Trenton-Mercer Airport gets new leaders as expansion, new flights loom

Trenton-Mercer Airport has a new leadership team, with Michael Caires taking over as airport director and Matt Parker named deputy airport director. The appointments, which were made by County Executive...

Take flight with bird-a-thon

Wings Over Mercer, hosted by Pennington-based Wild Bird Research Group (WBRG), returns for a second year on Saturday,...

Diamondback terrapins: Another New Jersey jewel

BY ALISON MITCHELL New Jersey Conservation Foundation Northern diamondback terrapins are the only turtles in the world that spend their...

Data centers must report water, energy use under new law

BY SOPHIE NIETO-MUNOZ New Jersey Monitor Gov. Mikie Sherrill signed legislation Aug. 27 requiring data centers to report their water and...

Monthly job losses worst since first months of pandemic

BY NIKITA BIRYUKOV New Jersey Monitor New Jersey saw jobs fall faster in July 2026 than it has at any...

Art Cart delivers a new kind of soul food to town

It’s a hot summer day and brightly dressed Brook Beatty stands on South Broad Street in downtown Trenton. After staring for a few moments at...

Gummel brings experience to Ewing girls’ soccer

As Delaney Gummel begins her final year at Ewing High School, she is a bit nervous about preparing for and selecting a college. Having soccer...

A colonial faire, and another patriot

It’s still 2026, and there continue to be historically themed events and activities offered in celebration of the nation’s 250th anniversary of independence, leading...

The boy band years

You might read the title and say, “Duh, Donnie, you have the amazing looks, an angelic voice, dance moves like Usher and phenomenal hair,...

Basement venues give young musicians a place to be heard

On a show night, an ordinary basement in Mercer County can become a concert venue, packed with young music fans standing just a few...

Connecting to nature through fishing

BY ALISON MITCHELL New Jersey Conservation Foundation On any summer morning along New Jersey’s coast, you’ll find people casting lines from the surf, dropping bait from...
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