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 continent except Antarctica. There are about 28,000 known species and likely many more that haven’t been discovered, which means the orchid family (Orchidaceae) competes with the daisy family for […]

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Submitted Content – Sat, 18 Jul 2026 15:47:04 +0000

An East Orange man was arrested on active warrants from Passaic, Bloomfield and Harrison following a motor vehicle stop on Bear Tavern Road on July 1. He was also issued a motor vehicle summons for failure to have his vehicle inspected. He was processed and released. A Route 31 resident reported the theft of a […]

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LEA KAHN, Staff Writer – Sat, 18 Jul 2026 02:15:19 +0000

The Hopewell Township Committee has reduced the speed limit to 35 miles per hour (mph) northbound on Federal City Road and north/south on Blackwell Road. Township Committee members voted to adopt an ordinance on July 13 reducing the speed limits from 45 and 40 mph to 35 mph as a first step to adding an […]

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ANDREW HARRISON, Staff Writer – Fri, 17 Jul 2026 21:54:39 +0000

Various Hopewell Township capital projects such as roadway and municipal building improvements are set to move forward with $1.73 million in municipal funding. The Hopewell Township Committee gave the greenlight by adopting an ordinance on July 13 appropriating $1.73 million from the township Capital Improvement Fund to fund capital improvement projects for the township. The […]

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ANDREW HARRISON, Staff Writer – Fri, 17 Jul 2026 21:33:12 +0000

Time is running out for school board candidates to file a nominating petition to serve on the Princeton Public Schools Board of Education. The deadline to file a nominating petition is July 27 at 4 p.m. It must be filed with the Mercer County Clerk’s Office in Trenton. Fax and email petitions are not accepted. […]

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LEA KAHN, Staff Writer – Fri, 17 Jul 2026 20:42:25 +0000