Archive for July 22nd, 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 second broker from Summit, N.J., were indicted today on charges that they conspired to steal more than $2.5 million from the Perth Amboy Board of Education... »

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 -- 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 house sale in Rahway that occurred in 2008. »

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. »

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 the lower figure was the result of fewer layoffs in the transportation, warehousing and service industries. New unemployment claims continue... »

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. »

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 are causing, especially in northern parts of New Jersey. »

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. »

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. »

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. »

ROGERS, Ark. -- Just one week after a federal appeals court opened the door for foul language to be used freely on broadcast TV, an Arkansas company says they have a solution: Filter the words out on your own. »

TRENTON – Four Assembly Democrats announced on Wednesday that they’ve introduced legislation intended to better protect victims of domestic violence and their children. »

MATAWAN -- Seats are filling up for the St. Jude’s charity bus tour of local ponds, fronds, and local gardens in Holmdel, Manasquan, Marlboro, Matawan, Middletown, Morganville, Neptune, Oakhurst, Old Bridge, Parlin, Princeton, Sea Girt, South Amboy, and West Long Branch. »

CRANFORD -- CancerCare of New Jersey will hold its annual Breast Cancer 5K Run/Walk for Mom on Saturday, Oct. 2 at Nomahegan Park in Cranford. The 5K Run begins at 9 a.m.; the walk begins at 9:30 a.m. Registration begins one hour prior to scheduled walk/run. »

SANDY HOOK--Getting answers about gaining access to New Jersey’s beaches and waterfronts will now be a lot simpler thanks to a new website launched by the New Jersey Marine Sciences Consortium/New Jersey Sea Grant (NJMSC/NJSG). »

EDISON – The Edison Chamber of Commerce is hosting an education forum to help people discover their memory power on Thursday, July 29 from 8-10 a.m. »

At your next family reunion or gathering, consider discussing a different type of family tree—the family health history. »

SOUTH AMBOY – The city and Hernandez Theatre Workshop, Inc. will host a Broadway Summer Series concert event, featuring songs of the 60s and 70s tonight. »

CLARK -- The studies program of the Polish Cultural Foundation in Clark is currently accepting registration for its language classes which begin the week of Sept. 16. Classes in Beginner’s Polish I and II and Intermediate Polish meet on Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m. and run for twelve weeks. Early registration is suggested. »

AMHERST, Mass. -- Several local students graduated from Amherst College in Amherst, Mass on May 23: »