July 22, 2021 By: Tyler Eckel HAMILTON TOWNSHIP (MERCER)– A tractor trailer hitting wires and pulling down utility poles is to blame for a street closure in Hamilton today. The incident occurred just before 10:00 am. Multiple 911 calls were received by Hamilton and Robbinsville Police Departments stating that there was a serious crash on…

April 22, 2022 TRENTON, NJ (MERCER)–Details are still sketchy but at 3:28 p.m. Trenton EMS, Trenton Fire and Capital Health Paramedics were dispatched to the 1st Block of North Hermitage Avenue for a shooting victim. Once EMS arrived on scene there was no patient so EMS was recalled. EMS stated “GOA” standing for “Gone On…

June 29, 2020 ROBBINSVILLE, NJ (MERCER)–Just after 11:00 pm tonight a truck collided with a utility pole in the 300 block of Gordon Road. The truck then continued on after cracking the utility pole in half and ripping down wires. The Robbinsville Township Police Department is investigating. Jersey Central Power and Light (JCP&L) and Verizon…

Febuary 14, 2020 WASHINGTON, DC–Bipartisan legislation recognizing February as American Heart Month was introduced in the House of Representatives today.    Congressman Smith (R-NJ), Co-Chair of the Congressional Heart & Stroke Coalition, along with fellow Co-Chair Joyce Beatty (D-OH), authored the resolution, HRes. 860, in honor of the approximately 647,000 Americans who die from some…

Collaborative operation targeting offenders sexually exploiting children online was launched in response to spike in cyber threats to children during COVID 19 pandemic. Attorney General warns parents and offers tips to keep children safe as they return to virtual learning, with more screen time and, in many cases, no in-person teacher supervision August 26, 2020…

March 3, 2020 HAMILTON, N.J. (MERCER)– It’s not too late for high school students to sign up for the national 2020 Annual Congressional Art Competition hosted locally by Congressman Chris Smith (NJ-04) for Mercer, Monmouth and Ocean students who live in the Fourth Congressional District he represents.    The deadline for entry is March 13…

Trenton Man Arrested for New Year’s Eve Homicide The Mercer County Homicide Task Force and the Trenton Police Department are investigating a shooting homicide in Trenton. December 31, 2021 TRENTON, NJ (MERCER)–At approximately 7 p.m. on Friday, December 31, 2021, police responded to a shooting that occurred in the first block of Beakes Street.  The adult…

February 11, 2022 TRENTON – Acting Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck announced today that the Division on Civil Rights (DCR) has found probable cause against two employers in disability-discrimination cases. Both cases involve allegations that employers discriminated against employees on the basis of disability, as well as leave time taken in connection with their disabilities. In…

December 25, 2022 TRENTON, NJ (MERCER)–A Philadelphia man was arrested on Christmas Eve for fatally shooting a man in Trenton, Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri reported. Fausto Adalberto-Rodriguez, 45, is charged with murder, aggravated assault and weapons offenses. He was taken into custody shortly after the shooting in Trenton.  The prosecutor’s office will file…

November 2, 2023 JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ (OCEAN)–Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer announced that on November 1, 2023, Andrew Fantasia, 27, of Beachwood, was charged with Possession of Child Pornography and an additional count of Endangering the Welfare of a Child.  Fantasia had previously been charged with Endangering the Welfare of a Child, Aggravated Criminal…