First lawsuit filed over bungled flu shots
The nurse who administered 67 flu vaccinations using just two syringes is being sued by one of the shot recipients, along with the company that employed her. A man who received one of the 67 flu...
View ArticleNewark recalls King's assassination 48 years ago Monday
Their spirits undampened by rain, civil rights activists gather at a statue of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on the anniversary of his death, noting that the struggle for civil rights continues Watch...
View ArticleWATCH: Rapper Wyclef Jean freestyles with N.J. charter school kids
The Grammy Award winner spent the day dishing out advice, teaching music theory and playing with the students Watch video TRENTON -- Haitian-born hip-hop star Wyclef Jean dropped a beat -- and some...
View ArticlePrinceton University hires first diversity dean
The news comes a day after the university announced it was keeping former President Woodrow Wilson's name PRINCETON -- Princeton University announced the hiring of a dean for diversity and inclusion...
View ArticleAuthorities nab siblings in 2 separate drug busts
The busts netted approximately 600 individual doses of heroin, authorities said. Ivory Lewis,24, and Tiemear Lewis, 23, both of Trenton. (Ocean County Jail) LACEY -- Detectives nabbed four people and...
View ArticleN.J. senior accepted to 5 Ivy League schools, 15 in all
Nottingham High School senior Betsy Vasquez is leaning toward the University of Pennsylvania and Brown University. HAMILTON -- For many college-bound high school seniors, this time of year can be...
View ArticleMercer commended for second look at jail transfer | Editorial
Mercer County will be taking a second look at the proposal to transfer inmates to Hudson County. Mercer County is to be commended on its decision to further study its plan to send the bulk of its...
View ArticleTrenton reinvents itself as an arts destination | Editorial
Trenton may no longer be the manufacturing hub it once was, but it has become a mecca for artists. The slogan "Trenton Makes, the World Takes" reflected a boastful pride the city had when the phrase...
View ArticlePrinceton University aims to build bicycle culture with more rentals
In March, 50 new 8-speed Breezer city bikes went in service on Princeton's campus available through Zagster. PRINCETON -- A pilot bicycle rental program that started with 10 sets of wheels on...
View ArticleNew Thunder manager Bobby Mitchell settling into Trenton
Former major league outfielder Bobby Mitchell takes over from Al Pedrique, who is managing AAA Scranton/Wilkes Barre. TRENTON -- Bobby Mitchell has an old friend to lean on as he gets ready to take...
View ArticleDeputy clerk appears before council over unrecorded meeting
The deputy clerk was issued a Rice notice and requested that the issue be discussed publicly TRENTON -- The city's deputy clerk found herself on the other side of the dais Tuesday night after she was...
View ArticleHamilton and Robbinsville police blotter for March 28 - April 4
Police activity in Hamilton and Robbinsville, provided by each department HAMILTON March 29 Criminal Mischief - 200 block Elton Ave. Theft - Steward Street Theft - 300 block Hewitt Ave. Shoplifting -...
View ArticleTwo shot in head in recent spate of Trenton shootings
Two people were in critical condition Wednesday after they were shot while sitting in a parked car, police said TRENTON - In the latest in a recent spate of shootings, two people were shot in the head...
View ArticleN.J. man who stood by during brutal murder sent to prison
Erick Sarceno, 25, of Trenton pleaded guilty in November for his role in the 2014 killing of Jeronimo Villatoro, 38, of Trenton. BUCKS COUNTY, Pa. -- A Trenton man who watched and did not stop the...
View Article3 shooting victims in 2 Trenton shootings in 1 day
Seven shooting victims from six shootings in a week in Trenton TRENTON - In the second shooting of the day Wednesday, a 35-year-old man was hospitalized Wednesday afternoon with a gunshot wound to the...
View Article24 more residents challenge Princeton U.'s tax exempt status
The group of residents joined four plaintiffs who initially filed a lawsuit against the university five years ago PRINCETON - A group of residents from the Witherspoon-Jackson neighborhood are taking...
View Article2nd man admits following victim from casino, robbing him, report says
Jahyquiriz Ramos, 27, pleaded guilty to second-degree robbery Tuesday in Burlington County Superior Court. FLORENCE -- A second ambulance company employee from Philadelphia man has admitted robbing a...
View ArticleHamilton mayor adds former Trenton councilman to commission
It's Mayor Kelly Yaede's third new nomination to the volunteer commission in two weeks. HAMILTON -- Mayor Kelly Yaede announced Wednesday she is nominating former Trenton councilman Gino Melone to the...
View ArticleTrenton superintendent finalists face the public
After the finalists were named, questions emerged about their records in their previous districts TRENTON -- The two candidates who are in the running to become Trenton's next schools superintendent...
View ArticlePrinceton fires lacrosse coach after elbowing opposing player
Bates was in his seventh season at Princeton and led the Tigers to Ivy League championships in 2010, 2012 and 2015. PRINCETON -- Princeton University men's lacrosse coach Chris Bates is no longer...
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