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Trenton Walks! to Explore Reconnecting Trenton’s Riverfront Campaign
Trenton Walks! and the Reconnecting Trenton’s Riverfront Campaign host an on-the-ground exploration of an inland option to redevelop downtown Trenton and reconnect people to the city’s riverfront on Saturday, December 6. The roughly 2.5-mile walk leaves from Coopers Riverview, 50…
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Hamilton secures $487K grant for Kuser Road upgrades
Hamilton Township will receive nearly $488,000 in state transportation aid to pay for the next phase of improvements along Kuser Road. The funding comes from the New Jersey Department of Transportation’s Municipal Aid Grant Program, announced Nov. 17 by Gov.…
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Robbinsville filmmaker documents South Africa’s lion crisis
When Robbinsville native Nathan Oliva set out to make his senior thesis film at the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD), he didn’t plan on following lions through the South African bush. But one conversation changed everything — a…
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The Lady and the Shallot takes root in Ewing’s Campus Town
The Lady and the Shallot opened in the Trenton Farmers Market in 2018 as something of a novelty: a vegan food stand at a time when there were almost no restaurants around that were committed to a completely plant-based menu.…
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Pick the perfect tree at local farms across the Mercer County area
For New Jersey’s many tree farms, the weeks between Thanksgiving and Christmas bring the crowds they work toward all year — people who come not just to buy a tree, but to take part in something that feels like the…
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WW-P North’s Jha medals as youngest runner at Meet of Champions
At the Meet of Champions awards ceremony, the medalists are asked to stand by class. Agrim Jha was the only sophomore. The High School North student placed 14th overall in 15 minutes, 58 seconds in the MOC boys final at…
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Ewing trio helps turn around Centenary basketball
Darnelle Forrest, Naire Preston and Kenneth Rankin were prepared to go their separate ways three years ago. Each had a different destination lined up as Ewing High School seniors when they led the 2022-2023 Blue Devils boys basketball team to…
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Izzy Meth breaks 41-year LHS record at Meet of Champions
It started innocently enough. Devon Meth would go on runs to train for his upcoming cross country season and his younger sister, Izzy, would accompany him on her bike. And a passion was born. “Just seeing how much he liked…
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Justin Schreyer becomes Robbinsville’s defensive cornerstone
One of the best moves Robbinsville High soccer coach Jeff Fisher made this season was moving Nico Matthews from defender to forward for more offense. Matthews starred in his new role and earned headlines with his 23 goals entering the…
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Dr. Patrick Pizzo: Robbinsville school programs at risk without new funding
A few weeks ago, a group of excited students approached me about starting a girls’ volleyball club. They made a great argument. Volleyball is incredibly popular, and we would love to integrate the sport into Robbinsville Public Schools as another…