MERCER COUNTY, NJ -- The weather will be a bit cooler after a wild week of heat and storms, so it's a perfect opportunity to head outside with the family for some fun in the area.

On Saturday night, enjoy music under the stars with the Mercer County Park Commission's Free concert series featuring an Eagles cover band and rock and roll  starting at ...

NEW JERSEY --  The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a Tornado Watch for most of New Jersey for Thursday until approximately 9:00 p.m. Thunderstorms also are expected to move through the state with high winds and heavy rain. 

The Tornado Watch includes Burlington, Mercer, Monmouth, Hunterdon, Middlesex, Morris, Somerset, Sussex, Warren, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, ...

TRENTON, NJ -- Mercer County Executive Brian M. Hughes announced on Monday that, through a partnership with UCEDC, a second round of COVID-19 crisis business loans are now available.  The ongoing partnership with the UCEDC offers a variety of different lending packages including the Crisis Loan Second Round. Small businesses can apply to borrow up to $15,000 in funding at ...

WEST WINDSOR, NJ --  If you felt a void in the retail shopping lobe of your brain when the Walmart store at Nassau Park on Route 1 closed last August, you may soon feel the warm rush of a replacement store: Ocean State Job Lot, a discount retail chain with 146 store locations across the Northeast, has purchased the former Walmart location at 101 Nassau Park Boulevard and plans to open ...

NEWARK, NJ – In a state faced with one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the nation, Gov. Phil Murphy aims to tackle those numbers with the establishment of a universal home nurse visitation program for newborns.

Murphy signed a landmark bill (S690) on Thursday giving New Jersey one of the most comprehensive and robust home visitation programs in the country.

The ...

HAMILTON, NJ -- The Hamilton Area YMCA highlighted their mission to tackle learning loss and food insecurity in the community with Senator Linda Greenstein (D-Middlesex/Mercer) who pushed for state funding to sponsor programs. Board members and staff of the Hamilton Area YMCA gave Greenstein a tour of their facilities and discussed their programs servicing the Hamilton ...

TRENTON, NJ -- Following the recent upsurge in the Delta variant of COVID-19, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) on July 27 updated its guidance for people who have been fully vaccinated. The CDC said that while individuals can resume activities that they did prior to the pandemic to reduce the risk of being infected with the Delta variant and possibly spreading it to others, wearing a mask ...

HAMILTON - ROBBINSVILLE, NJ -- Hamilton and Robbinsville Town Councils both passed local ordinances for their respective towns this week banning the retail sales of legalized recreational marijuana for adults.  The ordinances passed unanimously -- on Tuesday night during the Hamilton Council meeting and on Thursday night during the Robbinsville Council meeting. 

Robbinsville ...

MERCER COUNTY, NJ -- Mercer County Sheriff Jack Kemler wants everyone to "play it safe and enjoy your well-deserved summer vacation" but urged area residents to be social media savvy to protect their home while out of town. 

Kemler recently issued a set of tips to Mercer County residents on how to protect themselves and their home.  For starters, he said to "Never ...

HAMILTON, NJ -- The Hamilton Township Police Division (HPD) announced on Thursday the arrest of a local man who allegedly lit a fire in his own apartment causing it and other neighboring units to be damaged. 

At approximately 1:39p.m. on July 14, Hamilton Police Officers and Hamilton Firefighters were dispatched to the Winding Brook Apartment located on Bradford Avenue ...

ROBBINSVILLE, NJ --Santa Claus is coming to town to check to see if local kids are making his Naughty or Nice list so far this year. 

"It might be hot and humid here in New Jersey, but Santa is going to brave the heat for a special mid-year trip down from the North Pole to see if all the children (and parents too) are being good this year," the Rotary Club of ...

CENTRAL NEW JERSEY — For the 43rd annual Ride for Runaways hosted by Anchor House, riders will embark on bike rides eight local routes throughout central New Jersey for a total of 500 miles traveled in eight days. It is expected that 35 riders will participate in the bike ride. The Ride For Runaways traditionally features a seven-day, 500-mile bike beginning at locations in ...

ROBBINSVILLE, NJ -- Messages of support and prayers are pouring in for Robbinsville's Josephson family following the conviction and life sentence of a South Carolina man in connection with kidnapping and murder of 21-year-old Samantha. In a tragedy that rocked the country and brought rideshare safety to the forefront, Nathaniel Rowland, 27, of New Zion, South ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. -- It only took a few hours on Tuesday for a jury to return a verdict in the trial of the South Carolina man charged with killing Robbinsville Township’s Samantha Josephson after he allegedly posed as an Uber driver.  Nathaniel Rowland, 27, of New Zion, South Carolina, was found guilty on all three charges: murder, kidnapping, and possession of a weapon during ...

TRENTON, NJ – In an effort to ensure students are receiving adequate civics and government education, legislation sponsored by Senators Shirley Turner, Troy Singleton, M. Teresa Ruiz, and Linda Greenstein, requiring civics instruction in middle school, was enacted into law on Friday.

“By deepening civics instruction in middle school and high school, we are giving students the ...

ROBBINSVILLE, NJ --  Recent Robbinsville Township High School graduate Samuel Regen was named Youth Advocate of the Year and awarded a scholarship by the New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome & Associated Disorders (NJTCS) for his service to the non-profit agency. Regen was one of only four students presented with the advocacy award and one of 16 individuals ...

HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP, NJ – For the 102nd year, the 4-H Fair is back for two days of family fun. This year's event will feature children’s activities, hay rides, animal shows, music, farm tours, exhibits and more.  Plenty of food and beverages, including homemade ice cream, also will be available at the fair.

The annual Mercer County 4-H Fair will ...

ROBBINSVILLE, NJ -- Robbinsville Township's Charvi Yetish showed off her talent and creativity to win the 2021 New Jersey Child Support Teen Media Contest held by the New Jersey Department of Human Services, which celebrated the support of family, friends and loved ones during the COVID-19 pandemic.  Students across New Jersey were asked to submit artistic visual and written ...