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 »

Tough economic times are prompting some county governments across the state to scale back popular open space and farmland preservation programs, to balance budgets and prevent tax hikes. Officials in Morris, Middlesex, Bergen, Warren and Mercer counties have either cut county open space taxes or are considering such action this year, garnering heat from environmentalists who term the decisions... 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 »

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 »

HAMILTON -- Hamilton Councilman Tom Goodwin, who unsuccessfully ran for the Assembly in the 14th Legislative District, is now the state Senator for the district. Republican Party committee members meeting in Hamilton on Thursday voted, 75-31, to elect Goodwin to fill the vacancy created when Bill Baroni resigned after Gov. Chris Christie named him deputy executive director of the... 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 »

HAMILTON – On the sky bridge at the Hamilton Train Station Thursday morning, the reactions to the shrouded body visible on the tracks below were brief, spontaneous, and unsolicited. "On goodness, how awful," one woman said. "Bummer," said one man. "Oh, (expletive)," another exclaimed. The commuters taking a moment to observe the scene stood above the police officers and... Full story »

New Jersey Transit's Northeast Corridor eastbound trains are bypassing stops in Hamilton and Princeton Junction because of "trespasser incident," according to the agency's Web site. Police are working the scene where a body has been found on the tracks. The incident is also causing delays for trains leaving Trenton.  Full story »

Robbinsville residents were in good company yesterday when they voted by a margin of more than 3-to-2 to reject a $39.6 million school bond to finance construction of a new elementary school and improvements to two other schools. Full story »

WEST WINDSOR - In an extremely rare move, two unions representing teachers, administrators and other staff in the West Windsor-Plainsboro school district have agreed to amend their current contract and freeze wages over a three-month period starting next year.  Full story »