Cousins accused of firing 21 shots at crowd, wounding 5 denied lesser bail
The men are accused of firing 21 shots into a group of adults and children two months ago, injuring five TRENTON - Two men accused of opening fire on a crowd of adults and children outside a Trenton...
View ArticleMan turns himself in to police on shooting charges
Terrence Miller is the second person charged in connection with the April 27 shooting. TRENTON -- A 47-year-old man charged with a shooting that damaged a car on Locust Street surrendered to police...
View ArticleBackroads, New Jersey: the canals run through it
Delaware & Raritan Canal is still intact along much of its 45-mile length. They remain a great reminder of not only mind, but muscle, over matter. The canals of the 19th century linked cities the...
View ArticleCourt overturns drug convictions due to improper police testimony
Nathaniel Jamison, 58, was sentenced to 13 years in prison in 2014 and he's currently incarcerated. TRENTON -- A state appellate court has overturned a man's drug conviction and ordered him a new...
View ArticleMan shot on Passaic Street in Trenton
Police were alerted to the 2:50 p.m. shooting on Passaic Street, but when officers arrived, they found no victims. TRENTON -- A man was undergoing emergency surgery Tuesday evening after being shot on...
View ArticleHightstown names new police chief after abolishing director position
Council voted in February to restore the position of police chief HIGHTSTOWN -- Hightstown's new top cop is a familiar face on the force. Lt. Frank Gendron, who has been the department's officer in...
View ArticleNJ Weedman takes to the radio, blames raid of his joint on retaliation
Ed "NJ Weedman" Forchion spoke on NJ 101.5 Tuesday to give his account of his arrest and some theories about why it happened TRENTON - It's been less than a week since Ed "NJ Weedman" Forchion was...
View ArticleVictim of Ewing home invasion, beating dies of natural causes
Doris Geisel was a longtime resident of Ewing's West Trenton neighborhood and was a native of Baltimore, Md. EWING -- A 91-year-old township woman who was beaten and bound during a home invasion at...
View ArticleThere should be no easy A's for N.J. hospitals | Editorial
The Hospital Safety Score, a public service provided by The Leapfrog Group, has made it more difficult for a medical center to earn a top rating. Hospitals are places best avoided, but if you have to...
View Article911 call details shooting that killed 20-year-old Trenton man
The call was played in the third day of a Trenton man's murder trial for a 2014 shooting TRENTON - State police detective Joseph Itri was "shocked" by what he heard on a 911 call the morning of Enrico...
View ArticleRising or falling? How N.J.'s top prospects size up for MLB Draft
A month into the HS baseball season and a month from the draft, NJ.com updates the stock outlook of state's top prospects.
View ArticleSoftball Class of 2014: A look at how they've fared in college
We look at the vast amount of Division I talent that graduated two years ago
View ArticleHamilton and Robbinsville police blotter for April 26-May 1
Crimes in Hamilton and Robbinsville, as reported by the individual police departments HAMILTON April 26 Theft -600 block Whitehorse/Hamilton Square Road Theft - 100 block Grandview Ave. Theft - Nami...
View ArticleMore area schools test positive for elevated lead levels in water
Districts began testing their water amid concerns across the state and nation Ewing and Lawrence are among the latest school districts that have had to shut down some fountains after tests revealed...
View ArticleAthlete of the Week: Robbinsville lacrosse attacker Mike Sanguinetti
Mike Sanguinetti recently passed his brother, and Robbinsville High School lacrosse legend A.J. Sanguinetti as the school's scoring leader. Robbinsville senior lacrosse attacker Mike Sanguinetti,...
View ArticleTrenton man accused of filming sex with a teenage girl
The girl told police and her mother that the 32-year-old man had sex with her multiple times over 3 months TRENTON - A Trenton man is accused of sexually assaulting a teenage girl for three months and...
View ArticleTrenton mayor, police, call on community to help stem gun crime
Mayor Eric Jackson and Police Director Ernest Parrey called for increased community involvement to help stem the tide of gun violence TRENTON - Mayor Eric Jackson and Police Director Ernest Parrey at...
View ArticleRowan to guarantee admission to MCCC grads in these 14 majors
Mercer County Community College graduates will be able to complete their four-year degrees at Rowan University WEST WINDSOR -- Rowan University is offering guaranteed admission to students who...
View Article2 shot hours after Trenton mayor addresses spike in violent crime
Two women were hospitalized with gunshot wounds Wednesday afternoon TRENTON -- Hours after the mayor and police director called on residents to help stem the gun violence in the city, shots rang out...
View ArticleInvestors Bank buys Bank of Princeton in $154 million deal
The deal is part of a larger plan to open up banks in Princeton and Philadelphia PRINCETON - The longtime local Bank of Princeton was purchased by Investors Bancorp this week in a $154 million deal....
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