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Balloon pollution is spoiling the party for wildlife

BY ALISON MITCHELL New Jersey Conservation Foundation There’s something undeniably cheerful about balloons. We buy them for birthday parties, graduations, weddings and other moments we celebrate. They’re colorful, familiar and, for...
Bordentown Current

Got bugs? Got life!

Rutgers Master Gardeners of Mercer County will sponsor the 22nd Annual Insect Festival on Saturday, September 19, at...
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When it comes to state’s grasslands, we reap what we sow  

BY ALISON MITCHELL New Jersey Conservation Foundation When people picture New Jersey’s classic natural landscapes, they often think of the...
Bordentown Current

‘We remember’

Twenty-six years ago, September 11 meant back-to-school spirits; hazy, end-of-summer weather; the beginning of a season with rowdy...
Bordentown Current

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...

Gov. Sherrill targets ‘big tech’ with new law aimed at kids’ social media use

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BY NIKITA BIRYUKOV New Jersey Monitor Social media platforms will face a bevy of new restrictions in New Jersey that limit their use of children’s...

Shooting stars of summer

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Gazing up at the night sky, a brilliant streak of light – a shooting star! – whizzes past in a brief, magical moment. Some...

NJ GOP sees momentum for voter ID law after governor’s comments in favor

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BY SOPHIE NIETO-MUNOZ New Jersey Monitor Republican lawmakers say they’re hopeful the governor’s new comments expressing support for voter ID legislation could push long-stalled bills toward...

A creeping problem for New Jersey waterways

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BY ALISON MITCHELL New Jersey Conservation Foundation Beneath the surface, the ecosystems of New Jersey’s waterways are changing in ways often unseen. Aquatic invasive species – plants...

As kids’ health coverage slides, Kim pitches insurance with ‘no cracks’

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BY BENJAMIN J. HULAC NJ Spotlight Every child born in America would be enrolled in national health care and receive insurance through a federal system until...

Anti-human trafficking campaign results in rescues and arrests

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Attorney General Jennifer Davenport, the Division of Criminal Justice (DCJ), and the New Jersey State Police (NJSP) announced that anti-human trafficking investigations around New...
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