Building strong Black-owned businesses is essential to the continued empowerment, economic mobility, and sustainability of underserved communities throughout New Jersey. The African American Chamber of Commerce of New Jersey (AACCNJ) is proud to present the Third Annual Juneteenth Black Business Expo on Thursday, June 12, at The College of New Jersey (TCNJ) in Ewing, from […]
Call for Bikes The Mercer County Planning Department and the Mercer County Park Commission are hosting a bike drive for the benefit of the Boys & Girls Club Bike Exchange. This non-profit run by 50 volunteers collects, conditions, and sells used, quality bikes to people in the Trenton and Mercer County area. Since 2009 the […]
Call for Memories The Cadwalader Park Alliance (CPA) is inviting members of the public to share their favorite memories of the 100+ acre historic Trenton park for possible placement on a website now under development. The website will feature information about current news and events as well as cover the history of the park, designed […]
During National Military Appreciation Month and beyond, SCORE mentors offer resources for veterans to start and grow their entrepreneurial enterprises. Veterans’ training, resolve and fortitude to overcome challenges make them the ideal entrepreneur. They soar as small business owners. According to research, 80 percent of the 1.7 million veteran-owned business owners consider themselves successful. The […]
Spirit of Princeton Hosts Annual Parade Princeton’s Spirit of Princeton Memorial Day Parade celebrates members of the military services with a festive community parade, Saturday, May 24, at 10 a.m., on the same day as the Princeton University Alumni P-Rade, commencing at 2 p.m. The parade’s grand marshal and featured speaker is USMC Sgt Ret. […]
Unpredictable policy changes at the federal level hit close to home this past week as nonprofits in the Princeton region learned that grants had been withdrawn and funding for certain programs cut off. Below are statements from three such groups: Princeton’s McCarter Theater, which lost a $200,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts; […]
Central New Jersey is not immune to two of the major problems afflicting people across the United States: loneliness and a housing shortage. A new initiative in the Hightstown/East Windsor area aims to address these issues by developing a collaborative neighborhood while offering a model for people to help plan their own affordable and friendly […]
Kelsey Theater on the West Windsor campus of Mercer County Community College has announced auditions for “SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical,” conceived and originally directed by Tina Landau, with songs by various artists and a book by Kyle Jarrow. The show is based on the Nickelodeon animated television series and produced by Playful Theatre Productions The […]
Mercer County Invites Families to ‘Come Out and Play’ Mercer County Executive Dan Benson invites families to spend a night in Rosedale Park at Mercer County’s annual Come Out and Play Camp Out. Parents and children can look forward to an evening of stargazing, games, and roasting hot dogs and s’mores by the campfire. Weather […]
Mercer County Hosts Drug Take-Back Day Mercer County Sheriff Jack Kemler announces the opportunity to dispose of unused and expired prescription drugs during the National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on Saturday, April 26. The goal is to help residents rid their medicine cabinets of outdated and easily abused opioid painkillers and other unneeded prescription medications. […]