Adapted from a recent episode of the Middlesex Life podcast For many residents, the phrase public library still conjures a familiar image: quiet rooms, rows of books, and the occasional...
As Mars Borough and Adams Township begin the early stages of exploring a possible municipal merger, local officials and business owners say the discussion is as much about long-term sustainability...
In a move that could reshape local government along the Route 228 corridor, officials from Adams Township and Mars Borough have unanimously approved resolutions to formally explore a potential municipal...
The Mars Area School District marked a major infrastructure milestone earlier this month with the groundbreaking of a $21.4 million expansion of Mars Area Elementary School, as students across the...
Mars Borough Council voted Monday night to approve the borough’s 2026 budget and unanimously adopted a revised public events policy following extensive discussion with residents and business owners during its...
Mars Borough Council is scheduled to vote Monday, December 15, on a proposed events policy that would significantly change who is eligible to organize events using public streets and spaces...
A standing-room-only crowd filled the Mars Area School District Administration Office Tuesday night as family, friends, and community members gathered to witness the swearing-in of board members and the election...
When longtime IT director Mike Porreca retired after decades working with Fortune 100 companies like Dell Services and DXC, he assumed life would slow down. It didn’t. “I’m proud to...
The 228 Times has independently obtained the full results of the Mars Area Public Library community survey — prior to any official release — becoming the first news outlet to...
A motorcycle rumbles past Mars Pizza just as the streetlights flicker along Grand Avenue. Most evenings, that’s the soundtrack of this one-stoplight town: pickup trucks idling, pizza boxes being carried...
