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...

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...

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...

Andrew Harris reaches new heights in harness racing

Andrew Harris wanted to celebrate. Oh, how he wanted to celebrate. But for several seconds, which seemed like several years, he had to let his...

New Jersey’s wild orchids

BY ALISON MITCHELL New Jersey Conservation Foundation Though many of us think of orchids as tropical beauties displayed indoors, orchids are everywhere on Earth – on every...

Workhorse Chase Pullen emerged as Redbirds ace this year

Strikeouts may be sexy, but Chase Pullen finds quick outs even more appealing. And that comes from constantly pitching to contact.  “My game plan mostly is...

Mark Guterl: A great year, a bright future for Allentown High graduates

As another remarkable school year comes to a close, I want to extend my heartfelt congratulations to the incredible Allentown High School Class of...

Roadwork delayed on Hamilton, Pearl streets

Construction on the Hamilton and Pearl Street Improvement Project has been delayed until the end of this week or Monday, July 13. The borough’s Hamilton...

History takes the center stage for America’s 250th

Before there was a country, there was a a river crossing in the dark, a capital city waiting in fear, a battlefield outside Princeton...

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