Archive for March, 2011

NEWARK – Jeffrey Atkins, the rapper popularly known as “Ja Rule,” admitted Tuesday that he did not pay federal taxes for five years, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced. »

STATE – Nobody won the jackpot in last night’s Mega Millions drawing, so the prize will rise to $304 million for Friday’s drawing. »

CLARK – Girls from Brownie Troop 249 from F.K. Hehnly Elementary School in Clark were busy this past month selling boxes and boxes of Girl Scout Cookies. »

TRENTON -- Legislation that reportedly could have led to higher telephone bills for New Jersey seniors and other low income residents on tight budgets was pulled from the agenda Monday before it could have received a final nod from state lawmakers. »

EDISON -- A new degree program in Surveying Engineering Technology is being offered at Middlesex County College. The program, which was originally an option in the civil engineering program, was expanded because of the demand for land surveyors and their importance to the construction industry. »

March 14 at 6:08 p.m. – In the vicinity of the 800 block of Raritan Road, Officer Brian Renda arrested Baldwin, N.Y. resident Marlon Miller, 23, and charged him with CDS possession. »

SOUTH AMBOY – DCH Auto Group, headquartered in South Amboy, announced last week that the company was making a $20,000 donation to the American Red Cross to provide humanitarian aid for the victims of the March 11 Japan earthquake. »

CARTERET -- Police are actively investigating the death of a 32-year-old Carteret woman who apparently was killed in her home on Monday, Middlesex County Prosecutor Bruce J. Kaplan and Carteret Police Chief John Pieczyski announced. »

ELIZABETH -- The ringleader of a group of thieves who broke into the home of and terrorized an elderly Plainfield resident pleaded guilty in court Tuesday, Union County Prosecutor Theodore J. Romankow announced. »

TRENTON — People collecting unemployment may now receive their benefits one day earlier in the week, if they use the newly expanded website services of the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. »

EDISON – Friday, April 8, will be the final day to use the Edison Light Transit service to the Edison Train Station. »

TRENTON – The Mega Millions lottery jackpot has soared to $244 million for tonight’s drawing. »

RAHWAY -- The Arts Department of Rahway High School is intensely at work preparing for the annual spring musical, “West Side Story”, to be presented this weekend at the high school auditorium. Evening performances on Friday and Saturday are at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday’s matinee is at 2 p.m. »

Dear EarthTalk: Instances of people with thyroid problems seems to be on the rise. Is there an environmental connection? -- Dora Light, Waukesha, WI »

RAHWAY -- Melissa, a fourth grader from Mrs. Klein’s class at Madison Elementary School in Rahway, reads to her first grade buddies during the school wide celebration of Dr. Seuss’ birthday earlier this month. »

CRANFORD - On Wednesday, March 23, Union County College will host world-renowned artists Joanna Quinn and Les Mills of Beryl Productions International Ltd. They will be presenting an animated, multimedia visiting artist lecture entitled “Drawings that Move” at 1 p.m. in the Roy Smith Theater on the college’s Cranford Campus. »

UNION -- The Boys & Girls Clubs of Union County, Union Club will host a six-class SAT preparation series leading up to the May 7 SATs, in collaboration with the Chandler Learning Center. »

LINDEN -- Linden High School won its 9th Union County title in the high school Consumer Bowl competition. The team included Captain Angelika Drozd, sophomores Milena Drozd, Zak Modrak, Manessa Lormejuste, junior Dan Ortiz, senior Angelo Monaco and freshmen Mwakulomba Juma. »

Director Fritz Lang created an epic masterpiece (back in the days of silent film), when he took on the scope of his classic film, “Metropolis”... »

SOUTH AMBOY– Mecca Entertainment (formerly Triple H Productions, Inc.) recently opened its new Studio™ and producing office facility on Broadway, in the heart of South Amboy. »