Patients model their new bodies after shedding 1,700 pounds
Bariatric weight-loss surgery patients modeled off their new bodies at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton's Fitness and Wellness Center. HAMILTON -- For Diane Sargeant, 50 is the new 20....
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Guatemalan man gets prison time for two sexual assaults
Authorities extradited the man from Guatemala in 2013 for a sexual assault that he committed nearly a decade ago TRENTON - A man who sexually assaulted a coworker and a family member before fleeing to...
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Town's vote to build new firehouse ends in tie, which is a defeat
On Thursday, the Monmouth County election board examined three provisional ballots cast in the Tuesday vote and disqualified one, and the other two ROOSEVELT -- The vote on a bond referendum to build...
View ArticleTrenton City Council makes 3 acting directors permanent
Three of Mayor Eric Jackson's acting directors have been promoted to permanent positions TRENTON -- Three of Mayor Eric Jackson's acting directors have been promoted to permanent positions after they...
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Princeton U. named best private university in new ranking
Princeton has taken the top spot again in a new ranking released by the website Kiplinger.com. PRINCETON - Another ranking site has put Princeton University in the number one spot in a list of the top...
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Trenton City Council approves $2.4M IT contract in 5-2 vote
The contract was tabled last month after ADPC, Inc., the former longtime vendor, was granted an injunction TRENTON -- An IT firm that has been the subject of criticism and challenges in court was...
View ArticleOn a rainy day, just 3 bears killed during state hunt
Total number of animals taken this year closing in on 500 Watch video FREDON -- Just three bears were killed Thursday, the second day of a four-day extension of the state's annual bear hunt, the...
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WATCH: 'Star Wars' light saber fights and reviews on opening night
New Jersey reacts to the the premiere of the 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' at the AMC Loews theatre in New Brunswick. Watch video NEW BRUNSWICK-- People of all ages arrived extra early with their...
View ArticleRaising the N.J. minimum wage simply makes sense | Editorial
Last week, the Mercer County Board of Chosen Freeholders took note of their struggles. With a resolution supporting a $15 statewide minimum wage, the lawmakers joined their counterparts in Essex and...
View ArticleNico Steinmann's legacy will impact people everyday | Editorial
Those friends and the greater community will remember Nico Steinmann, who died last February, in a very special way. For more than two decades, Nico Steinmann was a presence at The Arc Mercer,...
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Times Holiday Appeal: Linowitz Foundation pledges to match donations to...
The Rose and Louis H. Linowitz Charitable Foundation, a longtime supporter of the Times Holiday Appeal, has stepped forward with a challenge to Times readers and area businesses and organizations this...
View ArticleCriticizing Trump, defending Veznedaroglu | Letters
Today's letters: criticizing Donald Trump & defending Dr. Erol Veznedaroglu As a Muslim U.S. citizen I want to echo the sentiment of the Muslim Community that is now a target of Donald Trumps's...
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College soccer ref says insurance company emails defamed him
Joseph A. Cimino, of Bensalem, Pa., says NJM Insurance accused him of breaking the law while on temporary disability. TRENTON -- A painter collecting workers' compensation has sued New Jersey...
View ArticlePhotos of the week Dec. 10-17, 2015
NJ.com's best pictures from the week Watch video Woodbridge - The holidays are just around the corner, but it didn't feel like it this week, as the Garden State enjoyed a stretch of very warm spring...
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Trenton man given four years in prison for molesting young family member
Prosecutors believe the man molested his family member multiple times and that should factor into the sentencing. The judge disagreed. TRENTON - A man was sentenced Thursday to four years in prison...
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Trenton teen charged in armed robbery of cab driver
A 16-year-old boy and another teen got a cab at Ohio and Heil avenues just before 10 p.m. Thursday TRENTON - Trenton police arrested one teen and are looking for another in the armed robbery of a taxi...
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Assault charges for Trenton man who swung at police
Police arrived at the home of Brian Montgomery, 57, around 8:40 a.m. Wednesday and to arrest him on outstanding warrants TRENTON - A Trenton man wanted on outstanding warrants was charged with...
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Trenton woman who hit man in head with hammer faces assault charges
Ellen Allen, 64, was arguing with her child's father shortly after 5 p.m. on Wednesday on the 800 block of Southard Street, TRENTON - A Trenton woman who hit a man in the head with a hammer was...
View ArticleCity looking to 'improve, transform' Trenton Water Works
The city will be putting out a request for proposal next month to hire a management advisory service TRENTON -- The problems facing Trenton Water Works are not new: The understaffed utility has had...
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HAZMAT team called to Hopewell bank for false alarm
Shortly before 11 a.m. a bank employee at the branch office off Scotch Road was processing mail when a suspicious substance fell out of one of the letters HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP - Ground white paper that...
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