Taking dog searches to new heights

Yardville mechanic uses a thermal drone to help track down missing dogs When a dog disappears, Mike Hemsley looks for it from the sky. The Yardville mechanic uses a thermal drone...

$54.3 million tax credit advances Trenton senior housing

A planned 107-unit affordable senior housing development in Trenton is moving forward with the help of a $54.3...

Graffiti moves from city walls to museum halls

If all goes as planned, sometime in the next few years East State Street in Trenton will welcome...

It’s time to step up for the North Atlantic right whale

BY ALISON MITCHELL New Jersey Conservation Foundation North Atlantic right whales, one of the largest animals on Earth, travel through...

Hightstown man charged with aggravated sexual assault and aggravated criminal sexual contact

An 18-year-old Hightstown man is facing charges of aggravated sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual contact and other offenses...

Mixed-status immigrant households expected to lose benefits under new public charge rule

BY NADA HASSANEIN New Jersey Monitor New rules going into effect this week allow immigrants’ enrollment in safety net resources to be taken into account for lawful...

Balloon pollution is spoiling the party for wildlife

BY ALISON MITCHELL New Jersey Conservation Foundation There’s something undeniably cheerful about balloons. We buy them for birthday parties, graduations, weddings and other moments we celebrate....

School workers may have no clarity on 2027 health insurance costs

BY CATHERINE CARRERA NJ Spotlight The staffs of roughly 200 New Jersey school systems may not know their 2027 health benefits premium costs when open enrollment...

County launches Visit Mercer tourism website

Mercer County has launched Visit Mercer, a new tourism website designed to connect residents and visitors with restaurants, attractions, events, parks, historic sites and experiences...

Rutgers still focusing on care for 9/11 responders, survivors 25 years later

BY LILO H. STAINTON New Jersey Monitor At least 6,900 New Jerseyans who survived the 9/11 terrorist attack on New York City have received free treatments...

Got bugs? Got life!

Rutgers Master Gardeners of Mercer County will sponsor the 22nd Annual Insect Festival on Saturday, September 19, at Mercer Educational Gardens, 431A Federal City Road,...

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