An investigation led by the Mercer County Homicide Task Force and the Trenton Police Department, as well as Mercer County Prosecutor Janetta D. Marbey and Trenton Police Director, Steve Wilson, led to the arrest of Trenton man, Donnell Carmicheal, 38.   After surrendering himself to the Mercer County Sheriff’s Office on July 1 Carmicheal was charged […]

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Bill Sanservino – Mon, 20 Jul 2026 18:01:40 +0000

BY ALISON MITCHELL New Jersey Conservation Foundation Though many of us think of orchids as tropical beauties displayed indoors, orchids are everywhere on Earth – on every continent except Antarctica. There are about 28,000 known species and likely many more that haven’t been discovered, which means the orchid family (Orchidaceae) competes with the daisy family for […]

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Submitted Content – Sat, 18 Jul 2026 15:47:04 +0000

An East Orange man was arrested on active warrants from Passaic, Bloomfield and Harrison following a motor vehicle stop on Bear Tavern Road on July 1. He was also issued a motor vehicle summons for failure to have his vehicle inspected. He was processed and released. A Route 31 resident reported the theft of a […]

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LEA KAHN, Staff Writer – Sat, 18 Jul 2026 02:15:19 +0000

The Hopewell Township Committee has reduced the speed limit to 35 miles per hour (mph) northbound on Federal City Road and north/south on Blackwell Road. Township Committee members voted to adopt an ordinance on July 13 reducing the speed limits from 45 and 40 mph to 35 mph as a first step to adding an […]

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ANDREW HARRISON, Staff Writer – Fri, 17 Jul 2026 21:54:39 +0000

Various Hopewell Township capital projects such as roadway and municipal building improvements are set to move forward with $1.73 million in municipal funding. The Hopewell Township Committee gave the greenlight by adopting an ordinance on July 13 appropriating $1.73 million from the township Capital Improvement Fund to fund capital improvement projects for the township. The […]

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ANDREW HARRISON, Staff Writer – Fri, 17 Jul 2026 21:33:12 +0000