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...

Trenton-Mercer Airport slated for major expansion (updated)

Update (June 9, 2022): Spirit Airlines has postponed its June 9 shareholders meeting to June 30. The board was expected to vote on a...

Ultimate Disc League flies high in Mercer County

The game of Ultimate Frisbee was invented in the parking lot of Columbia High School in Maplewood, New Jersey, in 1968. This was during...

Flavors of tradition come alive in Heritage Kulfi ice cream

Stirring rose syrup into milk can instantly recreate a moment of nostalgia for Mansoor Ahmed, who grew up with the pink drink as an...

Animal shelter raising funds for kitten’s crucial surgery (Updated)

Update (May 2, 2022): Blaine has had his back surgery, which was successful. He is now recovering well. He has also been adopted by...

New Jersey’s Bag Ban Is Coming: Are You Prepared?

When walking into the grocery store and going about your business, many people have likely experienced the frustration of making it to the register,...

Highly contagious variant results in record number of COVID cases

One of the biggest challenges yet in the COVID-19 pandemic occurred in January with the emergence of the Omicron variant of the virus. ...