Burlington County Commissioner Deputy Director Allison Eckel is continuing her service on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Local Government Advisory Council. Inactive for nearly a year and a half, the EPA announced in late August it would reinstate the advisory panel, which is charged with providing independent and objective policy advice to the EPA Administrator on […]

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Submitted Content – Wed, 02 Sep 2026 18:44:31 +0000

Two Trenton residents were killed and eight other people were injured when gunmen opened fire at a crowd that had gathered for a block party in the 100 block of Locust Street in Trenton on Aug. 30, according to the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office. Police were dispatched to Locust Street in response to a shooting […]

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LEA KAHN, Staff Writer – Wed, 02 Sep 2026 18:32:54 +0000

On Aug. 23 ,2026, volunteers from Dr. Shri Nanasaheb Dharmadhikari Pratishthan (DSNDP) partnered with the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) & Union County Department of Parks & Recreation for an Adopt-A-Station (Edison)/Adopt-A-Station (Rahway)/ Adopt-A-Park (Clark) cleanup drives in New Jersey, demonstrating the organization’s ongoing commitment to environmental stewardship and community service.  Thirty volunteers from […]

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Submitted Content – Wed, 02 Sep 2026 17:05:16 +0000

When it comes to students missing school, there can be a variety of reasons. The Princeton Area Community Foundation learned this when it set out to increase attendance rates in Mercer County schools through its All Kids Thrive Initiative, created in 2018. Some kids missed school because of chronic illness. For others, safety concerns at […]

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Jenna Rittman – Tue, 01 Sep 2026 20:16:40 +0000

Princeton University’s Lewis Center for the Arts, Department of French and Italian, and L’Avant-Scène will present the 15th edition of Seuls en Scène French Theater Festival, which will take place from September 18 to 26 at venues across the University’s campus and downtown Princeton. Most events will be in French, some with English supertitles or […]

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Submitted Content – Tue, 01 Sep 2026 17:27:58 +0000