By: Dennis Symons, Jr. November 13, 2019 HAMILTON TOWNSHIP, MERCER—Firefighters were dispatched to the 100 block of Foy Drive at 10:22 p.m. this evening. Upon arrival a smoke condition was found coming from the basement. Firefighters quickly advanced two lines into the smoky basement and extinguished the fire. Firefighters were sent from several Hamilton Township…

March 30, 2020 Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer and Lakewood Township Police Chief Gregory Meyer announced that on Sunday, March 29, 2020, Eliezer Silber, 37, and Miriam Silber, 34, both of Lakewood, were charged with five counts of Child Endangerment in violation of N.J.S.A. 9:6-1. On March 29, 2020, members of the Lakewood Township…

June 10, 2020 HAMILTON TOWNSHIP, NJ (MERCER)–A Black Lives Matter protest was held this evening at Sayen Gardens by the gazebo near Mercer Street. Several people from the community spoke about racism in the community and a march was held up Mercer Street towards Route 33. The protest was peaceful. Photo gallery from the Hamilton…

December 4, 2020 TRENTON, NJ (MERCER)–A Trenton man has been arrested and charged with Saturday’s homicide of Daniel Alvaranga, Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri reported. Allen Q. Brookins, 28, of East State Street, is charged with murder and weapons offenses.  He was taken into custody Thursday evening by members of the U.S. Marshals NY/NJ…

June 5, 2023 EAST WINDSOR, NJ (MERCER)–Mayor Janice S. Mironov, and Council Members Marc Lippman, Denise Daniels, Peter Yeager and John Zoller, joined by members of Mercer County Moms Demand Action, issued a Mayoral Proclamation recognizing June 2 as “National Gun Violence Awareness Day,” to raise awareness about the impacts of gun violence and to…

UPDATE: Ewing Police Reported at 5:26 p.m. that Slater is in custody. June 21, 2023 EWING TOWNSHIP, NJ (MERCER)–Ewing Township Police Department reports that at 1:53 p.m. the Ewing Police Department was notified of an inmate who escaped a minimum-security work detail on Stuyvesant Avenue. Information provided to us at the time indicated a confirmed…

February 19, 2020 ROBBINSVILLE, NJ (MERCER)–The Robbinsville boys basketball team defeated West Windsor Plainsboro North with a final score of 59-44 in their Mercer County Tournament game tonight. Photo gallery:

July 17, 2023 TRENTON, NJ (MERCER)–Around 10:45 p.m. last night Trenton Police, Trenton Fire Department, TEMS and Captial Health Paramedics responded to the area of the Ambassador Banquet Hall in the 600 Block of New York Avenue for a reported shooting. A short time later it was reported that a person was brought to the…

June 30, 2020 Wildwood may be out of our normal coverage area but since many people from our area vacation there information is provided below: WILDWOOD, NJ (CAPE MAY)–The Greater Wildwoods Tourism Improvement and Development Authority (GWTIDA) and the City of Wildwood are disappointed to announce the cancellation of July 4th fireworks in the interest…

June 1, 2020 HAMILTON TOWNSHIP, NJ (MERCER)–A serious accident occurred at the intersection of Kuser Road and Perilli Drive around 5 pm. Hamilton Township Fire Department responded to extricate one person from one of the vehicles. Two people were transported to the hospital by RWJ Hamilton Ambulance. Hamilton Township Police are investigating. No further information…