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BCCC Scholarship Tea Honors Founding Mothers and Mothers of Today
4+ hour, 48+ min ago (252+ words) Bucks County Community College invites the public to its 19th annual Salute to Mothers Scholarship Tea from 1 to 3 p. m. Friday, May 1, in the Tyler Formal Gardens. In recognition of America's 250th anniversary and Bucks County's deep historical roots, this year's theme is America's…...
Democrats seek to overturn Trump's new rules for student loan forgiveness
5+ day, 15+ hour ago (164+ words) Trentonian By MORIAH BALINGIT, AP Education Writer The Public Service Loan Forgiveness program cancels loans for qualified public service workers after they've made a decade's worth of payments. It has long been open to those who go to work for…...
Carter Woodson's legacy reminds us of the value of education [L. A. PARKER COLUMN]
3+ mon, 1+ day ago (248+ words) Happy (Belated) Birthday to Carter G. Woodson. Born on Dec. 19 to formerly enslaved parents, Woodson dedicated his life to the promotion of Black history. He established Negro History Week (now Black History Month) and the Association for the Study of African…...
Isles and Howell Living History Farm partner again for Annual Historic Chestnut Garden Plow
1+ week, 2+ day ago (316+ words) Isles, Inc. will partner with Howell Living History Farm for the annual Historic Chestnut Garden Plow on Wednesday, April 15, from 10 AM to 3 PM at the Garden of Three Points, 81 Chestnut Ave, Trenton. The event gives local students and young adults…...
Foto Friday: Some visual highlights from around the Trenton area [L. A. PARKER COLUMN]
3+ week, 2+ day ago (134+ words) Trentonian O'Donnell & Naccarato, a Philly-based engineering firm completed the new 55, 000-square-foot Paul Robeson Charter School, which will serve approximately 750 students in grades K-8. Per O&N, the two-story school building transformed a previously vacant lot on the Trenton-Ewing border into a…...
Pennington School students obtain patent for water filtration system
3+ week, 3+ day ago (419+ words) The new patent, granted on February 24, 2026, protects the ornamental design of the filtration system, which was created to help address water scarcity challenges in Malawi. The patented design features a funnel-like structure that attaches to commonly available plastic bottles. The…...
US filings for jobless aid tick up last week to 210, 000 but remain at historically healthy levels
3+ week, 3+ day ago (457+ words) By MATT OTT, AP Business Writer U. S. applications for jobless aid for the week ending March 21 rose by 5, 000 to 210, 000 from the previous week's 205, 000, the Labor Department reported Thursday. That's right in line with the 210, 000 new filings analysts surveyed by the data…...
Collaboration cultivates education success for three school districts [L. A. PARKER COLUMN]
3+ week, 6+ day ago (150+ words) Mercer Street Friends will double down on its Community School footprint in Mercer County with support from a transformative $2 million state grant. The expansion increases the number of Community Schools from three to six, with new locations at Cadwalader Elementary…...
Student loans are headed to the Treasury Department. Here's what to know if you have student debt
4+ week, 2+ day ago (339+ words) By ADRIANA MORGA and COLLIN BINKLEY The 17-page agreement outlines a stunning realignment of the nation's federal student loan programs, which have been overseen by the Education Department for more than 40 years. Eventually, the Treasury Department is to take responsibility…...
Boys & Girls Clubs of Mercer County names Foundation Academy teen as Youth of the Year
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (542+ words) Boys & Girls Clubs of Mercer County announced that Serenity, a 16-year-old sophomore at Foundation Academy Collegiate, has been named the 2026 Youth of the Year, the organization's highest honor recognizing leadership, service, and academic achievement among Club teens. The announcement came…...