Tag: Mercer County
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Mercer County Police Academy’s 28th basic class ‘stand ready’ to serve in their respective communities
The Mercer County Police Academy has graduated its 28th basic class of 44 cadets. An audience of several hundred family members, friends, Mercer County dignitaries and law enforcement officials from around state saw the cadets receive graduation certificates to officially make them police officers during a commencement held in the gymnasium at Mercer County Community…
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Mercer County allocates $3.5 million for small businesses impacted by pandemic
Small businesses with physical storefronts will soon have access to more grant funds. Mercer County’s small business grant program has been provided with $3.5 million from the Mercer County Board of Commissioners to administer additional relief to small businesses in the county that faced hard times during the coronavirus pandemic. The $3.5 million that has…
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Firm projects student enrollment increases for Hopewell Valley Regional School District in next 10 years
Hundreds of new students are projected to enroll at the Hopewell Valley Regional School District in the coming years following the completion of three residential housing developments in Hopewell Township. Representatives of SLAM Collaborative, a design firm in Philadelphia, made a presentation on the projected enrollment numbers to school board members, district administration and the…
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Mercer County’s new small business investment program to help cater to those impacted by the pandemic
Small businesses in Mercer County that have experienced financial losses due to the COVID-19 pandemic will soon be able to apply for relief funds from the county’s allocation of American Rescue Plan Act funding. The county would provide up to $500,000 in funds for small businesses that had been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and…
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Sourland Mountain Region gains 10K trees in 2022
For Hillsborough Township resident Jennifer Bryson, the “tremendous loss of ash trees” in the area in and around her property has been “devastating.” That is why when the Sourland Conservancy (SC) expanded its efforts to include plantings directly on private land through a grant from the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) in partnership with the FoHVOS…
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Nonprofit Hope Loves Company continues to provide relief for families impacted by ALS
Lou Gehrig’s disease, also known as ALS, is not just a fatal disease that affects an individual but an entire family. ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) causes the loss of muscle and body function as the disease progressively breaks down an individual’s nervous system. People with the disease, which does not have a cure, lose their…
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East Windsor Senior Center expansion addresses growth in senior population
With a snip of the scissors, East Windsor Township Mayor Janice Mironov and officials cut the ribbon for the grand re-opening of the renovated and expanded East Windsor Township Senior Center. Work to expand the 11,000-square-foot senior center, located at the end of Lannigan Boulevard, began in December 2020 and was completed in October. The…
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Mercer County Veteran Services offering holiday meal packages for veterans
Mercer County Veteran Services, led by Division Chief Medina Wilson, supports veterans throughout the year in a variety of ways, as exemplified by recent events from a Veterans Day Ceremony and a recent Pearl Harbor Remembrance, according to Mercer County Executive Brian M. Hughes. On Dec. 4, Hughes joined Veteran Services and local veterans at…
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Princeton officials hope to fill gaps in transit, health and social services with additional ARPA funds
Princeton officials plan to apply for a portion of the $3 million in American Rescue Plan Act, or ARPA, to fill gaps in transit, health and social service programs. Mercer County is making the ARPA funds available to the dozen municipalities in the county, according to Deputy Administrator Jeffrey Grosser. Princeton and the other towns…
