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‘There’s a lot of work still ahead’

It has been 100 days since Mercer County Executive Dan Benson was sworn into office on Jan. 1. "When we took office, the county faced considerable challenges," Benson said. "The 2022 county audit wasn't complete, several key...

‘We have the resources to end poverty if we wanted to’

An evening inside the Princeton University Friend Center turned silent when 20-minutes of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s...

Blue Mass

Courtesy of the Princeton Police Department Members of the Princeton Police Department attended the 22nd Annual Blue Mass, hosted...

Princeton Police blotter

Three burglars broke into a jewelry store on Nassau Street, smashed display cases with a sledgehammer and glass-breaking...

Montgomery Township Police blotter

A small mulch fire was reported at the Princeton Elks Lodge on Route 518 at 4:41 p.m. April...

Princeton Packet News

Former president of Hightstown Rams Youth Football and Cheerleading charged with theft

The former president of the Hightstown Rams Youth Football and Cheerleading group has been charged with theft for allegedly withdrawing money from the association's...

Common calendar, Packet papers, April 12

Burlington, Mercer, Middlesex, and Somerset counties New Jersey Blood Services (NJBS), a division of New York Blood Center, which provides blood for local patients, is...

‘A financially responsible budget’

A slight tax increase is expected for Montgomery Township property owners for 2024. The $32.4 million municipal budget was introduced to the Township Committee and...

Princeton officials declare town as book sanctuary

The Princeton Council and the Princeton Public Library Board of Trustees have declared the town and its public library to be book sanctuaries -...

‘It’s an absolutely gorgeous place’

The Pinelands 2024 Juried Photographic Exhibition is in its sixth year capturing the "unique, mysterious, and charming characteristics" of the Pinelands. Richard Lewis, chair...

HomeFront seeks to collect 500,000 diapers by Mother’s Day

How do you collect 500,000 diapers and baby wipes in five weeks? One box at a time. That's the goal that HomeFront has set to...

‘Small businesses represent the life-blood’

Mercer County Executive Dan Benson and the Board of County Commissioners announced they will partner for a second phase with UCEDC, a non-profit Economic Development Corporation, to establish...

Princeton Police blotter

A 22-year-old Princeton man was charged with driving while intoxicated after he was stopped for speeding on Mercer Street at 12:24 a.m. April 2....

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