Free COVID-19 testing for Mercer County residents three consecutive Tuesdays
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Free COVID-19 testing for Mercer County residents three consecutive Tuesdays

Mercer County residents, as well as first responders and health care workers who work in the county, can get a free COVID-19 test for the next three Tuesdays, Jan. 12, 19 and 26. The saliva test will be administered at the Cure Insurance Arena in Trenton from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. each Tuesday. Several…

Mercer County announces two more free COVID-19 testing dates for residents, first responders, and health care workers
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Mercer County announces two more free COVID-19 testing dates for residents, first responders, and health care workers

Mercer County will offer free COVID-19 testing on Tuesday, Nov. 24 and Tuesday, Dec. 1, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the CURE Insurance Arena, which is located at 81 Hamilton Avenue in Trenton. The saliva test will be offered at the arena. The free testing is available to Mercer County residents 14 years…

Two workers at Mercer County Board of Elections test positive for COVID-19
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Two workers at Mercer County Board of Elections test positive for COVID-19

A spokesperson for the Mercer County confirmed on Wednesday that two workers at the Mercer County Board of Elections have tested positive for COVID-19. The two workers and other workers who were in close contact with them are being quarantined for 14 days. “It should have no effect on counting ballots because in accordance with…

State will give Mercer and 11 other counties COVID-19 funding totaling about $37 million
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State will give Mercer and 11 other counties COVID-19 funding totaling about $37 million

The state will give twelve counties in New Jersey that were not eligible for funding through the federal CARES Act a total of about $37 million to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. Counties include Mercer, Atlantic, Burlington, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, Hunterdon, Morris, Salem, Somerset, Sussex, and Warren. The counties were ineligible for federal coronavirus relief…

Stony Brook Pedestrian Bridge now open
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Stony Brook Pedestrian Bridge now open

The Stony Brook Pedestrian Bridge in Pennington opened last week. The bridge connects Pennington Borough and Hopewell Township to the 1,600-acre Mercer Meadows Park and the Lawrence Hopewell Trail. Lawrence Hopewell Trail trustees said the bridge will provide a much safer, family-friendly way to enter the park from Pennington, Hopewell, and other communities west of…

Mercer County parks and golf courses to open again on Saturday, May 2
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Mercer County parks and golf courses to open again on Saturday, May 2

The Mercer County Park Commission will reopen county parks and golf courses beginning Saturday, May 2, county officials said. County parks and lakes will be open to the public and for passive recreation only. Permitted activities include walking, running, biking, fishing and boating. Dog parks, playgrounds and restrooms will remain closed to the public. Sporting…

Mercer County finally starts releasing information about positive COVID-19 tests in all 12 municipalities
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Mercer County finally starts releasing information about positive COVID-19 tests in all 12 municipalities

Mercer County officials have finally begun to release information about COVID-19 statistics for all 12 municipalities in the county. The county sent out a chart in an update Tuesday that lists statistics as of Monday, but does not include COVID-19 related deaths. As of Tuesday afternoon, 25 residents of the county have died and 837…

Mercer County executive says new airport terminal, jail consolidation, secure voting machines, open space purchases, new parks are priorities for 2020
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Mercer County executive says new airport terminal, jail consolidation, secure voting machines, open space purchases, new parks are priorities for 2020

Mercer County Executive Brian Hughes gave his annual state of the county address to the freeholders on Jan. 23, highlighting goals for 2020 that include a new airport terminal, the consolidation of the county correction center, the purchase of secure voting machines, open space purchases, and the creation of two new parks. Hughes said the…

Election 2019: Mercer County races for freeholder and county executive
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Election 2019: Mercer County races for freeholder and county executive

Mercer County Executive Two Princeton residents are seeking the top job in Mercer County on Nov. 5. Incumbent Mercer County Executive Brian Hughes is running for a fifth four-year term, and is being challenged by newcomer Lishian “Lisa” Wu, a Republican who previously ran for Princeton Council. Wu was born in Taiwan and moved to…

Mercer County purchases devices to detect credit card skimmers

Mercer County purchases devices to detect credit card skimmers

Mercer County has purchased half a dozen devices that will help investigators find credit card skimmers that steal customer information at gas pumps and other payment machines. The BlueSleuth locator tool scans an area for all nearby Bluetooth devices. Based on signal strength, the technology can zero in on a suspicious device such as a…

Former Mercer County Park Director Kevin Bannon indicted for theft
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Former Mercer County Park Director Kevin Bannon indicted for theft

Kevin Bannon, the former executive director of the Mercer County Park Commission, was indicted today on charges that he used his official position to divert thousands of dollars from the county to a nonprofit he controlled, Attorney General Christopher Porrino said. Bannon allegedly also arranged unauthorized benefits for himself, his family and others at county…

Mercer County will give Veblen House, Herrontown Woods Arboretum to Princeton 
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Mercer County will give Veblen House, Herrontown Woods Arboretum to Princeton 

Mercer County will transfer ownership of the 142-acre Herrontown Woods Arboretum in Princeton to the municipality, Mercer County Executive Brian Hughes announced yesterday. The wooded park contains numerous hiking trails as well as the Veblen House, cottage and associated structures formerly owned by the renowned mathematician Oswald Veblen and his wife, Elizabeth, who deeded their…

Princeton Council votes to hire new cleaning company, stops using developmentally disabled workers
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Princeton Council votes to hire new cleaning company, stops using developmentally disabled workers

The Princeton Council moved forward Monday night with plans to switch the cleaning service provider for the municipality from Arc Mercer, an organization that provides employment opportunities for people with developmental disabilities, to private vendor CNS Cleaning Co. This switch means that the staff of four developmentally disabled people responsible for cleaning city government buildings…

Construction underway on latest addition to Lawrence Hopewell Trail
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Construction underway on latest addition to Lawrence Hopewell Trail

The construction of the Lawrence Hopewell Trail’s Province Line Road segment is underway. The new link will add about three-quarters of a mile of trail to the biking and walking loop that runs through Lawrence and Hopewell townships. The 3,760-foot segment of the trail will run along Province Line Road from Route 206 to Bannister…