Local Organizations/Resources in/near Mercer County, NJ [map/weather] (skip to restaurantes)

Public Organizations/Web Sites

• 511nj.org (NJ traffic)
• Hamilton Free Public Library
• Mercer County Improvement Authority (recycling)
• Mercer County Library System
• Mercer County Park
• New Jersey Aging and Disability Resource Connection
• New Jersey State Museum
• NJ211 (NJ resources)
• NJ Transit
• Pennington Public Library
• Plainsboro Public Library
• Princeton Public Library
• SEPTA (Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority)
• Trenton-Mercer Airport
• Trenton Free Public Library

Nonprofit/Volunteer-based Organizations/Web Sites

• 1867 Sanctuary (historic haven for arts and culture)
• Anchor House (safe haven)
• Artworks (Trenton’s downtown visual arts center)
• Attitudes In Reverse (mental health education and awareness)
• Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mercer County (mentoring network)
• Children’s Home Society of New Jersey (save children’s lives)
• City of Angels (guide people with addiction)
• Coalition For Peace Action
• Computer Exchange
• CONTACT of Mercer County, NJ (provide emotional support)
• CASA for Children of Mercer and Burlington Counties (Court Appointed Special Advocates)
• Ewing Community Gardens
• Habitat for Humanity of Burlington County and Greater Trenton-Princeton (affordable homeownership)
• HomeFront (break the cycle of poverty)
• Hopewell Valley Open Space, Friends of (conserve and enhance our environment)
• I am Trenton (provide opportunities to all Trentonians)
• Interfaith Caregivers of Greater Mercer County (maintain independence and dignity)
• Isles [Urban Agriculture, Youth Institute]
• Lawrence Nature Center
• Literacy New Jersey (free adult literacy services)
• Meals on Wheels of Mercer County (providing nutritious meals)
• Mercer County Area Community ID Card
• Mercer County Family Support Organization
• Mercer Street Friends (respond to the needs of the community)
• Nami Mercer (National Alliance on Mental Illness)
• One Simple Wish (wish-granting platform)
• Peace Center (prevent violence, promote peaceful resolution of conflict)
• Princeton Learning Cooperative (helps teenagers live and learn without school)
• Princeton Senior Resource Center (support, guidance, education, and social programs)
• Recycling NJ
• Rescue Mission of Trenton (to those least equipped to cope with the hardships of life)
• Sage Coalition (inner-city beautification projects)
• Serenity Garden Trenton
• Sustainable Jersey (provides tools, training and financial incentives)
• TDI Connect (refurbishes computers and distributes them)
• Trenton Area Soup Kitchen
• Trenton Bike Exchange
• Trenton Downtown Association
• WomanSpace (prevent abuse, protect families and change lives)

Cooperatives (Coops)/Mutual Companies

• Credit Union of New Jersey
• NJM Insurance
• REI (largest consumer cooperative)
• Princeton University Store
• Tri-County Cooperative Market (April to October)
• Dutch Neck Presbyterian Church Cooperative Nursery School
• Lawrenceville Presbyterian Preschool
• Saint Mark Cooperative Nursery

Organic/Sustainable Farms

• Blue Moon Acres
• Cherry Grove Farm (meat and dairy)
• Cherry Grove Organic Farm
• Chicadee Creek Farm
• Z Food Farm markets

Ethnic Restaurants (mostly casual) and Cafés

• Asian Food Markets, Plainsboro location (Chinese, Taiwanese) [deli/food court]
• Blue Danube (Eastern European)
• Buen Provecho (Puerto Rican)
• Cancun Mexican Restaurant
• El Mexicano
• El Tule (Peruvian/Mexican)
• Fu Wah (Chinese)
• Halo Pub
• IndiGrill
• Lighthouse Jamaican Restaurant [more for take-out]
• Malaga Restaurant (Spanish) [fancier]
• Mamoun's Falafel, Princeton location (Middle Eastern)
• Mexican Mariachi Grill
• Myung GA (Korean)
• Mikonos Greek Restaurant
• Patricia's #2 Restaurant (Mexican/Central American)
• Pho Today (Vietnamese)
• Pork Chop's BBQ (Brazilian choices)
• Precious Kitchen (Liberian) [for take-out]
• Ramen Nagomi (Japanese ramen and more)
• Rojo's Roastery
• Shanghai Bun (Chinese)
• Small World Coffee
• Szechuan House (Chinese)
• Terakawa (Japanese ramen and more)
• Tiger Noodles (Chinese)

Other Businesses/Web Sites, etc.

• Capital Philharmonic of New Jersey
• Classic Books & Gifts
• CommunityNews
• craigslist (Central New Jersey)
• Goodwill Industries, Ewing location
• Halo Farm
• Hidden Trenton
• Knapp's Cyclery
• Labyrinth Books
• Mercer Me
• NJ.com/Times of Trenton (Mercer County)
• Nubian News
• Panoply Books
• Princeton Online
• Princeton Record Exchange
• PrincetonScoop
• Terhune Orchards
• Terracycle
• Trenton 365
• Trenton Farmers Market
• Trentonian
• US1 PrincetonInfo.com
• Wawa, Ewing location
• Whole Earth Center
• WWFM The Classical Network

Events

• Art All Night - Trenton (two day arts extravaganza occurring annually on the 3rd weekend in June)

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