Police searching for missing teen living in Robbinsville
Dessie Machugh, 15, is from Barnegat Township, Ocean County, but has been living in Robbinsville, Mercer County. ROBBINSVILLE -- Police in Barnegat Township are searching for 15-year-old Dessie...
View Article10 places around N.J. to celebrate New Year Eve's
As the final hours of 2015 tick off the clock, here are a handful of restaurants around the Garden State offering special menus and plenty of bubbly to toast the occasion Watch video The farewell bash...
View ArticleTrenton firefighters to get bulletproof vests
The vests were approved as part of the fire union's new contract TRENTON -- Trenton's firefighters will soon begin wearing bulletproof vests to protect themselves on the job when they double as...
View ArticleMan arrested with handgun stolen in N.C., police say
Antoine A. Hamlin, 24, was arrested Sunday following a motor-vehicle stop on Route 130 near Kingsbridge Drive in Burlington Township. BURLINGTON TOWNSHIP -- Police charged a Burlington City man with...
View ArticleHamilton needs to change, Scales thanks voters | Letters
Today's letters: Hamilton needs to make a change & Hamilton Township Board of Education member Christopher Scales thanks voters It was encouraging to read that nations around the world have...
View ArticlePrinceton U. theater director dies in accident at home
The university is not releasing details on the nature of Princeton professor Tim Vasen's death. He worked at the university for over two decades. Tim Vasen, a theater director for Princeton...
View ArticleHamilton and Robbinsville police blotter for Dec. 17-29
Hamilton and Robbinsville police blotter for Dec. 17-29 HAMILTON Dec. 17Theft - Cullen WayTheft - 900 block Kuser Rd.Theft - 600 block Route 33 - Arrested: Nicholas J. YuryevBurglary/Auto - 2100 block...
View ArticleMissing teenager located safe in Ocean County
Dessie Machugh was reported missing from Barnegat, and has been living recently in Robbinsville. ROBBINSVILLE -- Dessie Machugh, the 15-year-old reported missing Tuesday, has been located safe in...
View Article12-year-old N.J. twins face off on 'Chopped Junior'
The Lawrence girls raced against the clock and each other on Tuesday's episode of "Chopped Junior." LAWRENCE -- Gingerbread cookies and birthday cake would throw most people for a loop if they had to...
View ArticleTrenton arson suspect to appear in court a month after arrest
Police believe 23-year-old Austin Gabauer got in a dispute with his girlfriend and then set fire to her male friend's porch last month. TRENTON - A man who police say got into a domestic dispute with...
View ArticleWoman killed in crash had just left family Christmas party
Tara Slamon, 29, was a well-known bartender at Peters Place in Trenton and is remembered by her family for her infections smile and magnetic personality. HAMILTON -- The Hamilton woman who died...
View ArticleMercer 1st county in N.J. to end veterans homelessness by year end
The county and city officially accepted the nationwide challenge issued by first lady Michelle Obama in November TRENTON -- Mercer County has reached its goal to house every homeless veteran seeking...
View ArticleLayoffs possible as MCCC reorganizes IT department
The college put out a request for proposals for information technology services WEST WINDSOR -- About two dozen information technology workers at Mercer County Community College are bracing for...
View ArticleA look back - and ahead - in Mercer County | Editorial
Now that we are in the grip of winter's long nights and short days, it is comforting to look forward to the start of the baseball season. Here it is, the start of another year - a time to look back on...
View ArticleSecond DJ concert to benefit Hamilton's City of Angels
TN-Tertainment Disc Jockeys is hosting DJ Stevie B concert on Feb. 6 at Cedar Gardens in Hamilton to benefit nonprofit City of Angels. HAMILTON -- DJ John Rossi will be hosting his second concert in...
View ArticleStudents should give back, ICGMC thanks Mercer | Letters
Today's letters: why students should give back & ICGMC thanks Mercer County David AderholdCourtesy photo Although I share the concern of School Superintendent David Aderhold, I do not believe...
View ArticleTimes Holiday Appeal: Community raises more than $38K for Christine's Hope...
The season of giving continues as generous donations to this year's Times Holiday Appeal for Christine's Hope for Kids have helped bring the total raised so far to $38,009. Laurie Pellichero, for The...
View ArticleOur favorite vintage N.J. photos from 2015
Thousands upon thousands of superb snapshots are sitting in photo albums throughout the state just waiting for their chance to be in a gallery; send them in! In the past year, we've posted 51...
View ArticleCompassionate Care Hospice opens at Hamilton hospital
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Hamilton and hospice employees joined with Hamilton Mayor Kelly Yaede to open Compassionate Care Hospice. HAMILTON -- Compassionate Care Hospice officially...
View ArticleDoctor sued by state for allegedly accepting $200K in kickbacks
Syed Jaffery has been sued by the state for accepting the money - just a few months after he was indicted for the same offense. EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP - A neurologist who has been arrested twice in the...
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