Archive for December, 2010

TRENTON – The Assembly Budget Committee on Tuesday approved a measure to streamline the development approval process to encourage Smart Growth in New Jersey. »

TRENTON – Several bills aimed at making New Jersey more “business friendly” advanced out of an Assembly committee Tuesday. »

PISCATAWAY - Union County will become the first county in New Jersey to include suicide prevention training for all of its law enforcement officers. »

TRENTON – A bill, which would allow companies that provide paid internships to qualified interns to claim a tax credit, was approved by the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee Tuesday by a vote of 9-2. »

TRENTON – Legislation intended to promote investment in emerging technology businesses that can create jobs and economic growth for New Jersey was released Tuesday by an Assembly panel. »

TRENTON -- Concerned that a significant number of already-expired public employee contracts would not be subject to the proposed two percent cap on arbitration awards to public employee unions, Assemblyman Declan O'Scanlon introduced a measure clarifying that the cap would apply to contracts that expired before the cap begins on Jan. 1. »

Dec. 6 at 1:52 p.m. – Officers Thomas Salvia and Richard Pannone investigated a theft at Route 35. Police arrested an adult suspect. »

MIDDLESEX COUNTY -- Middlesex County residents are encouraged to sign up for Middlesex County Alert, an emergency notification system sponsored by the county. »

CLARK – Beginning in January, the St. John the Apostle Food Pantry will operate a satellite food distribution site in conjunction with the Clark Health Department at the Clark Recreation Center. »

Dec. 6 at 6:23 p.m. – Det. Kevin Shackleton arrested Andrew Mellein, 21, at his Raritan Road home and charged him with burglary, theft and credit card fraud. Bail was set at $20,000, and Mellein was subsequently transported to the Union County Jail. »

PERTH AMBOY – The city’s Free Public Library will host a presentation on banking and finance for children on Tuesday, Dec. 21 from 3:30-4:30 p.m. »

HAMILTON -- The Council on Compulsive Gambling of New Jersey, Inc. has joined forces with the New Jersey Lottery in an effort to discourage the gifting of lottery tickets to minors. »

PERTH AMBOY -- The Puerto Rican Association for Human Development, Inc. is collecting clean, reusable coats now through Dec. 23. Collection boxes are located at 98 First Street, 2nd Floor, Perth Amboy. »

SCOTCH PLAINS – Students from Union Catholic High School were excited to pitch in when a call for volunteers came in from Sister Mary Eleanor at St. Mary’s Parish in Rahway. »

EDISON -- On Dec. 14, the Wardlaw-Hartridge School community was treated to an eye-opening exhibit on dinosaurs during the second grade's annual dinosaur museum exhibition. »

(StatePoint) Who does most of the chores around the house? A recent survey by Cozi.com, an online calendar for busy families, found that both men and women claim to do most of the work! »

CLARK -- Students in Mrs. Peitz’s first grade class at Valley Road School in Clark recently enjoyed a break from their regular schoolwork to make their own gingerbread houses. »

As millions of unemployed Americans struggle to make ends meet amidst an economy still in shambles, a note is quietly slid under the door: “Give us $800 billion in tax breaks or your unemployment benefits are history!” In a classic made-for-television cop drama, this is the part where the heroic police captain would emphatically... »

TRENTON – Tonight’s Mega Millions jackpot could be worth as much as $104 million. »

ELIZABETH -- A Garwood man who is a suspected member of the Bloods street gang pleaded guilty last week to extortion and possession of illegal drugs and will be sentenced to more than six years in state prison, Union County Prosecutor Theodore J. Romankow said. »