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  • Mercer County Freeholders Award 12 Scholarships

    Mercer County Freeholders Award 12 Scholarships

    Photo Caption: Larry Wingate of Ewing High School, front row, center, received a Freeholder scholarship to MCCC. He is pictured with his mother, Sarita Wilson, left, and MCCC Executive Dean Diane Campbell, right. In the back row, from left, are Freeholder

  • Mercer County Freeholders Award 12 Scholarships

    Mercer County Freeholders Award 12 Scholarships

    By Saveria Symons The Mercer County Freeholders have awarded 12 scholarships to Mercer County high school students to attend Mercer County Community College. The two-year awards are for $1,000 per year. The Mercer County Freeholders have awarded MCCC scholarships to county high school students for the past nine years. The full list of scholarships recipients:…

  • "Youth College" Students Conduct Science Research at Princeton University

    "Youth College" Students Conduct Science Research at Princeton University

    By Saveria Symons WEST WINDSOR, N.J. — This summer, 20 students from Mercer County Community College’s  James Kerney Campus Youth College participated in the Princeton University Materials Academy (PUMA). The three-week science enrichment program targets underrepresented high school students in Trenton and surrounding districts. The program is made possible by the federally-funded Upward Bound program, which prepares economically…

  • MCCC to Offer Short-Term Study Tours in May and June, 2010; Information Sessions Sept. 10, 23, and 29

    By Wendy Humphrey West Windsor, N.J. – Mercer County Community College invites students to pack their bags for Europe.  MCCC faculty will lead two "Short-Term Study Tours" in May and June, 2010 with destinations to include Italy and Germany/Switzerland.  The tours are incorporated into the curriculum of three credit courses and may be taken on…

  • EAST WINDSOR: Long-planned apartment plan gets go-ahead

    Concerned citizens had much say By Matt Chiappardi, Staff Writer    EAST WINDSOR — Call it a victory for concerned residents.    A proposed apartment development that has been in limbo for nearly 20 years has received key approvals from the township’s zoning board, and could break ground as early as next summer.    Wyncrest Commons, proposed to…

  • MANSFIELD: Crash closed Route 206 Thursday for four hours

    By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer MANSFIELD – A collision between a tractor trailer and a full-size cargo van on Thursday closed Route 206 for about 4 hours in both directions, according to township police.    Police said the tractor trailer, driven by 45-year-old Lamont Sonds of Hampton, Ga., tried to make a u-turn about one-eighth of…

  • Somerset County 9/11 Memorial Ceremony

    By Somerset County Board of Freeholders SOMERVILLE – Members of the Somerset County Board of Freeholders, led by Freeholder Director Rick Fontana, will place a wreath in front of the county’s 9/11 memorial at the corner of Main and Bridge streets on Friday, Sept. 11. The public is welcome. Several blocks of Main Street and Bridge…

  • Volunteers Sought for Fall Clean-Up

    By Somerset County Board of Freeholders Would you like to help an elderly or disabled person get his or her yard ready for the winter months? The Somerset County Office of Volunteer Services is looking for volunteers for its annual fall leaf clean-up program. Volunteers are needed to rake leaves for elderly and disabled homeowners around…

  • 9/10: WHYY-TV Special on

    By WHYY WHYY-TV TO BROADCAST CREATIVE CAMPUS SPECIAL SEPT. 10 FEATURING ARTS AND CULTURE SCENE AT COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 28, 2009 — WHYY-TV will broadcast a special featuring four segments of its Creative Campus program, which explores the arts and culture scene at more than 20 Delaware Valley colleges and universities. The half-hour special,…