When can N.J. expect a long-awaited spring warmup?
Remember those recent bursts of Arctic air, the ones that ruined our April in New Jersey? They might be gone for good. It looks like New Jersey can finally say goodbye to all that cold air that's been...
View ArticleLawrence proposes flat tax rate in $43.6M budget
The budget goes before the township council April 19. LAWRENCE -- The township recently announced a proposed budget of $43.6 million for 2016 and touted it's the third consecutive year municipal taxes...
View ArticleTrenton man charged in North Ward drive-by shooting
Najir Tripp, 21, was charged with a shooting last month that injured a Trenton man on Southard Street TRENTON - A Trenton man was arrested in connection with a drive-by shooting that injured one man...
View ArticleTrenton reopens search for new schools superintendent
Monday's special meeting was canceled after both candidates withdrew their names TRENTON -- Hours before a decision was to be made on Monday night about who would be chosen as Trenton's next schools...
View ArticleTrenton pair charged with robbery, burglary
Qayshine Johenkins, 19, and William Moore, 18, were charged with robbery, burglary and weapons possession in connection with a March 3 robbery TRENTON - Two Trenton men were charged with the armed...
View ArticleTrenton man charged in stabbing of teen
Hector Mejia, 23, was on Sunday charged with aggravated assault and weapons offenses in connection with the stabbing of the teen on the 400 block of Perry Street April 4 TRENTON - A Trenton man was...
View ArticleEwing police testing body-worn cameras
The Ewing council in October approved a resolution to spend $34,042.50 for the cameras. EWING -- Ewing police officers have started testing the body-worn cameras the department recently purchased. Two...
View Article77-year-old woman ripped from driver's seat during carjacking
The crime was first reported by West Windsor police, who sent an alert to be on the lookout for a silver 2013 Kia Rio. LAWRENCE -- A 77-year-old woman was reportedly carjacked at the Lawrence Shopping...
View ArticleAsbestos found in Ewing community center
The township will remediate the asbestos and renovate the Hollowbrook Community Center EWING -- Ewing's Hollowbrook Community Center will close for a six-month renovation at the end of May after...
View ArticleHamilton explains lead testing process, no new results reported
The process complies with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) guidelines for testing for lead in schools, the district says. HAMILTON -- The Hamilton school district started testing its...
View ArticleCouple killed in wrong-way crash, leave behind toddler, report says
The family has strong ties to Rider University FALLS TOWNSHIP, Pa. -- A husband and wife were killed early Sunday in a crash on Route 1 that police say was caused by a wrong-way driver from Trenton,...
View ArticleTyler Wade and Dustin Fowler, a dynamic duo for Thunder
TRENTON- There is a new dynamic duo in Trenton, and it is not Batman and Robin. This pair does not wear capes, but rather the pinstripes of the Trenton Thunder, as they go out onto the diamond each...
View ArticleNothing childish about Jews vs. Nazis drinking game | Editorial
There was nothing innocent about the Jews vs. Nazis drinking game played by Princeton High School students. Hogan's Heroes aside, there's nothing remotely humorous about the systematic Nazi...
View ArticleRider U. president optimistic despite tough road ahead | Editorial
Rider University's new president has spent his first six months closing a budget gap and working to stem declining enrollment. Gregory Dell'Omo got off to a rocky start as Rider University's new...
View ArticleGreat Dane, 2 cats pulled from Trenton house fire
No one was injured and the animals were doing fine, authorities said TRENTON - A Great Dane and two cats were rescued from a fire that partially destroyed a house on the city's South Ward Monday...
View ArticleNotre Dame HS teacher accused of fondling student in classroom
Edmund Harman, 26, fondled when she came to his classroom seeking extra credit, prosecutors say LAWRENCE - A Notre Dame High School science teacher has been charged with fondling a student when she...
View Article40K Verizon workers could strike Wednesday morning
Verizon says it can handle customers' needs in the event of a strike. In New Jersey, two rallies are already in the works for Livingston and Robbinsville. Watch video Verizon unions have set a strike...
View ArticleTrenton police find stashed guns, heroin in West Ward
Assault rifle among the guns found, along with nearly 300 bags of heroin TRENTON - Trenton police found a several guns, including an assault rifle, and nearly 300 bags of heroin during a search of...
View ArticlePolice search for man who robbed East Windsor ShopRite
A man bought a soda and stole from the open cash register when the clerk made change, police said EAST WINDSOR - Police are looking for a man who robbed a grocery store clerk late Monday, authorities...
View ArticleCourt upholds conviction of man who gunned down friend
A Trenton police officer witnessed Peter Klah shoot his friend Charles Bennett in 2006. TRENTON -- For a second time, an appeals court has upheld the conviction of a Ewing man who gunned down his...
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