03/10 XANADU    Posted on 2012-03-10
Source: Trenton Downtowner
West Windsor, N.J. - The Pennington Players bring the magical musical XANADU to the stage of Mercer County Community College's Kelsey Theatre.... Full story...

School brawl spurs probe of Hamilton police officer    Posted on 2012-03-10
Source: The Jersey Journal
Her 16-year-old son Montel was arrested Wednesday after he punched a Hamilton Township police officer during a brawl at the county high school for disabled and troubled youths.... Full story...

Neighbors Helping Neighbors: Food Drive Donations Needed This Weekend    Posted on 2012-03-09
Source: Patch.com
Sherry is a hard worker who is employed as a hairdresser at an upscale salon in the area.... Full story...

Trail runners stick together, no matter the weather    Posted on 2012-03-09
Source: Trenton Downtowner
Trail-running in the winter can be hazardous. Snow and ice instantly make typical trail obstacles more dangerous.... Full story...

What's happening this weekend in Mercer County: Mar 9-11    Posted on 2012-03-09
Source: Trenton Downtowner
Tags: art gallery , art reception , Bordentown , daylight savings time , Ewing , exhibit , golfing , Hamilton , hike , Hopewell , Lawrence , live music , musical , parade , Pi Day , Princeton , Robbinsville , scrabble , singers , St.... Full story...

Appeal of denied for convicted murderer of Hightstown woman    Posted on 2012-03-09
Source: The Jersey Journal
Rosario DiGirolamo is escorted to the defense table at the Mercer County Courthouse in Trenton on Wednesday, February 9, 2011 by Mercer County Sheriff officers for sentencing in the case of his killing his mistress Amy Giordano of Hightstown in June 2007.... Full story...

Mother calls Mack's reward incentive for homicides 'incredibly unfair'    Posted on 2012-03-09
Source: The Jersey Journal
Rhonda Grimsley, of Trenton, New Jersey, holds a flyer offering a $25,000 reward for an arrest for the murder of her son, Jerel, who was shot and killed in December 2011, when the parked car he was sitting in on the 500 block of Lalor Street was surrounded...... Full story...

Rutgers to create 2 'hackerspaces' for tech-savvy student innovation    Posted on 2012-03-09
Source: The Jersey Journal
NEW BRUNSWICK - They make honeycomb-style modular homes, fashion fire bowls out of discarded elevator cables, launch high-altitude balloons to near space, host underground hip hop concerts and create medical lab equipment for developing countries.... Full story...

Weekend Guide: 'Anything Goes' at Hightstown High School    Posted on 2012-03-09
Source: Patch.com
The Hightstown High School A Drama Club will present Cole Porter's "Anything Goes" A from March 9 to 11.... Full story...

Two teens arrested in television theft in North Trenton    Posted on 2012-03-08
Source: The Jersey Journal
TRENTON - A witness who saw two men carrying a large TV through North Trenton Tuesday afternoon helped fast-acting police officers arrest the alleged burglars moments after they had broken into a house, police said yesterday.... Full story...

What's happening in Mercer County: Mar 8    Posted on 2012-03-08
Source: Trenton Downtowner
Tags: architecture , art , author , books , Bordentown , discussion , Elvis , Ewing , farmers market , filmmaker , films , Hamilton , Hopewell , iron , Lawrence , luncheon , music , photography , poetry , Princeton , Robbinsville , sculptures , taxes The...... Full story...

How'd the Boys & Girls Club of Trenton turn itself around? Ask the big kid in the black suit.    Posted on 2012-03-08
Source: The Jersey Journal
David R.Breidinger, right, Senior Vice President, Comcast and a 15-year veteran of the board of directors of the Boys and Girls Club of Trenton and Mercer County, chats with TCA students NaSeem Chew, 10, left and Jasiah Harper, 10 in the Club's art room...... Full story...

03/07 Numeracy Lecture    Posted on 2012-03-08
Source: Trenton Downtowner
Princeton University Professor Brian Kernighan, renowned author and icon of the computer world, will discuss the importance of understanding numbers in a talk at Mercer County Community College on Wednesday, March 7, at 12 noon in the Communications Building...... Full story...

Saddle River accountant accused of theft    Posted on 2012-03-07
Source: NorthJersey.com
A Saddle River man stole nearly $190,000 in checks given to his tax preparation firm by small business clients to pay sales and withholding taxes, and spent the money on a "lavish" lifestyle, authorities alleged Wednesday.... Full story...

Council Approves AvalonBay Plan But Neighbors Register Objections    Posted on 2012-03-07
Source: Town Topics
Princeton Borough Council last week voted to approve a request by AvalonBay, the developer of the University Medical Center at Princeton's soon-to-be-vacated site, for rezoning.... Full story...

High Fire Danger Prompts Red Flag Warning Wednesday    Posted on 2012-03-07
Source: Patch.com
Editor's Note: The following update was published at 8:30 a.m., March 7. A " Red Flag Warning " has been declared by the National Weather Service for much of New Jersey, including Mercer and Middlesex counties, for today from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. The warning...... Full story...

What's happening in Mercer County: March 7    Posted on 2012-03-07
Source: Trenton Downtowner
Tags: art exhibits , author , Bordentown , Ewing , Hamilton , Hopewell , Lawrence , lecture , Library , live music , meeting , networking , night out , Princeton , Robbinsville , sculpture , tax help Dick Gratton at Trenton Social Bar and Restaurant.... Full story...

Mercer County's new criminal courthouse is on pace to open by late summer    Posted on 2012-03-07
Source: The Jersey Journal
Workers build a cinderblock wall that will be part of the judge's secure parking area at the $80 million Mercer County criminal courthouse under construction at Warren and Market Streets in Trenton on Monday, February 27, 2012.... Full story...

Son seeking insurance money from Washington Twp. mother's death after father gets life in prison    Posted on 2012-03-06
Source: Daily Record
A tentative agreement has been reached for the adult son of a convicted killer from Washington Township to receive the properties his father bought through a $700,000 insurance payout he got when his wife died.... Full story...

03/06 Multiple Sclerosis Self Help Group Monthly Meeting    Posted on 2012-03-06
Source: Trenton Downtowner
"I Can Now Feel My Feet!" is the subject of an upcoming talk by physical therapist Ilene Watrous at the monthly meeting of the Multiple Sclerosis Self Help Group of Mercer County that meets at the Robbinsville Library, 42 Robbinsville - Allentown Road in...... Full story...

First 'major' snowfall this winter blankets Mercer    Posted on 2012-01-22
Source: The Jersey Journal
Yamir Chapman, 9, shovels the sidewalk outside Mason's Barber & Beauty Shop on Pennington Avenue.... Full story...

Mack to announce public safety plan after two shot in Trenton break-in    Posted on 2012-01-21
Source: The Times of Trenton
FILE PHOTO: Acting Trenton Police Director Chris Doyle and Trenton Mayor Tony Mack at a City Hall press conference after 105 police officers were laid off on Friday, September 16, 2011.... Full story...

01/21 10th Annual Night Out with NAMI    Posted on 2012-01-21
Source: Trenton Downtowner
The National Alliance on Mental Illness of Mercer County will honor Kay and Janet Lasley at the 10th annual Night Out with NAMI benefit on Saturday, Jan.... Full story...

Firefighters learn to battle the flames at Dempster Center    Posted on 2012-01-21
Source: Trenton Downtowner
A firefighter sprays water off the roof of a building at the Dempster Training Center in Lawrence Dec.... Full story...

Opinion: Urban Hope Act allows new chance to help Trenton students    Posted on 2012-01-21
Source: The Jersey Journal
I have had the honor of devoting my life to public service, from my civil rights work starting in the 1960s to my service in the Assembly today.... Full story...