Small actions in the face of huge problems

BY ALISON MITCHELL New Jersey Conservation Foundation The environmental challenges of our time are daunting. Addressing persistent pollution including plastics and chemicals, a rapidly changing climate, and the accelerating loss of...

Old Bridge Police Department earns fourth ‘elite’ reaccreditation status

With its fourth reaccreditation status through the New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police (NJSACOP), the Old...

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...

Township increases field usage fees for outside teams and leagues

Old Bridge Township’s Department of Parks, Recreation, and Social Services proudly maintains an array of parks, open spaces,...

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,...

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 energy use to state energy regulators every...

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 time since the worst months of...

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 are food insecure, nearly double the...

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 residents could still be facing under-the-radar...

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...

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