UPDATE from City of Trenton: At 6:53 p.m., Trenton Fire Department responded to a three-alarm fire at 834 Carteret Ave. The fire has resulted in two fatalities at this time, 20-year-old male twin brothers. Two other residents evacuated the building. Investigators have yet to determine the cause of the fire. County and state officials are…
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December 22, 2021 TRENTON, NJ (MERCER)–Following recent reforms established to better protect the public from sexual misconduct and abuse in professional settings, Acting Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck and the Division of Consumer Affairs today announced that the New Jersey Board of Massage and Bodywork Therapy (“the Board”) has permanently revoked the license of a…
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Upon confirmation by the state Senate, Pierre-Louis would be the first Black woman to serve on the state’s highest court. June 5, 2020 TRENTON, NJ (MERCER)–Governor Phil Murphy today announced his intention to nominate Fabiana Pierre-Louis to the New Jersey Supreme Court to fill the seat of Associate Justice Walter F. Timpone, who will reach…
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The award is among 13 given for environmental protection initiatives at military installations February 22, 2023 TRENTON, NJ (MERCER)–The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection is set to receive $995,000 from the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) to reduce wildfire risk in the areas surrounding Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, Warren Grove Range, Naval Weapons Station Earle…
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June 24, 2022 TOMS RIVER, NJ (OCEAN)–Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer announced on that June 22, 2022, Juan Fernandez, II, 19, of Towaco, New Jersey, was indicted by a Grand Jury sitting in Ocean County on charges of Death by Vessel in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:11-5b(1); Strict Liability Vehicular Homicide in violation of N.J.S.A.…
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July 21, 2022 TRENTON, NJ (MERCER)–Trenton Police Department reports that Task Force Units conduct high visibility Preventive Patrols focusing on the “quality-of-life” offenses as well as open-air street-level narcotics offenses. The Task Force Officers conducted a prostitution/john detail in the areas of South Broad Street and Malone Street, and South Clinton Avenue and Bayard Street.…
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January 28, 2021 TRENTON, NJ (MERCER) – Three New Jersey residents were arrested today for allegedly participating in a long-running scheme to defraud the New Jersey Traumatic Brain Injury Fund (TBI Fund), a publicly funded health care benefit program, of more than $4.5 million, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced. Harry Pizutelli, 62, of…
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May 16, 2021 TRENTON, NJ (MERCER)–Just before 3:00 p.m. the Trenton Fire Department was dispatched for a house fire on Houghton Ave. Upon arrival firefighters found a fire on the third floor on the end house of a row of homes. Fire crews stretched an 1 3/4″ and advanced the line up the stairs to…
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June 8, 2020 AG’S OFFICE RELEASES AUDIO AND VIDEO RECORDINGS RELATED TO FATAL OFFICER-INVOLVED SHOOTING ON GARDEN STATE PARKWAY ON MAY 23 TRENTON, NJ (MERCER)–The Attorney General’s Office today released audio and video recordings related to the shooting on May 23, 2020 on the Garden State Parkway in Bass River, N.J., in which a New…
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February 17, 2023 TOMS RIVER, NJ (OCEAN)–Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer announced that on February 16, 2023, at approximately 3:00 p.m., Officers from the Toms River Township Police Department and Toms River Township Fire Departments were dispatched to a reported structure fire on Roberts Road. During the primary search of the residence, the body…
