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08/22/2026

If you think fall isn’t just around the corner, take a look at the birds! New Jersey’s fall bird migration is an amazing spectacle that runs through November.

BY ALISON MITCHELL New Jersey Conservation Foundation If you think fall isn’t just around the corner, take a look at the birds! If you’ve been at the Jersey shore recently, you may have noticed tiny sandpipers known as sanderlings pecking and scurrying along the water’s edge. They just spent t...

08/21/2026

When Gov. Mikie Sherrill and her family moved into Drumthwacket on Stockton Street in Princeton on Aug. 14, they became only the third full-time residents of the Governor’s Mansion in more than 20 years.

When Gov. Mikie Sherrill and her family moved into Drumthwacket on Stockton Street in Princeton on Aug. 14, they became only the third full-time residents of the Governor’s Mansion in more than 20 years. Sherrill and her husband, Jason Hedberg, and their four children moved from their home in Mo...

08/17/2026

A two-month-long investigation into co***ne distribution in Trenton netted two arrests, the seizure of 160 grams of suspected co***ne with a street value of $8,000 and $36,000 in cash on Aug. 6, according to the Mercer County Prosecutor's Office.

Andrew Anderson, 35, and Aniyah Boone, 25, both of Patriots Way in Eastampton Township, were charged with narcotics offenses and money laundering, the Prosecutor's Office said. A motion was filed to detain Anderson pending trial, but Boone was released pending future court proceedings.

Police carried out search warrants at Anderson's home, a storage unit in Lawrence Township, two vehicles, and Anderson himself on Aug. 6.

A search warrant executed at Anderson's home resulted in the seizure of approximately $32,000 in cash, assorted drug paraphernalia and three large digital scales. Boone was detained outside of the home without incident.

A two-month-long investigation into co***ne distribution in Trenton netted two arrests, the seizure of 160 grams of suspected co***ne with a street value of $8,000 and $36,000 in cash on Aug. 6, according to the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office. Andrew Anderson, 35, and Aniyah Boone, 25, both of ...

08/15/2026

By weakening critical protections and the longstanding definition of “harm” under the ESA, the administration has created new threats for imperiled wildlife already under enormous pressure from human activities. For some of those species, time is running out.

BY ALISON MITCHELL New Jersey Conservation Foundation New Jersey has been a leader in protecting the species and ecosystems that make our state unique. But we can’t escape the toll that the Trump administration’s recent rollback of Endangered Species Act (ESA) protections will take here in New J...

08/15/2026

The City of Trenton has received more than $7.5 million in state funding to demolish or stabilize city-owned vacant and abandoned properties, while a separate $100,000 grant from Comcast of Mercer County will be used to upgrade internet service and computer equipment at five municipal recreation centers.

The $7,590,358 grant from the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs will support work by the city Department of Housing and Economic Development on properties considered unsafe or unhealthy for nearby residents, according to the city.

City Council authorized the department to apply for and accept the funding when it approved a resolution in April. The grant agreement was formally accepted Monday, July 6.

Under the agreement, Trenton will submit reimbursement requests to the state as demolition and stabilization projects are completed.

The city has already used the program for demolition work at 13-17 Hampton Ave. and 670 S. Clinton Ave.

The City of Trenton has received more than $7.5 million in state funding to demolish or stabilize city-owned vacant and abandoned properties, while a separate $100,000 grant from Comcast of Mercer County will be used to upgrade internet service and computer equipment at five municipal recreation cen...

08/12/2026

While the guys in the Successful Failures are steeped in real country, traditional classic folk songs, blues, bluegrass and Americana music, it is not quite right to characterize them as a roots music band.

To be sure, they play familiar and obscure chestnuts from Johnny Cash and Hank Williams, but they also celebrate the music of the Replacements, the Clash and even the Beatles when it is called for.

It all depends on the audience, explains guitarist and singer-songwriter Mick Chorba, whose “mostly” Americana-roots music band has gained a regional following during the past two decades.

Chorba, who was raised by supportive parents and sisters, said all he ever wanted to do was play music and be able to make a living at it.

Like many of the family farmers who are his neighbors in northern Burlington County, Chorba embraced “the lifestyle” years ago but needed to make a living in the meantime.

08/11/2026

Eight people, including four Mercer County residents, have pleaded guilty to participating in an $11 million bank fraud conspiracy involving stolen U.S. Treasury and commercial checks.

The local defendants are Clarence Semmon, 42, and Joseph Graves-Carmichael, 43, both of Trenton; Shabazz Rouzard, 34, of Ewing; and John Gerard Ebert, 42, of Hamilton.

The defendants admitted conspiring to deposit stolen checks at banks in New Jersey and Pennsylvania and then withdraw and divide the proceeds, according to U.S. Attorney Robert Frazer.

All eight pleaded guilty in Trenton federal court before U.S. District Judge Michael A. Shipp to one count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud. Semmon and Graves-Carmichael are scheduled to be sentenced Wednesday, Dec. 9. Rouzard is scheduled to be sentenced Wednesday, Dec. 16, and Ebert is scheduled to be sentenced Thursday, Dec. 17.

Eight people, including four Mercer County residents, have pleaded guilty to participating in an $11 million bank fraud conspiracy involving stolen U.S. Treasury and commercial checks. The local defendants are Clarence Semmon, 42, and Joseph Graves-Carmichael, 43, both of Trenton; Shabazz Rouzard, 3...

08/10/2026

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08/08/2026

The Mercer County Library System (MCLS) is expanding its commitment to the community by offering free, confidential social work services that help residents navigate local, county, and state resources, access benefits, and connect with community support.

The Mercer County Library System (MCLS) is expanding its commitment to the community by offering free, confidential social work services that help residents navigate local, county, and state resources, access benefits, and connect with community support. Available to everyone, MCLS’s social worker...

08/08/2026

Gazing up at the night sky, a brilliant streak of light – a shooting star! – whizzes past in a brief, magical moment. Some shooting stars contain ancient stardust, tiny diamonds manufactured deep within a collapsing star somewhere in our Milky Way galaxy around 10 billion years ago!

Gazing up at the night sky, a brilliant streak of light – a shooting star! – whizzes past in a brief, magical moment. Some shooting stars contain ancient stardust, tiny diamonds manufactured deep within a collapsing star somewhere in our Milky Way galaxy around 10 billion years ago! Hydrogen and...