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 entire lives in brackish coastal environments, where freshwater and saltwater meet....

Data centers must report water, energy use under new law

BY SOPHIE NIETO-MUNOZ New Jersey Monitor Gov. Mikie Sherrill signed legislation Aug. 27 requiring data centers to report their water and...

Monthly job losses worst since first months of pandemic

BY NIKITA BIRYUKOV New Jersey Monitor New Jersey saw jobs fall faster in July 2026 than it has at any...

Food insecurity nearly doubled since pandemic

BY ANTHONY ORLANDO New Jersey Urban News Feeding America has revealed that, as of 2024, over 1.2 million people in NJ...

It’s not your imagination: ‘Bracket creep’ costing you more in taxes

BY JOHN REITMEYER NJ Spotlight State lawmakers haven’t voted to raise individual income taxes this year, but many New Jersey...

One family, one planet

On Aug. 23 ,2026, volunteers from Dr. Shri Nanasaheb Dharmadhikari Pratishthan (DSNDP) partnered with the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) & Union County...

Connecting to nature through fishing

BY ALISON MITCHELL New Jersey Conservation Foundation On any summer morning along New Jersey’s coast, you’ll find people casting lines from the surf, dropping bait from...

Fatal shooting on Whittaker Avenue marks Trenton’s sixth homicide

The Trenton Police Department and the Mercer County Homicide Task Force are investigating the death of a man who suffered a gunshot wound to...

Trenton man charged with murder in Aug. 2 Ewing shooting

A Trenton man has been charged with murder and weapons offenses in connection with the death of a Ewing Township man who was shot...

Childhood vaccination rates at lowest levels in years

BY COLLEEN O'DEA NJ Spotlight The percentage of New Jersey children who received all state-mandated vaccines last year dropped to its lowest level in recent years. Little...

New Jersey Folk Festival celebrates 51st anniversary

Middlesex County will celebrate the 51st anniversary of the New Jersey Folk Festival on Saturday, Aug. 29, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at...

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