August 16, 2024 A month-long investigation into cocaine distribution in Hamilton Township culminated recently with one arrest and the seizure of $1.1 million in narcotics, five handguns and $65,000 in cash, Acting Mercer County Prosecutor Theresa L. Hilton reported. James Nalbone Jr., 35, of Hamilton, was arrested on August 7, 2024, as a result of…

December 6, 2023 TRENTON (Mercer) – One person has died as a result of the smoky two-alarm fire that erupted at the Trent Center West high-rise apartment building Saturday afternoon (Dec. 2, 2023). Michelle Miller, 51, who suffered from severe smoke inhalation prior to being rescued from the blaze, passed away in hospital this week,…

Demolition of Shuttered Buildings Sets Stage for Construction of In-Demand Industrial and Flex Space, Completing Township’s Parkway Avenue Redevelopment Zone April 22, 2024 Ewing Township, NJ (MERCER)– In a significant step towards realizing a decades-long vision for infusing new vitality into Ewing Township’s landscape, demolition has officially begun on the decommissioned United States Naval Air…

January 22, 2023 NEW YORK, — Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Michael Alfonso, the Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Newark Field Office of Homeland Security Investigations (“HSI”), announced today the unsealing of a Complaint charging Bronx-based immigration attorney KOFI AMANKWAA and his son, KOFI…

July 18, 2023 New Brunswick, NJ — Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital’s (RWJUH) Health Equity Program has been honored by the American Hospital Association (AHA) with the 2023 Carolyn Boone Lewis Equity of Care Award. RWJUH accepted the award at the AHA’s Annual Leadership Summit in Seattle.  The Carolyn Boone Lewis Equity of Care Award is…

July 14, 2024 MANCHESTER TOWNSHIP, NJ (OCEAN)–Police say that on Saturday, July 13, 2024, at approximately 6:00 p.m. officers of the Manchester Township Police Department were dispatched to the area of Renaissance Boulevard and Devereux Drive for the report of a single motor vehicle crash into a tree. Upon arrival officers located a blue 2020…

April 24, 2024 TOMS RIVER, NJ (OCEAN)–Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer announced that on April 22, 2024, Olivia Paige, 35, of Toms River, pled guilty to Robbery before the Honorable Guy P. Ryan, P.J.Cr.P., in connection with an incident that occurred on August 29, 2023, in Lakewood Township.  Additionally, Paige pled guilty to Possession…

May 25, 2024 TRENTON, NJ (MERCER)–A fire Saturday afternoon (May 25, 2024) in the old, abandoned Mercer Medical Center complex in the 400 block of Bellevue Avenue is under investigation by authorities. The smoky blaze, reported about 3:40 p.m., was quickly brought under control by firefighters. Crews from Engines 1, 8, 9 and 10, Ladders…

July 10, 2024 EAST WINDSOR, NJ (MERCER)–East Windsor Township reports that due to damage sustained during the power outage yesterday, JCP&L will temporarily disconnect service to safely make emergency repairs. Approximately 7,000 residents in the East Windsor and Hightstown area will be affected between the hours of midnight and 6:00 A.M., tonight July 10 and…

January 26, 2024 EAST WINDSOR, NJ (MERCER)–Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri and East Windsor Police Chief Jason A. Hart announced today that a man has been charged in connection with his father’s death. Yu Chavarria, 23, is charged with one count of second-degree manslaughter.  The prosecutor’s office has filed a motion to detain Chavarria…