For decades, this 170-acre stretch along the Delaware River was a symbol of Ewing’s industrial might. After the plant closed in 1998, it became a symbol of rust-belt decay—a fenced-off, contaminated ghost town in the heart of Mercer County. For nearly 25 years, every mayor promised to fix it. But it is Steinmann, a low-key Democrat first elected in 2020, who finally has a wrecking ball on site.
One is the : tree-lined streets in Hillcrest, the historic village of Wilburtha, the sprawling campus of The College of New Jersey (TCNJ). It’s a bedroom community for state workers commuting to Trenton and Philly professionals looking for good schools and lower taxes. ewing nj mayor
“He doesn’t have the charisma of a Christie or the fire of a Fulop,” says Micah Rasmussen, director of the Rebovich Institute for New Jersey Politics. “But in a small town like Ewing, charisma fades. Competence doesn’t. He’s turning Ewing from a pass-through town into a destination.” Steinmann is running for a full third term next year (Ewing operates under a non-partisan municipal election system, though he is affiliated with Democrats). His likely opponent? A Republican small-business owner who claims Steinmann is “soft on crime” following a string of car thefts. For decades, this 170-acre stretch along the Delaware
By 9 p.m., there’s no resolution, but the room has calmed down. But it is Steinmann, a low-key Democrat first