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Trenton, New Jersey is located in Mercer County. Zip codes in Trenton, NJ include 08618, 08645, and 08638. The median home price in Trenton is $75,000 which is roughly $50/per square foot. More Trenton information.

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1 hr ago | NJ.com

Mom who was living in Ewing storage locker with sons feels 'such an abundance of love' as she is freed from jail

Sheena Johnson, center, outside the Trenton Marriott an hour after her release from the Mercer County Correction Center Saturday.

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5 hrs ago | NJ.com

Editorial: After nearly being buried, Petty's Run historic site is revived in Trenton

The archaeological site known as Petty's Run was discovered in the shadow of the Statehouse during an expansion of Thomas Edison State College in 1996.

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7 hrs ago | NJ.com

'Mommy, I love you,' - Teen held hostage in Trenton standoff eulogizes mother, 13-year-old brother

Carmenlita Stevens with her son Quavon. Both were murdered April 25 prior to a standoff with a man who used Stevens' children as hostages, police said.

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7 hrs ago | NJ.com

Capital Health pulls back on plan to close Trenton's last remaining birthing center

TRENTON - Capital Health has pulled back on a plan criticized by some health care advocates that would have closed the city's last remaining birthing center and moved the services to the organization's new medical center in Hopewell.

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8 hrs ago | NJ.com

New Jersey's captive workforce: Opinion

A teacher pleads his case before the Employee Residency Review Committee in Trenton.

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12 hrs ago | Patch.com

Free Photo ID For Mercer County Veterans

During the week prior to the Memorial Day weekend, Mercer County Clerk Paula Sollami Covello reminds Mercer County residents that the Clerk's office offers free Veteran ID cards.

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Sat May 18, 2013

Asbury Park Press

Funeral held for mom, son found dead in home

Funeral services have been held for the New Jersey woman and boy whose bodies were found in their home after a 37-hour hostage standoff last weekend.

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Examiner.com

Gun control hearing interrupted by a spontaneous Pledge of Allegiance [video]

An astonishing video was posted on Saturday of a hearing to discuss new gun control laws in New Jersey .

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The Times of Trenton

Trenton Mayor Tony Mack's lawyer in federal corruption case paid for...

From left,Trenton Mayor Tony Mack, accompanied by his attorney, Mark Davis, leaves the Clarkson S. Fisher federal courthouse in Trenton after attending a noon status conference on Monday, March 4, 2013.

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NorthJersey.com

Stile: Christie ad hits on touchy subject of property taxes

Governor Christie 's first ad for his reelection campaign makes the case that he's winning the war against New Jersey's property taxes, which are among the nation's highest.

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Fri May 17, 2013

The Jersey Journal

Witnesses to stabbing inside Trenton bar help police arrest suspect

TRENTON - Witnesses to a stabbing inside a city bar yesterday helped lead police to the suspect, who was arrested and charged with aggravated assault, authorities said.

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The Jersey Journal

Trenton police investigate dead body found in car near train station

Authorities spent nearly four hours on scene investigating a dead body found inside a car in the parking garage near the Trenton Train Station.

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The Jersey Journal

Man in Trenton standoff 'had a knife in his hand,'...

TRENTON - The gun that Gerald Murphy used to hold three children hostage inside a bedroom of a Grand Street home and keep law enforcement at bay for nearly 37 hours last weekend was a fake, the New Jersey State Police said yesterday.

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The Jersey Journal

Bill of Fare: Paulie's Anna Rose serves comfort food in a mansion

When Paul and Colleen Villareal moved back to Mercer County 11 years ago, they left behind five restaurants they had owned and operated in Atlantic City.

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The Jersey Journal

Diocese of Trenton ordains five new Monmouth County deacons

Deacon Louis S. Esposito of Howell offers the Communion cup to a communicant during the Ordination Mass May 11.

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NJ.com

Codey to propose raising tobacco purchase age to 21

State Sen. Richard Codey in this file photo. Codey wants to raise the tobacco purchase age to 21.

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The Jersey Journal

Lawrence zoning board approves Mrs. G redevelopment project

A photo of the most recent site plan of the Mrs. G redevelopment project for Route 1 at Bakers Basin Road.

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Thu May 16, 2013

The Times of Trenton

Three cousins indicted by grand jury on murder charges from 2012 shooting death

Roberto Cruz, Jose Rivera and Kenneth Rivera all of Trenton were indicted on murder charges for the December 2012 shooting of Emilio Lopez.

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The Jersey Journal

Westfield students/teachers recognized in Trenton ceremony

The Community Service Club of Westfield High School was honored on May 15 in Trenton at the New Jersey State Board of Education's Annual Student Recognition Ceremony.

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The Jersey Journal

N.J. unemployment falls below 9 percent for the first time in nearly 4 years

TRENTON - New Jersey's unemployment rate fell to to 8.7 percent in April, the lowest level in four years, the state Labor Department announced today.

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