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The Burlington County Commissioners are sending financial assistance to all 40 county municipalities to help them create or support local substance-abuse prevention programs. The commissioners voted recently to appropriate $200,000 from the county’s opioid settlement funds for evidence-based prevention programs in the towns. Each will receive a $5,000 grant to either implement a local program […]

With a 90% decline in the monarch butterfly population in just the last few decades, Hillsborough Township is doing their part in efforts to essentially “save the monarch butterfly.” Hillsborough Mayor John Ciccarelli proclaimed May as “May for Milkweeds” month at a Township Committee meeting in March. “In recent years, migrating Monarch populations in New […]

by Alison Mitchell, Executive Director, New Jersey Conservation Foundation For a brief but magical window in late April and early May, New Jersey becomes a crucial stopover for one of nature’s tiniest travelers: the ruby-throated hummingbird. As the only species of hummingbird that breeds in eastern North America, these dazzling little birds make an incredible journey north each spring from southern Florida, […]

An advocate is defined as “one who supports or promotes the interests of a cause or group,” according to Merriam Webster. Support of a cause is exactly what Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) volunteers do throughout New Jersey. “CASA of Middlesex County, like all CASA programs, advocates for the best interests of children who have […]

Lawrence Township schools were put into lockdown May 6 while police searched for a man who fled toward Lawrence High School after he was stopped by police. A police officer was on routine patrol shortly after 10 a.m. when he saw a pedestrian commit a traffic violation and stopped him on Princeton Pike near Rydal […]

Burlington, Mercer, Middlesex, and Somerset counties The American Red Cross urges donors to make an appointment to give lifesaving blood or platelets in the new year to help keep the blood supply strong this winter. Type O negative blood donors and those giving platelets are especially urged to give now to keep critical blood products […]

School board member Amanda Santos has been tapped to fill a vacancy on the Lawrence Township Council that was created by the resignation of former Township Councilman John Ryan on April 15. Santos was chosen unanimously to fill the vacancy at the Township Council’s May 6 meeting. She was one of three nominees for the […]

A celebration of Hopewell Valley’s different cultures will be spotlighted this Saturday when the second Annual Cultural Festival returns to Hopewell Township. Residents and visitors will be able to experience different cultures through performances such as cultural activities and dance, cultural displays, food, and community resources with the festival taking place in Woolsey Park in […]

The Princeton Public Schools Board of Education hired J. Andrew Harris to become the district’s next school business administrator/board secretary. The school board approved bringing Harris on board to replace current School Business Administrator/Board Secretary Matthew Bouldin. He has resigned to take the same position in the Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School District in […]

The Long Acres neighborhood is expected to get its long-awaited noise barrier along I-295, possibly as soon as this summer. The New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) has scheduled a public information center on May 13 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. to outline the project. It will be held at the Lawrence Township Municipal […]