Times of Trenton Regional News

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• Armed robbers strike on Clinton Ave.
TRENTON -- A city man was robbed at gunpoint and a city woman struck on the back of the head when she tried to call for help on the 400 block of North Clinton Avenue just before 2:15 a.m. yesterday, police said.

• Cops seek information on armed suspect
TRENTON -- A 17-year-old male and a 20-year-old female were the victims of an armed robbery inside the hallway of a building on Ei senhower Avenue Wednesday evening, police said.

• Foundation earns matching grant
TRENTON -- A new foundation to benefit the city library system reached its first milestone, receiving enough donations to become eligible for a $5,000 matching grant.

• Man gets 10 years for slaying
TRENTON -- As part of a plea deal agreed to in late September, Dontay Brannon was sentenced yesterday to 10 years in prison for his role in the death of David Campbell in November 2006.

• Police investigate 2 recent burglaries
ROBBINSVILLE -- Township police are investigating two recent burglaries in which local residents lost about $31,000 worth of property.

• Roadwork will close entrance ramp
TRENTON -- Resurfacing work will close the entrance ramp from Route 29 northbound to Memorial Drive for several hours next week, the state Department of Transportation reported.

• State worker, cohort indicted for theft
TRENTON -- A Bordentown man accused of stealing state- owned computers and profiting off a scrap-metal ring was indicted yesterday, the state Attorney General's Office said.

• Suspect arrested twice on drug charges
HAMILTON -- A township man who was arrested two weeks ago on charges of making and selling crack cocaine in his home was arrested again on similar charges Wednesday.

• Thief makes off with cash register
WESTAMPTON -- A glove- wearing suspect ran off with the cash register from a Dunkin Do nuts in a Wednesday evening robbery, police said.

• Workers aid driver in a burning car
ROBBINSVILLE -- Two construction workers helped push a burning car to the side of the highway yesterday in an incident that was quickly taken over by township police, according to one witness at the scene.

• 2 people displaced by fire at 2-family home
LAWRENCE -- A fire that began when a space heater was placed too close to a mattress damaged one side of a two-family home in the 900 block of Lanning Avenue Tuesday evening, fire officials reported.

• 3 people arrested during drug search
HAMILTON -- One pound of marijuana and 40 marijuana plants were seized during the execution of a search warrant at a home on the 200 block of Miller Avenue on Monday, police reported.

• Blaze at loading dock results in an oil spill
PLAINSBORO -- A fire in a hydraulic pump early yesterday caused an oil leak but no significant damage, police said.

• Borough worker accused of stealing $30 in gas
HIGHTSTOWN -- A borough employee was charged with theft for allegedly stealing gasoline from the municipality's pumps.

• Council set to discuss revised redevelopment
WEST WINDSOR -- The full township council will meet tonight to discuss revisions to the draft redevelopment plan created by the RMJM Hillier architectural firm.

• Disappearance of Trenton waitress baffles investigators
TRENTON -- It's been more than two months since city resident Danielle Nuttall disappeared without a trace, and frustrated city police say they're nearly at a dead-end in their search for her.

• Driver receives summons after his auto overturns
HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP -- Two teens were hurt after the car they were riding in went out of control and overturned Tuesday evening, police reported.

• Health fair offers immunizations to schoolchildren
TRENTON -- With December deadlines looming to comply with state mandated vaccines for children in school and daycare, dozens of children lined up at a free vaccination clinic in the city yesterday to get their shots.

• Historic farmhouse open for holiday tour
WEST WINDSOR -- The historic Schenck House, a restored symbol of the farming community the township used to be, will be open and decorated for the holidays Dec. 14 from 1 to 4 p.m.

• Plea deal for man who dealt fatal punch
A Trenton man faces five to 10 years in prison for punching a bicyclist in the face, a blow that knocked him off his bike and killed him.

• Principal selected to fill school board seat in Robbinsville
ROBBINSVILLE -- After interviewing six candidates and spending more than an hour in executive session Tuesday, the school board picked a five-year resident with a 14-year background in education to fill a board vacancy.

• Probe of apparent suicide under way
TRENTON -- A friend of a 25-year-old city woman made a gruesome discovery Tuesday evening when she discovered the woman hanged in her home, police said.

• Receive Dems' updates by signing up on the web
TRENTON -- E-mail alerts from Assembly Democrats are now available simply by signing up on the New Jersey Assembly Majority Office website at assemblydem s.com.

• Robber admits killing fuel station attendant
MOUNT HOLLY -- A Willingboro man charged with killing a gas station attendant in September 2006 pleaded guilty in Superior Court yesterday, the Burlington County Prosecutor's Office reported.

• TCHS bathroom fire appears deliberate
TRENTON -- Quick action by a custodain and security guard prevented a bathroom fire at Trenton Central High School from causing severe damage yesterday, fire officials said.

• Trail volunteers sought at area nature preserve
WEST WINDSOR -- Volunteers are invited to join members of the West Windsor Bicycle & Pedestrian Alliance and help with trail building at the Zaitz Nature Preserve Trails on Southfield Road on Saturday from 10 a.m. to noon.

• West Windsor-Plainsboro school district picks supervisor of elementary education
WEST WINDSOR -- The West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District has named Scott Feder, principal of Dutch Neck Elementary School, to the new post of supervisor of elementary education.

• West Windsor plans holiday tree-lighting
WEST WINDSOR -- The township's annual tree-lighting ceremony will be held Dec. 7 at 7 p.m. at the Ron Rogers Arboretum at Route 571 and Clarksville Road.

• W. Windsor bridge detour to end soon
WEST WINDSOR -- The Alexander Road Bridge, closed since mid-July during a $12 million replacement, is expected to reopen as early as Dec. 4.

• Forum today focuses on consumer scams
Mercer County officials will hold a two-hour conference on consumer rights today at 11 a.m. in Hamilton to address fraud attempts and consumer scams.

• Freeholder Benson holds swearing-in at meeting
TRENTON -- Daniel Benson, one of the three Democrats who won this month's Mercer County freeholder elections, was sworn into office last week while the two others will begin their terms in January.

• Goodbye garage fees, hello holiday shoppers
TRENTON -- Visiting downtown Trenton on the weekends will be easier this holiday season as fees at two parking garages will be waived.

• Hamilton tree branches out in NYC
NEW YORK -- New York City's -- and Mercer County's -- most famous Christmas tree is so good it got a star.

• Man with weapon nabbed in 'zero-tolerance sweep'
TRENTON -- A city man who has been arrested twice this year for weapons violations was arrested again Monday for walking through the 100 block of Oakland Street carrying a sawed-off shotgun, police reported.

• Mudslide donations given to Red Cross
TRENTON -- Funds originally collected to benefit victims of 2005 mudslides in Guatemala were donated last year to the Red Cross, Councilman-at-large Manuel Segura said yesterday.

• Non-custodial parents to shoulder late support fee
TRENTON -- Under legislation just signed into law by Gov. Jon Corzine, a $25 annual fee on late child support payments can now be billed directly to non-custodial parents by the state's Department of Human Services.

• Officers arrest fugitive caught hiding in closet
HAMILTON -- A man wanted on a failure to appear warrant was caught hiding from law enforcement in the closet of a township home early yesterday, the Mercer County Sheriff's Office said.

• Residents' input sought on new superintendent
ROBBINSVILLE -- Members of the public are invited to a community forum on the superintendent search tonight at 7 at the Student Activities Center at Robbinsville High School.

• Space heater blamed for early-morning fire
TRENTON -- A space heater sparked a two-alarm blaze early yesterday morning that gutted a Dickinson Street home and left a woman and her two sons homeless, fire department officials said.

• The kindness of strangers
EAST WINDSOR -- Surrounded by more than a dozen family members and another 50 friends and community members, Valerie Wille choked back tears as she thanked those who saved her police officer husband's life a month before.

• Trenton's Thanksgiving star
TRENTON -- City native Sarah Dash, whose singing contributed to a series of hit songs in the 1960s and '70s, will serve as the grand marshal for Trenton's annual Thanksgiving Day Parade, Mayor Douglas H. Palmer announced yesterday.

• Bank teller aids cops in making arrest
FALLS TOWNSHIP -- A bank teller who pursued a fleeing would- be bank robber is credited for helping police arrest the suspect.

• Catholic Charities seeks food donations
TRENTON -- The food pantry at Catholic Charities' Emergency and Community Services is seeking donations, following a 30-percent increase in the requests for food since August.

• Choirs raise voices for a good cause
TRENTON -- A concert held by the Princeton Girlchoir and American Boychoir brought in 850 pounds of canned food for the Trinity Cathedral Food Pantry, a choir conductor said.

• Council seeks a deal on draft plan
WEST WINDSOR -- The need to find room for nearly 1,900 affordable housing units in the township could determine the fate of redevelopment in the Princeton Junction train station area.

• Ex-cop loses motion to remove prosecutor
A former Hamilton police ser geant yesterday lost his bid to try to remove the deputy attorney general who prosecuted him on various charges for 10 years.

• Good things flow through little town by the river
BORDENTOWN CITY -- This small riverside city, the most densely populated municipality in Burlington County, has been recognized for its efforts to safeguard the environment with a Green Town USA designation from the New Jersey Environmental Lobby.

• Green Session will inform nonprofit leaders
LAWRENCE -- Area nonprofit leaders will attend a "Green Ses sion" being held from 8 to 11:30 a.m. tomorrow at PSE&G's facility at 4140 Quakerbridge Road.

• Lawmaker to study programs for ex-inmates
TRENTON -- Assembly Majority Leader Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-Ewing, yesterday announced she will convene several hearings throughout the state to discuss how services for inmates and their families can be improved to help released prisoners avoid re turning to crime.

• Man charged in girlfriend's shooting
TRENTON -- The boyfriend of a city woman shot in the chest Sunday morning was arrested Sunday night and charged with at tempted murder, police said.

• Mother and 4 children escape from nighttime fire
TRENTON -- A woman and her four young children escaped unharmed but were left temporarily homeless by a fire that damaged their row house in the 200 block of Cortland Street early yesterday.

• New outpatient facility to serve kids in need
HAMILTON -- Responding to what it calls "a growing need" for children's mental health services in the Mercer County region, Princeton House Behavioral Health's outpatient facility on Clocktower Drive in Hamilton has launched a new program to provide specialized care to children with serious mental, emotional and behavioral disorders.

• Putting nature back into play in children's lives
PLAINSBORO -- A coalition has launched a campaign to improve after-school opportunities for 40,064 children in New Jersey, especially outdoor activities.

• Teens are charged in robbery of deliveryman
WILLINGBORO -- Two teenage township residents were ar rested earlier this month after allegedly robbing a delivery driver at gunpoint, police reported.

• U.S. Postal Service encourgaes recycling
HAMILTON -- A part of a nationwide pilot program being called "Read, Respond, Recycle," recy cling bins are being placed in the lobbies of the Trenton-area main post office on Route 130 and at post offices in Edison and New Brunswick.

• A dull roar in New Hope as council muffles updated noise ordinance
NEW HOPE, Pa. -- This riverside community is happy to attract tourists by the thousands. Along with the commerce they bring comes unwelcome noise, especially from motorcyclists. But an attempt to revise the borough's 4-year-old ordinance regulating noise went mute last week.

• Borough to study its money problems
HIGHTSTOWN -- Layoffs, wage freezes and reductions in services will be considered by a 2009 budget subcommittee, which has been appointed by the borough council.

• Bullet strikes person at city residence
TRENTON -- A woman was shot in the chest while she was inside her home on the first block of Lee Avenue yesterday morning, police said.

• Catholic hospital gets new director
TRENTON -- St. Francis Medical Center has hired a new administrator to develop strategies to grow the Catholic hospital's mission beyond the city's borders.

• Cops: Gunshot victim is expected to survive
TRENTON -- A 38-year-old city man was shot in the chest Friday night in an armed robbery.

• Firefighter treated after helping a bleeding man
TRENTON -- A man who cut an artery in his arm when he punched the glass out of a front door Saturday night was taken to Capital Health System at Fuld as a trauma patient, police said.

• Fire in cellar dryer leads to evacuation
PRINCETON BOROUGH -- A fire in a clothes dryer briefly forced an evacuation of a building on the grounds of Princeton Theological Seminary yesterday afternoon, fire officials said.

• Sacred to their memory
NEWTOWN, Pa. -- Next year, on an expanse of farmland here, veterans will be laid to rest in the Washington Crossing National Cemetery, not far from where some of the nation's first veterans fell in the Battle of Trenton.

• Speaking freely about peace in Princeton
PRINCETON -- The First Amendment needs to be re-invigorated, Barack Obama's election is a mandate for ending the war in Iraq, White House duo George Bush and Dick Cheney should be tried as war criminals, and America needs to evolve beyond the law of the jungle.

• 1st female Air Guard commander
FORT DIX -- She's the boss.

• A crisis database lacks data
PRINCETON BOROUGH -- Faced with lackluster response over the past year, state and local officials are urging people with disabilities to sign up for a registry that would point out their needs during an emergency.

• Burlington could see high water, sewer rates
As nearly 40,000 Mercer County water customers await word on whether New Jersey American Water Co. will take over the pipes that supply their faucets, water and sewer users in Burlington County are facing rate increases from private suppliers.

• Celebration of Italian heritage links cities
They don't look alike.

• Group seeks opportunities for urban communities
TRENTON -- Leaders from many walks of life assembled here yesterday to plan for an urban environment whose economy, social system and educational opportunities work better.

• Making history come alive
From a colonial ball to a march re-enactment, the Old Barracks Museum in Trenton knows how to throw a birthday party.

• Man charged in DUI in crash, leaving scene
LAWRENCE -- A Ramsey man was arrested and charged with driving under the influence after his car struck a pole early yesterday morning and the man left the scene.

• Plan to affect 7 Mercer towns
The plan to widen the New Jersey Turnpike will cut through seven towns in the Mercer County region.

• Police investigating carjackings
TRENTON -- City police are investigating two carjackings that happened Friday.

• Thanksgiving Parade to float on
TRENTON -- The city may be facing a financial crisis, but it will celebrate the annual Thanksgiving Parade on Saturday, Nov. 22, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

• Trenton man seen leaping to his death
TRENTON -- In an apparent suicide, a city man fell to his death from the top of the west tower of the Kingsbury Square Apartments yesterday afternoon.

• City police director position made permanent for Bradley
TRENTON -- Irving Bradley Jr. has been leading city police for more than a month, but it became formal yesterday with a swearing-in ceremony in which he reached out to police officers and community members.

• Gang member gets 17 years in death of young mother
A Latin Kings gangster who took part in the brutal slaying of a young Trenton mother was sentenced to 17 years in prison yesterday.

• Gunshot victim seeks shelter in city tavern
HAMILTON -- An estimated 1,000 people attended a job fair this week at Angeloni's Cedar Gardens on Route 33, township officials said.

• No injuries reported in apartment fire
HAMILTON -- An estimated 1,000 people attended a job fair this week at Angeloni's Cedar Gardens on Route 33, township officials said.

• Robbinsville, firefighters come to terms
ROBBINSVILLE -- The township council has approved an agreement between the mayor and the fire union for 18 full-time firefighters who had been working without a contract since January 2007, when the fire district was dissolved and the township took it over.

• Veteran cop promoted to lieutenant
ROBBINSVILLE-- A 19-year police veteran was promoted to lieutenant in front of a roomful of officers and their families at Thursday's township council meeting.

• $100K grant plants seeds for a greener Trenton
TRENTON -- Mayor Douglas H. Palmer's Trenton Green initiative received a boost yesterday with an influx of funds from the federal government.

• A $4M ending to landfill lawsuit
TRENTON -- New Jersey will get $4 million as the settlement in a lawsuit over a Superfund landfill site in Burlington County that was once tagged one of the nation's worst toxic dumps, officials announced yesterday.

• Assisted-living facility opens at medical campus
TRENTON -- Area Medicaid recipients who are looking for an assisted-living facility have a new option.

• Bill includes harsher penalty for road rage
TRENTON -- A bill to provide a harsher penalty for assaults caused by road rage passed the state Assembly judiciary committee unanimously yesterday.

• Bullet grazes shopkeeper during armed robbery
TRENTON -- A shopkeeper was grazed by a bullet when he struggled with an armed robber inside a South Olden Avenue grocery store, police said.

• Charity drive will help families with food, gifts
HAMILTON -- The township is sponsoring "Christmas at Grafton," a charity drive for needy families that will culminate with an event at the historic Grafton House.

• Community building is topic of forum
TRENTON -- Mercer County residents interested in learning about community building and organizing from regional and national ex perts are invited to an event tomor row hosted by the Trenton Meet ing of Friends, YWCA of Trenton and Racial Justice Institute.

• Cops halt fight between 2 women in parking lot
WEST WINDSOR -- Talk about a legal battle.

• Ice skating rink opens at Mercer County Park
Mercer County's public ice skating rink, at Mercer County Park in West Windsor, opens for the season tomorrow and will remain open to the public seven days a week until March, county Executive Brian M. Hughes announced.

• Indicted officer maintains he's innocent
A suspended Princeton Borough police sergeant was arraigned yesterday on charges alleging unauthorized use of access to the police video system.

• Massage workers hurt during robbery attempt
WEST WINDSOR -- Two armed robbers pistol-whipped two female employees inside a massage business Wednesday on Princeton- Hightstown Road, police said.

• Officials extend deadline for plan
WEST WINDSOR -- As township officials and consultants hurry to complete a final redevelopment plan for Princeton Junction, the end date has been moved from December to somewhere between mid-February and March 1.

• Pond restoration project is swimming to a finish
WEST WINDSOR -- With the dredging and restoration project at Grover's Mill Pond nearly complete, workers have begun removing the dredging equipment and trailers temporarily erected in Community Park, township officials announced yesterday.

• Stimulus plan says new infrastructure will bring 'biggest bang for the buck'
TRENTON -- Could infrastructure be the way out of the current economic crisis?

• Witnesses to accident asked to call the police
HAMILTON -- A two-car collision that injured both drivers is under investigation by township police and the Mercer County Prosecutor's Office.

• Towns want 'wiggle room' under tax cap
New Jersey's 4 percent cap on property tax bills should be raised to make room for a $57 million jump in the bills that local governments face for police and firefighter pensions, the head of New Jersey's League of Municipalities told a state finance board yesterday.

• 6-year prison stint for Trenton pot grower
An admitted Trenton marijuana grower who was arrested after investigators tracked him from a Bucks County, Pa., store known for selling hydroponic supplies was sentenced to six years in prison yesterday.

• Affordable housing is a hot topic in Hopewell Township
HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP -- The future of Pennytown Shopping Village was debated Monday, with residents questioning the suitability of the 25-acre site for affordable housing, and town officials favoring the plan.

• City woman charged in fatal knife attack
A 26-year-old Trenton woman who allegedly stabbed her mother's boyfriend to death and severely wounded her aunt after an argument over a custody dispute was indicted yesterday on murder charges.

• Fire damages Princeton residence
PRINCETON TOWNSHIP -- Fire last night damaged the home of a distinguished professor at Princeton Theological Seminary, but injured no one, firefighters at the scene confirmed.

• Groundbreaking at veterans cemetery set this weekend in Pa.
UPPER MAKEFIELD, Pa. -- More than 200 acres of land near where Gen. George Washington and his Continental Army made history on Christmas 1776 will soon be a final resting place for soldiers from modern times.

• Hamilton tree bound for NYC
HAMILTON -- The township's most talked about Norway spruce will soon be Rockefeller-bound.

• Man who fainted on roof evaluated by paramedics
HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP -- Firefighters and emergency personnel were called to a Mercer County Technical School building Wednesday afternoon to rescue a worker who had fainted on the roof, police said.

• Neighborhood libraries granted a reprieve
TRENTON -- The city library board last night agreed to a plan that will keep all four neighborhood branch libraries open, ensuring the survival of the branches at least through the middle of 2010.

• TCHS cafeteria worker extinguishes small fire
TRENTON -- Students were briefly cleared out of Trenton Central High School yesterday morning when a wall poster was set on fire, officials said.

• A lesson in high-tech education for school district members
TRENTON -- It's about seeing what works.

• Bus passengers taken to hospital after collision
LAWRENCE -- A crash between a bus and a truck Monday morning left several passengers and the bus driver with minor injuries, police said.

• Criticism sidetracks transit village
WEST WINDSOR -- Council members Charles Morgan and Heidi Kleinman are being criticized for their roles in the Princeton Junction redevelopment process that would allow 935 housing units to be built.

• Engaging parents in education
TRENTON -- If parents won't attend meetings at the administration building, Superintendent Rodney Lofton will bring the meetings to parents.

• Loved ones remember a local patriot
HAMILTON -- Whether William J. Opferman Jr. was standing up for local property rights, pressing politicians to cut spending, or simply giving up his place in line to a combat veteran, the lifelong township resident touched the lives of many who have made Hamilton their home.

• TCNJ vehicle thefts appear connected
A rash of stolen vehicles from a commuter parking area at The College of New Jersey have campus police running extra patrols in hopes of thwarting the thefts.

• White powder discovered in envelope may be meth
LAWRENCE -- A suspicious substance found in a misdirected envelope prompted a hazardous material scare, but later it was determined the content might actually be methamphetamine, police said.

• A day to honor local veterans
Nearly 10 years after planning began, a memorial to veterans of World War II is scheduled to be unveiled today in a prominent spot near the State House in Trenton.

• A little breathing room for city charter school
TRENTON -- A local charter school has rented a second facility in the city to accommodate its expanding program.

• Angeloni's to host job fair this week
HAMILTON -- The township's Job Fair, a free event for Hamiltonians, will take place as planned Thursday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Mayor John Bencivengo reminded residents yesterday.

• Animal control officer seizes dog kept in cage
PLAINSBORO -- A township woman was charged with animal cruelty and her boyfriend's dog taken out of her custody after police discovered the animal in a wire cage outside their apartment early Wednesday.

• City schools see a decline in violence
TRENTON -- The city school district saw a nearly 7 percent decrease in the number of student suspensions during the 2007-08 school year, but its instances of substance abuse spiked considerably.

• Cops say drunk man fell asleep in stranger's auto
PRINCETON TOWNSHIP -- A woman who was getting ready to drive to work Friday morning discovered a stranger asleep in the back seat of her minivan, police reported.

• Jury indicts man accused in bank panic
TRENTON -- A Lawrence man who allegedly made phone threats, then appeared in the vestibule of a Hamilton bank causing bank employees to panic, has been indicted on two counts.

• Nearly 10K area voters cast absentee ballots
The Mercer County clerk's office reported yesterday 9,449 residents voted by absentee ballot in the Nov. 4 election.

• Parish consolidation announced by bishop
TRENTON -- Three Catholic parishes in Monmouth County will merge next year, Trenton Bishop John M. Smith has announced.

• Police officer observes assault during melee
PRINCETON TOWNSHIP -- One woman was arrested and one other injured during a brawl on Redding Circle early Sunday, police said.

• Princeton U. to laud esteemed graduates
PRINCETON BOROUGH -- Princeton University yesterday announced the winners of its annual alumni awards.

• Redevelopment session scheduled in W. Windsor
WEST WINDSOR -- The township council will continue it revisions of the RMJM Hillier draft redevelopment plan at a fourth session to morrow at 10 a.m. in the municipal building on Clarksville Road.

• Residents return home to find dwelling ablaze
WILLINGBORO -- A smoky fire in a two-story home displaced a family Sunday afternoon, but left no one injured, fire officials reported.

• School district installs cameras
WEST WINDSOR -- More than teachers, principals and parents soon will be keeping an eye on students in the West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District. Security video cameras will be doing the job under a plan already being implemented at district schools.

• Sex attack suspect charged
TRENTON -- A city man who allegedly forced a woman to perform a sex act at knifepoint has been indicted on 15 charges.

• A big day for a bird of prey
LAWRENCE -- Two symbols of America met on a Mercer County field yesterday.

• Archbishop discusses Europe's evolving identity in Princeton lecture
A "cultural perestroika" may have Europe in its grasp as the public increasingly moves toward non-religious ways of life, said the Archbishop of Lublin in a lecture at Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School last week.

• Defibrillator restarts karate student's heart
HAMILTON -- A karate instructor and three township cops are credited with saving the life of a 13-year-old boy who went into cardiac arrest during karate class Saturday morning, police say.

• Former airport has a lofty future as a park tailored for 2 townships
LAWRENCE -- The Twin Pines Airport taxied down the runway of transformation last week toward its takeoff into a whole new life: a park with playing fields.

• Officer fires at shooting suspect
TRENTON -- A police officer responding to a shooting call where one man was wounded early yesterday confronted the suspect minutes later and shot at him when he appeared to make a sudden move.

• Protecting life and liberty
TRENTON -- The election last week that put a black man in line to become president was the sort of freedom the nation's sons and daughters in uniform are fighting to protect, a Mercer County official said yesterday during Veterans Day services.

• Veterans Day events under way in Mercer
Lawmakers, military personnel, students and others will participate in a variety of Veterans Day commemorations today and tomorrow.

• Demolition will kick off courthouse project
TRENTON -- Demolition work to make way for a new $80 million county courthouse could begin in two to three weeks, Mercer County Improvement Authority officials said last week.

• Employers to attend job fair for veterans
LAWRENCE -- A job fair for veterans will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. tomorrow at the Lawrenceville Armory, 101 Eggert Crossing Road.

• Home invaders rob victim of $500, phone
TRENTON -- A city family was robbed of two cell phones and about $500 in an armed home invasion early yesterday morning.

• Man knifed in back at Roebling Market
TRENTON -- A 31-year-old city man was stabbed twice in the back near the Roebling Market Friday night.

• Obama shows what confidence can do
It is wonderful to see that now President-elect Obama has caused so many people to believe in change and to take action to achieve it. It is wonderful to see all the people who have come forth to register to vote. It is wonderful to see the younger generation motivated to get involved in this election. It is wonderful to see people of all races coming together for such a worthy cause.

• Phil Donahue to speak at peace conference
PRINCETON BOROUGH -- Talk show host and film producer Phil Donahue will speak at a peace conference Nov. 16 at Princeton University.

• Philly man charged in deadly stabbing
BURLINGTON -- A Philadelphia man was arrested yesterday in connection with a Nov. 2 fatal stab bing behind a High Street business, officials said.

• Princeton panel looks to what lies ahead for Obama
Though acknowledging the historic achievement of President-elect Barack Obama, a panel at Princeton University warned that tremendous challenges remain for race relations, and domestic and foreign policy matters.

• Two juveniles accused of brandishing guns
TRENTON -- Two juveniles were taken into custody on aggra vated assault charges Friday, police said.

• Two women shot while sitting on porch
TRENTON -- Two city women were shot multiple times yesterday morning as they sat on the front porch of a house in the 200 block of Rosemont Avenue, police said.

• Veterans Day events under way in Mercer
Lawmakers, military personnel, students and others will participate in a variety of Veterans Day commemorations throughout the weekend and into early next week.

• Young robber with gun confronts two city teens
TRENTON -- Two city teens were robbed on the street late Fri day night by another teen brandishing a handgun, police said.

• Committee files ethics complaint against judge from Nemes case
A Supreme Court committee filed an ethics complaint against Mercer County Judge Charles A. Delehey yesterday.

• Councilmen will run for re-election in'09
HIGHTSTOWN -- There is al most a full year left before the next Election Day, but two Democratic council incumbents have already announced they're run ning for a fourth term next year.

• Man admits role in E. Windsor break-in
HAMILTON -- A husband and wife face charges of using their home to turn powder cocaine into crack cocaine, police reported.

• Man is stabbed at Roebling Market
TRENTON -- Crime scene tape was being set up outside the Food Bazaar in the Roebling Market last night after a stabbing on the sidewalk in front of the supermarket.

• Veterans Day events set for the weekend
Lawmakers, military personnel, students and others will participate in a variety of Veterans Day commemorations throughout the weekend and into early next week.