Hopewell Township has introduced its proposed 2026 capital budget, outlining $5,911,371 in infrastructure and equipment investments, with road improvements representing the largest share of the spending plan. A $487,584 grant from the…
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Hopewell Borough officials and financial advisors spent more than an hour Thursday evening walking residents through the mechanics of the borough’s first Payment In Lieu of Taxes agreement, explaining how…
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Ecoanxiety—the growing fear that our environment is deteriorating beyond repair—has become increasingly common. It’s hard not to feel this way when environmental protections are weakened and vital programs are defunded…
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To the Editor and the entire community: As we mark the sixth anniversary of The Chubby’s Project, I write with both pride and gratitude. What began in 2020 as a heartfelt…
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Mercer County plans to purchase 56 acres of land from Rider University in a deal that will preserve environmentally significant forest and wetlands while providing the financially struggling university with…
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Announcements
Hopewell Valley Republican Association to Host Community Book Discussion on Political Polarization
The Hopewell Valley Republican Association will host a community book discussion next month focused on political polarization and the challenges of civil discourse in modern American politics. The event, part…
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Police Blotter
Mercer County Narcotics Task Force Investigation Yields $127,200 in Drugs, Three Handguns and a Shotgun
Mercer County Prosecutor Janetta D. Marbrey announced that a five-month investigation into the distribution of narcotics in Mercer County conducted by the Mercer County Narcotics Task Force (MCNTF) culminated this…
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The Union Fire Company and Rescue Squad recognized one of its own Saturday night with a special proclamation honoring Special Olympian Kevin Colacello during the department’s annual awards dinner. The…
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Mercer County Clerk Paula Sollami Covello, in partnership with Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman, will host a Passport Outreach Event on Thursday, March 26, from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Monument Hall in Princeton. The…
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Emery Coppola, a hydrologist who lives in Lawrenceville, remembers the first time he witnessed a raid by immigration officials. It was last August on Bayard Street in Trenton, he recalled.…