December 16, 2022 NEWARK, N.J. – Five men were charged in an indictment and a New Jersey woman pleaded guilty in connection with a transnational technical support scam that targeted more than 20,000 victims, many of whom were elderly, in the United States and Canada, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today. Gagan Lamba, 41,…
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December 18, 2022 LAWRENCE TOWNSHIP, NJ (MERCER) – A fire that fully-engulfed a box truck forced police to shut down the southbound lanes of the Trenton Freeway (Route 1), between the split with Business Route 1 and Whitehead Road, for an extended period Saturday evening, Dec. 17. It was shortly before 7:20 p.m. when township…
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Governor Murphy Signs COVID-19 Emergency Bond Act Allows Borrowing of Up to $9.9 Billion July 16, 2020 TRENTON, NJ (MERCER)–Today, Governor Phil Murphy signed into law the “New Jersey COVID-19 Emergency Bond Act,” which authorizes the state to borrow up to $9.9 billion to address the unprecedented fiscal crisis that has arisen as a consequence…
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March 8, 2022 GLENVIEW, IL–Seven students from New Jersey have been awarded the New Jersey State Golf Association Evans Scholarship, a full housing and tuition college grant offered to golf caddies, following a final selection interview held Feb. 8.The result of a partnership between the Western Golf Association’s Evans Scholars Foundation and the NJSGA’s Caddie…
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April 2, 2020 TRENTON – Governor Phil Murphy today signed Executive Order No. 113, authorizing the New Jersey State Director of Emergency Management to use the Governor’s full authority under the Disaster Control Act to commandeer personal services and/or real or personal property. This includes medical supplies and equipment from private companies and institutions in order…
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Debra Forman, 62, suffered traumatic brain and orthopedic injuries after a fall March 17, 2023 CRANBURY, NJ (MIDDLESEX)–The Lawrenceville-based law firm of Stark & Stark announced that Shareholder Evan J. Lide has secured a verdict totaling $1.87 million for 62-year-old Debra Forman after she tripped and fell at the historic Cranbury Inn in Cranbury, NJ.…
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November 1, 2020 ROBBINSVILLE TOWNSHIP, NJ (MERCER)—New Jersey State Police Spokesman Sergeant Philip Curry told MidJersey.News that a crash occurred at 2:01 am on the New Jersey Turnpike North Bound Inner Roadway (car lanes-nickname) at mile post 62.1 in Robbinsville Twp. Preliminary information indicates that Levert Wooten, 30, of New Britain. CT, was involved in…
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June 16, 2020 TRENTON, NJ (MERCER)–Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal announced today that the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs (“the Division”) has established health and safety standards at reopening hair salons, barbershops, nail salons, massage establishments, and other locations offering personal care services. The standards are meant to protect customers, as well as licensed professionals and…
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Read related MidJersey.News story here: Former Inmate Charged In Drone Smuggling Operation At Fort Dix Federal Prison October 13, 2020 TRENTON, NJ (MERCER)-NEW HANOVER TOWNSHIP, NJ (BURLINGTON)—A Hudson County, New Jersey, man was arrested for conspiring to use drones to smuggle contraband, including tobacco and cell phone chargers, into the federal correctional facility at Fort…
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November 3, 2020 UPDATE: November 4, 2020: HTPD reports that the person was checked out and had only minor injuries. HAMILTON TOWNSHIP, NJ (MERCER)–Around 6:24 pm the Hamilton Township Police, Hamilton Township Fire Department, RWJ EMS and Capital Paramedics were dispatched to a accident with reported entrapment. Multiple 9-1-1 calls reported the accident in the…
