Tag: Mercer County
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Zagster becomes a new addition to the Mercer County Park system
Residents in Mercer County can now enjoy a new bike share program throughout the county park system and Lawrence-Hopewell Trail. During a ceremony on June 26, Mercer County officials launched the Zagster Bike Share program at Rosedale Park in Pennington. “We have been working very hard to make Mercer County Park Northwest and all of…
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New chamber of commerce will serve Princeton and Mercer County
After 30 years of discussions that did not produce a result, the Princeton Regional Chamber of Commerce and the MIDJersey Chamber of Commerce have merged to form a new organization. That new organization, the Princeton Mercer Regional Chamber of Commerce, will serve more than 1,600 companies, according to chamber officials. “In discussions through 30 years,…
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Tulpehaking Nature Center continues new program from the fall
A new program called “Hooked on Fishing, Not On Drugs” is returning to the Tulpehaking Nature Center in Mercer County. The program is designed to provide children from ages 8-14 with outdoor activities that help keep children busy and away from alcohol, tobacco and drugs. The program began in the fall of 2018 at the…
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Mercer County Wildlife Center gears up for new volunteers
Staff at the Mercer County Wildlife Center are getting set for new volunteer orientations that are being held in March at the Hopewell Township facility. The orientation sessions will be two days. One on March 16 and the other on March 24. Both sessions will be from 10 a.m. to noon, and you must attend…
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Prosecutor calls on Americans to ‘always be vigilant’ on 17th anniversary of 9/11 attacks
Where were you when the world stopped? Where were you when the Twin Towers collapsed? That is what keynote speaker Angelo Onofri, the Mercer County prosecutor, asked of the 30-plus people who turned out for the Hopewell Valley’s annual Sept. 11 and Emergency Services Memorial Remembrance ceremony last weekend. The event, which was held Sept.…
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Plans call for replacement of bridges in Hopewell Township
Plans are in the works to replace two bridges in Hopewell Township that are in poor condition, using a $3.2 million state grant that has been awarded to Mercer County by the state Department of Transportation (DOT). One project calls for replacing two adjacent bridge structures, both of which are owned by Mercer County, on…
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Princeton mayor: Mercer County has told us cost of recycling will increase
Princeton Mayor Liz Lempert said on July 9 that Mercer County has proposed a new recycling contract that calls for the municipality to pay “dramatically” more for residential recycling pickup, as the impact of trade policy in Asia is being felt locally. The current five-year-deal Princeton has with the Mercer County Improvement Authority expires at…
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Mercer County superintendents work together to save lives
If parents, teachers and staff members want to stem the tide of teenage suicides, they need to tell young people again and again how important they are to the adults in their lives, and that the adults will always be there for them and never give up on them. That is the message that therapist…
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Rutgers opens clinic to address psychosis in young adults
Psychotic illness affects approximately 100,000 young people nationwide, according to the National Institute of Mental Health. But until recently, New Jersey had no clinics to help teens or young adults within their first two years of exhibiting symptoms when intervention is likely to be most effective. Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care (UBHC) recently opened a…