Touching remembrance for late former Miss N.J. Cara McCollum
Hundreds turned out Saturday at the Ocean City Tabernacle for remember former Miss New Jersey Cara McCollum who died Feb. 22. OCEAN CITY -- "It's not the years in your life, but the life in your...
View ArticleFree course helps local contractors get work on new Trenton Central HS
Space is still available, but applications are due Monday TRENTON -- The state agency overseeing the $130 million rebuild of Trenton Central High School is offering a free course intended to help...
View ArticleSt. Patrick's Day Parade at Hamilton draws huge crowd (PHOTOS)
Trenton will host its annual St. Patrick's Day Parade on Sunday starting at 1:30 p.m. HAMILTON - Huge crowds turned out Saturday for the annual St. Patrick's Day at Hamilton, which featured the theme...
View ArticleHundreds of items donated to Hamilton YMCA prom drive
The Hamilton Area YMCA announced that hundreds of dresses, tuxedos and shoes were collected at its first annual prom clothing drive. HAMILTON -- The Hamilton Area YMCA announced that hundreds of...
View ArticleTrenton's St. Patrick's Day parade marches on Sunday despite rain (PHOTOS)
The 31st annual Trenton St. Patrick's day parade was held Sunday March 13 at 2 p.m. despite the rain. TRENTON - The Trenton St. Patrick's Day Parade continued its 31-year tradition Sunday despite...
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Mercer Street Friends say farewell to dedicated leader | Editorial
Dr. Shannon Mason is stepping down as head of Mercer Street Friends. For more than a decade, Dr. Shannon Mason has been more than a friend to Mercer Street Friends. In her 13-plus years at the...
View ArticleN.J. pets in need: March 14, 2016
Adoptable pets in need of homes from northern and central New Jersey. According to the New Jersey Office of Animal Welfare, there were 107 registered animal shelters and pounds in the state as of...
View ArticleN.J. theater reopens with fresh look, big plans for future
The aging theater underwent a yearlong renovation to turn it into a cultural hub for the borough HOPEWELL BOROUGH -- For 31 years, Hopewell's Off-Broadstreet Theatre brought to life dozens of dramas,...
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Armed robbery in Lawrence hospitalizes shopkeeper
A masked man hit the convenience store owner on the head with a blunt object LAWRENCE TOWNSHIP - Lawrence police are investigating an armed robbery that briefly hospitalized a convenience store owner...
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Assault, weapons charges for Trenton man who threatened to kill ex-girlfirend
Jermaine Shrives scaled a fence to rip open a kitchen window and threaten his ex-girlfriend with a gun TRENTON - A Trenton man was arrested and charged after he pointed a gun at an ex-girlfriend and...
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Littering offense nets gun charges for Trenton man
Damien Beckett was charged with gun offenses and a raft of other charges after police saw him littering on a city street TRENTON - Damien Beckett was caught littering and Trenton police locked him up...
View ArticlePipeline protesters decry Pinelands intrusion at Statehouse rally
Environmental groups march in foul weather to oppose Pinelands pipelines TRENTON - Environmental groups, activists and homeowners affected by natural gas pipeline proposals were joined by state...
View Article2 charged with prostitution at 2 Hamilton massage spas
Two women, both 51 years old, were charged with engaging in prostitution at the New Spa and Blu Spa locations. HAMILTON -- Authorities arrested two women on prostitution charges at spas on Nottingham...
View ArticleMixed 'bag of tricks' help Trenton police combat crime
Police Director Ernest Parrey, Jr. outlined the city's crime-fighting efforts during a media roundtable TRENTON -- As temperatures rise, tempers flare. Every year, warm weather brings increased...
View ArticleAudits under way to avoid repeat of Trenton's payroll problems
The city is reviewing internal controls and considering future safeguards to put in place TRENTON -- Trenton Mayor Eric Jackson said Monday that the city's outside labor counsel is reviewing its...
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9 N.J. events to get you out of the house with spring breezing in
Art exhibits, seed starting, an Easter egg hunt and more as a new season begins. Ari Berman, author of "Give Us the Ballot: The Modern Struggle for Voting Rights in America," speaks March 19 at the...
View ArticleA true fish story. First N.J. shad catch a sign spring is here
Capt. Charles Franklin Sr. of Lower Alloways Creek caught three American shad Thursday in the upper reaches of the Delaware Bay. LOWER ALLOWAYS CREEK TWP. -- In Salem County it's a sure sign of spring...
View ArticleN.J. receives federal disaster declaration for January winter storm
The action makes the state eligible for federal aid. Watch video WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama on Tuesday issued a disaster declaration for 17 New Jersey counties, making them eligible for...
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Home sale prices in these 17 N.J. towns averaged over $1M last year
See the full list and the 2 towns in N.J. had home sales prices in 2015 that averaged over $2M Kevin Shea | For NJ.com
View ArticleTop prison official demoted for failing to report missing gun, sources say
Robert Chetirkin was removed as head of Northern State Prison in Newark. He's now an assistant superintendent at New Jersey State Prison in Trenton The top official at Northern State Prison in Newark...
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