Earth DayGuide to Earth Day activities, ideas, events and more in New Jersey

On a cloudy day in late February, light trickles in from the dirty and broken windows of the former textile mill. It spreads across the structure, illuminating the hundreds of square feet of space that stretch across the building, floors that once anchored hundreds of sewing machines tended by children and teens who likely spent hours hunched over them, sewing buttonholes and stitching sleeves. Full story »

A cloud has passed over the local renewable energy industry as a township-based solar manufacturing concern, once trumpeted as a leader in green technology, has been forced to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Full story »

WOODLAND TWP. – Serious hikers with an interest in exploring the heart of the Pine Barrens are invited to join New Jersey Conservation Foundation on Saturday, March 27, for a 10-mile guided hike through the Franklin Parker Preserve in Chatsworth, Burlington County.   The “Top to Bottom” hike will introduce hikers to the beauty and diverse ecology of the... Full story »

Forecasters are predicting a deluge this weekend that could push the Delaware River to the brink of flood stage. Meteorologists with the National Weather Service said that Mercer County could expect up to 3.5 inches of rain by Saturday night with winds gusting between 30 and 40 miles per hour. Combined with snow recently melted after a series of... Full story »

PRINCETON TWP – After completing a sweep of the area at about 4:40 p.m. this afternoon authorities determined conclusively that a bomb threat to a construction site on the Princeton University campus was unfounded. Nonetheless, several buildings near the site were evacuated this morning as a precaution while authorities investigated the incident. According to university spokeswoman Emily Aronson, construction workers... Full story »

TRENTON – A woman who fell five stories from a window in her apartment early Wednesday morning died from her injuries on Thursday, police confirmed this afternoon. Paulette Brown, 58, was found lying on the sidewalk outside her Independence War apartment by a passerby at just after 12:30 a.m. Wednesday morning. Police reported that Brown was found barely conscious with... Full story »

TRENTON — A city man was rushed to Capital Health at Fuld hospital this morning after a shooting outside a house on Jarvis Place. According to police, James Rogers Jr., 49, was listed in stable condition this afternoon after suffering a gunshot wound to the jaw during the 9:20 a.m. attack. Police said the bullet exited the right side of... Full story »

By Krystal Knapp PRINCETON BOROUGH — The days of the beloved little train known as the Dinky could be numbered if a proposal to replace the service with a bus is approved. The train that shuttles passengers from downtown Princeton to the Princeton Junction train station could be replaced in the coming years with a rapid bus transit system that... Full story »

TRENTON – The Trenton Fire Department responded to a small trash fire in a garage on the first block of Roebling Avenue early this afternoon. Responding to the scene at about 12 p.m., noon, today, firefighters found a small blaze burning in semi-detached garage that was full of old garbage. The garage was attached to a house that is currently... Full story »

PRINCETON TWP – Several buildings on the Princeton University campus were evacuated this morning as precaution while authorities investigated a bomb threat. Full story »

By Teresa Fasanello BETHLEHEM TWP. — John Clark describes himself as a self-taught, self-employed handy-man who learned his skills from his father, Frank Clark of Lebanon. “I’m a little handier than the average do-it-yourselfer,” said Clark. “I should have been a mechanical engineer instead of a biology major.” He lives in Bethlehem Township near Asbury. His projects range from... Full story »

The Hudson County Board of Freeholders voted last week to void a five-year contract with Correctional Health Services, of Verona, for medical services at the county jail and juvenile detention center. The move comes on the heels of last month's ruling by Superior Court Assignment Judge Maurice Gallipoli that questioned the awarding of the $29.7 million contract. James Kennelly,... Full story »

The BMW Group has reached a joint venture agreement with the SGL Group to make carbon fibers for advanced lightweight vehicles. The German auto maker maintains its North American headquarters in Woodcliff Lake. The joint venture will initially create around 180 new jobs in North America and Germany. "We are acquiring pioneering future technologies and raw materials that we... Full story »

SOMERVILLE — Only weeks after graduating from Immaculata High School, Alex Criscione of Somerset was diagnosed with cancer. Alex and his family chose to par-ticipate in Heal to Heal this month to raise funds for the Embrace Kids Foundation. He raised more than $6,500, including $1,100 from current students at Immaculata. Here members of the campus ministry deliver a... Full story »

Drive 80 miles north from Trenton up the New Jersey Turnpike to the George Washington Bridge and across the Major Deegan Expressway and you’ll find yourself outside Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, home of the New York Yankees. Or, instead, you could head 50 miles south down I-295 and across the Walt Whitman Bridge on I-76 and you’ll arrive at... Full story »