Archive for July, 2010

NEW BRUNSWICK -- A South Plainfield man pleaded guilty today to a charge of sexually assaulting a 5-year-old girl, Middlesex County Prosecutor Bruce J. Kaplan announced. »

SUMMIT – Prosecutors announced two additional arrests in connection with the fatal beating of a 47-year-old Summit man, and said that charges against three previously-arrested suspects have been upgraded to felony murder. »

NEW BRUNSWICK -- Two more New Brunswick Parking Authority employees have been charged in a continuing investigation into the theft of thousands of dollars in parking fees, officials announced today. »

STATE – A study funded in part by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey finds that a planned trans-Hudson passenger rail tunnel will boost home values near train stations on NJ TRANSIT lines by $19,000 on average. »

EAST RUTHERFORD – New Jersey’s industrial real estate market through the first half of 2010 showed renewed progress following a couple of challenging years, according to commercial real estate services firm Cushman & Wakefield, Inc. »

NEWARK – The owner and operator of a Houston, Texas transportation company pleaded guilty Thursday to smuggling illegal aliens from Houston to locations on the eastern seaboard, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced. »

TRENTON – Legislation intended to spark economic development by increasing the number and types of businesses eligible to benefit from tax exempt purchases in Urban Enterprise Zones is advancing in the New Jersey Legislature. »

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Consumers who purchased a Mega-T brand weight loss product for personal use could get up to $60 or more back through a class action lawsuit settlement. »

TRENTON – Senator Nicholas P. Scutari expressed concern over a recent state Department of Environmental Protection decision that would shut down a project to reduce pollution in Raritan Bay. »

STATE -- Nearly 1,000 New Jersey residents with HIV/AIDS will be immediately enrolled in a new drug benefit program that will provide free AIDS medications to individuals between 300 and 500 percent of the federal poverty level, officials announced Thursday. »

July 26 at 10 a.m. – Officers responded to Target, 621 West Edgar Road, on a report of a shoplifter in custody. »

TRENTON – New Jersey’s front seat belt usage rate increased 1.06% in 2010 to a record 93.73%, up from 92.67% last year, Division of Highway Traffic Safety Director Pam Fischer announced Thursday. »

Musical Theater • July 30 & 31 at 8 p.m. – Mystic Vision Players will present Aida at the Linden High School Theatre, 121 W. St. Georges Ave. Tickets are $15 for adults; $12 for students 17 and under. The July 29 show is a senior citizen (62+) benefit. Call 1-908-486-4144 for reservations. »

ELIZABETH -- On Saturday, July 31, Trinity Christian Center will sponsor the third annual Free Health Fair & Family Day for the community from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 417 Pennington Street, Elizabeth. »

Memories from William: "Another item missing from Union County is the old two-story Recreation Pier on the Elizabeth waterfront at the end of East Jersey St. »

NEW BRUNSWICK -- New Jersey Blood Services, host to the Gallery at 167 New Street, is presently exhibiting until Aug. 19 Flashes of Hope, the works of New Jersey artists who have been affected by cancer. »

MOUNTAINSIDE – Amateur Astronomers, Inc. welcome the public to Trailside Nature and Science Center in Mountainside on Saturday, July 31, at 1 p.m., to view the sun through a special telescope. »

WOODBRIDGE – Bodyscapes 2010, a collective exhibition of life drawings produced by the members of the Barron Life Drawing Group who meet weekly to study the human figure, will be on exhibition at the Barron Arts Center is located at 582 Rahway Avenue in Woodbridge. »

I know I have no reason to complain. Even if I did squawk about not getting all those little projects done that I promised myself would NOT go undone this summer, no one would listen. »

STATE -- National Minority Donor Awareness Day is Sunday, Aug. 1, and New Jersey Blood Services is calling upon the communities it serves to help meet the great need for blood from diverse donors. »