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Cheapest midgrade gas in cities across Mercer County in week ending Aug. 10

By Mercer Times | Aug 18, 2024

The only price of midgrade gas in cities throughout Mercer County was found at a single gas station in the week ending Aug. 10, according to customer reports submitted to GasBuddy.com.

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Mercer Times area weekly mass times

By Mercer Times | Aug 17, 2024

The following parishes in the Mercer Times coverage area hold weekly mass at these designated times.

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Where were the cheapest places to fill up on diesel in cities in Mercer County in week ending Aug. 10?

By Mercer Times | Aug 17, 2024

The only price of diesel in cities throughout Mercer County was found at a single gas station in the week ending Aug. 10, according to customer reports submitted to GasBuddy.com.

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AG releases footage from fatal police-involved shooting in Fort Lee

By Mercer Times | Aug 16, 2024

The Attorney General’s Office has released footage from police body-worn cameras and audio recordings of two 911 calls related to the fatal shooting of Victoria G. Lee, 25, in Fort Lee, New Jersey, on July 28, 2024. The incident involved Fort Lee Police Officer Tony Pickens, Jr.

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New Jersey launches 'Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over' campaign against impaired driving

By Mercer Times | Aug 16, 2024

With summer nearing its conclusion, Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Highway Traffic Safety (HTS) today announced the launch of enhanced enforcement efforts to deter impaired driving in New Jersey. Grant funding from HTS will be used to mobilize law enforcement agencies throughout the state to conduct saturation patrols and sobriety checkpoints and take alcohol- and drug-impaired drivers off the roadways.

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Where could drivers find the cheapest gas in cities within Mercer County in week ending Aug. 10?

By Mercer Times | Aug 15, 2024

The only price of regular gas in cities throughout Mercer County was found at a single gas station in the week ending Aug. 10, according to customer reports submitted to GasBuddy.com.

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1 gas station in cities throughout Mercer County had the cheapest premium gas in week ending Aug. 10

By Mercer Times | Aug 14, 2024

The only price of premium gas in cities throughout Mercer County was found at a single gas station in the week ending Aug. 10, according to customer reports submitted to GasBuddy.com.

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Princeton partners with Freedom Reads for first N.J. prison libraries

By Mercer Times | Aug 14, 2024

Reginald Dwayne Betts, CEO of the nonprofit Freedom Reads, believes that you can “radically transform people's lives by giving them access to high-quality literature.” Betts is a lawyer and advocate for prison reform, as well as an acclaimed poet, performer, and memoirist.

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Attorney General's Office investigates fatal crash during police pursuit in New Jersey

By Mercer Times | Aug 14, 2024

The Attorney General’s Office is investigating a vehicle collision involving a civilian sport utility vehicle and a motorcycle that occurred during a police pursuit on August 13, 2024, in Hope Township, Warren County, New Jersey. The adult male operating the motorcycle sustained fatal injuries. His identity is not being released at this time.

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Attorney General Platkin secures $4.5M settlement with Enzo Biochem over data breach

By Mercer Times | Aug 13, 2024

Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Attorneys General of New York and Connecticut today secured $4.5 million from Enzo Biochem, Inc., for failing to adequately safeguard the personal and private health information of its patients.

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Attorney General investigates police-involved shooting incident on August 12

By Mercer Times | Aug 13, 2024

The Attorney General’s Office is investigating a police-involved shooting that occurred on August 12, 2024, in Newark, New Jersey. One adult male sustained a gunshot wound. His identity is not being released at this time.

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Grand jury declines charges against sergeant involved in fatal crash

By Mercer Times | Aug 12, 2024

A state grand jury has voted not to file any criminal charges at the conclusion of its deliberations regarding the death of Christofe “Christopher” Wita, 44, of Berlin, New Jersey. Wita was fatally struck by a police vehicle driven by an on-duty sergeant in the Atco section of Waterford, New Jersey, on November 23, 2023.

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NJ urges investors to redeem funds from crypto firm amid investigation

By Mercer Times | Aug 12, 2024

New Jersey investors are being urged to redeem their virtual assets from the Abra trading and lending platform as the California-based crypto company winds down its U.S. operations. This move follows a multistate investigation into Abra’s sale of interest-bearing crypto accounts, which raised $116 million nationwide, including more than $2.97 million in New Jersey.

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1 gas station in cities throughout Mercer County had the cheapest premium gas in week ending Aug. 3

By Mercer Times | Aug 12, 2024

The only price of premium gas in cities throughout Mercer County was found at a single gas station in the week ending Aug. 3, according to customer reports submitted to GasBuddy.com.

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Mercer Times area weekly mass times

By Mercer Times | Aug 10, 2024

The following parishes in the Mercer Times coverage area hold weekly mass at these designated times.

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Where were the cheapest places to fill up on diesel in cities in Mercer County in week ending Aug. 3?

By Mercer Times | Aug 10, 2024

The only price of diesel in cities throughout Mercer County was found at a single gas station in the week ending Aug. 3, according to customer reports submitted to GasBuddy.com.

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Indigenous students enhance policymaking skills at Santa Fe Indian School summer academy

By Mercer Times | Aug 9, 2024

Every morning at sunrise, New Mexico State University student Brad Louis pays tribute to his home, the Pueblo of Acoma in New Mexico, the oldest continuously inhabited community in North America.

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Student body in Mercer County universities comprised mostly of white students in 2022-23 school year

By Mercer Times | Aug 8, 2024

Enrollment data for the nine universities in Mercer County revealed white was the most common ethnicity among students in the 2022-23 school year, according to the latest disclosure from the National Center for Education Statistics.

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Cheapest midgrade gas in cities across Mercer County in week ending Aug. 3

By Mercer Times | Aug 7, 2024

The only price of midgrade gas in cities throughout Mercer County was found at a single gas station in the week ending Aug. 3, according to customer reports submitted to GasBuddy.com.

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Where could drivers find the cheapest gas in cities within Mercer County in week ending Aug. 3?

By Mercer Times | Aug 7, 2024

The only price of regular gas in cities throughout Mercer County was found at a single gas station in the week ending Aug. 3, according to customer reports submitted to GasBuddy.com.