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

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 age 26 under new legislation...

Anti-human trafficking campaign results in rescues and arrests

Attorney General Jennifer Davenport, the Division of Criminal Justice (DCJ), and the New Jersey State Police (NJSP) announced...

High costs, heavy traffic

BY BARUCH FEIGENBAUM New Jersey Monitor Anyone who drives the New Jersey Turnpike at rush hour knows the feeling. Traffic...

New take on statewide school exam leaves months-long wait for results

BY CATHERINE CARRERA NJ Spotlight New Jersey’s switch to modernized statewide exams for the 2025-26 school year came with big promises...

Towns use home rule to block data centers, a step beyond Sherrill

BY COLLEEN O'DEA NJ Spotlight Two months ago, Gov. Mikie Sherrill announced a plan to restrict — though not ban...

‘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...

Raritan Headwaters Association hosts annual Bird-a-Thon

Bird enthusiasts and nature lovers are invited to participate in Raritan Headwaters Association’s (RHA) annual Bird-a-Thon on Saturday, May 3 – either by joining...

State launches 988 mobile response teams

The 988 Mobile Crisis Outreach Response Teams (MCORTs) are now operational, the state Department of Human Services announced on April 17. MCORTs teams are available...

‘Not a bad porch on the map’

Familiar sounds of live music and community will once again be heard straight from neighborhood porches when Princeton Porchfest returns this Saturday. Princeton Porchfest...

‘Strength, courage and determination’

Photo by Kathy Chang/Staff Rock Steady Boxing members from both the Hillsborough and Mercer affiliates showed their ‘strength, courage and determination’ as they traversed the...

‘A monumental step’

During Autism Awareness Month, Greater Somerset County YMCA (GSCY) reintroduces and celebrates its growing partnership with The Uncommon Thread (TUT) - a collaboration rooted...

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