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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...

When journalism requires courage

The message came a few days after the Hamilton Post published its biggest story of 2018. ...

When class is a literal field trip

When technology entrepreneur Alex Cardona was growing up in gritty Washington Heights in Manhattan, the furthest thing from his mind was educating elementary and...

Parking in Princeton – Will the jury rise?

The court of public opinion has been convened in the matter of the new parking meters on Princeton streets. The Princeton Merchants Association has...

Phones: omnipresent and obnoxious

When Alexander Graham Bell patented the telephone in 1876, he unleashed the greatest calamity ever visited upon civilization, and that includes the Black Plague,...

Strange times, and even stranger Oreos

We are living in interesting times, as the apocryphal Chinese expression would have it, and there’s no better proof than the supermarket aisles, where...

Fried: How our government works

With our annual reorganization meeting set for Jan. 3, it is a good time for a refresher as to how our municipal government works....