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Massive drug investigation yields 18 arrests and $228,000 in illegal narcotics
A six-month investigation by the Mercer County Prosecutor's Office has resulted in the arrest of 18 suspects and the seizure of some 1,000 grams of heroin, 1,000 grams of methamphetamine, 15 pounds of marijuana, 11 guns, six vehicles and more than $22,000 in cash.
Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman tests positive for coronavirus
The congresswoman believes she was exposed to the virus during the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.
Making Trenton’s Black Lives Matter — in the past, and in the present
Algernon Ward is hopeful that 2021 will be the year that brings the Locust Hill Project closer to fruition
City lore: How a Trenton native brought Tibetan mysticism to the world
One summer afternoon in the early 20th century a young Trenton man lounging on the banks of the Delaware River had an overwhelming sensation that “this is not the first time I possessed a human body.”
Trenton City Museum celebrates women artists
Showcasing work by several noted women artists from the Greater Trenton region, the work was designed and curated by nationally recognized Trenton artist Mel Leipzig.
Trenton’s murals put 2020 against the wall
Trenton muralists have turned the City of Trenton in a canvas with an unlikely theme: a review of the year 2020
Several arts organizations in Mercer receive grants
The New Jersey State Council on the Arts has announced $16.3 million in grants awarded for the 2021 fiscal year.
L.A’s Frontera to distribute free Thanksgiving meals
On Thanksgiving day, the store will provide free platters to those in need starting at 1 p.m.
Volunteers help Homefront provide amid pandemic
Homefront has distributed more than double the number of groceries and other basic essentials in 2020 than in a normal year.
In a difficult holiday season, TASK serves up more than just soup
In pandemic times, instead of servers bringing meals to clients at tables, dinner take-out bags are packed inside, carted through a now empty dining room, and lined up on a table, where masked servers hand food to the line of masked clients there for a meal.