August 4, 2022 TRENTON – Acting Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin is co-leading a national coalition of Attorneys General in filing an amicus brief supporting a legal challenge to Florida House Bill 1557 (H.B. 1557) — commonly referred to as the “Don’t Say Gay” law — that, among other things, expressly prohibits classroom instruction on sexual…
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May 1, 2020 HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP, NJ (MERCER)–This afternoon a 100 vehicle Salute to Healthcare Workers was held at Capital Health Hopewell Campus. Police, fire, road departments and others drove around the main entrance to the hospital at shift change to show appreciation to those who serve in the healthcare field during this COVID-19 pandemic. This…
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November 9, 2022 — Updated Robbinsville District 5, Princeton District 21, 11 and 9 all report 0 Votes! ROBBINSVILLE, NJ (MERCER)–In a statement posted to Facebook by Robbinsville Township, Mayor Dave Fried said, “Robbinsville Township was contacted by Mercer County Election officials at approximately 5 p.m. today and were informed that the ballots of one…
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October 9, 2020 Many law enforcement agencies across the state participated in the 2020 NJ Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics this morning. On Friday, October 9th, more than 3,000 officers will take to the streets of their local communities on one of 26 separate routes to help carry the “Flame of Hope” a…
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Officers will be subject to renew their licenses three years after issuance. July 21, 2022 TRENTON, NJ (MERCER)–Governor Phil Murphy today signed S2742/A4194 into law, establishing a police licensing program for all New Jersey law enforcement officers. The new law will require all law enforcement officers to hold a valid, active license issued by the…
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July 11, 2022 SEA ISLE CITY, NJ (CAPE MAY)–U.S. Coast Guard Mid-Atlantic reports that a good Samaritan helped remove 22 passengers from the charter boat STARFISH tonight after the boat began taking on water near Townsend Inlet Bridge, in New Jersey. STARFISH reportedly collided with the Townsends Inlet Bridge and suffered a gash in the…
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July 26, 2021 ALLENTOWN, NJ (MONMOUTH)–On July 18, Conservation Police Officers Nicole Carman and Michael Bickerton investigated a group of four out-of-state individuals who were collecting freshwater clams from Doctors Creek in Allentown, New Jersey. This creek is in the immediate vicinity of a sewage treatment plant. The waterway is deemed condemned by NJDEP due…
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June 1, 2021 JACKSON, NJ (MERCER)–Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer announced that on May 28, 2021, Matthew Wolny, 43, of Jackson, was sentenced by the Honorable Michael T. Collins, J.S.C., to five years New Jersey State Prison with a five-year period of parole ineligibility relative to a previously entered guilty plea to Distribution of…
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February 4, 2022 UPPER FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP, NJ (MONMOUTH)–Trooper Brandi Slota of the New Jersey State Police Public Information Unit told MidJersey.News that Troopers responded to a motor vehicle crash on I195 eastbound at milepost 11 in Upper Freehold, Monmouth County at approximately 6:20 p.m. The preliminary investigation revealed a Ford pickup truck was traveling eastbound…
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May 6, 2022 EWING TOWNSHIP, NJ (MERCER)–Ewing Township firefighters were dispatched to 1440 Lower Ferry Road for an “investigation” at 6:39 p.m. Shortly after arrival an additional ladder and engine were called to the scene for a problem with a crane at a building under renovation. It was reported that fifty people were evacuated from…
