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...
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...
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