SOUTH BRUNSWICK -- Finding itself with a far-flung collection of research operations after its merger with Wyeth, drug giant Pfizer chipped away another piece of New Jersey's pharmaceutical industry yesterday, announcing plans to close a building where teams of scientists have spent years pursuing treatments for Alzheimer's disease. Full Story »
HAMILTON -- Hot off the heels of last week's victory over Gov. Jon Corzine, Gov.-elect Chris Christie dropped in for a talk and question-and-answer session at Steinert High School yesterday, where he vowed to restore funding for higher education, address property tax woes and close the gaps between suburban and urban schools. Full Story »
WEST WINDSOR -- It wasn't quite a 150-mile overshoot, but the commuters on NJ Transit's 6:03 p.m. train from Penn Station now know a little bit about how those Northwest Airlines passengers felt last month. Full Story »
TRENTON -- Hedgepeth-Williams School was closed early yesterday morning after a 70-year-old water main ruptured and it was unclear if the building would reopen today. Full Story »
WEST WINDSOR -- One man and three women absconded with more than $2,000 in undergarments from a Victoria's Secret store Friday evening, police said. The shoplifting occurred around 5:50 p.m. at the MarketFair mall. Full Story »
PRINCETON BOROUGH -- A consultant is scheduled to present the findings from a study on officer misconduct and the borough police department at borough council's 7:30 meeting tonight. Full Story »
TRENTON -- Complaints by Chambersburg residents about prostitution in their neighborhood led to seven arrests by city cops on Friday, police said. Full Story »
It seems like the most interesting part of most businesses these days is how they use the Internet, whether they are a .com or a more traditional concern. Full Story »
TRENTON -- In a plea deal that will net him a five-year sentence, a city man yesterday pleaded guilty to breaking into his ex-girlfriend's house armed with a gun last June. Full Story »
TRENTON -- A judge yesterday lowered bail for a Lawrence man accused of kidnapping a city man, throwing him into the trunk of a car, beating him and forcing him to strip to his underwear. Full Story »
HAMILTON -- Swine flu has hit Hamilton. Township officials have confirmed that one adult and one school-age child have contracted the H1N1 virus. Full Story »
TRENTON -- A city man has been indicted on kidnapping and carjacking charges in connection with the attempted abduction of a 3-year-old boy in June. Lamont Norwood, 48, also was indicted on charges of aggravated assault, criminal trespass and terroristic threats. Full Story »
HAMILTON -- A violent car wreck claimed the life of a 31-year-old township man Sunday night, police said. Radcliffe Calilap was driving west on Sweetbriar Avenue around 10:15 p.m. at a high rate of speed, police said. Full Story »
WEST WINDSOR -- It wasn’t quite a 150 mile overshoot, but the commuters on NJ Transit’s 6:03 p.m. from Penn Station now know something about how those Northwest Airlines passengers felt last month. Full Story »
EWING -- A new boutique-style, extended stay Westin hotel slated to open in Ewing next month is hoping to ride the green movement wave all the way to the bank with its emphasis on eco-friendly materials and energy efficiency. Full Story »
The beleaguered local commercial real estate industry celebrated a rare sign of life last week. Following a year of construction, hundreds of Princeton University employees began moving into a new, 120,000-square-foot, four-story building at 701 Carnegie Center in West Windsor. Full Story »
More than a month after a new fiscal year began Oct. 1, the House and Senate are still pressing to pass a group of bills to improve veterans' benefits and health programs, rolling them together in "omnibus" legislative packets. Full Story »
LAMBERTVILLE -- The grand dame of York Street is scheduled to remove her veil in January, showing off her multifaceted face lift. Full Story »
TRENTON -- Police investigating the alleged sexual assault of a 3-year-old girl will leave the decision on whether to charge her father in the hands of county prosecutors. Full Story »
PRINCETON BOROUGH -- Residents and merchants have formed an independent group to review the Princeton Borough budget and look for cost savings. Full Story »
Area environmental organizations are joining New Jersey and Delaware to try to stop plans to dredge and deepen the Delaware River to improve shipping. Full Story »
PRINCETON TOWNSHIP -- It was a night for evening gowns, metallic stilettos and military dress uniforms, a time to celebrate two things that can make all the difference during a crisis: help and hope. Full Story »
Julia Crumidy and her husband avoided financial disaster last year by selling their home and rental property in Maryland and moving back to New Jersey. Full Story »
West Windsor resident Matt Schultz is one question -- and one correct answer -- away from becoming a millionaire. The youth pastor of Nassau Presbyterian Church is in the Tournament of Ten finals on "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire." Full Story »
PLAINSBORO -- Cops making a motor-vehicle stop early Friday arrested a township man with marijuana products and hashish in his car, police said. James Defina, 27, was pulled over on Dey Road just after 1 a.m. for a nonworking license-plate lamp. Full Story »
A morning moonset peeks through the autumn foliage near Bradfordton, Ill. AP Photo/Seth Perlman
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