TOP LOCAL News
By JANEL“JAYCEE" MILLER
June 2, 2026
EAST WINDSOR, NJ – East Windsor Township took up two moves on different local roadways during a recent council meeting where no parking on one road and road improvements on another were considered. First up, the Council considered an ordinance that, if passed, would remove the no-parking zone on ...
EAST WINDSOR/HIGHTSTOWN, NJ — While a new month is now ahead of us, let's look back at some of the top "feel good" stories to come out of East Windsor and Hightstown in May 2026!Hightstown's Alexander Torres Mino Selected for NJ State Teen Arts Festival: Hightstown High School's Alexander Torres ...
EAST WINDSOR, NJ –The East Windsor Township Police Department (EWTPD) has secured a grant worth $14,570.75 through federal and state agencies to purchase new police body armor. According to the announcement by East Windsor Township, the annual funding will be used to offset the local government's ...
NEW JERSEY - Garden State residents aren't strangers to traffic, whether it's a morning commute up Route 18 North or heading to and from work along Route 287 or driving on the Turnpike or Parkway in either direction. It doesn't matter what part of the state either. North, Central or South Jersey, ...
MERCER COUNTY, NJ – The Princeton Mercer Regional Chamber of Commerce (PMRC) has named veteran business leader Laurence Saul as the next President & CEO to lead Central Jersey's preeminent business organization. The selection comes after an almost three-month search for a new leader of the ...
BORDENTOWN CITY, NJ — One of the most popular annual events to take place in Bordentown City is happening next month.The Bordentown Historical Society's 2026 History in Bloom Garden Tour will be taking place on Saturday, June 6 from 11AM to 4PM throughout Bordentown City. The self-guided walking ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – Gerald M. Pomper, a national scholar in voter behavior and American presidential politics who dedicated his nearly six-decade career to Rutgers, died on May 21. He was 91.Pomper joined the Rutgers faculty in 1962, when he became a Board of Governors Professor at the Eagleton ...
HIGHTSTOWN, NJ – Three Hightstown High School juniors Rocket League Team have clinched the Group III Conference State Championship in the Garden State eSports (GSE) state finals. Ranked #2 in their bracket, teammates Ruben A., Tomas C., and Hy'Amovi P. competing in the High School Rocket League ...
MERCER COUNTY, NJ — Mercer County Executive Dan Benson and the Board of County Commissioners have moved to limit the ability of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) to access and use County property to conduct immigration enforcement operations.Benson signed ...
EAST WINDSOR, NJ – East Windsor residents are invited to walk and talk with Mayor Janice Mironov as part of the Mayor's Wellness Campaign kick-off. The Wellness Walk tagged as – “Take a walk. Meet your neighbors. Feel better together" – is an initiative sponsored by the New Jersey Health Care ...
MERCER COUNTY, NJ – With voters across New Jersey heading to the polls on Tuesday, June 2, 2026, for the Primary Election, Mercer County Clerk Paula Sollami Covello is reminding voters of the three ways to cast their ballot. As previously reported by TAPinto East Windsor/Hightstown, in-person early ...
CHESTERFIELD, NJ — An inmate from Newark that had been incarcerated at the Garden State Youth Correctional Facility in Chesterfield has been charged with killing his cellmate, Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia Bradshaw announced on Wednesday afternoon.Xavier Cepin, 22, was charged on May 22 with ...
Princeton, NJ - A man who killed his brother at his Princeton apartment was found dead in his jail cell on Friday, May 8. Mercer County prosecutors say Matthew Hertgen, 32, died by apparent suicide at the Mercer County Jail, according to a report at NJ.com. An autopsy report is pending."Growing up, ...
HIGHTSTOWN, NJ – Alexis Brown's performance in Hightstown High School's 2026 spring performance of Bring it On: The Musical helped her bring home an award recently.Alexis won the coveted award for Best Ensemble Member for her role as “Nautica” in the Hightstown High School performance. She was ...
TRENTON, NJ – A group of New Jersey State Lawmakers are pushing to create parameters of AI (Artificial Intelligence) by licensed professionals. Legislation sponsored by Assembly members Tennille R. McCoy (D-Mercer), Balvir Singh (D-Burlington), and Luanne Peterpaul (D-Monmouth) would create a model ...
EAST WINDSOR, NJ – An East Windsor man is now facing criminal charges after allegedly hitting an individual in the face with a bottle, according to the East Windsor Township Police Department (EWTPD.)At approximately 9:43 pm. on Sunday, May 24, 2026, East Windsor police responded to a location on ...
EAST WINDSOR, NJ – East Windsor Township's Fiscal Year 2026 Budget has officially been introduced to the public. The total general appropriations in the proposed municipal budget add up to $26,717,108, roughly $1.4 million more than the budget the council approved last year. The Township had ...
HIGHTSTOWN, NJ – The Hightstown High School Parent Association and Post-Prom Committee is looking for volunteers to help provide a fun, safe and memorable event for the Class of 2026. For 36 years, the annual After Program event has relied on community volunteers to help put together, arrange and ...
NEW JERSEY – Governor Mikie Sherrill has stepped into the controversial debate about the creation of data centers in several New Jersey towns. On Wednesday, May 27, Sherrill announced a four-part comprehensive plan that she says will put guardrails on data centers in the state. Data centers house ...
MOUNT LAUREL, NJ – Rep. Herb Conaway (NJ-3) is holding an kick-off session for students interested in participating in the annual Congressional App Challenge (CAC).Founded in 2015, the Congressional App Challenge was founded in 2015 as a bipartisan initiative by the Congressional Internet Caucus to ...
HIGHTSTOWN, NJ – Hightstown High School's Alexander Torres Mino has been selected to represent Mercer County in the 2026 New Jersey State Teen Arts Festival. Alexander, a sophomore at Hightstown High School, submitted a piece titled “The Lion of Judah.” He was one of 18 Hightstown High School ...
EAST WINDSOR, NJ – A handful of residents questioned the East Windsor Council during its meeting on Tuesday, May 26, 2026 about topics such as the length, transparency, and flexibility of a proposed data center moratorium in the township.Under the proposed local ordinance, the development of ...
EAST WINDSOR, NJ – East Windsor residents should take note of changes to the recycling pick-up schedule under a new Shared Services Agreement between the Township and Mercer County.Effective Friday, June 5, 2026, recycling collection for the entire township will change to every other Friday. This ...
MERCER COUNTY, NJ – In-person early voting locations are now open leading up to New Jersey's Primary Election Day on Tuesday, June 2, 2026.In-person early voting will be available between May 26 and May 31, 2026. The locations listed below will be open on Tuesday, May 26 through Saturday, May 30, ...
NEWARK, NJ — Gov. Mikie Sherrill wants federal authorities to allow state inspections at Delaney Hall after roughly 300 immigrant detainees went on a Memorial Day weekend hunger strike to protest its reportedly deplorable, inhumane conditions.“I’m deeply disturbed by reports of the poor conditions ...
HIGHTSTOWN, NJ – The rain did not stop the community from lining the streets on Monday, May 25, 2026, for the 104th Annual Hightstown Memorial Day Parade, a tradition that continues to bring residents together in remembrance of those who served and sacrificed for the country.This year’s parade also ...
Nothing beats a cool, creamy dessert on a hot summer day. We’ve got a customizable recipe for no-churn ice cream that starts with two simple ingredients.The trick to making ice cream without an ice cream maker? Folding in fluffy whipped cream.For the base, you need a 14-oz. can of sweetened ...
TRENTON – Governor Sherrill declared New Jersey in a State of Emergency, effective immediately, following the conclusion of loss assessments conducted to evaluate agricultural damages from prolonged freezing temperatures that impacted the State between April 19 and April 22. The assessments, ...
NEW JERSEY — While communities across the Garden State will honor fallen soldiers at ceremonies on Memorial Day, New Jersey ranks among the bottom five states for military retirees, according to a new 2026 report released by WalletHub.The study, released in recognition of Military Appreciation ...
EAST WINDSOR - HIGHTSTOWN, NJ – With the Federal and State Holiday on Monday, May 25, 2026 in observance of Memorial Day, many government agencies and local facilities will be closed for the day. All Hightstown Borough, East Windsor Township offices, Mercer County offices and the East Windsor ...