Archive for October, 2009

UNION COUNTY—“We need to make sure every veteran has a final resting place, that each veteran gets honorably buried. This is the very least that they deserve,” said Sal Mione. »

LINDEN—Linden High School Homecoming Queen Lunie Martinez and Homecoming King Kyle Frazier wave to all of their supporters at the Linden High School football game. »

PERTH AMBOY – Today, the cafeteria at the Anthony V. Ceres School at 445 State Street, Perth Amboy, will get a Halloween makeover. »

RAHWAY—While Franklin School in Rahway is always an electrifying place to learn, on Tuesday, Oct. 20, something a little unusual was taking place in the fourth grade hallway. »

TRENTON—You’ve spent weeks preparing for Halloween. Pumpkins are carved. Bowls of candy sit near the front door. Costumes are ready. But, the Professional Insurance Agents of New Jersey Inc. asks: Is your insurance ready? »

BERKELEY HEIGHTS—They may be Union County employees by day, but with a little bit of Halloween spirit last weekend they became the late wives of David Felt who lived in the Deserted Village in Union County’s Watchung Reservation. »

TRENTON – A Sayreville pharmacist is one of ten defendants indicted Monday on charges they conspired to defraud Medicaid of more than $2.3 million dollars, Attorney General Anne Milgram and Division of Criminal Justice Director Deborah L. Gramiccioni announced. »

Ghost Tours • Oct. 30 on the hour from 6-10 p.m. and Oct. 31 on the hour from 5-10 p.m. – Renowned psychic Jane Doherty will lead ghost tours of the Proprietary House, 149 Kearny Ave, Perth Amboy. The historic building has been featured on the SyFi Channel’s “Ghost Hunters.” Suggested donation: $10 per... »

Oct. 19 at 9:46 p.m. – At 4 Cornell Drive, Officer Daniel Joy arrested Bronx, N.Y. resident Justin Hawkins, 30, on an outstanding warrant from Newark for contempt of court. He was subsequently turned over to the Newark Police Department. »

Oct. 19 at 6:41 a.m. – Officers Tara Hanan and Thomas Salvia investigated a report of a theft at Woodbridge Road. An arrest was made. »

SCOTCH PLAINS –Barbara Dellanno, humanities curriculum specialist and teacher at Union Catholic High School, has been selected as the 2009 Nonpublic Teacher of the Year Finalist by the New Jersey Council for Private Education (NJ CAPE) and the New Jersey Department of Education Advisory Committee for Non-public Schools. »

MONTCLAIR—The New Jersey City University women’s soccer team will have to wait one extra day for an opportunity to qualify for the New Jersey Athletic Conference Tournament for the first time in school history. »

EDISON – The Township of Edison is offering a special shopping trip this holiday season to Woodbury Commons Premium Outlets for great gift buying. »

For years I had heard about the horrors of cancer but never had it affect my life like it did seven years ago. My father, Richard, lost a year-long battle with pancreatic cancer, devastating our tight-knit family and taking away an active member of the Clark community with the Clark Historical Society as... »

CLARK—Representing St Agnes School in Clark, seventh grade student Jessica Seib read her winning Christopher Columbus essay to a crowd of people gathered at the Clark Italian Festival held Columbus Day weekend. »

JERSEY CITY—For the second straight outing, the New Jersey City University men’s soccer team outshot an opponent yet suffered a three-goal setback. »

GREAT LAKES, Ill.—Navy Seaman Apprentice David Cagua, son of Luz Stella Garcia of Elizabeth and Edgar Cagua of Lawrenceville, Ga., recently completed U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill. During the eight-week program, Cagua completed a variety of training which included classroom study and practical instruction on naval customs, first... »

MOUNT LAUREL—Having some fun on the links, Ottis “OJ” Anderson (foreground), a retired New York Giants running back, gives his teammates some football pointers, as they get ready to tee off at the recent Score for the Cure celebrity golf outing in Mount Laurel. »

NEW BRUNSWICK – Police arrested a New Brunswick man this morning in connection with an Oct. 23 homicide, Middlesex County Prosecutor Bruce J. Kaplan and New Brunswick Police Director Anthony A. Caputo announced. »

ELIZABETH—Ermina Errico, a Garwood resident accused of controlling her daughter’s life, forcing her to wear trash bags as clothing, pled guilty in Union County Superior Court this morning to neglect, said Prosecutor Theodore J. Romankow. »