Trenton plans $4.7M bond to pay IRS after fraud scheme
Five votes are needed for adoption of the emergency appropriation TRENTON -- Trenton City Council next week will vote on an emergency measure that will provide the federal government with $4.7 million...
View ArticleThousands expected to visit Traveling Vietnam Memorial Wall in Carteret
A daylong series of programs will be held Saturday to honor veterans. CARTERET -- After a five-year wait the Traveling Vietnam War Memorial Wall is on display in Carteret Park and large crowds are...
View ArticleParents, educators of those with special needs should be partners | Editorial
Parents and educators of those with special needs should be partners, rather than enemies. Very early on, parents of special-needs children learn to navigate a system that is not always user-friendly....
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NJ Weedman's long, strange trip as marijuana advocate
Ed Forchion, aka NJ Weedman, has been a protestor, candidate, restauranteur and defendant since the 1990s. Robert Edward "Ed" Forchion Jr. created the persona NJ Weedman shortly after emerging in the...
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Expiration looms, but N.J.'s Urban Enterprise Zones remain vital | Opinion
The conditions that warranted the program in the first place are either still with us or they've morphed into something worse. Come Dec. 31 this year, the City of Bridgeton, beyond closing the books...
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Man pleads not guilty to 2nd murder charge in 4 years
Markquice "Tank" Thomas was indicted Friday on murder and kidnapping charges for an incident 4 years ago TRENTON - A man accused of two murders over the past four years pleaded not guilty to one of...
View ArticlePolice ID man in fatal crash that closed down Garden State Parkway
The crash occurred in the Egg Harbor Township section of the Garden State Parkway Friday afternoon. EGG HARBOR TWP. -- New Jersey State Police identified the man involved in a fatal crash that shut...
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CPR training helps officer save woman's life
Routine CPR training helped an officer save a woman's life outside of a Trenton hospital Thursday TRENTON - A routine police training session three weeks ago resulted in an officer saving a...
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Guatemalan man gets probation for wielding machete
Rudy Monzon-Martinez was charged with making threats and weapons offenses after a fight with his wife last year TRENTON - A Guatemalan man who wielded a machete and threatened to kill his wife at a...
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N.J. man admits wearing cop uniform, trying to flee police department
The man was arrested on sex assault charges and escaped the interrogation room, prosecutors have said TRENTON - A man who stole and wore a police uniform in an attempt to sneak out of an interrogation...
View ArticleTests show elevated lead levels at 5 more Hamilton schools
The elevated levels were detected at the Wilson, Klockner, Lalor, Mercerville and Kisthardt schools. HAMILTON -- Test results at five Hamilton schools show higher than acceptable levels for lead in...
View ArticleAnnual Shad Fest draws thousands to Lambertville (PHOTOS)
The Shad Fest began in 1981 as a way to showcase the local art scene. It has grown into a large festival that now attracts roughly 30,000 visitors each year. LAMBERTVILLE - Rated one of America's...
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Mercer County Sheriff's Office launches mobile app
The sheriff's office recently launched an app where users can get news and crime alerts and look at fugitives. TRENTON -- Want to look at Mercer County's Most Wanted from your smartphone? The Mercer...
View Article3rd annual Unity Walk marches through Trenton today
Clergy, victims' families, community members and anyone who would like to walk will join together in prayer and in the name of peace. TRENTON -- The United Mercer Interfaith Organization's third...
View ArticleIt's May and there's snow on the ground in Trenton (PHOTOS)
We've had periods of sunshine and driving rain, and temperatures above freezing since, so why didn't it all disappear yet? TRENTON - Trenton firefighters predicted the 30 to 40 foot mountain of snow...
View ArticleN.J. friends sue Harry Potter World over hour-long, upside-down ordeal
The group says they were visiting the park two years ago when a ride broke down, leaving them suspended in air for an hour LAWRENCE - A group of Lawrence residents are accusing Universal Studios of...
View ArticleMan arrested in fatal shooting, pistol-whipping attack on Trenton street
Jamar McCoy, 32, of Ewing, faces murder and related charges and is being held on $1 million bail TRENTON -- Detectives arrested a Ewing man early Sunday on murder and related charges in the shooting...
View ArticleCar slams into popular Trenton Social restaurant after police incident
"I'm happy that this kind of thing didn't happen during business hours," Trenton Social owner TC Nelson said. "That would have killed somebody." TRENTON -- A car smashed through the front of Trenton...
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Man shot in both legs after 'personal dispute' in Trenton
Police were searching for a man who fired a gun into a group of people Saturday evening TRENTON - Police are searching for a man who fired a gun into a group of people Saturday night, leaving one...
View ArticleThousands brave wind, rain at 20th Annual New Jersey Marathon (PHOTOS)
Two Lawrence Township residents were the top male and female finishers at the 2016 Novo Nordisk New Jersey Marathon on Sunday. LONG BRANCH - The chilly, windy and rainy weather on Sunday morning...
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