Hopewell Valley

By the last days of December 1894, Hopewell Borough had endured weeks of cold, dark winter weather. Snow, rain, and hail had battered the region, and residents were ready for…

The Hopewell Museum, Hopewell Valley Historical Society, and Hopewell Public Library will host a talk on the history of cider in early America on Wednesday, January 14, 2026, at 7 p.m.…

By Adam Kimball, New Jersey State House News Service Driving in New Jersey became more expensive at the start of the new year, as higher fuel taxes and increased tolls…

By Adam Kimball, NJ State House News Service New Jersey’s minimum wage increased on Jan. 1, rising by 43 cents to $15.92 per hour for most employees as the state’s annual inflation…

Hopewell Valley Senior Services will host its next free art lesson on Tuesday, January 6, featuring a special New Year–themed project: “New Year Reveal-ations!!” The lesson begins at 1:00pm at the Hopewell Valley Senior Center(395…

On a quiet hallway inside an unused office building at the Princeton West Innovation Campus, Officer Robert Voorhees paused just long enough to let his partner, Riley, get excited about…

Hopewell Borough Councilman David Mackie has spent 27 years helping guide the town through decisions that often stretched far beyond a single meeting agenda. Known for his patience, analytical style,…

In 2025, MercerMe showed what a small, local newsroom can do when a community depends on it — and when readers make use of the reporting every day. The stories…

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…

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…