Trenton News

JUNE 20: New Jersey Governor Chris Christie addresses the Faith and Freedom Coalition's 'Road to Majority' Policy Conference at the Omni Shoreham hotel June 20, 2014 in Washington, DC.

TRENTON - Amid the debate over taxes and pensions cuts, at least one aspect of the $32.5 billion budget that Gov. Chris Christie signed less than two weeks ago was virtually overlooked in the shuffle.

HAMILTON - A 24-year-old Trenton man who said his vehicle was shot at in Hamilton on June 29 told police he no longer wanted their assistance as his story became more muddled during attempts to piece together an evening in which he said he blacked out drunk several times.

Kareen White was arrested on a warrant for a gun violation on Tuesday and charged with two more gun violations, police said.

Jafar Lewis, a 26-year-old Trenton resident fatally shot Friday night, performing as hip-hop artist Young Farr last year.

The station on the Princeton campus serves a two-car train known as the Dinky that shuttles passengers to and from the larger Princeton Junction station.

For the last 25 years, Frank Fanning has participated in the weeklong Anchor House Ride for Runaways - even though he first joined the charity fundraiser as a way to honor a fellow firefighter fallen in the line of duty.

Would you like the chance to decide if New Jersey's 120 lawmakers should work full time and be barred from holding any other job while in office? Assemblyman Reed Gusciora is sponsoring a measure that would give voters that opportunity.

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File photo of the Mercer County Criminal Courthouse at 209 South Broad Street in Trenton.

TRENTON - Technical difficulties are preventing a city man accused in the June 2012 shooting death of Trenton resident Wilfredo Rivera to see crucial video evidence in the case as he considers a plea deal that would include a 24-year prison sentence.

TRENTON - A defendant accused in the April 22 shooting at a Galilee Baptist Church funeral stated he was one step ahead of a judge Wednesday when the judge decided not to lower the man's bail requirement.

TRENTON - Police arrested an 18-year-old city man on a weapons possession charge after a foot chase on Saturday night, after the man pulled a handgun from under his shirt and ran when he noticed a patrol car pulled up beside him on the 800 block of Stuyvesant Avenue.

You may have heard of Kickstarter.com , the website that allows would-be filmmakers to solicit donations to help fund their movies.

Knowell Desmond and Zaire Smith are both charged with murder in the killing of Rasheen Jones on East Stuyvesant Avenue on July 23, 2014.

This year New Jersey observes the 350th Anniversary of its political establishment in 1664.

The Princeton Police Department has arrested a Trenton woman for several thefts that occurred in the Princeton homes where she was employed as a cleaner.

TRENTON - The Trenton Museum Society, which supports the Trenton City Museum located in Cadwalader Park, will host a cabaret-themed benefit this Friday to raise funds for the museum.

Dr. Bette Simmons, vice president of Student Development and Enrollment Management at County College of Morris , and Robert Lipka, director of customized training solutions at CCM, recently received the Community College Spirit Award from the New Jersey Council of County Colleges .

File photo of two workers for the Diocese of Trenton righting an overturned tombstone in St. Mary's Cemetery.