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...

Overnight road closures to start tonight on Route 133 in East Windsor

Overnight roadwork will result in lane closures and detours for the next few nights on Route 133 westbound between Route 571 and Route 33....

Park Commission to host Mercer Lake kayak tours on Fridays

Area residents can join the Mercer County Park Commission Naturalist Division this summer for a morning of paddling in Mercer County Park. ...

Mercer County Library System looks to reopen locations

The Mercer County Library System, which has been operating virtually since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, is currently working on plans to re-open...

Gov. Phil Murphy postpones start of indoor dining

Indoor dining will no longer resume July 2, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy said today. ...

A Jersey diner moves on

“Diners are part of our mythology; everyone from New Jersey grows up with the culture of diners ingrained as part of life.” ...

Area religious leaders oppose “deadly racism”

More than 20 religious leaders from houses of worship in northern Mercer and southern Middlesex counties have released a joint statement decrying racism. ...