Tag: Mercer County
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Teamwork generates mobile vaccine clinic for Cranbury School teachers, staff
When the Cranbury School District administration and Board of Education started the new year, momentum started to build for accessible COVID-19 vaccine clinics at the Cranbury School. Administration and school board members would achieve their goal of having a clinic and complete their effort to vaccinate teachers and staff when a second dose vaccination clinic…
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Mercer County, local officials come together to discuss use of American Rescue Plan federal funds
State legislators, Mercer County commissioners, Mercer County mayors and administrators gathered virtually to discuss their aspirations for federal funds from the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act. Organized by the Capital City Area Black Caucus, the discussion on April 24 centered on how Mercer County government and municipal officials would hope and plan to utilize…
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Mercer County awarded $88K DEP Pay$ to Plug grant to install electric vehicle charging stations
Ownership of electric vehicles (EVs) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles is growing by the year, and with an eye toward that trend, Mercer County is committed to the inclusion of sustainable practices such as the support of EVs. To meet the growing need for vehicle charging stations, Mercer County Executive Brian M. Hughes announced that Mercer…
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Opinion: Save the Sourlands
I was having coffee with a friend once, and she said, “I’m not a birder. Why should I care about birds?” I said, “You love coffee, so you must love birds!” The brilliant scarlet tanager spends winter in Central and South America. Like lots of colorful songbirds, she spends her winter vacation in the dense…
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Mercer County’s proposed 2021 budget calls for flat tax rate
Mercer County Executive Brian M. Hughes has presented to the County Board of Commissioners his administration’s proposed 2021 budget, a $332.2 million spending plan that stays within the state-mandated 2% cap and would result in no change in the overall county tax rate. Hughes presented an overview of his administration’s budget proposal to the commissioners…
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Hopewell Borough to receive five slots a week from MCCC to vaccinate seniors
Montgomery Township Health Officer Stephanie Carey briefed the Hopewell Borough Council on the latest COVID-19 efforts to get homebound senior residents in the borough vaccinated. In her presentation on March 5, Carey informed the community about how the health department, which oversees Hopewell Borough, is currently maintaining a list of residents to get vaccinated who…
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Mercer County providing funds for those most in need of rental assistance
Renters statewide and nationally have been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic. Mercer County officials are seeking to support the county’s most in need on catch up on rent after being awarded close to $11 million in federal funds. The federal funds are from the latest signed $900 billion stimulus package back in December 2020.…
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Additional Mercer, Middlesex county educators eligible for COVID-19 vaccines come March 15
Superintendents and administrators in school districts statewide received welcome news, when Gov. Phil Murphy announced that more teachers will be able to make appointments to receive COVID-19 vaccinations. Starting March 15, teachers and support staff for pre-K through 12th grade, not currently eligible, would become eligible for vaccine access this month in the state’s vaccination…
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Hopewell Township Committee hopes county preserves Mine Road Bridge as pedestrian bridge
The Hopewell Township Committee supports the position that Mine Road Bridge should be preserved by Mercer County as a pedestrian and bicycle-only structure. The Township Committee unanimously approved a resolution on Feb. 22, stating the official position of the committee prefers preservation instead of a full replacement with a 40-ton load rated bridge. The official…