Archive for May, 2009

CLARK – Police arrested a fugitive on a 15-year-old Florida murder warrant yesterday during a routine motor vehicle stop. At 3:11 p.m. Clark Police Officer Antonio Manata stopped Mark Haye of Irvington for speeding on Ross Street in Clark.  Haye was unable to produce valid motor vehicle credentials and proceeded to give Manata several... »

MIDDLESEX COUNTY—Three cases of H1N1 flu have been confirmed in Middlesex County, according to the Middlesex County Public Health Department. Two of the cases, one from Highland Park and one from Edison, are from an influenza cluster in students from a private parochial school in Piscataway.  A cluster is defined as two or more... »

Christopher Christie has been named in a federal tort claims lawsuit notice that asserts the GOP gubernatorial candidate “utilized his office as a collection agency for his relatives and extorted money from the claimant for the benefit of his family in violation of the Hobbs Act.” »

The New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services has confirmed 56 cases of H1N1 influenza that have been identified in 11 counties and cover all regions of the state. »

Last week, a Union County Superior Court judge ruled that the defendant in last December’s fatal shooing outside a Union skating rink could be tried as an adult. »

The Borough Council ordered a $1.65 million reduction in the rejected 2009-2010 school budget last week. The council’s plan would save the average taxpayer nearly $200 from the school board’s proposed budget and $115 from what they paid this year, Mayor Daniel Reiman said. »

More than 60 city residents, police officers and their family members protested against the planned layoff of five South Amboy police officers outside of City Hall last week »

City officials joined members of the Linden ROTC, VFW, and American Legion to commemorate Memorial Day on May 25. »

STATE—The New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services had confirmed 56 cases of H1N1 influenza that have been identified in 11 counties and cover all regions of the state on Tuesday. New Jersey confirmed 31 new cases of H1N1 influenza since late Thursday. “The recent increase of confirmed H1N1 cases reflects the ability... »

ELIZABETH – Last week, a Union County Superior Court judge ruled that the defendant in last December’s fatal shooing outside a Union skating rink could be tried as an adult. Union County Prosecutor Theodore Romankow released the name of the suspect, Jaquan Bell, after the ruling. Bell’s name had been withheld from the press... »

CARTERET – The Borough Council ordered a $1.65 million reduction in the rejected 2009-2010 school budget last week. The council’s plan would save the average taxpayer nearly $200 from the school board’s proposed budget and $115 from what they paid this year, Mayor Daniel Reiman said. Reiman said the defeated proposed school budget totaled... »

STATE – Last week, a state appeals court ruled that government bodies cannot require citizens to fill out a standardized form to view public records under the state’s Open Public Records Act. Standardized forms go against the legislative intent behind the act to give the public “unfettered access to government records,” the appeals panel... »

TRENTON – State Assemblyman Joseph Vas (D-Perth Amboy) was indicted again today on state corruption charges, Attorney General Anne Millgram announced. Vas is charged with conspiring to obtain illicit gifts and payments from city vendors, and laundering money into his congressional campaign through straw donors while he was mayor of Perth Amboy.  The Attorney... »

EDISON—The Middlesex County College Class of 2009 formally graduated on Thursday, May 21, at the 42nd annual commencement exercises. A total of 1,118 degrees and certificates were awarded in ceremonies witnessed by more than 3,500 guests under sunny skies on the college green. Valedictorian Saarth Shah of Edison delivered the class welcome, sharing his... »

STATE—AAA expects 926,000 New Jerseyans to travel 50 miles or more this Memorial Day holiday weekend, a 3 percent decrease (31,000) from the 957,000 Garden State residents who traveled over the same period last year. Nationally, however, AAA is projecting a 1.5 percent increase over Memorial Day 2008.  An estimated 32.4 million Americans will... »

CLARK—The township will host the eighth annual Memorial Day parade on Monday, May 25.  The parade will kick off promptly at 9:30 a.m. and will be followed by the traditional Memorial Day services in front of Arthur L. Johnson High School on Westfield Avenue. The line of march will begin on Westfield Avenue near... »

UNION COUNTY—Conservative GOP gubernatorial candidate Steve Lonegan will return to Rahway for a fundraising breakfast on Thursday, May 28. Tickets for the breakfast may be obtained by calling Rev. Laurel Galan at (908) 787-7474 or by sending an email message to Laurie@Lonegan.com The event will be held from 8 to 10 a.m. at the... »

By Michael S. Goldberger, film critic Just as you didn’t have to be Jewish to love Levy’s Jewish Rye, you don’t have to be Catholic to appreciate “Angels & Demons.” But, like the little old lady said in defense of her chicken soup Rx to treat a cold, “It couldn’t hurt.” Defrocked of its... »

by Diane Norek Harrison SOUTH AMBOY-This is from my own research. The cemetery for Sacred Heart Parish in South Amboy is located on Johnsons Lane in the Parlin section of Sayreville. The Sacred Heart Catholic War Veterans Post 578 erected large monuments with the names of the men who died from the parish. The... »

By Ellen Zwierzynski, Social Security District Manager in Elizabeth It’s customary to honor the men and women of the Armed Forces each Memorial Day — especially those who have made the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty.  May also is National Military Appreciation Month, a great time to let members of the military... »