Trenton News

As the new acting director of the Department of Housing and Economic Development for the City of Trenton, I encourage readers to participate in Trenton250 , the city's first comprehensive Master Plan.

The sustainability-minded company will host a course showing food firms, packaging producers, and other stakeholders how to craft effective, sustainable packaging.

They're building big on the Big Apple's West Side as a new platform is set to cover train tracks, and support a $5 billion development project in the area.

TRENTON - New Jersey U.S. Attorney Paul Fishman today said he won't predict how long it will take his office to finish an investigation into the George Washington Bridge scandal surrounding Gov. Chris Christie's administration.

The Christie administration wrongly denied a Cape May County man's requests for Open Public Record Act requests filed in the wake of the George Washington Bridge scandal, N.J. Superior Court Judge Mary Jacobson ruled Monday.

The Shiloh Baptist Church of Trenton and the Shiloh Community Development Corporation hosted a back to school backpack giveaway on August 24, 2013.

A white-walled, windowless room in the Trenton Free Public Library has been brought to life thanks to an enchanted forest mural being painted by California artist Nichole Blackburn.

Borough merchants and restaurant owners are helping New Jersey celebrate its 350th anniversary by hosting the NJ350 Pop-Up Store, a collaborative showcase for all that makes the Garden State great - home grown talent, merchandise and products.

More than 25 years after her disappearance, the case of a kidnapped baby girl is getting a new type of attention.

The fate of a constitutional amendment and a bill to overhaul New Jersey's bail system is still uncertain TRENTON - New Jersey lawmakers are working to change the state's bail system, but it's not a done deal, Senate President Stephen Sweeney said today.

The first of 50 cigarette butt recycling receptacles was installed at a downtown intersection Monday.

The first of 50 cigarette butt recycling receptacles was installed at a downtown intersection Monday.

An electric plug decal is seen on the back of a Tesla electric car in Trenton, N.J. on June 16. It's quick, efficient, looks good to most eyes and can compete with most fossil-fueled equivalents on even footing.

With all the alarming news about the Philadelphia School District finances and whether the Pennsylvania legislature will or won't institute a cigarette tax to bolster funds, there's one lovely little ray of good news: The kids at the Shawmont School have earned more than $2,000 by collecting drink pouches and sending them to TerraCycle, the ... (more)

TRENTON - Like many little boys growing up in his north Trenton neighborhood in the late 1980s, 8-year-old Kyle wanted to be a drug dealer when he grew up.

On Lamberton Street, an aged brick building with peeling paint sits surrounded by well-manicured lawns and a sea of condominiums.

The new mayor of Trenton and the new mayors of two of New Jersey's largest cities - Newark and Paterson - face well-known, daunting challenges, including crime, education and jobs, for which the state might provide some help.

Life in the Pines: Pick your own on Plumsted farms NJ farms grow rare ethnic veggies, draw customers from Carolinas to New England Check out this story on app.com: http://www.app.com/story/news/local/new-jersey/pinelands/2014/07/20/life-in-the-pines-pick-your-own-on-plumsted-farms/12867585/ Jackie Jacobs of Richboro Pa, is absorbed in her berry ... (more)

The latest donations from Times readers have helped bring the total raised for the 2014 Times-Kiwanis Camp Fund to $14,609 to date.

Thousands of artifacts showcased at the Trenton City Museum powerfully capture the city's industrial, political and educational past, but it's the museum's future that concerns Donna Caraci Rhodes right now.