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,...

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...

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...

County unveils new vision for East Jersey Old Town Village

On Saturday, July 4, Middlesex County unveiled a transformative new chapter for East Jersey Old Town Village, guided by the American Alliance of Museums...

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