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...

Congregation Beth Chaim grows online community during Covid

Amid the continuing COVID-19 pandemic, Congregation Beth Chaim, the largest Reform Jewish congregation in Mercer County, is continuing to grow a thriving online religious...

Hungering for something new? 6 things to try next time you take out

Half a year into a pandemic and somehow, take-out pizza still tastes great. If the coronavirus was sent to test our talents for putting...

What you need to know before you vote in the Nov. 3 general election

In an atmosphere rife with misinformation and political divisiveness, confusing messages have spawned concerns about mail-in voting—a process that has proven safe and secure...

Mercer County Board of Elections: How to vote safely in the 2020 general election

Voting for the Nov. 3, 2020 general election will be markedly different than voting the traditional way of entering a voting booth and pressing...

Mercer County Library System eyes fall reopening

County officials say Mercer County Library System staff are working hard at making the nine branch libraries and procedures safe, and anticipates a reopening,...

NJDA offers guidance on unsolicited mystery seeds

The New Jersey Department of Agriculture, along with others across the country, has received reports of individuals receiving unsolicited seeds through the mail from...