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By Adam Kimball, NJ State House News Service Utility bills spiked 20% in June, stunning New Jersey consumers and turning the cost of electricity into a critical issue in the…

When asked by his late friend, Larry Hilton, to “celebrate what was central to (his) being,” Pulitzer Prize-winning poet, Yusef Komunyakaa, reflected on his time growing up in Louisiana where…

The gym at Mercer Elementary buzzed with motion Friday morning as Timberlane Middle School students knelt beside wheelchairs, tightening straps, trimming foam edges, re-cutting PVC pipe, and adjusting steering wheels…

Central New Jersey’s role in the nation’s founding took center stage Sunday as local historical organizations gathered at the 1867 Sanctuary in Ewing for a lecture tracing George Washington’s night…

More than 1,000 people lined Broad Street in Hopewell Borough Saturday afternoon as part of the nationwide “No Kings” day of peaceful protest, joining what organizers say was one of…

Woolsey Park was buzzing with costumes, candy buckets, and community spirit Saturday afternoon as Hopewell Township hosted its annual “Haunted Hopewell” celebration. Kids and their grown-ups arrived dressed as superheroes,…

Local and county officials gathered Friday morning for the annual Hopewell Valley Mayors’ Breakfast, hosted by the Hopewell Valley Municipal Alliance at the Hopewell Valley Golf Course. The event, now…

The 2025 Special Olympics New Jersey Fall Games continue this weekend with competitions taking place across Mercer County on Saturday, October 18 and Sunday, October 19. Events are free and open to the public, and community…

*Editor’s note: A correction/clarification was made to this story to better capture Councilwoman Angarone’s comments on lead service lines Pennington Borough Council’s October 6 meeting centered on neighborhood preservation, environmental…

Hopewell Township residents can breathe a sigh of relief: a recent survey by the New Jersey Department of Agriculture (NJDA) found no major infestations of the spongy moth (Lymantria dispar), an invasive…