August 4, 2020 HAMILTON TOWNSHIP, NJ (MERCER)–On August 3, 2020, Hamilton Police were on routine patrol in Shady Brook Park located at 655 Pitman Ave. and reported  Bias Intimidation graffiti at that location.   Responding officers observed graffiti on a fence post that read “Kill N****rs” in red Spray paint with what appeared to be a…

December 4, 2021 ROBBINSVILLE, NJ (MERCER)–Trooper Charles Marchan with the New Jersey State Police told MidJersey.News that at approximately 10:28 p.m. Troopers observed a black sedan on the New Jersey Turnpike parked on the ramp of interchange 7A on the shoulder. Upon approach of the vehicle. Troopers observed a non-responsive male in the vehicle. The…

July 28, 2021 TRENTON, NJ (MERCER)–National Weather Service reports that there will be seasonably warm weather today with a high of 87F and passing shower in the southern half of the region. Check out Air Now “Fire and Smoke Map” showing our area in relation to the forest fires out west. It does not seem…

May 7, 2022 PERTH AMBOY (Middlesex County) – Two firefighters were injured battling a stubborn two-alarm blaze that destroyed one home and damaged another on Saturday (May 7). The following details were released by the Perth Amboy Fire Department on their Facebook page: On 5/07/22 at 1255 hours, the PAFD was dispatched to 189 William…

January 7, 2022 TOMS RIVER, NJ (OCEAN)–Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer announced that on January 7, 2022, Shaun Giberson, 40, of Point Pleasant Beach, pled guilty before the Honorable Michael T. Collins, J.S.C., to Terroristic Threats in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:12-3a, relative to threats made in Point Pleasant Borough on March 17, 2021.  Giberson…

December 5, 2021 UPDATE: Police say that a Hispanic male was stabbed in the back and the chest on Anderson Street. The victim is listed in critical condition at this time. Police report that the investigation ongoing. TRENTON, NJ (MERCER)–Trenton Police, Trenton Fire Department, Trenton EMS and Capital Health Paramedics were dispatched to the 100…

December 5, 2021 UPDATE: Police say that a Hispanic male was stabbed in the back and the chest on Anderson Street. The victim is listed in critical condition at this time. Police report that the investigation ongoing. TRENTON, NJ (MERCER)–Trenton Police, Trenton Fire Department, Trenton EMS and Capital Health Paramedics were dispatched to the 100…

November 7, 2022 TRENTON, N.J. – An Ocean County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 12 months and one day in prison for unlawfully possessing a privately manufactured short barrel rifle, a silencer, and five imitation badges of various federal agencies, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Jeffrey Backlund, 57, of Waretown, New Jersey,…

New Jerseyans Invited to Drumthwacket for Open House Tours to View Holiday Decorations December 10, 2021 PRINCETON, NJ (MERCER)–Governor Phil Murphy and First Lady Tammy Murphy today announced the return of The Holidays at Drumthwacket, a longstanding tradition of open house tours at the Governor’s official residence in Princeton to celebrate the holiday season. New Jerseyans…

February 14, 2023 EWING TOWNSHIP, NJ (MERCER)–Ewing Township Police say that on Tuesday, February 14, 2023 at approximately 6:00 a.m., The Ewing Police Department was notified by the New Jersey State Police about a mass shooting incident that occurred at Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan, which had a possible connection to Ewing, New…