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The Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission (DRJTBC) announced that its new toll rate structure for 2026 will take effect on the first second of the new year on January…
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Sunny skies and temperatures in the 40s helped draw a large crowd to Washington Crossing on Thursday for the 73rd annual Christmas Day reenactment of General George Washington’s 1776 crossing…
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Pennington resident Patricia Smith has won the 2025 National Book Award for Poetry for Intentions of Thunder: New and Selected Poems, a sweeping, career-spanning volume that gathers new poems alongside work drawn from her many…
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News
Swastika Found Again at Timberlane Middle School; District Calls for Community Partnership to Confront Hate
A swastika was discovered in a Timberlane Middle School bathroom on Monday afternoon, prompting immediate investigation and renewed calls from Hopewell Valley Regional School District leaders for a unified response…
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Days after frazil ice once again disrupted operations at its Delaware River intake and triggered a regionwide Water Conservation Advisory, Trenton Water Works (TWW) has issued a request for proposals seeking outside…
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Announcements
Mercer County Launches Website Highlighting Ways to Explore Revolutionary History During Nation’s 250th
Mercer County Executive Dan Benson announced the launch of Mercer 250, (250.mercercountynj.gov) a website which highlights Mercer County’s critical role in the American Revolution, and provides visitors with a comprehensive guide…
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Santa Claus has been making his way through Hopewell Valley this weekend — with a little help from local fire companies and EMS crews. On Saturday, Union Fire Company and Rescue…
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Visitors to Washington Crossing on Saturday stepped into the winter of 1776 as Von Prueschenk’s Hessian Regiment set up camp along the Delaware River, offering demonstrations and skirmish reenactments that highlighted the…
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Trenton Water Works (TWW) issued a Water Conservation Advisory on Thursday, asking more than 200,000 customers in its five-municipality service area to voluntarily reduce water use amid freezing temperatures that have disrupted…