Mercer offers checks for fresh produce to qualifying older adults

Representatives from the Mercer County Nutrition Office will offer the checks on Friday, Sept. 14, between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. at the Cooperative Extension of Mercer County, 930 Spruce St., Lawrence.

08/28/2018 11:59 AM

Heat Advisory issued for Mercer; cooling sites open

The National Weather Service has issued a Heat Advisory for Mercer County and the surrounding area from noon Tuesday, Aug. 28, until 8 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 29.

08/27/2018 4:34 PM

Most Mercer County offices to be closed for Labor Day

The following County offices will be closed Monday, Sept. 3, and will reopen for business Sept. 4: McDade Administration Building, Criminal Courthouse, Office of the Mercer County Clerk, Civil Courthouse and Office of the County Surrogate, and Mercer County Connection.

08/27/2018 2:16 PM

Howell Living History Farm's Annual Plowing Match Set for Sept. 1

Howell Farm will hold its 35th annual Plowing Match on Saturday, Sept. 1, from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. A dozen teams of draft animals from New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and New York are entered in the match, which tests the performance of farmers, their horses and oxen.

08/24/2018 3:37 PM

Mercer County Police Academy graduates 19th class

An audience of several hundred family members, friends, and members of a number of law enforcement agencies saw the class of 55 cadets receive graduation certificates to officially make them police officers.

08/24/2018 2:51 PM

Hughes: False Alarms, Swatting and Spoofing are not funny pranks. Don't do it.

08/24/2018 12:10 PM

Mercer seeks worn U.S. flags for ‘retirement’

Gathering American flags that are ready to be decommissioned is a year-round activity for the Mercer County office of Veteran Services.

08/23/2018 4:29 PM

FREEHOLDERS PRESENT 2018 NJAC FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIPS

At the August 7, Agenda Meeting the Mercer County Board of Chosen Freeholders presented the New Jersey Association of Counties (NJAC) Foundation Investors Bank Scholarship to Melissa Schmierer who recently graduated from Mercer County Technical School.

08/15/2018 1:39 PM

Hooked on Fishing, Not on Drugs: Aug. 17 is sign-up deadline for youth education program

The program's goal is to encourage children ages 10 to 14 to avoid tobacco, drug and alcohol usage by providing alternative activities while having fun. Participants can learn to fish, discover aquatic and environmental resources and develop positive life skills.

08/14/2018 4:20 PM

‘Bug Us’: Master Gardeners to hold annual festival

The 16th annual Insect Festival sponsored by the Rutgers Master Gardeners of Mercer County will be held on Saturday, Sept. 8, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., rain or shine, at Mercer Educational Gardens, 431A Federal City Road, Hopewell Township. Admission is free and on-site parking is available.

08/14/2018 9:57 AM

Princeton reopens playground renovated with Mercer at Play grant

The project was funded in large part by Mercer at Play, a grant program County Executive Brian M. Hughes introduced in 2006 to encourage new municipal recreational amenities for all ages.

08/08/2018 4:48 PM

Heat Advisory issued for Mercer County; cooling sites open

The National Weather Service has issued a Heat Advisory for Mercer County and the surrounding area on Monday, Aug. 6, from noon to 7 p.m., and County Executive Brian M. Hughes is reminding residents that many cooling sites are open.

08/06/2018 1:37 PM

Mercer County Tennis Center honored for excellence by USTA

The Mercer County Park Commission’s tennis facility in West Windsor is one of 24 winners in the 37th annual USTA Facility Awards program, which recognizes excellence in the construction and/or renovation of tennis facilities throughout the country.

07/31/2018 12:43 PM

Lawrence Hopewell Trail's 2018 Full Moon Ride to feature live music, floating lanterns.

The Lawrence Hopewell Trail’s fifth annual Full Moon Ride will take place Sunday, Aug. 26, from 7 to 11:30 p.m., starting in the picnic pavilion area of Rosedale Lake in Mercer Meadows.

07/26/2018 3:14 PM

100th Mercer 4-H Fair set for July 28-29 at Howell Farm

The fair will run from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, July 28, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, July 29. Admission and parking are free.

07/20/2018 4:26 PM

When is it OK to talk about mental illness and addiction? Any time.

Mercer County celebrates #NoStigma Mercer with the Trenton Thunder

07/19/2018 3:14 PM

The 4-1-1 on the 6-0-9

07/18/2018 4:35 PM

“Efficient.” “Easy.” “Smaller than your average Walmart.” “Way better than Newark or Philadelphia.” Trenton-Mercer Airport.

07/18/2018 4:21 PM

Mercer County Senior Art Show opens July 18

The exhibit features original artworks created within the past three years, from drawings to paintings to crafts, by Mercer County residents age 60 or older.

07/17/2018 3:28 PM

FREEHOLDERS ANNOUNCE 2018 SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS

At their July 12 Formal Meeting the Mercer County Board of Chosen Freeholders honored the winners of the 2018 Freeholder’s Scholarship to attend Mercer County Community College.

07/16/2018 9:50 AM