Archive for August, 2011

Aug. 17 at 11:18 a.m. – Officer Kenneth Sarnecki investigated a theft of items from a motor vehicle, which was parked at a business on the 1000 block of Raritan Road. »

SOUTH PLAINFIELD – Lt. Governor Kim Guadagno today announced the award of 95 grants totaling $14.65 million to municipalities, counties and general aviation airports for infrastructure improvement and safety projects. »

CRANFORD -- A Cranford police officer was arrested over the weekend and charged with fourth degree criminal sexual contact and second degree official misconduct, authorities announced today. »

LINDEN -- The Union County Homicide Task Force and the Linden Police Department are investigating the shooting death of a city resident that occurred late last night, said Prosecutor Theodore J. Romankow. »

ELIZABETH – One of Elizabeth’s most popular high schools, an institution with a rigorous curriculum and a long waiting list of students who want to get in, will expand this fall into a building that was once a Catholic school. »

Republican politicians are spreading out across the nation, but instead of holding court with high-priced lobbyists who shower them with thousands of dollars in campaign contributions, GOP congressman are allowing average citizens to ask them questions for $10, $15 or $35. »

WOODBRIDGE – Woodbridge Township will host a ceremony and flag-raising event to mark the month of September as “National Hydrocephalus Awareness Month.” »

TRENTON –Assemblyman Republican Conference Leader Jon Bramnick (R-Union) is preparing legislation to change a tax law that requires a business to pay the taxes of independent contractors who do not withhold unemployment insurance for its employees. »

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- With the summer wedding season in full swing, the Internal Revenue Service advises the soon-to-be married and the just married to review their changing tax status. If you recently got married or are planning a wedding, the last thing on your mind is taxes. However, there are some important steps you... »

PERTH AMBOY -- The Friends of the Perth Amboy Free Public Library are hosting the second annual Taste of Perth Amboy on Tuesday, Sept. 20, from 6-8:30 p.m. in the auditorium of St. Demetrious Greek Orthodox Church on Wisteria Street and Sadowski Parkway in Perth Amboy. »

EDISON – The 2011 Simon GamePlay Tour – a one-day event connecting fans of all ages to the hottest video games before they are officially launched and available in stores – will come to Menlo Park Mall in Edison on Tuesday, Aug. 30. »

NEW BRUNSWICK -- New Brunswick Elks Lodge 324 will be donating a flagpole and a plaque to the city on Sunday, Sept. 11, during a special ceremony at 1 p.m. at Boyd Park on Route 18 in New Brunswick to commemorate the tenth anniversary of 9/11. »

STATE -- Assembly Republican Conference Leader Jon Bramnick (R-Union) has been named as a recipient of the New Jersey State Chamber of Commerce’s Legislator of the Year award. Bramnick will be presented with the award at the Chamber’s Business and Legislative Awards Reception at Bally’s Atlantic City on Sept. 27. »

BERKELEY HEIGHTS -- Runnells Specialized Hospital of Union County recently welcomed singers from Merck’s offices in Union, Whitehouse Station and Cokesbury, who entertained some of the facility’s residents. »

NORFOLK, Va. -- Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Anthony E. Pall, son of Angela Garcia of Elizabeth, is deploying in support of Operation Enduring Freedom as part of a Provincial Reconstruction Team. »

EDISON -- The Middlesex County College Child Care Center ended the summer with a special day of fun in August. The children enjoyed face painting, crafts, ice cream, pony rides and a petting zoo. Here, Harry Liu of Edison makes friends with a goat. »

BRISTOL, R.I. -- Kelsey T. Borden, a resident of Clark, was named to the Spring 2011 Dean's List at Roger Williams University. »

COLUMBUS, Ga. -- Army Pvt. Hedy Reyes Antigua, son of Hedy Reyes of Linden, has graduated from the Infantryman One Station Unit Training at Fort Benning, Columbus, Ga. The training consists of Basic Infantry Training and Advanced Individual Training. »

GREAT LAKES, Ill. -- Navy Seaman Apprentice Jose G. Larrahondo, son of Alexandra X. Gonzales of Elizabeth, was recently promoted to his current rank upon graduation from recruit training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill. »

STATE -- While science lessons weren’t on the agenda for too many high school students this summer, a few dozen recently took on a “BOLD” initiative to enhance their biology knowledge. »