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Continuing a legacy spanning more than 100 years

The Messenger-Press is back. For Allentown, Upper Freehold and Millstone, the name is...

Tyler Bunnell’s work ethic builds record-setting Robbinsville career

And just like that, Tyler Bunnell is looking at the end of a high school career in which...

HoVal Commentary: Referendum would give unelected official too much power

The “Chart a New Course” initiative seeks to place a referendum on the November 2026 ballot that would...

HoVal Inbox: Ex-mayor says reject old scheme from Chart New Course

Why do the petitioners calling themselves “Chart New Course,” who propose new township governance, promote one specific form...

Trenton police detective indicted on misconduct charges

A Trenton police detective has been indicted on multiple criminal charges tied to an alleged unlawful use of...

From hardware to hardcover: a memoir takes form

It’s 1902 and Ross Kenneth Urken’s paternal grandfather, Paul Urken, leaves Riga, Latvia, arrives in Trenton, and opens a bicycle and glass shop. Twenty-one...

Signs of progress as affordable housing negotiations drag on in Princeton

Complying with a Superior Court judge’s ruling that Princeton must provide more affordable housing remains an unfinished piece of business for Mayor Liz Lempert...

Old Barracks music remembers when Britain won

The Old Barracks is notably tied to George Washington’s daring and tide-turning Revolutionary War attack on Trenton on Dec. 25, 1776. ...

Trenton welcomes fresh new breed of wheelers and dealers

Check out the half dozen young men on skateboards wheeling along a vertical ramp. Now check out the one with the 1970s styled ’stache....

The State of Things: Trouble in River City

News from Trenton City Council and a report on New Jersey’s financial health add up to one conclusion: trouble in River City. ...

Three seats open on Robbinsville school board

Correction: The original version of this story incorrectly said that candidate Christopher Emigholz was appointed to a seat on the board that expires at...