December 16, 2023
TRENTON (Mercer) – A vehicle ended up on its side after it struck at least one parked car along Spruce Street this evening (Saturday, Dec. 16, 2023). The accident occurred shortly before 8:30 p.m. on Spruce Street between Brunswick and Princeton avenues. As Spruce Street is the border between Trenton and Lawrence, police and emergency personnel from both municipalities responded. The driver of the vehicle was not trapped and, having sustained only minor injuries, declined medical assistance from the Trenton EMS and Capital Health paramedics on scene. Trenton police were investigating the cause of the crash.
December 16, 2023
EWING (Mercer) – A detached garage located behind a home on Carlton Avenue was destroyed by fire today (Saturday, Dec. 16, 2023). Ewing Township career and volunteer firefighters were dispatched to the blaze at 78 Carlton Avenue at 2:57 p.m. A column of smoke that was visible from at least as far away as Quakerbridge Road and Sloan Avenue in Hamilton Township signaled a working fire to responding firefighters and mutual aid from Hamilton was called into the scene to assist. Three hoselines were placed in service to prevent flames from spreading to the adjacent home. The blaze was declared under control at 3:35 p.m. Initial reports of people trapped inside the burning structure proved to be unfounded and there were no injuries reported. The cause of the blaze was being investigated by Ewing police and fire officials.
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