October 5, 2020 LAWRENCE TOWNSHIP, NJ (MERCER)–This morning the Lawrence Township Fire Department responded to a couple of potentially serious calls that were mitigated. The first call at 9:45 am was on Gainsboro Road where an excavator hit a gas line. Firefighters evacuated houses on Gainsboro and Marlboro for about a half hour. Lawrence was…

April 27, 2020 HAMILTON TOWNSHIP-LAWRENCE TOWNSHIP, NJ (MERCER)–Around noon today a pickup truck with a small trailer was found in the water in the Assunpink Creek off 5th Avenue and Assunpink Blvd. reported originally to be in Hamilton Township. Hamilton Township Fire Department and Police Departments responded and on arrival the vehicle was found in…

June 14, 2021 LAKEWOOD-BRICK, NJ (OCEAN)–Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer has announced that the investigation into the wildland fire that occurred on Sunday, March 14, 2021, in Lakewood Township and Brick Township, though ongoing, presently remains at an impasse.  The investigation is being conducted by the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crime Unit –…

June 8, 2020 TRENTON, NJ (MERCER)–Municipal and private-club swimming pools can REOPEN on Monday, June 22nd. 🤿 The New Jersey Department of Health will release full guidance tomorrow relating to the procedures and protocols that will need to be followed. Press Pool File Photo Rich Hundley, III.

August 16, 2021 PEMBERTON TOWNSHIP, NJ (BURLINGTON)–Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina announced that a 49-year-old Pemberton Township woman has been indicted for creating a GoFundMe campaign to raise money for her husband’s cremation and funeral, then leaving his body in the morgue and using the donations for living expenses. A grand jury indicted Patricia Clark…

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…

March 9, 2022 HAMILTON TOWNSHIP, NJ (MERCER)–Hamilton Police say, on January 21, 2022 several residents of Hamilton Township reported that a party they only knew as “Dill” was posing as a United States Federal Immigration Officer and promising to expedite matters involving their citizenship status within the United States, bilking the victims of thousands of…

January 15, 2021 HAMILTON TOWNSHIP, NJ (MERCER)–On Wednesday, January 13th Hamilton Mayor Jeff Martin presented three Hamilton Township School District students with the 2021 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Service and Scholarships Awards. These students each received a $450 scholarship and were selected by the Tribute Committee based on their dedication to public service…

February 13, 2023 BRICK TOWNSHIP, NJ (OCEAN)–Ryan Mack of Jersey Shore Fire Response reported that around 4:45 p.m., yesterday February 12, 2013, Brick Township received a 9-1-1 call for a structure fire involving a chimney. Chief 2110 arrived on the scene and confirmed the smoke condition inside the home. The fire was quickly upgraded to…

July 3, 2021 TRENTON, NJ (MERCER)–Today a celebration was held for the historic Broad Street Bridge, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at South Broad Street and Lafayette Street. Trenton Mayor W. Reed Gusciora along with John Koopman portraying General Gorge Washington hosted a honor guard and a military drill. Participating in the drill were…