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Mercer County Parks Hosts “Trenton Talks Basketball Tournament”, Drawing Over 250 Residents
Mercer County Park hosted the first Trenton Talks Basketball Tournament, with a portion of all proceeds going to benefit Trenton’s A Better Way foundation. The tournament brought out over 250 residents from Trenton and surrounding communities. 12 basketball teams competed for top honors. There was also a double-dutch jump rope contest, judged by Skil-Lit Café Owners Robert Wilborn and Dionna Maldonado.
TCNJ to provide room and board to local community college students
EWING — Come the fall semester, the housing situation at The College of New Jersey will be different than ever before. TCNJ and Mercer County Community College have worked out a deal where TCNJ will provide room and board to its students, according to a release from MCCC. The partnership “for the Fall 2024 semester and beyond” will also offer MCCC students special rates for the accommodation.
Master Gardeners Guide Tours at Mercer Educational Gardens
Join the Rutgers Master Gardeners of Mercer County for an Evening in the Garden at Mercer Educational Gardens on Wednesday July 24 from 6 to 7:30pm. Visit the various gardens and meet the master gardeners who maintain them. The curated gardens on-site include annual, butterfly (featuring a new swallowtail host...
Allentown, Bordentown Post 26 post opening-day wins in American Legion State Final 8
WOOD-RIDGE — Ray Mulhern probably had the longest ride of any player from the Mercer County American Legion League Sunday when his Allentown Legion baseball team played in the opening round of the New Jersey American Legion State Final 8 at the Wood-Ridge Athletic Complex. Mulhern, a resident of...
Carter Road Bridge Over Beden’s Brook to be Replaced
On or about July 29, 2024, Mercer County will begin the replacement of the bridge on Carter Road over Beden's Brook in Hopewell Township. This bridge is adjacent to St. Michael’s Preserve. The project is expected to take approximately 9 months, weather permitting. During this time Carter Road traffic will remain open to the traveling public, with alternating traffic control. There will be two 3-day periods when the road will be completely closed to traffic. Be sure to follow all posted detours and slow down in the work area for safety.
Limited Impact from Global Technology Outage, Mercer County officials Report
MERCER COUNTY, NJ – A global technology outage that has caused disruptions to travel, banking, hospitals and more has had a limited impact at the local or county level, Mercer County Executive Dan Benson said Friday afternoon. All Mercer County offices remain open. As reported earlier by TAPinto, Cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike says Friday's outage happened when it deployed a faulty update to computers running Microsoft Windows. The company said that a fix was on the way. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER Mercer County’s Office of Emergency Management (OEM) and Office of Information Technology (OIT)...
N.J. county’s emergency dispatch system affected by technology outage
Officials in Mercer County are actively working to restore connectivity after certain systems, including the county’s emergency dispatch system, were impacted by the global technology outage Friday. “Mercer County’s Office of Emergency Management (OEM) and Office of Information Technology (OIT) have been responding to this challenge,” a news release...
Three MCALL baseball teams head to Wood-Ridge for State Final 8
Now the best baseball teams from the Mercer County American Legion League will get to see how they stack up against the rest of the state when the New Jersey American Legion State Final 8 begins Sunday at the Wood-Ridge Athletic Complex in North Jersey. With the state down to...
TCNJ to provide room and board to local community college students
EWING — Come the fall semester, the housing situation at The College of New Jersey will be different than ever before. TCNJ and Mercer County Community College have worked out a deal where TCNJ will provide room and board to its students, according to a release from MCCC. The partnership “for the Fall 2024 semester and beyond” will also offer MCCC students special rates for the accommodation.
Mercer Master Gardeners Invite You to an Evening in the Garden
(HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP, NJ) -- The Rutgers Master Gardeners of Mercer County invite you to the annual Evening in the Garden on Wednesday, July 24, 2024 from 6:00pm to 7:30pm. Join them at the Mercer Educational Gardens (431A Federal City Road) in Hopewell Township, on the grounds of Mercer County Stables.
10 most expensive homes sold in Mercer County, July 8-14
A house in Princeton that sold for $2.9 million tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in Mercer County in the past week. In total, 142 residential real estate sales were recorded in the county during the past week, with an average price of $587,720, or $312 per square foot.
Teen Bicyclist Airlifted After Being Struck By Pickup Driver, 66, In Mercer County: Cops
A 66-year-old driver struck and seriously injured a 14-year-old bicyclist in a Mercer County town over the weekend, police said.The East Windsor driver was operating a 2013 Toyota Tacoma when he struck the bicyclist, who was crossing Twin Rivers Drive north around 9:30 p.m. Saturday, July 13, EWPD …
Mercer County Natives Burn Rubber At Rockcastle Speedway
The Harrodsburg Herald/Samuel Warren Clay Turner used the full width of the track around the corner during one of his hot laps to qualify for the pro late model feature at Rockcastle Speedway on Saturday, July 13. Samuel Warren Herald Staff [email protected] Rockcastle Speedway in Mt. Vernon hosted a night of racing on Saturday, July 13, including modifieds, mini-stocks, Hornets, Crown Vies, Kentucky Dirt Racing AIliance Super Stocks, and most importantly, crate late model racing. Two Mercer County natives, Josh Vinyard and Clay Turner, were behind the wheel, as they have been most summer weekends for the last several years....
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