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...

Guide to municipal news and Covid-19 updates during the crisis

Update 4/8/20: Mercer County has posted a Covid-19 Dashboard with town-by-town information on positive test results for coronavirus in the county. ...

NJ’s newly launched jobs portal attracts thousands of job hunters

This story was written and produced by NJ Spotlight. It is being republished under a special NJ NewsCommons content-sharing agreement related to Covid-19 coverage....

Experts share best practices to stay safe, healthy during COVID-19 outbreak

There’s been an abundance of information circulating since the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, has taken hold in New Jersey. ...

Mercer County emergency medical corps seeks volunteers

Mercer County needs you. Faced with a growing...

Personal protective equipment donations needed

The nationwide shortage of personal protective equipment needed in the battle against COVID-19 is impacting first responders and health care professionals in Mercer County,...

Mercer County opens drive-up Covid-19 testing site at Quaker Bridge Mall

Update 4/2/20: The county reports that 266 tests have been administered at the site, and says also that no one has yet been turned...