Community Support Grows For 54-Year-Old Woman Killed Walking Along Route 1 In Mercer County Community Support Grows For 54-Year-Old Woman Killed Walking Along Route 1 In Mercer County
Community Support Grows For 54-Year-Old Woman Killed Walking Along Route 1 In Mercer County There has been an outpouring of community support for a 54-year-old woman from Mercer County reportedly killed by a hit-and-run driver as she walked along Route 1. Maria Angélica Moran Moreira, 54, of Lawrenceville, was hit by a northbound vehicle about 6:30 a.m. Monday near Bakers Basin Road in Lawrence Township, police said. Moreira was pronounced dead at the scene after a passing motorist who saw a woman lying on the highway called 9-1-1, reports said.  ALSO SEE: Tractor-Trailer Driver Caught On Surveillance Video Striking Pedestrian, Prosecutor Says.  Alex Davila created this GoFundM…
'No Questions Asked': NJ Buys Back Nearly 1,000 Guns 'No Questions Asked': NJ Buys Back Nearly 1,000 Guns
'No Questions Asked': NJ Buys Back Nearly 1,000 Guns Authorities collected nearly 1,000 guns during no-questions-asked gun buybacks in Passaic, Essex and Atlantic counties, New Jersey’s top law enforcer said Thursday. They could soon be coming to a location near you. The firearms came in all sizes, calibers, makes, models and ages, from a pearl-handled derringer to a reported 27 assault weapons. The total also includes 487 handguns, 281 rifles and shotguns and 146 inoperable weapons and BB/pellet guns, New Jersey Acting Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck said. Bruck didn’t say how many of the 941 weapons surrendered during “Guns for Cash” eve…
Lidl Opening 2 North Jersey Stores This Month Lidl Opening 2 North Jersey Stores This Month
Lidl Opening 2 North Jersey Stores This Month Discount grocer Lidl is opening a pair of North Jersey locations this month. The stores are coming to Garwood on Aug. 11 and Belleville Aug. 18. The Garwood location is located at 10 South Ave., and will be open from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily. The Belleville store will be at 414 Main St., and share the same hours. Lidl has New Jersey stores in Lacey, Brick, Cherry Hill, Union, Lawrenceville, Bayonne, Hazlet, Glassboro, Park Ridge, Burlington, Bergenfield, Woodbridge, Weehawken, Egg Harbor, Vineland, Howell, Eatontown and North Brunswick. Lidl first opened in Germany in 1973 wi…
Essex County Prosecutor Seeks Help IDing Man Wanted In Shooting Of Lawrenceville Man Essex County Prosecutor Seeks Help IDing Man Wanted In Shooting Of Lawrenceville Man
Essex County Prosecutor Seeks Help IDing Man Wanted In Shooting Of Lawrenceville Man RECOGNIZE HIM? Authorities are seeking the public’s help identifying a person of interest in connection with the fatal shooting of a Lawrenceville man in Newark. Anthony M. McGriff of Lawrenceville (Mercer County) was shot on the 100 block of Prince Street around 4:25 p.m. April 12, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephen, II said. McGriff, 34, was transported to University Hospital and pronounced dead at 5:08 p.m. The man pictured above has been identified as a person of interested and is wanted for questioning, Stephens said Friday. Anyone with information about the man’…
Chick-fil-A Opening Another NJ Location Chick-fil-A Opening Another NJ Location
Chick-fil-A Opening Another NJ Location Chick-fil-A is opening another New Jersey outpost. The popular fast food chicken joint will be coming to Route 1 in Lawrenceville (Mercer County), its website says. An official opening date has not yet been announced. New Jersey currently has 50 Chick-fil-A restaurants.
Former Chappaqua Resident, Longtime Adman Albert "Whit" Franzheim, 93 Former Chappaqua Resident, Longtime Adman Albert "Whit" Franzheim, 93
Former Chappaqua Resident, Longtime Adman Albert "Whit" Franzheim, 93 Albert Whitaker ("Whit") Franzheim of Sarasota, FL died on Friday, May 14. Originally from Wheeling, WV, he was born November 23, 1927, the son of the late Lawrence Woodward Franzheim and Sarah Whitaker Franzheim. Whit was a graduate of the Lawrenceville School in Lawrenceville, NJ and Northwestern University in Chicago, IL where he majored in communications and public relations. Following college, he completed his training in the U.S. Marine Corps, married his first wife, Joan (Jodie) Smith Franzheim on June 9,1951 and later moved to Chappaqua, where they raised their four children. Whit r…
Gunman Sought In Deadly Newark Shooting Of South Jersey Man, 34 Gunman Sought In Deadly Newark Shooting Of South Jersey Man, 34
Gunman Sought In Deadly Newark Shooting Of South Jersey Man, 34 Police in Newark are seeking the gunman who shot and killed a 34-year-old South Jersey man Monday. Anthony M. McGriff of Lawrenceville (Mercer County) was shot on the 100 block of Prince Street around 4:25 p.m. April 12, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephen, II, and Newark Public Safety Director Brian O’Hara said. He was transported to University Hospital where he was pronounced dead at 5:08 p.m. No arrests had been made as of Wednesday. The investigation is active and ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Maj…
Racist Hackers Zoom Bomb Rider University Black Sorority Event Racist Hackers Zoom Bomb Rider University Black Sorority Event
Racist Hackers Zoom Bomb Rider University Black Sorority Event Officials at Rider University in Lawrenceville are condemning racism and hatred after a Zoom event for a black sorority was interrupted by dozens of individuals chanting racial slurs and content. The virtual "Galentine's Day" event was hosted by Zeta Phi Beta sisters and another Greek organization on Feb. 11, as part of the university's Black History Month celebration, NJ.com reports. Just five minutes before the party began, hosts noticed an "unusual number of users" waiting to enter the Zoom meeting, NJ.com says. A number of uninvited users then changed their Zoom names to racist phrase…
High-Speed Pursuit From PA To NJ: DEA Agent Struck, Dealer Caught With 7,500 Folds, Feds Say High-Speed Pursuit From PA To NJ: DEA Agent Struck, Dealer Caught With 7,500 Folds, Feds Say
High-Speed Pursuit From PA To NJ: DEA Agent Struck, Dealer Caught With 7,500 Folds, Feds Say A fleeing drug dealer hit a DEA agent with his car and tossed a bag filled with 7,500 heroin folds out the window during what became a high-speed chase from Pennsylvania to Mercer County, authorities said. Law enforcement officers from various agencies followed ex-con Daevon Bell, 26, of Hamilton Township from Trenton to an apartment complex in Morrisville, PA, on Tuesday, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said. Bell retrieved a bag from his trunk and went into one of the apartments there, then emerged carrying another bag, Carpenito said. When members of the law enforcement posse approached h…
Lord & Taylor Closing All U.S. Stores Including 9 In NJ Lord & Taylor Closing All U.S. Stores Including 9 In NJ
Lord & Taylor Closing All U.S. Stores Including 9 In NJ Lord & Taylor is going out of business. The company initially said it would be closing 19 stores after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy earlier this month. On Thursday, Lord & Taylor said it will instead be closing all of its stores, including the nine in New Jersey, after 194 years in business. "While we are still entertaining various opportunities, we believe it is prudent to simultaneously put the remainder of the stores into liquidation to maximize value of inventory for the estate while pursuing options for the company's brands," said Ed Kremer, Lord & Taylor's chief restr…
These 10 Towns Ranked Best Places to Live In Mercer County These 10 Towns Ranked Best Places to Live In Mercer County
These 10 Towns Ranked Best Places to Live In Mercer County We've seen the best places to live in New Jersey, but what about Mercer County? According to a newly-released set of rankings by Niche.com, the top three spots in the area are Princeton, Princeton Junction and Robbinsville. Princeton was ranked the No. 1 spot to live in all of the Garden State. Princeton Junction was 2nd and Robbinsville 39th. Here are the other top places to live in Mercer County, according to Niche.com. Crime, quality of schools, things to do, and cost of living were among the factors used in determining the rankings. 4. Pennington 5. Hopewell Township 6. Hopewell 7. L…
First Responders Called To Crash Closing Route 1 In Mercer County First Responders Called To Crash Closing Route 1 In Mercer County
First Responders Called To Crash Closing Route 1 In Mercer County EMS, firefighters and police were responding to a crash which trapped at least two people late Friday afternoon, authorities said. First responders were called to Route 1 at Franklin Corner Road in Lawrenceville about 4:30 p.m. Route 1 was closed in both directions. At least two people had to be extricated from a vehicle, according to initial, unconfirmed reports. This is a developing news story. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES.