Mamdani and Sherrill team up for mutual endorsements in 2025 elections
New York, NY — Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani and New Jersey gubernatorial hopeful Rep. Mikie Sherrill publicly declared mutual support for each other’s campaigns, signaling an unusual political alliance amid sharp…
Mercer County Correctional Officer Facing Bribery, Smuggling, and Drug Charges
TRENTON, NJ — Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Office of Public Integrity and Accountability (OPIA) announced that a Mercer County correctional police officer, Tyree L. Hobbs, 39, of Hamilton, New…
$129K Fast Play Ticket Sold At This Mercer County Deli
TRENTON, NJ – A Fast Play ticket worth $129,122 was claimed on Tuesday after a player struck the progressive jackpot with the $10 Max Cash Multiplier game. The winning ticket, which secured…
Mercer County Man Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Child Exploitation Crime
BLUEFIELD, W.Va. – Eric Shawn Phillips, 43, of Princeton, was sentenced today to 30 years in prison, to be followed by a lifetime of supervised release, and ordered to pay $7,200 in…
Mercer County Begins First Phase of New Park Development at Dam Site 21
HAMILTON, NJ — The first phase of a new passive-recreation park in Mercer County is set to commence on Nov. 1 with the dredging of the 50-acre lake at Dam Site 21.…
Mercer County College Fired Man Who Had COVID-19 Issues, Loses $50k Lawsuit
TRENTON, NJ – Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division on Civil Rights (DCR) revealed today a Consent Order and Decree that resolves a complaint against Mercer County Community College for…
Pork Roll Eating Championship This Weekend in City Where Jersey’s Official Food Was Born
TRENTON, NJ – RiverFest returns to Trenton Thunder Ballpark on September 23, featuring the 8th Annual Trenton Thunder World Famous Case’s Pork Roll Eating Championship. The event combines culinary delights, live music,…
Man Arrested for Shooting During Vehicle Repo in Trenton
TRENTON, NJ – A verbal dispute between a tow truck driver repossessing a RAM 2500 pick-up and the vehicle’s occupant escalated when multiple gunshots were heard from nearby 53 Oak Lane. Mercer…
40-Year-Old Man Shot and Killed in Vacant Trenton Lot
TRENTON, NEW JERSEY – A 40-year-old Trenton man was found dead from a gunshot wound in a vacant lot on Brunswick Avenue. Trenton police responded to reports of a shooting a few…
Mercer County Couple Indicted for Immigration Fraud
NEWARK, NJ – Zuwairul Ameer, 61, and Claudette Ameer, 63, residents of Lawrence Township, New Jersey, were indicted on Monday, on charges of conspiring to commit immigration fraud and committing immigration fraud.…
Body of Late Lt. Governor to Lie in State at Capital Building
TRENTON, NJ – There will be a public viewing today for the late Lt. Governor Sheila Oliver at the State House in Trenton. On the morning of Thursday, August 10, Lieutenant Governor…
Trenton Man Arrested for Dealing Drugs After Monthslong Investigation
TRENTON, NJ – The Mercer County Narcotics Task Force successfully concluded a two-month investigation into narcotics distribution in Trenton, New Jersey, and Bensalem, Pennsylvania. This operation resulted in the arrest of Akeem…
Princeton police tackle topic of bias crimes at Inclusion Fest
PRINCETON, NJ – Bias crime was at the center of attention at an event this weekend in Mercer County. The Princeton Police Department participated in Inclusion Fest, an event organized and hosted…
$50K Powerball ticket Won in Mercer County
TRENTON, NJ – A lucky New Jersey Lottery ticket holder won the $50,000 second-tier prize in Wednesday’s, June 28 drawing by correctly matching four of the five white balls and the Power…
Man shot in head, killed in Trenton
TRENTON, NJ – Police are investigating after a man was shot and killed last night in Trenton. Police responded to a report of shots fired at Donnelly Homes on Willow Avenue at…
Police investigating murder of 20-year-old man in Trenton
Trenton, NJ – Early Friday morning, police launched an investigation into a shooting incident that claimed the life of a young man. At approximately 12:03 AM, officers from the Trenton Police Department…
Mercer County announces program to give seniors money for fresh produce
TRENTON — Mercer County Executive Brian M. Hughes announced that starting June 1, the Mercer County Office on Aging/Aging & Disability Resource Connection (ADRC) will accept applications for the Senior Farmers’ Market…
Flag ceremony at once forgotten African American Civil War hero cemetery planned
TRENTON, NJ – Locust Hill Cemetery stands as a solemn resting place for at least 10 African American veterans who bravely fought in the Civil War. Over the past century, significant changes…
Trenton police arrest suspect in double shooting
TRENTON, NJ – A suspect wanted for a double shooting in Trenton in January has been arrested this week. On January 8, 2023, the Trenton Police Department received a ShotSpotter activation of…
Police investigating broad daylight shooting in Ewing
Ewing, NJ – A shooting incident occurred on Wednesday, April 26, at around 2:17 pm in the area of 75 Sussex Street. The Ewing Police received a 911 call regarding the incident…
Three shot Friday night in Trenton
TRENTON, NJ – Police are searching for an unidentified shooter who fired multiple rounds in a Trenton neighborhood, leaving three victims injured overnight. The incident took place near 269 Hamilton Avenue. A…
Bail scam targeting Mercer County residents, Prosecutor warns
TRENTON, NJ – Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo Onofri issued a warning to the public today regarding a phone scam that falsely claims to be from the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office. Onofri’s office…
Fourth suspect arrested in Easter Sunday murder in Trenton
TRENTON, NJ – Police in Trenton have arrested a Ewing man, the fourth suspect involved in an Easter Sunday murder. Bayshawn Brown, a 22-year-old man from Ewing, has been arrested and charged…
Millville man gets 22 years in prison for murder of Maurice Lewis, 19
TRENTON, NJ – Terrell Savage, a 37-year-old man from Millville, has been sentenced today to 22 years in prison for the first-degree manslaughter in the 2018 fatal shooting of 19-year-old Maurice “Reese”…
Deadly Shooting in Trenton Under Investigation
TRENTON, NJ – A man was shot and killed on Friday night in Trenton, prompting an investigation by the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office. Police responded to reports of gunfire at 334 Rutherford…
23-year-old shot multiple times in Trenton in deadly shooting
TRENTON, NJ – A 23-year-old male victim was shot and killed overnight in Trenton. The Trenton Police Department and the Mercer County Homicide Task Force are currently investigating a shooting homicide that…
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