Tag: Mercer County Park Commission
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Howell Farm annual plowing match returns for a 38th year
Howell Living History Farm held its 38th annual plowing match on Sept. 4. The annual plowing match marks the beginning of a crop production cycle. The competition began in 1984 and is designed to test the farmers and their horses. Each farmer and their horse team plow in a section of land on the farm,…
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Mercer County Park Commission releases draft Master Plan for Moores Station Quarry
The Mercer County Park Commission has released its draft Master Plan for the Moores Station Quarry, located in Hopewell Township adjacent to Baldpate Mountain. The plan can be found at http://mercercountyparks.org/ Over the past year, the Mercer County Park Commission and a team of consultants performed environmental research on the Moores Station Quarry and hosted a…
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Bike sharing program available at three locations in Mercer County
The County of Mercer, the Mercer County Park Commission and Verve have launched a bike-share program now available to the public in the County Park System. Bikes are located at Mercer County Park in West Windsor, at Rosedale Park in Pennington, and the Red Barn in Mercer Meadows, Lawrence Township. Ten bikes are at each…
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Stony Brook Pedestrian Bridge receives design award from state parks association
The Mercer County Park Commission received the Excellence in Design Award for Stony Brook Pedestrian Bridge in Mercer Meadows. The 500-foot pedestrian bridge opened to the public in July 2020 to connect Pennington and Hopewell Township to Mercer Meadows in Lawrence Township, and offers new trails to park patrons, connecting to the 22-mile Lawrence Hopewell…
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Mercer County bike drive supports Boys & Girls Clubs
The Mercer County Park Commission and Mercer County Planning Department worked together to organize a bike drive to benefit the Boys & Girls Clubs of Mercer County Bike Exchange. The joint effort hauled in 400 bikes, the largest and most successful collection in the Bike Exchange’s 12-year history, County Executive Brian M. Hughes said in…
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Opinion: Resigning Hillsborough committeewoman wants town to continue to grow
I am writing this letter to thank the residents of Hillsborough for electing me as your committeewoman. As you may know, at the beginning of the year I contracted the COVID-19 virus and although I am feeling much better than I did last month, I am still not physically 100%. The Hillsborough Democratic Committee will…
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Prepare for prescribed burns at Mercer Meadows
The Mercer County Park Commission will perform prescribed burns at Mercer Meadows this winter and spring with the New Jersey Forest Fire Service (NJFFS). The NJFFS worked in collaboration with the Park Commission’s Stewardship Department on an initial prescribed burn in 2020. The next phase of the plan is set to begin in the days…
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Mercer County completes acquisition of Hopewell Valley Golf and Country Club
Mercer County officials have completed the acquisition of the Hopewell Valley Golf Club. County officials and the Mercer County Park Commission announced the completion of the acquisition on Dec. 2. The Hopewell Valley Golf Club in Hopewell Township, which is currently closed to the public, sits on 186 acres and contains an 18-hole golf course.…
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Mercer County Park Commission held a tree planting event at Rosedale Park
PHOTOS COURTESY OF MERCER COUNTY PARK COMMISSION The Mercer County Park Commission held a tree planting event at Rosedale Park in Pennington. More than 80 large stock trees have been planted by volunteers.