Mercer County News

All weekend Carnival will be held next two weekends from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. on Friday, Saturday from noon to 11 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 10 p.m. On Memorial Day the carnival will run from noon to 10 p.m. Fireworks will be held on both Saturdays.

An explosive device was detonated in the rear parking lot of the Hightstown Police Department near several police vehicles on Monday, May 6. Hightstown Police Director James LeTellier said that the bomb, which went off at 9:48 p.m., did not cause any injuries or damage to nearby police cars.

Detective Sean Yard of the Mercer County Prosecutor's Office is leading an anti-bullying presentation for parents at Kreps Middle School on Monday, June 3 at 7 p.m. This presentation will touch on issues children and students face regarding cyber media as well as an overview of the East Windsor Regional School District's Anti-Bullying Programs and ... (more)

EWING - The Carlton Avenue bridge was reopened today after a replacement project had closed the span for 10 weeks, the Mercer County Department of Transportation said.

Sheena Johnson, center, outside the Trenton Marriott an hour after her release from the Mercer County Correction Center 5/18/13. Johnson was being held in the jail on child endangerment charges after she lived with her sons in a Ewing storage locker.

Warren County freeholders fear that if the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission continues with its plan to replace the Scudder Falls Bridge , county residents will pay for it.

The annual "Drumthwacket in Bloom: Garden Party Open House" is Sunday, June 2 from 1-3 p.m. at the historic home that serves as the New Jersey governors' mansion on Stockton Street.

TRENTON - The Mercer County Board of Freeholders is pressing ahead with its plan to charge for parking at Trenton-Mercer Airport.

City Filmmaker Jeff Stewart wants to shut down the "Trenton Makes" bridge for a couple hours so he can shoot the ending scene to his zombie movie.

Mercer County Executive Brian M. Hughes advises residents to plan and prepare for possible tropical storms this summer and fall.

When it comes to selecting shrubbery that smells good, it's hard to beat the scent of a lilac bush.

Photographer Aubrey Kauffman is using time-lapse digital technology to create an artwork of painter Mel Leipzig making a portrait of the 60-year-old Kauffman.

TRENTON - Changes are coming to the Trenton-Mercer Airport, with the county freeholder board set to consider a big investment to improve terminal and baggage facilities, charge fees for parking and construct a much-needed parking lot to handle increased passenger traffic.

The archaeological site known as Petty's Run was discovered in the shadow of the Statehouse during an expansion of Thomas Edison State College in 1996.

Sheena Johnson, center, outside the Trenton Marriott an hour after her release from the Mercer County Correction Center Saturday.

Peruse Cranbury's Past The Cranbury Public Library is holding an event that delves into Cranbury's past through postcards.

During the week prior to the Memorial Day weekend, Mercer County Clerk Paula Sollami Covello reminds Mercer County residents that the Clerk's office offers free Veteran ID cards.

Lower Alloways Creek Township School fourth-grade teacher Judy Harris, left, talks with the new Chief School Administrator Jason Eitner during a meet and greet session at the school, May 14, 2013.

When Paul and Colleen Villareal moved back to Mercer County 11 years ago, they left behind five restaurants they had owned and operated in Atlantic City.

TRENTON - With the Trenton Marriott due to shut its doors June 15 unless it receives an injection of funding from a skeptical City Council, business leaders rallied this morning to show their support for keeping the hotel open, calling the city-owned facility essential for revitalizing the area.