TRENTON — Fire destroyed a minivan parked outside of a home in the 300 block of Ferry Street yesterday morning. Full story »

TRENTON — A man was shot in the back at the corner of East State Street and North Olden Avenue Friday night, and city police are looking for two suspects in connection with the attack. The 19-year-old victim was felled by a single bullet at just after eight o'clock p.m. last night as he attempted to cross the street. He... Full story »

PRINCETON BOROUGH – Developers are now attempting to sell a set of luxury homes here ranging as high as $3 million apiece. The Residences at Palmer Square, located steps away from the downtown mecca for shopping and dining out, opened its sales office to great fanfare Nov. 10. Mayor Mildred Trotman cut the ribbon at the Sales Center on... Full story »

HAMILTON – Lane closures on Klockner Road that will last approximately two weeks began on Friday, the state Department of Transportation said. The eastbound right-turn lane at the intersection of Route 130 will be closed, along with the southbound Route 130 southbound acceleration and deceleration lane. The closures are for a project to build a new right turn lane and... Full story »

TRENTON – Police continued their crackdown on prostitution in Chambersburg with a sting operation Thursday. Detectives from the Trenton Anti-Crime (TAC) Unit were in the South Clinton Avenue area, repeating their efforts from nearly two weeks ago. But while those operations targeted prostitutes, this time TAC Unit 4 arrested mostly johns. Police said officers working Bayard Street and South... Full story »

TRENTON – A wanted fugitive was arrested in Trenton Wednesday when a sheriff’s officer saw him boarding a bus, officials said. City resident Stanley McEachern, 25, had the bad luck to be at the bus stop on East State Street near Stockton Street at 4 p.m. as Investigator William Perez drove by. “He just looked over and saw him and... Full story »

A Star-Ledger special report coming Sunday Full story »

TRENTON— Volunteers say history will repeat itself despite budget cuts that threaten the annual re-enactment of George Washington crossing the Delaware River, a report in the Times of Trenton said. Workers at Washington Crossing Historic Park in Lower Makefield, Pa., are among more than 300 Pennsylvania state government employees being laid off because of a state budget crunch. Pennsylvania is... Full story »

On college campuses across the state, students mix in dormitories and mingle at parties, but experts say they remain dangerously shy about confronting the warning signs of sexual assault. That’s why Jackie Deitch-Stackhouse, who runs the anti-violence office at The College of New Jersey, will hold the first training session for a new initiative today that encourages college students... Full story »

Ellie Krieger can’t remember a time in her life that didn’t involve food. “I was born loving food,” said Krieger, a registered dietician who stars on the Food Network show, “Healthy Appetite.” “My mother said that me becoming a nutritionist is like a pyromaniac becoming a firefighter.” Krieger’s show on the Food Network seeks to educate people on how to... Full story »

WEST WINDSOR – Give us your soles. That’s what a Nassau Park Boulevard store is asking customers to do for people in need. In cooperation with nationwide charity Soles4Shoes, people are asked to bring their “gently used” old shoes to the New Balance in Nassau Park Shopping Center from now until the end of the year. Soles4Shoes estimates that, all... Full story »

FLORENCE TOWNSHIP — Two teenage girls beat and robbed a Burlington City woman as she waited to catch the bus home Sunday night, police said. The 47-year-old victim was on West Front Street around 8:30 p.m. when she was attacked by the two girls, who hit her on the head and face with a metal object and attempted to... Full story »

TRENTON -- Assemblywoman Sheila Oliver now has a clear path to become speaker of the lower house, after her only remaining competition for the post, Assembly Majority Leader Bonnie Watson Coleman, dropped out of contention today. The decision means Oliver will likely receive the unanimous support of the Assembly’s Democratic majority on Monday and assume the third-most powerful position... Full story »

TRENTON – A city man was unhurt last month when he was shot in his prosthetic leg, police said. The unnamed 35-year-old victim told police his story Tuesday morning, when he walked into the West District police station to report the Oct. 10 incident. Detective Sgt. Michael Kruchinsky’s interview with the victim revealed the shooting took place following an armed... Full story »

MORRISVILLE, Pa. — The public’s opinion is holding sway. The Calhoun Street Bridge will be closed for 112 days next year during the reconstruction and restoration of the 125-year-old span. That decision came after the public indicated it preferred a temporary shutdown rather than a much longer period of intermittent closings and delays. The Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission... Full story »