ROBBINSVILLE, NJ -- Robbinsville Township wants residents to safely dispose of papers and documents, particularly those items with sensitive information, through their Shred Day event.  

The annual free paper shredding event will be held on Saturday, November 7 at the local Fire House located at 1149 Route 130 between 9:00 am until 1:00 pm, or until the shred ...

MERCER COUNTY, NJ --  Mercer County Executive Brian Hughes reminded local residents that it's not too late to sign up for Wednesday's job fair.  Job seekers can connect with more than 40 potential employers who are actively looking for new employees. Additionally, Mercer County will offer free information on other county services and resources.  

This will be ...

ROBBINSVILLE, NJ -- Get those Halloween costumes ready for yourself, your children, and your family pet and join in the fun of Robbinsville's second annual Pet Parade and Costume Contest. 

The Pet Parade will be stepping off at 10:00 am on Halloween, October 31 at the Town Center Gazebo on Lake Drive. There is a $10 fee to participate in the parade and costume contest but it's ...

TRENTON - ROBBINSVILLE, NJ -- Following this past Saturday's Prescription Drug Takeback Day, Mercer County Sheriff Jack Kemler reported that nearly 20pounds of unused, expired, and old medications were disposed. During the four-hour event, the Mercer County Sheriff’s Office collected a wide-range of prescription drugs ranging from everyday blood pressure and heart ...

HAMILTON, NJ - Five years, thousands of signatures from Hamilton residents, hundreds of hours of hearings and meetings, and two mayors.

That formula came together Tuesday as Mayor Jeff Martin officially signed off on the consolidation of Hamilton’s former nine fire districts to create one combined Hamilton Township Fire Department.

The department, which will be headed by Fire ...

HAMILTON, NJ -- On Tuesday, the Hamilton Township Council sounded the final bell on the archaic fire district structure that has managed fire service locally by unanimously approving an ordinance that would merge the archaic fire district structure into one entity. The Hamilton Township Fire Department will come into official existence on January 2, ...

TRENTON, NJ --  Assemblyman Dan Benson is hoping to address the backlog at the Motor Vehicle Commission (MVC) offices which have been swamped after the agency was closed for three-month because of the COVID-19 pandemic by creating an online check in system.

"The MVC has been working to clear its backlog from the spring closures, while also accommodating current ...

BLACKWOOD, NJ — Governor Phil Murphy abruptly left a press briefing Wednesday after learning that an individual with whom he was in close proximity with on Saturday has tested positive for COVID-19 (coronavirus). Murphy, 63, was hosting an outdoor press briefing at the student center of Camden County College (CCC) to announce $14 million in funding for ...

TRENTON, NJ -- The rate at which power is restored and the reliability of internet service was once again on top of the agenda on Monday at an almost four-hour Senate Law and Public Safety Committee hearing chaired by Senator Linda Greenstein (D-Mercer/Middlesex.) 

Among those testifying were Robbinsville Township Mayor Dave Fried and Hamilton Township Mayor Jeff Martin who spoke to ...

ROBBINSVILLE, NJ -- Get ready to ride for the annual "Crankgiving" cycling event, which began in 1999, to raise money for local food banks and shelters. Apart, Together in Motion, a locally owned virtual fitness studio, recently announced that they will be participating once again in this year's Cranksgiving cycling event. 

"We are so happy that we can ...

MERCER COUNTY, NJ -- Mercer County Executive Brian M. Hughes announced on Wednesday that the county will be providing free at-home COVID-19 (coronavirus) testing for certain residents. The program will be open to Mercer County residents who are age 14 or older and individuals who are first responders or health care workers in the County.

“Testing for COVID-19 is necessary to ...

MERCER COUNTY, NJ --  Mercer County will once again be providing free healthy foods local families struggling through the COVID-19 heath and economic crisis at Friday's Emergency Free Farm Market. Families who are temporarily facing food insecurity will be provided a box of healthy fruits, vegetables and dairy while supplies last. 

The Emergency Free Farm Market ...

ROBBINSVILLE, NJ -- The officers at the Robbinsville Police Department give back to the community every day.   This month, they are taking on an additional task to help raise awareness and support of breast cancer research. 

The Robbinsville Township PBA #344 is hosting their annual pin fundraiser.  The specially constructed metal pins are designed with the ...

ROBBINSVILLE - HAMILTON, NJ -- The Robbinsville - Hamilton Rotary Club is partnering with the Boys and Girls Club of Mercer County to host their annual Fall Bike Drive. The annual project has donated bicycles collected from the public to the Boys and Girls Club Bike Exchange.  

The almost 50 volunteers with the Bike Exchange repair the used bicycles, sell ...

ROBBINSVILLE - HAMILTON, NJ -- The Rotary Club of Robbinsville-Hamilton recently announced the launch of it's first "Flags For Heroes" program aimed at giving local residents the opportunity to honor their personal hero. 

Residents and businesses can sponsor an American flag, three-feet by five-feet, that will be placed on the grounds of Robert Wood Johnson ...

MORRISTOWN, NJ – Approximately 130 dogs and cats arrived at the Morristown Airport after being rescued from Puerto Rico earlier this month. 

The Sato Project, Wings of Rescue, and Greater Good Charities made it possible for the rescued animals to be evacuated from the streets of Puerto Rico or pulled from overburdened shelters impacted by recent earthquakes and/or damaged by ...

TRENTON, NJ --  The use of electric vehicles (EV) is getting a boost under a pair of new laws to expand residential access to electric vehicles.  Under a law sponsored by Assemblyman Daniel Benson (D-Hamilton) and signed by Governor Phil Murphy on Monday community associations are prohibited from placing unreasonable restrictions of EV charging infrastructure and ...

HAMILTON, NJ -- A well-known Hamilton Township property that has fallen into disrepair and delinquency could get a new use thanks to action by the Hamilton Township Council. At a recent meeting, the legislaitve body unanimously passed a resolution deeming the land that was the Patterson Avenue Landfill as an "area in need of redevelopment." 

The resolution noted that the ...

TRENTON, NJ – Mercer County State Senator Shirley Turner (D-Mercer-Hunteron) is seeking to encourage employers to hire ex-offenders by championing legislation that would authorize corporation business tax and gross income tax credits for businesses that employ recently released inmates. 

The Senate Commerce Committee approved the legislation and it must now be considered by the ...

ROBBINSVILLE, NJ -- Jim and Betty O’Donnell had that sinking feeling late on October 1 when their son Brian did not get home from work at his normal time, the instinct that something was wrong sank in.

Even at 32 years old Brian, Jim and Betty's oldest child, would always call home around 11:00 p.m. when he was leaving work at Mecho Shades in Edison, just to let them know ...

TRENTON, NJ -- The New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission (MVC) adopted regulations on Thursday to build upon the state's "Sami's Law" aimed at protecting customers of ride-sharing networks such as Uber or Lyft. "Sami's Law" is named after Robbinsville's Samantha Josephson who was brutally murdered while attending college in South Carolina ...

NEW JERSEY — Practice that involves contact and indoor sports scrimmages will once again be possible despite the coronavirus pandemic, Gov. Phil Murphy said Tuesday as he signed a new executive order.

No. 187 allows for sports to resume activities inside defined as “medium risk” and “high risk” by the New Jersey Department of Health’s ...