Driver in crash that killed N.J. grandparents in court Monday
Frank Cabezas of Readington Township faces a number of charges in the accident, including two counts of second-degree death by auto. UPDATE: Frank Cabezas' bail was revoked Monday during his first...
View ArticleWATCH: Duke Farms eagle cam captures hatching of 2 bald eagle chicks
The first chick hatched on Saturday afternoon and the second arrived Monday morning. Watch video HILLSBOROUGH -- The bald eagle nest at Duke Farms in Somerset County welcomed two new eagle chicks in...
View ArticleDemolition of Doris Duke's N.J. mansion resumes Tuesday
The New Jersey Supreme Court refused to reinstate a stay on the razing of the mansion. HILLSBOROUGH -- The contractor hired to tear down the historic Doris Duke mansion has returned to the property...
View ArticleDriver in crash that killed N.J. grandparents was on probation
Frank Cabezas, facing death-by-auto and other charges stemming from a crash in Readington Township, had his first court appearance on Monday, March 28, 2016. FLEMINGTON -- Bail was revoked Monday for...
View ArticleScion of wealthy N.J. family charged in $94M investment scam
Andrew Caspersen, whose father, Finn M.W. Caspersen — a wealthy New Jersey financier who took his own life in 2009 amid a tax fraud investigation — was charged Monday with defrauding investors out of...
View ArticleN.J. 'Nazi dad' called extreme flight risk, denied bail reduction
After nearly six months as a fugitive, Isidore Heath Campbell was located in Shippensburg, Pa., and arrested. FLEMINGTON -- Isidore Heath Campbell, who has been charged with aggravated assault, was in...
View ArticleHonor roll to jail: Driver battled drugs, alcohol before fatal wreck
Frank Cabezas, 23, who has been charged with death by auto, was once an honor-roll student. Watch video READINGTON -- Frank Cabezas is 23 and faces death-by-auto, DUI and other charges after allegedly...
View ArticleGet off the gas: Car slams into home in Franklin Township
A Stone Manor Drive home was damaged on Monday, March 29, 2016, when a woman from Orange drove into it. FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP - A Stone Manor Drive home was damaged Monday when a car leaving a residence...
View ArticleElite prep school investigating allegations of decades-old unreported sex abuse
Alumni of Pingry School have come forward with allegations of sexual abuse by a former teacher, Thad Alton, who was convicted of two counts of sexual abuse of minors in New York in 1990. BASKING...
View ArticleAlumni of elite private school appalled by sex abuse allegations
The Pingry School acted promptly and decisively in calling for an independent investigation, alumni say. BASKING RIDGE - Pingry School alumni expressed shock and sadness Wednesday at the news that...
View ArticlePending N.J. hospital mega-merger sparks leadership shuffle
The merger between Barnabas Health and Robert Wood Johnson would create the largest health provider chain in the state. TRENTON -- Four new leaders have been appointed to key positions at Robert Wood...
View ArticleHunterdon addiction recovery program is model for N.J.
Packets of referral information are given to people by police, first-responders, and in the hospital emergency room. RARITAN TWP. -- A program that gives resource information to people struggling with...
View ArticleVintage photos of things delivered to your home in N.J.
Home delivery has begun to make a comeback in the 21st century. I was a "paperboy" as a youth. It was a position eagerly sought by many of us in those days; being able to perform what certainly was an...
View ArticleMercer County practices handing out meds in bioterrorism attack
Health departments from Mercer, Hunterdon and Somerset counties participated in a "full-scale distribution exercise" on March 24 at the West Trenton Firehouse in Ewing. EWING - If Mercer County ever...
View ArticleA bird's-eye view of the Duke estate | Di Ionno
From above, historic relevance is more apparent Nothing like an aerial view to put things into context. From 1,000 feet above the former Duke estate - and "former" is the right word because the...
View ArticleArtist honors animals in library exhibit in Bernardsville
"Animal Spirit: The Birds and Beasts of Beth Lowell" will be on display during the month of April. "Mr. Rojas" by Beth Lowell BERNARDSVILLE -- The Bernardsville Public Library will host an exhibit...
View ArticleGlimpse of History: The milkman cometh
At one time, there were more than 1,000 families on Wagner milk delivery routes. WARREN -- Charles Wagner is shown delivering milk to homes in Warren in this photo from 1953. The Warren Township...
View ArticleN.J. hospital mega-merger a done deal
The merger creates a nearly $5 billion hospital and health care system TRENTON -- The not-for-profit hospitals of Robert Wood Johnson Health System and Barnabas Health completed a merger Thursday that...
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View ArticleTeacher at center of prep school sex probe played strip poker with pre-teen boys
As probe widens to second N.J. school, details of 1980 conviction surface, detailing "individual and mutual masturbation" with three 12-year-old boys. Thad P. Alton, Jr. The former Pingry teacher at...
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