beginning today, the residents of New Jersey have one central location for environmental news, information and education: Garden State Green on TheAlternativePress.com."

Dr. Marian Glenn, Seton Hall University Professor of Biology and Environmental Sciences, Chair of Summit's Environmental Commission, and long-time Garden State resident said, "Garden State Green on TheAlternativePress.com is an important resource for tracking environmental news in our state. As a one-stop-shop for green topics in New Jersey, it will help people become aware of the important environmental policy issues we face and the initiatives that are making a difference in the towns where we live."

Since its launch in October, TheAlternativePress.com has received more than 7 million hits, 2.5 million in April alone. TheAlternativePress.com is a new and instantaneous way for local communities to communicate vital news and information--while enabling local businesses to reach customers more efficiently. Last week, the site expanded to Westfield, NJ, its eighth coverage community, more than any other hyperlocal site in New Jersey including Patch.com and the New York Times The Local. The site plans to expand into significant other New Jersey markets later this year.

For daily hyperlocal news and feature coverage and Garden State Green, visit www.TheAlternativePress.com.

About TheAlternativePress.com:

TheAlternativePress.com, owned and operated in New Providence, New Jersey, by local residents, currently has more than 100 paid reporters on staff, all residing in New Jersey. The all-online hyperlocal news site boasts more than a dozen columnists, high definition digital-quality video, a full-service Community Calendar, Business Directory, and real estate listings. New Jersey towns currently covered by TheAlternativePress.com are Millburn/Short Hills, Summit, Livingston, New Providence, Berkeley Heights, Madison, and Westfield.

Follow TheAlternativePress.com on Twitter at www.twitter.com/TheAlternativeP

CONTACT: Michael M. Shapiro, Esq., CEO The Alternative Press LLC (908) 370-1158 MikeShapiro@TheAlternativePress.com

SOURCE TheAlternativePress.com

Source: PR Newswire

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