Archive for July, 2010

NEW BRUNSWICK — Obesity in adolescents and teenagers is a serious disease that can be controlled through common sense and realistic goal setting, according to physicians at Saint Peter’s University Hospital. »

TRENTON – The New Jersey Lottery announced earlier this week that it is working with local and state enforcement agencies following reports of alleged ‘winning' tickets that have cropped up throughout the state in recent weeks. »

ELIZABETH— Despite a diagnosis of severe persistent asthma, 13-year-old Samaad Bethea has a life that hums with activity. After graduating from Albert Einstein School this spring, he was accepted to Hamilton Prep School in Elizabeth, a competitive program. »

Where are we building in New Jersey? A report released Wednesday shows New Jersey has just completed its two most sprawling decades in history. Rather than building where there are roads, rails and infrastructure, New Jersey has been gobbling up its remaining open spaces at an alarming rate. For the first time since this... »

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Are you opening a new business this summer? The IRS has many resources available for individuals that are opening a new business. Here are some tax tips the IRS wants new business owners to know. »

CLARK – The Gran Centurion Scholarship Fund is sponsoring a bus trip to the new Sands Casino in Bethlehem, Pa. on Monday, Sept. 27. »

MILLBURN -- Paper Mill Playhouse has launched an online video contest entitled Hairspray’s Dance Invention to promote the first show of its 2010-2011 season, Hairspray, opening in September. »

NEW BRUNSWICK – Whether you break a sweat or take a leisurely stroll, you can help someone struggling with cancer. That is the message organizers of the High Speed Chase for the Cure 5K Run/3K Walk want to convey as they open registration for the eighth annual event. »

METUCHEN – This weekend, you can see Joan Rivers and Alice in Wonderland at The Forum Theatre Arts Center in Metuchen. »

CLARK-- With the Jewish High Holidays fast approaching, Temple Beth O’r/Beth Torah of Clark is offering a free five week crash course designed to allow one to read the prayers in the machzor, the special High Holiday prayer book, in the original Hebrew. »

EDISON -- The local U.S. Marine Corps Reserve will be sponsoring the third Annual “Christmas in July” cookout luncheon for campers at Kiddie Keep Well Camp on Saturday, July 31. »

TRENTON – A winning Jersey Cash 5 ticket worth $164,683 was sold at Basics, located at 498 Chestnut Street in Union for the Tuesday, July 27 drawing. »

LANCASTER, Pa.- The Lancaster Barnstormers defeated the Newark Bears 9-7 Wednesday night at Clipper Magazine Stadium in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. »

LAKEWOOD-- A Jeremy Barnes eleventh inning error proved costly, as the BlueClaws fell 5-4 in extras to the West Virginia Power (Pirates) Wednesday night. »

Those who understand the exploitative nature of big government suspected that the U.S. response to the 9/11 attacks had little to do with the security of the American people and much to do with power and money. Still, the magnitude of the scam, as revealed by the Washington Post last week, is astonishing. »

EDISON – Hundreds of people -- a mix of supporters and protesters -- came out this afternoon, hoping to catch a glimpse of President Barack Obama when he came to Edison. »

NEW YORK, N.Y. — A recent study from the St. Louis University Medical School revealed that nearly 53 percent of skin cancers in the US occur on the left, or drivers’ side of the body. »

CARTERET -- The borough has received and awarded bids for the construction, operation, and maintenance of a new cell phone tower in Carteret, Mayor Daniel Reiman and the Carteret Borough Council have announced. »

STATE -- A 13 percent decrease in backlogged criminal cases during the past court year is only part of the good news to be found in the Judiciary’s annual statistical report, Judge Glenn A. Grant, acting administrative director of the courts, announced Tuesday. »

July 19 at 9:24 a.m. – Officer Scott Durkin investigated a burglary reported at Woodbridge Road. The case remains open. »