N.J. man allegedly stabs co-worker during motel dispute, report says
The two were in Massachusetts doing residential roof work A Trenton man allegedly stabbed a co-worker at the EconoLodge Inn & Suites Northborough, Mass. over the weekend, according to a...
View ArticleHopewell school teacher injured in serious crash on Route 31
Meaghan McGowan, 25, was driving eastbound on Ingleside Avenue at the intersection with Route 31 around 7:23 a.m. when she pulled out in front of a 1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee. HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP - A...
View ArticleBail reduced for Trenton woman accused of arson
Bail for Lakishette Williams, 25, was reduced to $35,000 from its original $50,000 following an appearance in Mercer County Superior Court TRENTON - A Trenton woman accused of setting fire to her own...
View ArticleTrenton police looking for woman in 7-Eleven theft
Police say the woman in the picture created a disturbance in the 7-Eleven store at 750 chambers Street on Dec. 6 and told a juvenile to steal a toy drone from the shop TRENTON - Trenton police are...
View ArticleN.J. twin entrepreneurs make cut on 'Chopped Junior'
The 12-year-old "Kitchen Twins" will put their culinary skills to the test on national television LAWRENCE -- Twelve-year-old twins Emily and Lyla Allen can often be found in the kitchen cooking up a...
View ArticleRabbi sentenced to jail in extortion-for-divorce case
Three more individuals will be sentenced this week in the case, in which undercover agents posed as Orthodox Jews seeking to obtain a divorce agreement by force. U.S. Attorney Paul Fishman spoke to...
View ArticlePublic's help sought in hit-and-run that sent 1 to hospital
The pedestrian suffered a fractured skull LAWRENCE -- Lawrence police is asking for the public's help in identifying the driver of a champagne or beige vehicle that struck a 40-year-old Trenton man on...
View ArticleMCCC grads can earn Rider bachelor's in these 23 majors
Officials from both schools announced Monday that they'd signed 18 new transfer agreements LAWRENCE -- Mercer County Community College and Rider University have expanded their partnership to allow...
View ArticleTrenton's graduation rate rises again
For the second year in a row, Trenton's on-time high school graduation rate saw gains TRENTON -- For the second year in a row, Trenton's on-time high school graduation rate saw gains, the district...
View ArticlePreserving land protects more than just open space | Editorial
Last month, Barbara and Michael Blumenthal donated 10 acres of land in the Princeton Ridge area – 10 acres teeming with migratory bird species and lush with native plants – to the New Jersey...
View ArticleWelcome to Herointown, New Jersey's fourth largest city
New Jersey is home to at least 128,000 active heroin users, struggling in silence all around you. The scourge of New Jersey's heroin crisis is closer than you know. Today, NJ Advance Media is...
View ArticleTake a look inside N.J. postal center on busiest day of year (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
By day's end, the center expected to have handled more than 8.7 million cards, letters and packages Watch video HAMILTON -- The United State Postal Service's Hamilton processing and distribution...
View ArticleTrenton man knocked unconscious in elevator fight
Byron Goss, 38, was arrested and charged with aggravated assault. His bail was set at $20,000 TRENTON - A fight between two men in an elevator of an apartment building left one unconscious and another...
View ArticleErratic driving led to arrest of 2 Trenton women in stolen car
Police around 7:30 a.m. Monday received a call from a resident reporting someone was driving erratically TRENTON - The erratic driving of two women resulted in their arrest in a stolen car, police...
View ArticleN.J. on pace for warmest December ever recorded
We still have two weeks left in the month, but if the warm trend continues, New Jersey could match or break an all-time record for its warmest December. The December warm spell keeps on rolling, with...
View ArticleMan who led random, fatal beating loses another appeal
Andre Bing-Jackson was sentenced to 25 years in prison for prompting the fatal beating and mugging of 57-year-old Thomas King on Hobart Street in 2002. TRENTON -- A Trenton man who led three teens in...
View ArticlePrinceton school board will vote on proposal for transgender students
The board is considering the proposal, which will make existing practices to better lives for transgender students, official. PRINCETON - A proposed policy which could make the Princeton Public School...
View ArticleBillionaire gives $1M to choir college to honor late wife
Billionaire industrialist and philanthropist Henry Hillman made the gift in memory of his late wife of 70 years, Elsie PRINCETON -- Rider University's Westminster Choir College has been awarded a $1...
View ArticleHopewell Valley, Northfield bank merger approved
On Monday, approximately 72.8 percent of Hopewell Valley shareholders approved the acquisition by Northfield as outlined in a merger agreement, Northfield announced. HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP -- Northfield...
View ArticleOperation Homefront feeds military families at N.J. base (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
The meals were given to the families of service members and wounded warriors through Operation Homefront's annual Holiday Meals for Military program. Watch video JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST --...
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