Hopewell Valley Central High School evacuated briefly for reports of smoke in the building

Hopewell Valley Central High School was evacuated briefly on Oct. 19 after a hazy, smoke-like condition was discovered inside the Performing Arts Center, according to the Hopewell Township Police...

For five young New Jersey patients, sickle cell no longer defines what comes next

BY SYDNEY SALOMON New Jersey Urban News For six-year-old Tiaraoluwa “Tiara” Kunle-Lawanson, the ideal future consists of another day of...

El Niño: When the Pacific makes waves in New Jersey 

BY ALISON MITCHELL New Jersey Conservation Foundation We live on one big, interconnected planet, and what happens on the other...

District updates referendum, school board approves shared service with the township

The Hopewell Valley Regional School District has updated the community on referendum roof replacement work throughout the district....

Woman falls for sophisticated state and federal jury duty scam

In a sophisticated version of the failure-to-report-for-jury-duty scam, a woman lost $15,000 in cash after being contacted by...

HomeFront seeks donors to fill back-to-school backpacks

Happiness is a backpack full of school supplies, a new outfit and new sneakers for the first day of school - especially for children...

Thomas receives walk-out ceremony for service to Pennington

After more than 28 years of service, Sgt. First Class Novin Thomas gave his last sign off on the police radio to mark the...

High costs, heavy traffic

BY BARUCH FEIGENBAUM New Jersey Monitor Anyone who drives the New Jersey Turnpike at rush hour knows the feeling. Traffic slows to a crawl. Brake lights...

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 of academic benefits for students and...

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 — artificial intelligence data centers statewide. Many...

E-bike law in effect with license, registration even for slower models

BY SOPHIE NIETO-MUNOZ NJ Spotlight New Jersey’s overhauled e-bike rules are in effect, meaning thousands of riders across the state must be licensed, registered and in...

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