A 7-year-old boy was struck by a school bus as he stepped off it. Two men were gunned down outside in a Mother’s Day shooting outside a liquor store. A 25-year-old barricaded himself for 34 hours before shooting himself during his own arrest. From Thursday evening through Sunday night, separate tragedies unfolded across New Jersey — […]
Utz Quality Foods issued a voluntary recall May 4 of nine varieties of Zapp’s and Dirty brand potato chips sold at retail stores nationwide, including New Jersey, after being notified that a seasoning ingredient may be contaminated with Salmonella. The chips themselves tested negative for the bacteria. The recall was triggered upstream: a dry milk […]
New Jersey’s latest hospital safety report delivered a rare double blow — two failing grades in the same cycle and a national ranking that slipped from third to sixth. The Leapfrog Group’s Spring 2026 Hospital Safety Grades, released Wednesday, show 29 of the state’s 67 graded acute care hospitals earned top marks, with 82 percent […]
New Jersey’s new independent contractor rules had every reason to die quietly. When the Murphy administration first proposed changes to New Jersey’s worker classification standards in May 2025, more than 9,500 public comments came in — more than 99% of them opposed. Truck drivers, freelancers, small business owners, trade associations, and lawmakers from both parties […]
Shortly before 1 p.m. on March 9, a threatening phone call came into the main office at Matawan Regional High School in Monmouth County. Within minutes, all six schools in the Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District were locked down. Students described teachers shouting lockdown instructions into hallways, security guards on the radio, and the loudspeaker announcement […]
On Wednesday, April 29, the Supreme Court issued a 6-3 ruling in Louisiana v. Callais, striking down Louisiana’s congressional map as an unconstitutional racial gerrymander and significantly weakening Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. The majority opinion, written by Justice Samuel Alito, found that the Voting Rights Act did not require Louisiana to create […]
The pools got Italian ice and scuba diving lessons. The ballfields got new bleachers and restrooms. And Stacy Park, a mile-long stretch of Delaware River waterfront that fell into neglect after a highway plowed through it half a century ago, got a makeover — right up until state environmental regulators shut it down. Trenton’s multimillion-dollar […]
It is not every day that the ACLU, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the Conference of Catholic Bishops, and the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press sign onto the same side of a case. Wednesday, all four did — and all nine Supreme Court justices sided with the position they took. The Court ruled […]
When New Jersey election chief, Lt. Gov. Dale Caldwell, sat before the Senate Budget Committee on Tuesday, he came with reassurances — and reservations. “I’m very confident we’re going to have safe elections. I’m very confident people won’t be intimidated at the polls, but it’s perception,” Caldwell told the panel. That word — perception — […]
A Princeton Middle School student has died of injuries he sustained after the electric bicycle that he was riding collided with a vehicle at the intersection of Ewing Street and Terhune Road on April 26, according to the Princeton Police Department. The e-bike rider was traveling north on Ewing Street and entered the intersection of […]
When President Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act into law on July 4, 2025, the effects rippled quickly beyond Washington, and the consequences landed directly in the New Jersey state budget, already strained by exhausted COVID relief funds, pension obligations decades in the making, and a structural deficit Gov. Mikie Sherrill declared serious […]
The entertainer was mid-act, chatting with President Donald Trump at the head table, when attendees heard the shots. It was shortly after 8:30 p.m. on Saturday at the Washington Hilton. Trump, the first lady, the vice president, and roughly 2,600 guests — including senior cabinet officials — had gathered for the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, […]
New Jersey confirmed its first measles case of 2026 on Wednesday, warning residents who passed through two busy public locations earlier this month that they may have been exposed — and doing so at a moment when the state’s own data shows its vaccination coverage is no longer strong enough to stop the disease from […]
For Alexis Thiel, being part of Bordentown Regional High School’s “Don’t Text and Drive – Bordentown Wants You Alive” Club prepared her more as she started driving. “I definitely put my phone away,” she said. “I put my seatbelt on. I tell everyone in my car to make sure they buckle up.” Thiel said she […]
A new era began at Jadwin Gym. Lauren Gosselin, who has served the last three years as associate head coach under former Princeton coach Carla Berube, was introduced as the 11th head coach of Princeton Women’s basketball in a press conference held at the gym on April 16. She has been a coach with the […]
Arts Council of Princeton will celebrate five years of Princeton Porchfest on April 25. Starting at noon, multiple porches – 18-plus – around town – generously lent by neighbors – will host sets of live music throughout the day. Most porches feature five sets each for 45 minutes and 15-minute breaks. A new act […]
New Jersey health officials confirmed Wednesday they are investigating a potential cancer cluster in Keyport, Monmouth County, after a former resident mapped 41 cancer cases across the borough — 28 of them concentrated on a single street beside a landfill that has sat uncapped and contaminated for decades. State Health Commissioner Raynard Washington, an epidemiologist, […]
Fred Vereen, who has been a pillar of the Lawrence Township community for 70 years, will receive the Every Child Valued Martin Luther King Jr. Award for Service on May 13. The event, which is free and open to the public, will be held at 6:30 p.m. at Lawrence High School. The keynote speaker for […]
How do you collect 500,000 diapers and baby wipes in time for Mother’s Day on May 10? One box at a time. That’s the goal that HomeFront has set for itself to collect by May 9 – the day before Mother’s Day – to help families that cannot afford to keep their babies in clean […]
Enrollment in NJ FamilyCare, the state’s Medicaid-funded health insurance program, fell by more than 100,000 children between 2023 and 2025. Now, with federal Medicaid cuts already signed into law under H.R. 1, Advocates for Children of New Jersey is warning that the consequences for the state’s children could be severe and lasting. The findings anchor […]
Two governors made the promise. Federal investigators issued the warning. And for more than four decades, children sent to New Jersey’s juvenile detention system say they were violated by the very staff charged with their care. The New Jersey Training School at Jamesburg and the Female Secure Care and Intake Facility in Bordentown are still […]
New Jersey’s school funding formula needs to change — that was the message Education Commissioner Lily Laux brought to the Assembly Budget Committee in Trenton on Wednesday, even as Gov. Mikie Sherrill’s administration defended a proposed record education budget that still leaves 167 of the state’s 574 school districts facing aid reductions. Sherrill’s fiscal year […]
Lauren Gosselin has been tapped as the new head coach to lead Princeton University’s women’s basketball program. Gosselin, who becomes the 11th head coach of Princeton women’s basketball, is no stranger to the program. She is being promoted from associate head coach to head coach this month. “It is an incredible honor,” Gosselin. She has […]
The Friends of Hopewell Valley Open Space (FoHVOS) is expanding its Community Conservation program to encourage backyard conservation in nine more Central Jersey municipalities while offering a more comprehensive set of services. The details of the expanded program will be a major topic at a Community Conservation Conference in the auditorium of the Hopewell Valley […]
The Lawrence Township Planning Board will hold a public hearing on April 20 to determine whether the historic William Gulick House at 3641 Lawrenceville Road should be designated as a non-condemnation area in need of redevelopment. The Planning Board meeting starts at 7 p.m. and will be held in the lower level conference room at […]
Hudson Regional Health spent Wednesday trying to stop New Jersey health officials from holding a public hearing about the closure of Heights University Hospital — first by withdrawing its closure application, then by winning a last-minute court order that halted the meeting entirely. The day’s events unfolded in rapid sequence. The night before the scheduled […]
The Princeton Police Department’s 9-1-1 emergency dispatch center may become the first Public Safety Communications Center in Mercer County to become accredited by the New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police (NJSACOP). A team of assessors will visit the Princeton Police Department’s Public Safety Communications Center April 20 to examine all aspects of its […]
New Jersey Transit has taken delivery of its first Multilevel III rail car, a milestone the agency and state officials framed Monday as the beginning of the end for a commuter fleet that has become a symbol of chronic delay. The power car — the first of 374 on order from Alstom — arrived at […]
On March 20, Rev. Yeison Cortes Vasquez was making food deliveries for Walmart in Newark when ICE agents in two unmarked vehicles pulled him over and placed him under arrest. Nearly three weeks later, the 46-year-old pastor of The Gathering Place — an evangelical church in Elizabeth — walked out of Delaney Hall Detention Facility […]
Princeton would not be Princeton without the 80 or so businesses that women own in town today, nor without the contributions that their forebears made over the past three centuries. The women business owners and those who came before them were acknowledged during a special tour of those businesses and a reception afterwards on March […]
The Lawrence Township Fire Department’s career firefighters are moving to a weekday, around-the-clock schedule beginning April 13, according to Lawrence Township officials. The career firefighters had been working Monday through Friday, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The new model calls for them to work a 24-hour shift on weekdays. Volunteer firefighters will provide coverage […]
A resident lost $33,000 to scammers in two separate incidents in January and March, according to the Princeton Police Department. The victim reported that she was contacted on Jan. 7 by a text message from a suspect posing as an Apple Financial Support representative. The suspect claimed there was an unauthorized transaction for $25,000 on […]
New Jersey built its current school mental health network in response to what state officials called a crisis. Now, less than three years in, the new governor wants to replace it entirely. Gov. Mikie Sherrill’s $60.7 billion budget proposal eliminates funding for NJ4S — the New Jersey Statewide Student Support Services program launched under former […]
A virtual E-Bike safety training will be held on April 15. The training will be presented through a collaboration between the Mayor’s Wellness Campaign and RideWise. This informative session will feature speakers from RideWise, the Hillsborough Police Department, the Hillsborough Fire Department, and POP’s Bike Shop in Somerville. The Hillsborough Police Department will provide information […]
New Jersey’s 13 independent colleges and universities are pushing back against a proposed $4 million cut to their state operating aid — a reduction that would drop their funding from $9.6 million in the current fiscal year to $5.6 million under Governor Mikie Sherrill’s $60.7 billion budget proposal. The Democratic governor, who took office in […]
Easter Sunday brought a cold front through New Jersey on April 5, pushing a line of showers and thunderstorms across the state and kicking off a prolonged cold stretch that will grip the region through much of the week. Temperatures briefly climbed into the mid-60s to low 70s across much of New Jersey before the […]
Supreme Court justices signaled skepticism during oral arguments over President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship. The case, Trump v. Barbara, centers on an order signed on January 20, 2025, that would deny automatic citizenship to children born in the United States if their parents are in the country unlawfully or temporarily. […]
Students in Newark’s East Ward attend some of the district’s oldest school buildings, while overcrowding and limited space continue to shape how quickly new facilities can be built. At a recent board presentation, district officials said the average age of the ward’s eight elementary schools is about 110 years; Lafayette Street School dates back to […]
Holding aloft signs that said “People not profits,” “We the people, not a dictator” and “No Kings, No War, No Ice, No Fear,” hundreds of people lined a half-mile-long section of Route 206 in Lawrence Township on March 28 to protest President Donald J. Trump. The protest, dubbed “No Kings 3,” drew about 500 protesters […]
Albert Einstein is best known for his breakthrough on the theory of relativity which revolutionized modern physics. But there is also Einstein the man, said journalist and author Benyamin Cohen. In the community room of the Princeton Public Library, Cohen talked about why Einstein remains popular today during an author talk on Pi Day on […]
Currently, a large number of police agencies, courthouses and hospitals throughout New Jersey receive victims of domestic violence, and sexual abuse into their facilities and placed them in interview or examination rooms, spare or occupied offices, empty storage rooms, criminal interrogation-holding areas or worse. There are some agencies that do not have any available space […]
Researchers at Rutgers University are launching an expanded effort to combat a deadly but overlooked aspect of gun violence: firearm suicides, which account for the majority of gun deaths nationwide yet receive far less attention than mass shootings or homicides. The New Jersey Gun Violence Research Center at Rutgers has developed the Firearm Suicide Prevention […]
Crowds filled roads, sidewalks, and bridges across South Jersey on March 28 as thousands turned out for the latest “No Kings” protests targeting President Donald Trump. Demonstrations spread across Moorestown, Glassboro, and the 9th Street causeway between Ocean City and Somers Point, where protesters lined the roadway with signs and chants visible to passing traffic. […]
As the 2026 World Cup approaches, homeowners across New Jersey are weighing the potential profits of short-term rentals, but in many towns, listing a property could come with steep penalties. More than 75 municipalities across the state prohibit short-term rentals, meaning homeowners who list on platforms like Airbnb in those areas risk fines and even […]
New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill on March 25 signed a set of immigration-related laws that place new limits on how law enforcement officers, including federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, operate in the state. The legislation includes a requirement that officers identify themselves before making an arrest or detention and restricts the use of […]
For many, deciding what to study in college and which career path to take in life is difficult. For others, like Stefanie Lachenauer, the 2024-2025 New Jersey State Teacher of the Year, it was easy. Education was her calling from an early age. “I was one of those kids who always knew I was going […]
New Jersey’s 2026 congressional primary elections are set following the March 23 filing deadline, locking in candidates across all 12 U.S. House districts and one U.S. Senate race. Voters will head to the polls June 2 to choose party nominees for the general election scheduled for Nov. 3, according to the New Jersey Division of […]
The Hopewell Valley Regional Board of Education approved a $114 million tentative budget for the 2026-27 school year with about $900,000 in cuts. An official public hearing on the 2026-27 school year budget has been scheduled for April 27. Superintendent Rosetta Treece said during the school board meeting on March 23 that cuts agreed upon […]
It was a surreal moment for Jennifer Diszler, chief school administrator of the Cranbury School District, as people filled the new Cranbury School Performing Arts Center to see the middle school’s performance of “Alice in Wonderland Jr.” on March 6. The performing arts center took years of work and construction. “I went to school to […]
It was standing-room-only at the Planning Board’s March 16 meeting for a public hearing on an amendment to Lawrence Township’s state-mandated affordable housing plan. The meeting was supposed to focus on the amendment to the Fourth Round Housing Plan, but instead turned into a heated discussion about inclusion of part of the Educational Testing Service […]
The D&R Greenway Land Trust has been honored with the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution’s (DAR) Conservation Award for its land preservation efforts. The Princeton chapter of the DAR presented the award to the D&R Greenway Land Trust at the nonprofit group’s headquarters in Princeton on March 15. Since its inception […]
Federal judges in New Jersey have appointed Robert Frazer to lead the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Jersey, following a series of court rulings that found prior leadership arrangements unlawful. Under federal law, district courts may appoint a U.S. attorney when there is no Senate-confirmed nominee in place. The appointment comes after […]
A rally was held at the New Jersey Statehouse Annex in Trenton as lawmakers prepared to consider three bills—A4071, A4070, and A1743—during an upcoming Assembly session. Assemblyman Paul Kanitra (R-Ocean), who organized the protest, said the legislation would affect how state and local agencies interact with federal immigration enforcement, what personal information public entities can […]
Local residents get to know each other and are able to connect across cultures and generations at their area libraries. In the Burlington County Library System, local artist Smriti Sangal, is on a mission to build relationships through art. A multimedia artist and art educator, she hosts workshops that cover art mediums from painting to […]
A growing divide is emerging among pediatricians in New Jersey as more parents opt out of standard childhood vaccinations, forcing doctors to take clearer positions on whether they will treat unvaccinated children. Physicians are taking different approaches to families who decline vaccines, with practices either declining to accept those patients or working with parents who […]
A Princeton police officer responding to a burglary call on Coniston Court was injured in a head-on crash with a vehicle fleeing the burglary on March 20, according to the Princeton Police Department. The crash occurred on The Great Road. The incident began when a Coniston Court resident called police at 7:54 p.m. to report […]
Kayla Wills, Alice Pierro and Mike Semeriglia hold Cheerios boxes.
A Princeton man who bludgeoned and stabbed his brother to death was found not guilty by reason of insanity in Mercer County Superior Court on March 18. Matthew Hertgen killed his younger brother, Joseph Hertgen, at their Princeton home on Michelle Mews on Feb. 22, 2025. He also killed the family’s cat and set it […]
The Hillsborough Township Committee introduced a landmark measure that will permanently protect approximately 430 acres of land near Hamilton and Amwell Roads. “This is a defining moment for Hillsborough’s commitment to preserving our agricultural landscape and farming heritage,” Mayor Catherine Payne said. “By securing this tract, we aren’t just stopping warehouses and power plants; we’re […]
The NJ Supreme Court ruled unanimously that employers cannot avoid paying wages by pointing to a worker’s immigration status, overturning lower-court decisions that had dismissed a Newark superintendent’s claims entirely. The case centers on Sergio Lopez, who said he worked at two Newark residential buildings owned by Marmic LLC beginning in June 2015. According to […]
New Jersey lawmakers have begun collecting public input on Gov. Mikie Sherrill’s proposed $60.7 billion state budget, launching the formal legislative review of a plan aimed at addressing a roughly $3 billion structural deficit without raising taxes on individual residents. The first public hearing opened this week in Trenton, with additional opportunities for residents to […]
David Price never aspired to become a historian, much less a chronicler of the Ten Crucial Days campaign between Dec. 25, 1776 and Jan. 3, 1777 that changed the course of the American Revolutionary War. But that’s where the Lawrence Township resident has found himself, as the author of three books on the First and […]
It’s back to the drawing board for East Windsor Police Benevolent Association (PBA) Local 191, which has been stymied in its efforts to reach a new contract with East Windsor Township. The union, which represents more than 40 East Windsor Township patrolmen, detectives and sergeants, has held nearly a dozen meetings with township officials to […]
New Jersey has joined a coalition of 16 attorneys general in a federal lawsuit challenging recent guidance issued by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), arguing the changes could weaken enforcement of housing discrimination laws at the state level. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of […]
Governor Mikie Sherrill’s proposed budget includes a change to a business tax provision that would raise an estimated $120 million annually by limiting a deduction used by about 10,000 New Jersey taxpayers, according to state budget summaries and business group analyses. The change is part of a $60.7 billion budget proposal the governor described as […]
Come March 30, Frank J. Lombardo will take on the director of police role in Bordentown Township “to oversee departmental operations, strategic planning, and policy development while working closely with township leadership and the community to support the continued delivery of professional and responsive policing services.” Lombardo’s annual salary will be $160,000 and he is […]
Governor Mikie Sherrill on Tuesday unveiled a $60.7 billion state budget that includes a record $12.4 billion in aid for New Jersey’s K-12 public schools, as the state confronts a projected $3 billion structural deficit and rising costs across government programs. The spending plan, Sherrill’s first since taking office, increases school formula aid by 3.1% […]
The spirit of the West Windsor-Plainsboro Wildcats Mitey Mite cheerleading team is undeniable. “The girls that are here, they want it,” said Lauren Salvaggio-Jaques, who coaches the team with Head Coach Jessica Castro, and Coach Luisa Cruz. “We give them all the resources.” This year the organization teamed up with Jersey Riot Cheer, an all-star […]
Rider University is selling off part of its 280-acre campus to Mercer County for $8.5 million in efforts to raise money to keep the financially troubled college afloat. The Mercer County Board of Commissioners approved resolutions approving the purchases and authorized Mercer County Executive Dan Benson to enter into an agreement of sale at its […]
An 18th-century cannonball found near the Princeton Battlefield, an eyewitness account of the Battle of Princeton, an original manuscript of the Declaration of Independence and an invitation to a ball in 1781 celebrating the Americans’ victory at Yorktown. Those are among the treasures that will be on display at Princeton University’s Firestone Library in “Nursery […]
A New Jersey Assembly panel advanced a series of abortion-related bills Monday after a contentious hearing in Trenton where lawmakers, advocates, and opponents clashed over how the state should regulate reproductive health services and pregnancy counseling centers. The Assembly Community Development and Women’s Affairs Committee voted along party lines to move three bills forward – […]
A federal judge has disqualified three Justice Department attorneys installed to oversee the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Jersey, ruling that the arrangement violated the Constitution’s requirements for appointing top federal prosecutors. Chief U.S. District Judge Matthew Brann issued the decision Monday, removing Philip Lamparello, Ari Fontecchio, and Jordan Fox from their […]
Bordentown Township is excited for warmer weather to arrive. That’s because improvements to Northern Community Park and Joseph Lawrence Park are taking shape and expected to be competed in the spring and summer. Fred Turek of Turek Consulting, LLC, the township’s planning engineer, shared updates on exciting park improvements – designed with families, accessibility, and […]
Republican lawmakers in New Jersey are urging state officials to reclaim or review hundreds of millions of dollars in unused grant funding as the state prepares its next budget and confronts mounting fiscal pressures. The proposal centers on roughly $400 million in balances tied to past state budget line items, which Senate Republican budget members […]
Many people mark anniversaries with cards, flowers, gifts and more. Hillsborough resident, Laurie Schulte, is marking a milestone anniversary with gratitude. Twenty years ago, Schulte received a lifesaving liver transplant that allowed her to build a life filled with purpose. “When I think about how close I came to losing my life, I’m overwhelmed with […]
New Jersey continues to grapple with reading proficiency gaps among students as education leaders push new strategies centered on phonics instruction and early literacy intervention. Many students across the state still struggle to meet grade-level expectations in reading, prompting renewed attention to how literacy is taught in elementary school classrooms. Reading proficiency remains a central […]
Republican lawmakers on Capitol Hill signaled strong support for President Donald Trump’s military campaign against Iran following classified briefings for congressional leaders. Democrats, on the other hand, pressed for greater oversight and a formal vote on whether the conflict should continue. The divide comes as Congress prepares to consider war-powers resolutions intended to challenge the […]
How does a single mother with three children live on $2,093 a month? With great difficulty, attendees discovered when they played HomeFront’s board game called “Survival.” They had signed up to play the game during HomeFront’s “Week of Hope,” which was held Feb. 9 to 14. HomeFront, which helps the homeless and the working poor, […]
Nearly 200 people – carrying signs that said, “No War with Iran,” “Diplomacy Not War with Iran,” and “Peace on Earth” – filled Hinds Plaza on Feb. 28 to protest the coordinated bombing of Iran by the United States and Israel earlier in the day. The protest rally, which was co-sponsored by the Princeton-based Coalition […]
The Hopewell Township Committee is working with Hopewell Township Fire District No. 1 to help fund up to six additional personnel in efforts to fill in “some gaps” with the township’s emergency service coverage. Fire Chief Jonathan Moore and District Vice Chair Joe Novak presented a proposed “tiered step-by-step process” shared service agreement at a […]
The Hightstown Police Department is increasing the force’s presence around houses of worship as the United States-Israeli war with Iran wages on. The police department announced on March 3 that they will be increasing patrols around religious institutions in the borough to help keep the community safe in light of recent and ongoing conflicts in […]
In the waning days of the 221st New Jersey Legislature, lawmakers pushed through a substantial slate of legislation during the lame duck session, a period between the November general election and the January swearing-in of the new legislative term, leaving a flurry of activity, last-minute bills, and sharp commentary on the pace and transparency of […]
The U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday filed a federal lawsuit against New Jersey, demanding that the state turn over comprehensive, unredacted voter registration information — a move that expands a nationwide effort to compel states to produce sensitive voter data. The complaint, part of a legal push by the Trump administration’s Justice Department, seeks […]
New Jersey Sen. Andy Kim sharply criticized President Donald Trump’s 2026 State of the Union address, calling it “the most delusional, detached from reality speech I’ve ever seen” during an interview immediately following the president’s remarks. Trump’s speech ran approximately one hour and 47 minutes – the longest State of the Union address in the […]
In February, teachers and staff of the Hillsborough Department of Visual & Performing Arts and Related Areas spent a professional development day learning strategies to support the social-emotional wellness of students through art. This was all thanks to a $3,500 donation from the My Son, Your Daughter, the Jonah Johnson Foundation, and Allegra School of […]
The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a federal lawsuit against New Jersey challenging Governor Mikie Sherrill’s Executive Order No. 12, which restricts federal immigration enforcement activity in nonpublic areas of state property. The lawsuit, filed Monday in U.S. District Court in Trenton, argues the order violates the Constitution’s Supremacy Clause by unlawfully interfering with […]
President Donald Trump on Monday signed a presidential proclamation designating Feb. 22 as “National Angel Family Day,” honoring families whose loved ones were killed by undocumented immigrants, during a White House ceremony held one day before his State of the Union address. The event, held in the East Room, included a candlelight vigil, the reading […]
The National Weather Service has issued a Blizzard Warning for the entire county, warning of potential snow accumulations of between 18 and 30 inches or more across the county. The snow is expected to begin later this afternoon and grow increasingly heavy, with potential rates of up to 3-inches an hour expected between 10 tonight […]
Blizzard conditions are forecast across New Jersey on Monday as a winter coastal storm tracks up the East Coast, bringing heavy snow, wind gusts as high as 50 mph, and coastal flooding concerns. New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill has declared a State of Emergency effective Sunday at noon. The storm is expected to begin Sunday […]
New Jersey’s attorney general will not seek to revive racketeering charges against South Jersey Democratic power broker George E. Norcross III, closing a case that began in June 2024 and lasted nearly two years. Gov. Mikie Sherrill’s administration confirmed that it will not ask the New Jersey Supreme Court to review an appellate ruling that […]
Rider University’s March to Sustainability turnaround plan took an “important and encouraging step” in the right direction. The New Jersey State Approving Agency signed off on Rider University as an institution of choice for military veterans and their dependents, following a risk-based survey conducted in January. The agency oversees the approval of educational institutions and […]
Proximity to major roads and finding a nice affordable home were important for Aneka Miller and her husband Clinton when looking for a place to settle for their growing family. They found that place in Bordentown Township 20 years ago. “Initially I didn’t want to move to Bordentown,” Miller admitted. “It was my husband. He […]
Reaching speeds of more that 70 miles per hour (mph), Kelly Curtis, finished just outside the top 10 in the individual women’s skeleton race during the 2026 Winter Olympics. In her second Olympics, the U.S. Airforce staff sergeant and Princeton native finished 12th in the individual women’s skeleton event with a total time of 3:52.13. […]
A six-acre parcel of property on Valley Road was purchased by Mercer County and will be used to expand Howell Living History Farm. The expansion will extend the farm’s existing interactive programming, establish a historic sawmill for public education, and produce sustainable wood materials for the county park system. “Growing tourism opportunities is a top […]
The Zoning Board of Adjustment granted two use variances to applicant 344 Nassau LLC, clearing the way for the construction of a three-story apartment building in the parking lot at the rear of the historic Joseph Horner House. The two-story house at 344 Nassau St. is on the northeast corner of Nassau Street and North […]
The Special Operations Team from Hightstown Engine Company No. 1 performed ice rescue training drills in preparation to assist those in need of rescue. Training drills focused on outdoor realistic conditions on Feb. 14 in efforts to maintain skills and better prepare for an emergency ice rescue. “Incidents involving victims who have fallen through ice […]
Quarterly payments under New Jersey’s new Stay NJ property-tax relief program began going out in early February, marking the first distribution of a benefit designed to reimburse eligible senior homeowners for half of their property tax bills, up to a $6,500 cap for tax year 2025. The Division of Taxation says the program covers 50% […]
Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, New Jersey, is one of the largest theme park destinations on the East Coast — and for many visitors, one of the most ambitious single-day outings in the region. Opened in 1974 and later acquired by Six Flags, the park has grown into a multi-attraction complex that includes a […]
February marks a century of national Black history commemorations. For that, the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) in Washington, D.C., will hold programming during the month that celebrates the observance’s 2026 theme, a century of Black History commemorations. Dr. Carter Godwin Woodson, George Cleveland Hall, William D. Hartgrove, Jesse […]
