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The tick bite that can turn red meat deadly

A healthy 47-year-old New Jersey man went camping with his family, ate a steak for dinner and woke four hours later in excruciating pain. Two weeks later, he ate a...

Tennis helps Leah Pressley move past tragic house fire

The healing power of athletics has been seen on the grandest of stages, most notably in how sports...

Flags for Heroes expands for 250th anniversary

The Rotary Club of Robbinsville Hamilton is planning its largest Flags for Heroes display yet, with 250 American...

‘False hope’: Why NJ high schoolers aren’t ready for college

BY JULIE O'CONNOR NJ Spotlight New Jersey officials often brag about the state’s average high school graduation rate of over...

Ironhawks forge ahead toward opening night

With their inaugural season less than two months away, the Trenton Ironhawks are beginning to take shape both...

‘Positive encounters’: Somerset County launches Blue Envelope initiative

The Blue Envelope initiative launches in Somerset County in efforts "to assist any law enforcement officer in the county when they encounter an individual...

Sixteen porches on tap for annual PorchFest

The fourth annual Bordentown PorchFest is set rain or shine Saturday, May 3. It's a free, family-friendly event featuring musicians of different genres, playing free...

School board adopts $105 million budget

The Hopewell Valley Regional Board of Education adopted a $105.8 million budget that includes a 7-cent tax increase for property owners in all three...

Common Calendar, Packet Papers, May 2

Burlington, Mercer, Middlesex, and Somerset counties The American Red Cross urges donors to make an appointment to give lifesaving blood or platelets in the new...

Princeton Police blotter

A 35-year-old Martinsville woman was charged with shoplifting for allegedly taking various items without paying for them and putting them in her bags in...

School district celebrates Earth Week

In celebration of Earth Week, the Hopewell Valley Regional School District (HVRSD) partnered with Hopewell Valley Gardens for Wildlife to plant Quercus rubra —...

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