Bipartisan legislation would improve ride-share safety February 17, 2021 WASHINGTON, DC — With an eye toward a post-COVID easing of restrictions and a return to economic normalcy, a group of bipartisan lawmakers are determined to establish timely and much-needed safety protections for Americans who will be using rideshare companies to help them get to work,…

August 3, 2021 TRENTON, NJ (MERCER)–Around 1:28 a.m. the Trenton Fire Department was sent to the are of Hudson and Emory Street in Trenton for a commercial building on fire. Upon arrival it was reported that the firefighters had heavy fire from the building and that they were leading off with a deck gun. The…

February 14, 2023 TRENTON, NJ (MERCER)–Michigan State University Police Department reported that an active shooter that killed three people and left five in critical condition, 43-year-old Anthony Dwayne McRae died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. According to an obituary of Linda Gail McRae formerly of Trenton, NJ who passed on September 13, 2020, lists Anthony…

June 18, 2020 BREAKING NEWS: From unconfirmed radio reports. If or when official information becomes available the story will be updated. TRENTON, NJ (MERCER)–At 11:33 pm Police and EMS responded to the 900 Block of Southard Street for a female shot in the back. EMS transported patient to the trauma center at Capitol Health Regional…

June 14, 2021 TRENTON – EWING TOWNSHIP, NJ (MERCER)–At 9:08 AM Ewing Police dispatch was notified by NJ Human Services Police that a male walked away from Trenton Psychiatric Hospital (TPH). Investigation revealed that Angel Sariol, 03/30/1972, 6′ 1″ 173 pounds, bald, last seen wearing a white or green shirt and blue jeans, walked away…

October 27, 2022 TRENTON, NJ (MERCER)–Trenton Water Works employee Richard Warren, 46, was taken into custody on October 15, 2022, and charged with theft. Warren removed several water meters from a scrap dumpster at the Trenton Water Works property on Courtland Street. Warren was positively identified as the person taking the meters without permission and…

October 18, 2021 FREEHOLD, NJ (MONMOUTH)–A Long Branch woman has been sentenced to 35 years in state prison for planning and carrying out the sexual assault of a toddler with an accomplice a little more than four years ago, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey announced Monday. Olga Diaz, 35, must serve 33½ years of…

County Road 526 is closed between Allentown and Sharon Station Road due to electrical wires down on the roadway. November 2, 2022 UPPER FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP, NJ (MONMOUTH)–A dump truck traveling east on County Road 526 just prior to 7:30 a.m. lost control, hit a utility pole and ran off the roadway into a wooded area.…

May 22, 2020 NORTH HANOVER TOWNSHIP, NJ (BURLINGTON)–On May 7, 2020 the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs canceled flag placement at the Brigadier General William C. Doyle Veterans Cemetery due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (See COVID-19 notice from their web page below) Usually on the Friday afternoon-evening before Memorial Day weekend hundreds of Boy…

March 22, 2020 ROBBINSVILLE, NJ (MERCER)–Please see post from Robbinsville’s Mayor Dave Fried reposed from Facebook. As we move into the second week of these unprecedented and unpredictable times, Robbinsville Township is doing everything possible to anticipate your needs.With the status of employment and everyday necessities changing daily, please know we have a wealth of…