July 27, 2020 Breaking News Report from on scene reports and radio traffic. If additional information becomes available additions and corrections will be made. BELMAR, NJ (MONMOUTH)—Around 8:57 pm at the 2nd Avenue Beach there were reports of a missing swimmer. Belmar Police Department, Water Rescue, Fire Department, and First Aid Squad were sent to…
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November 23, 2022 OCEAN TOWNSHIP, NJ (MONMOUTH)–Around 3:28 p.m. on Tuesday November 22, 2022, firefighters were dispatched to 9 Cindy Lane for a commercial building fire. Responding units reported a column of smoke in the area and filled out the full first alarm. The first arriving crews found heavy fire in the roof areas extending…
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August 24, 2022 EWING TOWNSHIP, NJ (MERCER)–The Mercer County Homicide Task Force and the Ewing Police Department are investigating an overnight shooting death in Ewing Township, Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri reported. Just after 1:00 a.m. on August 24, 2022, Ewing police were dispatched to an apartment on Mid Way Lane on a report…
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September 28, 2022 HAMILTON – TRENTON, NJ (MERCER)–Hamilton Mayor Martin, State Senator Greenstein, Assemblymen DeAngelo, and Benson, Mercer County Executive Hughes, Mercer County Board of County Commissioners Chair Nina Melker, Ewing Mayor Steinmann, Hopewell Township Mayor Peters-Manning, and Lawrence Township Mayor John Ryan are joining together to call on the New Jersey Department of Environmental…
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November 17, 2022 NEPTUNE, NJ (MONMOUTH) – A local man who engaged in a lengthy standoff with police after allegedly committing an armed robbery of a Neptune Township pharmacy surrendered peacefully late last night and remains in custody, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced Thursday. Jeffrey V. Migliore, 34, of Ocean Township…
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December 4, 2021 TRENTON, NJ (MERCER)—At 12:10 p.m. the Trenton Fire Department was dispatched to Route 29 in front of Arm & Hammer Waterfront Park for an overturned vehicle with entrapment. Upon arrival firefighters found one person trapped and uninjured. Firefighters cut the windshield so the person could escape on their own power. TEMS and…
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Draft Strategy Will Strengthen New Jersey’s Communities and Infrastructure Against Adverse Effects of Climate Change April 22, 2021 TRENTON, NJ (MERCER)–On Earth Day, the Murphy Administration today released a draft of the state’s first Climate Change Resilience Strategy (“Strategy”) for public review and comment. In October 2019, Governor Murphy signed Executive Order 89, which appointed the…
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September 11, 2021 TRENTON, NJ (MERCER)–Mercer County Executive, Brian M. Hughes said, It’s hard to believe it’s been two decades since the terrorist attacks that took the lives of nearly 3,000 people in New York City, at the Pentagon and in Somerset County, Pennsylvania. Tragically, we’ve lost many more since; heroic first responders and others…
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“Typically, Trenton Sewer Utility personnel are not permitted to operate on private property. However, given the serious potential public safety risks involved, they went above and beyond, not only finding the cause but alleviating it as well.“ November 28, 2021– Updated November 29, 2021 UPDATE: The Trenton Mayor’s Office says, There are no issue with…
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Charged with first-degree murder, second-degree desecration of human remains, third- and fourth-degree weapons offenses and fourth-degree tampering with evidence. July 27, 2022 HAMILTON TOWNSHIP, NJ (MERCER)–Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri reported today that an investigation by the Mercer County Homicide Task Force and the Hamilton Township Police has led to the arrest of a…
