Must-hear N.J.: From poverty to the Super Bowl, Trenton hip-hop duo ascends
Billy Joe Marrero's struggle has been well-documented. His triumphs are beginning to catch up. TRENTON -- Billy Joe Marrero crouched in his roach-infested kitchen, to play a keyboard balanced on a...
View ArticleHouse fire kills 91-year-old woman, son escapes uninjured
The fire on Francis Street was reported at 1:45 a.m. Friday. WRIGHTSTOWN -- A house fire early Friday claimed the life of a 91-year-old woman. Her son escaped the burning house, the state police said....
View ArticleMercer County HS musical voting: And the winner is ...
Based on the great interest, The Times of Trenton and NJ.com have decided to expand our original plan MERCER - The response was overwhelming and unexpected. We recently asked readers to help us pick...
View ArticleAfter Princeton U. professor's arrest, town looks to body cameras
Princeton Mayor Liz Lempert said police officers' names were "cleared" by a dash cam video of the professor's arrest Watch video PRINCETON - A Princeton University professor's claims that she was...
View ArticleSmoke condition leads to building evacuation in Hopewell
The building, home to Bank of America and Merrill Lynch, was evacuated at about 9 a.m. HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP -- Smoking batteries in a computer room sent a burning odor smell through an office building on...
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Trenton activist an unintended victim of city shooting
A second victim, 34 years old, was also wounded and police say he was the target of the gunmen. TRENTON -- City activist and former school board member Algernon Ward was wounded in the shoulder...
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Man wounded in drive-by shooting in North Trenton
The victim, a 20-year-old from Trenton, was near the Donnelly Homes when he was wounded. TRENTON -- A 20-year-old Trenton man was shot in the leg during a drive-by shooting in the North Ward early...
View ArticleCarcinogen found at N.J. high school baseball field
The soil tests were initially done as part of the $3.6 million turf field project LAWRENCE -- High levels of the carcinogen benzopyrene were found in a section of the varsity baseball field at...
View ArticleNational groups form coalition to stop Princeton Battlefield development
National historical groups came together this week and drafted a letter to the Institute for Advanced Study over the issue PRINCETON - A small section of land on the Princeton Battlefield garnered a...
View ArticleHopewell health officials investigating hepatitis A case
Hepatitis A is a highly contagious virus that affects the liver HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP -- A Hopewell Township resident has been infected with hepatitis A, health officials announced Friday. Hepatitis A, a...
View ArticleStudents rally after Princeton U. lecturer loses his contract
Lecturer Michael Barry's contract was not renewed next year, after 12 years of teaching at Princeton University. PRINCETON - Princeton University lecturer Michael Barry can often be seen sitting at a...
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From garage band guitarist to 4th winningest D1 wrestling coach
Rider University wrestling coach Gary Taylor recently became the fourth all-time winningest Division I wrestling coach (429); second among active coaches. LAWRENCE - He started out as a singer, and...
View ArticleNottingham High School's performance of Aida
The musical was a Broadway show with music written by Elton John HAMILTON -- Nottingham High School students performed Aida Friday night the high school and the Times of Trenton and NJ.com was there....
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1 injured after driver hits 2 cars in oncoming traffic, police say
Police believe the driver may have fallen asleep at the wheel. HOPEWELL - A woman may have fallen asleep at the wheel Saturday when her car crossed over a center line and hit two other vehicles in...
View ArticleNo need to rush deal to move Mercer inmates to Hudson | Editorial
Mercer County needs to take more time to consider the proposal to move inmates to Hudson County. Mercer County Executive Brian Hughes' plan to house county prison inmates at Hudson County's jail is...
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Rider soccer player has a kick for singing, makes tryout cut on 'The Voice'
Jo Panuccio shot to campus stardom after winning a campus sining competition, then advancing on NBC's "The Voice" LAWRENCE -- Jo Panuccio arrived on Rider University's campus last summer to begin...
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Through experiments, Princeton scientists inspire a new generation
The event was part of a national day to inspire elementary, middle and high school students to pursue the sciences PRINCETON - From making students' hair stand on end to helping them turn on a light...
View Article1 injured when car hits fence, pole, overturns at Bordentown Wendy's
One person was transported to the hospital Saturday night after crashing their car into a fence and pole, overturning the vehicle, at a Wendy's in Bordentown. BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP -- One person was...
View ArticleCrash snaps utility pole on Ward Avenue in Hamilton
PSE&G utility workers replaced the pole Sunday. HAMILTON -- Ward Avenue off Kuser Road was closed Sunday afternoon in Hamilton while a PSE&G crew team worked to repair a snapped utility pole....
View ArticleMan, 18, struck and killed by train in Hamilton
The unidentified man was pronounced dead at the scene just west of the Hamilton station Sunday night HAMILTON — A man was struck and killed by an NJ Transit train near the Hamilton station Sunday...
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