TOP LOCAL News
By ELIZABETH A MEYERS
October 19, 2025
HIGHTSTOWN, NJ – Is your Halloween vibe spooky, scary or silly? Show off your Halloween spirit in Hightstown's first Halloween House Decorating Contest! The Borough is inviting residents to go fully out in decorating their homes for the upcoming holiday by sharing the creativity of the community.
HIGHTSTOWN, NJ – Hundreds of people headed to downtown Hightstown on Saturday with a clear message: Down with the Rise of Authoritarianism; Fight for Freedom; and Restore Democracy in America. The nationwide “No Kings” movement was on full display in the diverse small town in central New ...
NEW YORK, NY - Former New York Jets center and Ring of Honor member Nick Mangold has shared a heartfelt message with fans, revealing that he is in need of a kidney transplant due to chronic kidney disease.Mangold explained that he was diagnosed in 2006 with a genetic defect that led to kidney ...
TRENTON, NJ - This weekend may be the best weekend yet for leaf peeping in the Garden State. The New Jersey Forest Service reports that the annual show is going on strong in most of the state.First the sad news. The Forest Service is reporting that High Point State Park is “past peak.” This doesn't ...
EAST WINDSOR, NJ – The East Windsor Municipal Utilities Authority (EWMUA) will conduct their semi-annual hydrant flushing in the community that will start on Monday, October 20 and will take place over the following three weeks. During the flushing, sediment will be removed from water pipes; the ...
EAST WINDSOR, NJ – East Windsor Township will come together for their annual acknowledgment of domestic violence by participating in the "Communities of Light" program created through a partnership with Mercer County-based Younity (formerly Womenspace.)Domestic violence can occur in several ways ...
NEW JERSEY – Bon Jovi will release Forever (Legendary Edition), a reimagined version of the band's 2024 album Forever, on Friday, Oct. 24, 2025, featuring guest artists such as Bruce Springsteen, Jelly Roll, Avril Lavigne, and Joe Elliott of Def Leppard. Sayreville's own Rock & Roll Hall of ...
CHESTERFIELD, NJ – New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy was flanked by a team of corrections officials, community and faith leaders, and criminal justice reform advocates at the official groundbreaking ceremony for the new women's corrections facility in Chesterfield. Murphy says that the facility will ...
EAST WINDSOR, NJ – An East Windsor man is now facing eight criminal counts after being arrested in the Twin Rivers area of the community following an alleged road rage incident. According to the East Windsor Township Police Department (EWTPD), officers responded to Twin Rivers Drive North on ...
EAST WINDSOR & HIGHTSTOWN, NJ – A busy, beautiful fall weekend on October 18 & 19 for East Windsor and Hightstown residents to get out and enjoy themselves in the area!The highlight of the weekend will be the pair of outdoor seasonal events hosted by the Hightstown Cultural Arts Commission ...
EAST WINDSOR, NJ –East Windsor Township keeps moving forward in welcoming a cannabis retailer to the community now with an extended timeframe for potential businesses to apply for permits. At the East Windsor Township Council meeting on October 14, members adopted a resolution that moves the ...
TRENTON, NJ – The Mercer County Improvement Authority (MCIA) will host its seasonal paper shredding event this weekend for county families clearing out the fall clutter. The county-wide agency will hold their collection event on Saturday, October 18, between 9:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m., at 651 South ...
EAST WINDSOR, NJ – Whole Foods Market is partnering with Rise, the locally based social service agency, to provide a mobile food pantry available for free to the community through the “Nourishing Our Neighborhoods” program. The program is part of Whole Foods Market's plan to provide free pantry ...
BORDENTOWN CITY, NJ — A longtime fixture of Bordentown City's business community is hosting a series of fundraisers to support the charity created by its President to benefit mothers and children worldwide.Riverview Studios will be hosting the next of its monthly events, “Music Night”, on Friday, ...
HIGHTSTOWN, NJ – Two fun family events are taking place in Hightstown on Sunday, October 19, thanks to the Hightstown Cultural Arts Commission.During the day, families are invited to show off their skills at the “Light Up the Lake” by bringing a pumpkin to paint or carve it for display in the park.
HIGHTSTOWN. NJ – Members of the community are coming together on Saturday for a peaceful “No Kings” rally under the movement to speak out against the concern over a rise in authoritarianism in the United States. Organizers say on their website that “'NO KINGS' is more than just a slogan—it’s the ...
EAST WINDSOR, NJ – East Windsor is now home to another large-scale facility of a pharmaceutical client. The U.S.-based Rising Pharmaceuticals, Inc. recently celebrated the opening of a new 165,000-square foot facility that is located at 330 Wyckoff Mills Road in East Windsor.With its headquarters ...
HIGHTSTOWN, NJ – Two weeks after the East Windsor Regional School District (EWRSD) Board of Education rescinded a job offer for the principal at Hightstown High School, residents took to the microphone at the Monday night meeting to share their insights into the now revisited search process. As ...
NEW JERSEY – Since the federal government shutdown on October 1, 2025, many New Jersey residents who have federal jobs have been affected and left without paychecks. The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJDOLWD) is making state residents aware that they can apply for ...
HAMILTON, NJ — The New Jersey State Police (NJSP) Communications Bureau will be holding two upcoming open walk-in testing days for the position of Public Safety Telecommunicator Apprentice for assignments at the NJSP's Atlantic, Mercer, Middlesex and Passaic County locations.The tests will take ...
HIGHTSTOWN, NJ – Get ready to clean out the clutter and shop for deals at the Hightstown Elks Lodge's Fall Yard Sale & Flea Market. The Market will include more than 36 vendors which will offer a wide variety of new and gently used housewares, home goods, tools, toys, clothing, books, holiday ...
NEW JERSEY — Eligible voters in New Jersey have three ways to cast their ballots in the 2025 General Election.According to the New Jersey Voter Information Portal, the three options are in-person early voting, at a polling place on Election Day and using a mail-in ballot.In Person on Election ...
EAST WINDSOR, NJ – East Windsor Township officials joined in the celebration of the Honeybee Day School opening their newest center in Mercer County. The school is located at 364 Dutch Neck Road in East Windsor and is the former Busy Bee Child Care center. Honeybee Day School provides a ...
MERCER COUNTY, NJ – The BAPS Swaminarayan Akshardham Hindu temple is getting ready to enjoy the Diwali, “Festival of Lights,” holiday with special activities at the Mercer County-based temple, including through a fireworks display to light up the night sky. Built between 2011 and 2023, the BAPS ...
EAST WINDSOR, NJ – The traffic tie-ups and frustration are almost over for area residents as Netflix enters the second of two planned weeks of production action that has closed Route 133 through East Windsor. According to the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT), the highway will be ...
EAST WINDSOR/HIGHTSTOWN, NJ – With the joint commemoration on Monday, October 13 for Columbus Day and Indigenous People's Day, many public entities will be closed. The date is an official State Holiday in New Jersey.Such closures include state agency offices; Mercer County government offices; and ...
MERCER COUNTY, NJ – Under the leadership of Jack Kemler, the Mercer County Sherriff's Office is once taking part in the National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day for the public to safely dispose of unused and expired prescription drugs.Prescription Drug Take-Back Day is a nationwide initiative ...
MOUNT LAUREL, NJ -− Suicide is a leading cause of death in the United States and the 16th leading cause of death in New Jersey, yet suicide can often be prevented. Volunteers throughout Burlington County, NJ, are joining the thousands of people who are gathering this season in towns across the ...
WAYNE, NJ — The New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs has issued an urgent warning to all licensed professionals about a new scam targeting applicants and licensees with fraudulent emails that attempt to install malicious software.According to the Division, scammers are sending emails instructing ...
NEW JERSEY – A State of Emergency has been declared for all 21 counties across New Jersey as a Nor'Easter storm is expected to bring heavy rain and strong winds during the weekend. Acting Governor Tahesha Way signed an Executive Order of Friday afternoon, October 10, that enacts the State Of ...