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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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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News
New Jersey, 49 Other States Reach Nearly $150M Settlement With Mercedes Over Emissions “Cheat” Software
Attorney General Matthew Platkin has announced that Mercedes-Benz will pay nearly $150 million to settle claims that it installed illegal software in hundreds of thousands of diesel vehicles to make…
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Trenton’s annual Patriots Week returns December 26–31, celebrating New Jersey’s Revolutionary War history with tours, reenactments, children’s workshops, lectures, performances, and special exhibits. All events below are open to the public; most…
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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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Patrick L. Ryan Elected Chair of the Board of the Princeton Mercer Regional Chamber of Commerce
The Princeton Mercer Regional Chamber of Commerce (PMRC) announced today that Patrick L. Ryan, President and CEO of First Bank, has been elected to serve as Chair of the Board…
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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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Capital Philharmonic Welcomes 2026 With New Year’s Eve Celebration at the War Memorial
The Capital Philharmonic of New Jersey will once again ring in the new year with one of Trenton’s traditions — its annual New Year’s Eve Celebration Concert at Patriots Theater at the…
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Legislation signed into law last week will increase support and protections for veterans and their families by creating an Office of the Veteran Advocate. Bill A4712, sponsored by Assemblywoman Cleopatra Tucker and Assemblyman Julio…
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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…