Hightstown man charged with aggravated sexual assault and aggravated criminal sexual contact

An 18-year-old Hightstown man is facing charges of aggravated sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual contact and other offenses for allegedly sexually assaulting one woman and touching another woman inappropriately...

Roxey Ballet brings ‘Nutcracker’ back to TCNJ

Roxey Ballet will return to The College of New Jersey this Thanksgiving weekend with its 31st annual production...

Shellfish farmers warn overregulation could drive NJ aquaculture to ‘extinction’

BY DANA DIFILIPPO New Jersey Monitor Legislators advanced a package of bills on Sept. 17 intended to help New Jersey’s...

Gun owners challenge NJ restrictions on nonfirearm weapons

BY DANA DIFILIPPO New Jersey Monitor Gun rights advocates have a new target in their crusade to strike down New...

Payout in $96.5M generic-drug legal case may be coming your way

BY ELISE YOUNG NJ Spotlight New Jersey residents who bought certain generic drugs – including off-brand versions of Celebrex, Prozac,...

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...

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...

Fatal shooting on Whittaker Avenue marks Trenton’s sixth homicide

The Trenton Police Department and the Mercer County Homicide Task Force are investigating the death of a man who suffered a gunshot wound to...

Trenton man charged with murder in Aug. 2 Ewing shooting

A Trenton man has been charged with murder and weapons offenses in connection with the death of a Ewing Township man who was shot...

Childhood vaccination rates at lowest levels in years

BY COLLEEN O'DEA NJ Spotlight The percentage of New Jersey children who received all state-mandated vaccines last year dropped to its lowest level in recent years. Little...
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