Christie Quits Presidential Campaign After Big Losses in Iowa and New Hampshire
“Can I introduce [Gov. John] Kasich?” joked New Jersey Governor Chris Christie during the awkward start to the final Republican Presidential debate prior … Keep Reading
County Clerk’s Office and Prosecutor’s Office Moving to Old Holiday Inn
The Mercer County Clerk’s Office and Prosecutor’s will be temporarily moving to new offices about one mile west of their current homes, in the first phase of a plan to bring their longtime home up to code. Starting on Tuesday, January 19, the Clerk’s Office will be located on the 6th floor of the former Holiday Inn hotel at 240 West…
Cannon Named Freeholder Chair as Dems Continue to Dominate Mercer
Ann Cannon of East Windsor was selected by her colleagues as the next Chairperson of the seven-member Mercer County Board of Chosen Freeholders. More than 200 people were in attendance for the annual reorganization meeting where Cannon was nominated Chair, after being sworn in to a sixth term. The Freeholders also passed ten resolutions including appointing…
Woman Charged With Child Endangerment After Her Car is Stolen With Her Daughter In It
Trenton Police Department (TPD) located a child who may have been mistakenly kidnapped by a car thief on January 12, after the child’s mother pull over and got out to use an ATM in downtown. It took just nine minutes for TPD to locate the vehicle, and the child was found unharmed. But then police…
Amazon’s Robbinsville “Fulfillment Center” Fined $7,000 by OSHA
Online commerce giant Amazon.com has been fined $7,000 by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for failing to document at least 26 different injuries and illnesses at their facility in Robbinsville. Investigators also found that “employees were exposed to several workplace ergonomic risks, included repeated bending at the waist and exertions and standing during their 10-hour…
South Jersey “Warfare Tech” Company Gets $739K Contract With Trenton Water Utility
The Trenton City Council voted to award a $739,000 contract to C&H Industrial, a company based in Gloucester County that specializes in both water treatment and warfare technology. The decision came after an open public bidding process, though it is not clear if C&H was the lowest bidder. According to the Council’s agenda, resolution #15-777 approved…