Trenton: Communications

Newspapers and Magazines

Trenton is served by two daily morning newspapers: The Times and The Trentonian. Several local biweekly and weekly papers are issued as well. Major magazines published in Trenton include the NJEA Review, the state teacher's education journal, and Area Auto Racing News.

Television and Radio

Trenton receives the major commercial affiliates from Philadelphia and New York City television stations. Trenton itself has a local cable television franchise and receives public television and radio stations out of Philadelphia. Radio broadcasting in the area includes student-operated stations from the College of New Jersey and Mercer County Community College, as well as a variety of AM and FM stations offering music, talk shows, and religious programming.

Media Information: The Times, 500 Perry Street, PO Box 847, Trenton, NJ 08605; telephone (609)989-5454. The Trentonian, Capitol City Publishing Company, 600 Perry St., Trenton, NJ 08602; telephone (609)989-7800

Trenton Online

City of Trenton Home Page. Available www.prodworks.com/trenton or www.ci.trenton.nj.us

Greater Mercer County Chamber of Commerce. Available www.mercerchamber.org

Mercer County Home Page. Available www.mercercounty.org

New Jersey Economic Development Authority. Available www.njeda.com

New Jersey State Archives. Available www.state.nj.us/state/darm/links/reference.html

The Times. Available www.nj.com/times

Trenton Convention and Visitors Bureau. Available www.trentonnj.com

Trenton Public Library. Available www.trenton.lib.nj.us

Trenton Public Schools. Available www.trenton.k12.nj.us

The Trentonian. Available www.thetrentonian.com

Selected Bibliography

Lee, Francis Bazley, History of Trenton, New Jersey: The Record of Its Early Settlement and Corporate Progress (Trenton: State Gazette, 1895)

McMahon, William, South Jersey Towns: History and Legend (New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, 1973)

Weslager, C.A., Dutch Explorers, Traders and Settlers in the Delaware Valley, 1609–1664 (Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1961)

Weslager, C.A., The English on the Delaware, 1610–1682 (New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, 1967)