3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (233+ words) Filings for benefits dipped to 206,000 last week from a revised 207,000 the week before, the Labor Department reported Thursday. The four-week average of claims, which smooths out week-to-week volatility, also fell modestly to 206,000. Claims for jobless benefits are a proxy for…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (600+ words) California has long been farm country, and its oceans soon could be, too. State coastal officials voted Wednesday to allow a plan to build the United States’ largest kelp farm 6 miles (10 kilometers) off the Southern California coast to move forward…...

4+ day, 55+ min ago   (325+ words) When New Jersey enacted a sweeping new data law in June, political professionals quickly realized it could disrupt the tools campaigns use to communicate with voters. As someone who has worked in New Jersey politics and digital communications for more…...

5+ day, 18+ hour ago   (279+ words) Trentonian East Windsor Mayor Janice S. Mironov and Council Members David Russell, Richard Eland, Joseph Miczak, and John Zoller joined with management and staff on September 4 for the Ribbon Cutting grand opening of Sprouts Farmers Market in the East Windsor Village…...

1+ week, 59+ min ago   (709+ words) I know it’s Labor Day and many are off from work, but I still need to talk about work. Building Bridges just finished a four-part series revisiting the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. That historic gathering reminds us…...

1+ week, 12+ hour ago   (210+ words) More than 60 Miami-Dade Fire Rescue units responded to the crash, arriving to find the aircraft on fire as crews worked to extinguish the flames and assess patients. Officials had not yet released information on injuries or deaths. The Federal Aviation…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (109+ words) Another beloved downtown Trenton business is closing up shop. Coffee shop, eatery, art gallery, and hangout spot Slammin Brew is selling its last cup of coffee Friday. The cafe opened in 2024 with a... Another beloved downtown Trenton business is closing up…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (442+ words) As of Wednesday morning, Apple Maps displayed “Lake America” for U.S. users looking at the lake that sits between the state of New York and Canada’s Ontario province. Users outside of the U.S. still saw the Lake Ontario…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (224+ words) HAMILTON — For the second time in a dozen years a local bookstore owner is dealing with a crashed car into the wall of her business. Robert and Joan Silverstro were looking for some way to celebrate his 71st birthday early Wednesday....

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (278+ words) Google has updated its maps application to rename Lake Ontario as “Lake America” ​​for users in the United States, reflecting a recent order by President Donald Trump that changed the name of the lake, the global technology giant says. The…...