New program to help high school dropouts get diplomas, land jobs
The Mercer County Youth Career Connection Program is aimed at helping 18- to 24-year-olds TRENTON -- Mercer County on Friday launched a jobs initiative aimed at helping 18- to 24-year-olds who have...
View Article54-year-old man wounded in Florence shooting
The shooting victim drove himself to a local hospital from the shooting scene and has since been treated and released. FLORENCE -- A shooting on West Front Street early Friday wounded a man sitting in...
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Trenton man gets 38 years for 2 killings in 4 days
Alton Jones was aiming for one person but fatally shot two bystanders in two separate shootings three years ago. TRENTON - Rayshawn Ransom's sister remembers the dried blood on her brother's head as...
View Article20-year-old woman shot dead in Trenton apartment ID'd
The 20-year-old woman lived in the apartment where she was found. TRENTON -- Authorities identified the woman shot dead Friday morning in Trenton's West Ward as 20-year-old city woman Keyauna Hughey....
View ArticlePrinceton U. Tigers look to claw back to Ivy title
On paper, this year's team resembles the 2013 team that won a share of the Ivy League championship with an 8-2 record. PRINCETON - The Princeton University football team has finished 5-5 the past two...
View ArticleA record 9,506 N.J. students skipped vaccines; here's where they live
About 2 percent of New Jersey school children got religious exemptions from vaccines. TRENTON -- The number of New Jersey school children who skipped vaccines for religious reasons topped 9,500 in the...
View ArticleHow Christie's decision to scrap N.J. income tax deal with Pa. could affect you
Some residents from New Jersey and Pennsylvania will pay higher state income taxes in 2017. TRENTON -- Gov. Chris Christie's decision to end a four-decade-old tax arrangement with Pennsylvania will...
View ArticleHundreds attend ceremony in honor of late Robbinsville superintendent
Around 1,000 people turned out for the ceremony, during which school district officials dedicated plaques and an athletic center to the former superintendent ROBBINSVILLE - The football field outside...
View ArticleThunder advance to EL Championship Series for first time since 2013
READING- All year for the Trenton Thunder, the theme that has led them to be so successful has been pitching, defense and timely hitting. With the Thunder in the Eastern League Division Series, that...
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This Arizona 9/11 survivor, hears the day often
Roger Eisenbarth was the only 9/11 survivor treated at a Trenton hospital. TRENTON -- Roger Eisenbarth travels to New York City for business about every other week these days. The September 11, 2001...
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15 years later: A new generation inherits the mantle of 9/11
The next generation of 9/11 families never met their lost relatives but inherited the emotional toll of their death and the unspoken responsibility of keeping their legacy alive. ROBBINSVILLE --...
View Article15 years later, a photo tribute to N.J. victims of 9/11
At least 703 New Jerseyans died on Sept. 11, 2001. Here, for the first time, are all of their photos Fifteen years ago, nearly 3,000 Americans lost their lives in the worst terrorist attack in our...
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2 dead, 1 critical in overnight Trenton shooting
Officers arriving to a reported shooting in the 800 block of Greenwood Avenue found two men dead of gunshot wounds. TRENTON -- Two men were killed and one is in critical condition following a shooting...
View ArticleFootball chat and Top 20 reveal: Talk to our writers, Sunday, 7:30 p.m.
Join the NJ.com football writers for their first chat of the season, Sunday, 7:30-8:30 p.m. WOODBRIDGE -- The first full week of high school football is in the books and there's plenty to talk...
View ArticleMan shot three times in Trenton drive-by, police say
A passing motorist drove the man who was shot multiple times to the hospital. TRENTON -- Police say that a man was shot multiple times in a drive-by shooting near the intersection of Calhoun and...
View Article2 men killed in overnight Trenton shooting identified
A witness said he heard three or four gunshots early this morning. TRENTON -- The Mercer County Prosecutor's Office has identified the two men killed at a gas station in an overnight shooting on...
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9/11 runners stay in Mercer County on way to New York
The 9/11 Promise Run bunked at the Trenton Fire Department Saturday night and ate breakfast Sunday with Lawrence firefighters. TRENTON -- Eight distance runners who ran a relay from the Pentagon to...
View ArticlePolice establish crime scene in Trenton (PHOTOS)
If the shooting a nearby witness says she heard is confirmed, it would be the city's third of the day. TRENTON -- Trenton Police established a crime scene on Elmhurst avenue near the intersection of...
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N.J. pets in need: Sept. 12, 2016
Dogs and cats throughout New Jersey need homes. Sometimes, it seems our dogs just don't listen to us; we bark commands and our canine companions just don't respond. Courtesy of Distejon For those dog...
View ArticleMercer County Kilt Festival draws crowd of music, haggis lovers
The festival was the first in Mercer County Saturday WEST WINDSOR - For the first annual Mercer County Kilt Festival, the name of the game was kilts, music and good haggis. The all-day event Saturday...
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