Daily Archives: July 22, 2010

Insurance Brokers Charged With Stealing Over $2.5 Million From Perth Amboy Schools

July 22, 2010

TRENTON – Attorney General Paula T. Dow and Criminal Justice Director Stephen J. Taylor announced that Maryland insurance broker Francis X. Gartland, two of his companies, and a...

Homicide Task Force Investigating Elizabeth Killing

July 22, 2010

ELIZABETH -- The Union County Homicide Task Force is investigating the shooting death of a 19-year-old Elizabeth man who was killed earlier this morning, Union County Prosecutor Theodore J. Romankow announced this afternoon.

Elizabeth Attorney Charged With Theft

July 22, 2010

ELIZABETH -- A lawyer was charged with stealing more than $65,000 from his attorney trust account earlier today, Union County Prosecutor Theodore J. Romankow announced. The trust account funds were from the proceeds of a...

Teens Charged With Beating Summit Man To Death

July 22, 2010

SUMMIT -- Two teenagers have been charged with manslaughter following the death of a 47-year-old Summit man, said Union County Prosecutor Theodore J. Romankow and Summit Police Chief Robert C. Lucid.

Newly-Filed Unemployment Claims Drop Sharply

July 22, 2010

STATE – After two weeks of steep increases, the federal Department of Labor reported that new unemployment claims filed in New Jersey fell by 10,585 for the week ending July 10. State officials said that...

Assembly Budget Committee To Hold Hearing On Projected $10.5 Billion Deficit

July 22, 2010

TRENTON -- Assembly Budget Chairman Lou Greenwald called an Aug. 5 hearing into the projected $10.5 billion New Jersey state budget deficit for next fiscal year.

NJ Moves Forward With Bear Hunt Plan

July 22, 2010

TRENTON--Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Bob Martin approved a black bear management policy that authorizes the state's first black bear hunt since 2005 to deal with an overpopulation of bears and problems they...

Report: New Jersey Unprepared To Protect Children During Disasters

July 22, 2010

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Almost five years after Hurricane Katrina, a new report reveals that New Jersey meets only one out of four minimum criteria for protecting children in disasters.

Robbery Suspect Arrested In Perth Amboy

July 22, 2010

PERTH AMBOY – A suspect in a New York City armed robbery was arrested Monday after a Middlesex County Sheriff’s Department officer observed him driving erratically.

Rabies Case Reported In Edison

July 22, 2010

EDISON – A case of rabies in a raccoon within Edison Township was confirmed by the New Jersey State Department of Health and Senior Services Laboratory Wednesday.