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Six Trenton school employees caught lying on application for free school...
The district has not concluded that the high number of students receiving more benefits than they were eligible for is indicative of a larger problem with the program. Lunch is served for first...
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Feds: Former Trenton developer used public money for Florida condo,...
Robert Kahan, a resident of Sunny Isles Beach, Fla., is alleged to have redirected some of the money meant to fund public housing projects. By Jenna Pizzi And Alex Zdan TRENTON — As he worked to make...
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Trenton's dice game murder trial enters fifth day
The jury asked the judge yesterday to let them review the testimony of three of the witnesses again before they finish deliberating. Patrick McFarlane TRENTON — The trial of a city man accused of...
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Trenton man found guilty of 2008 dice game murder
Patrick McFarlane held up a group of men during a dice game and killed Richard Mason. Patrick McFarlane TRENTON — Patrick McFarlane was found guilty today of killing a man who was playing dice and...
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Cranbury man sentenced for stealing $750,000 from his older cousin to open...
Joseph Barlow, 69, took the money from his 97-year-old cousin’s accounts so that he could start his own funeral home. Joseph BarlowMercer Co. Prosecutor HIGHTSTOWN — A man who took $750,000 from his...
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Trenton man found guilty in dice game murder, faces at least 30 years in prison
After a five-day trial, a jury found McFarlane, 24, of Trenton, guilty of murdering 44-year-old Richard Mason. Patrick McFarlane TRENTON — Patrick McFarlane was found guilty yesterday of killing a...
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Reputed Trenton high-level drug dealer shot dead, police investigating...
Another man was found shot in the leg on Sanhican Drive minutes later, in an area of the city which had seen frequent conflicts with 24-year-old Quaadir Gurley, now deceased. Quaadir Gurley, in a...
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Trenton civic activist Dion Clark dies suddenly at 49
Clark ran for East Ward council in 2002 and 2010, and for Mercer County Freeholder in 2011, but was not elected. He was a fixture at city council meetings to deliver passionate, respectful commentary....
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"Warrior" for a better Trenton Dion Clark will be missed, fellow activists...
Clark was a fixture during public comment at city council meetings and ran for office several times. TRENTON — Zane Dion Clark, a champion for his Wilbur section of Trenton and a longtime civic...
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Trenton braces for retaliation after gang leader shot to death
Quaadir Gurley's death is the city's 22nd homicide of the year. TRENTON — An alleged drug crew leader who survived at least two shootings last year and whose main area of operations has been engaged...
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Shots were fired near a location where Quaadir Gurley was shot and wounded last year. Gurley was shot to death early Sunday morning. TRENTON — Less than a day after reputed city gangster Quaadir...
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Trenton man pleads guilty to conspiracy in MySpace murder
Brandon Edwards admitted to participating in a conspiracy to retaliate against Arrel Bell today, but said he played no part in Bell's murder. Exterior view of the the Mercer County Criminal Courthouse...
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Trenton fathers, men try to change culture of violence one youth at a time
They hold prayer vigils near shooting scenes. They console victims’ families. They try to mediate disputes. TRENTON — In the Roger Gardens housing project, the young men in white T-shirts stood framed...
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Trenton fugitive arrested, drugs and gun seized from city home, prosecutor says
Members of the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office and the NY/NJ Regional Fugitive Task Force arrested Donelle Boldt, 32, on Hancock Street. Donelle Boldt TRENTON — A city man is facing multiple drug...
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Hamilton police search for suspect in armed gas station robbery
The suspect, armed with a large kitchen knife, broke into the gas station booth where an attendant was working at about 6 p.m. Friday. Hamilton police are searching for this man in connection with a...
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Lawrence council candidates demand spending audit by former Mayor Mark W. Holmes
The demand is in light of Holmes’ recent arrest on charges he stole funds from the Asbury Park Housing Authority. Mark Holmes was sworn in as mayor of Lawrence in January 2004 by Assemblywoman Bonnie...
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Final suspect pleads guilty to role in 2008 Myspace murder
Brandon Edwards, 25, said he did not participate in Arrel Bell’s murder but admitted to planning to punish him for cooperating with authorities. Exterior view of the new Mercer County Criminal...
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Lawrence maintenance man arrested for stealing cash and jewelry from...
Paul Wojciechowicz, a 36-year-old Hamilton resident, resigned from his job at Eggerts Crossing Village prior to his July 11 arrest. Paul Wojciechowicz LAWRENCE — A maintenance man who allegedly stole...
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Police investigate armed robbery of Trenton deli
The men entered the Fernandez Deli on the first block of Roebling Avenue around 8:30 p.m. Times File Photo TRENTON — Two masked men robbed a deli at gunpoint Monday night, taking money from the...
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Trenton man shot and killed in West Ward
The homicide is Trenton's 23rd of the year, compared to 24 for all of last year. TRENTON — Police are investigating the fatal shooting of a 31-year-old man in the city's West Ward last night. Rasheen...
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