Towns wrestle with looming affordable housing deadline (UPDATED)

Update 1/3/2025: Mercer County Superior Court Judge Robert Lougy on Thursday denied a request by a group of towns seeking to pause implementation of the state’s new affordable housing...

Hundreds of young artists to participate in 2025 Mercer County Teen Arts Festival

Hundreds of young artists and performers from Mercer County will gather for the annual Mercer County Teen Arts...

Journey through local holiday traditions and events

Winter holidays are a time when traditions and events — both old and new — bring joy and...

‘Homemade for the Holidays’ aims to support families in need

Shop with a purpose this holiday season at HomeFront’s Holiday Market 2024, an arts and crafts event with...

Younity: long-time Mercer County nonprofit reveals new identity

Womanspace, Inc., a local nonprofit organization dedicated to preventing abuse, protecting families and transforming victims into survivors, celebrated...

County Veteran Services now accepting donations for the holiday meal fund drive

Mercer County Veteran Services is conducting its annual donation drive, which helps veterans and their families enjoy hot meals on each holiday. In 2013,...

Mercer County Connection provides local, one-stop ACA enrollment opportunities

Mercer County Executive Brian Hughes recently announced new health care enrollment opportunities for Central New Jersey residents at the Mercer County Connection office in...

MCCC’s Radiography Program demonstrates continued excellence

Among MCCC’s current Radiography students are, from left, Simone Krolikowski, Kathryn Carney, Adrianna Oakley, Cara Tudor and Sharon McAdams, with Professor/Program Coordinator Sandra Kerr,...

Joey’s Little Angels Toy Drive set for Nov. 30

Local non-profit Joey’s Little Angels’ fourth annual holiday Toy Drive will be held at the Mercer Oaks Country Club on Nov. 30 from 9:30...

TESC to offers free tours of PTK Memorial Room on Nov. 19

Pictured: the Prudence Townsend Kelsey Memorial Room. Thomas Edison State College will offer free tours of the Room on Nov. 19 from noon to...

JWMS takes on Student Change Hunger Challenge

Students of John Witherspoon Middle School have accepted New Jersey’s Student Change Hunger Challenge, undertaking a goal to collect 3,000 lbs of food in...