Looking for a fun local challenge? Really like doors? The Doors of Hopewell is this year’s theme for the Hopewell Public Library’s annual self-scheduled, self-guided Scavenger Hunt during the whole month…
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Cadwalader Park, designed by Central Park landscape architect, to be restored in multi-phase project
Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Bob Martin joined Trenton Mayor Eric E. Jackson and other officials today to break ground for the first phase of restoration work at Cadwalader…
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Howell Living History Farm will hold its annual Dairy Day this Saturday, June 17, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Throughout the day, visitors can meet milking goats, see a cow and…
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On July 21, the ceiling collapsed in Princeton’s oldest African-American church, Mt. Pisgah African Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E.), located at 170 Witherspoon Street.
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Typically few, if any, people come to Pennington Borough’s Planning Board meetings, but seats were filled and tensions were high as attendees waited for the board’s ruling on whether to…
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Institute for Advanced Study and Civil War Trust Announce Agreement to Expand the Princeton Battlefield State Park
The Institute for Advanced Study and the Civil War Trust yesterday jointly announced a plan to significantly expand the land that will be preserved adjacent to the current Princeton Battlefield State…
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Mercer County has finalized the purchase of a small but historically significant lot in Hopewell Township.
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The Sourland Conservancy is pleased to announce that it has received a Somerset County Historic Preservation Grant in the amount of $67,688 to support the creation of the Stoutsburg Sourland…
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Bethel AME Church in Pennington is celebrating its 200th Anniversary with several events scheduled for Sunday, October 16.
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In early July, a historic class photograph was brought to the attention of Hopewell Valley School District (HVRSD) Superintendent, Dr. Thomas Smith. The photograph was taken of the Class of…