Archive for September, 2011

Sept. 21 at 9:32 p.m. – In the vicinity of Centennial Avenue in Cranford, George Marmarou arrested Clark residents Eric Graham, 19, and Joshua Lechtrecker, 22, and charged them with possession of CDS and possession of narcotics paraphernalia. »

TRENTON – Legislation intended to help create strong performing charter schools in failing school districts was granted final legislative approval by the Senate on Monday. »

CLARK – The Clark Board of Education will meet at 7 p.m. at the Clark Council Chambers at 315 Westfield Avenue tomorrow. »

STATE – In the wake of devastating flooding in the Mid-Atlantic, AAA is warning consumers to do their homework and to check out any used car’s Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) prior to purchase. »

LINDEN – Early this morning, Linden police officers arrested a 40-year-old Brooklyn, N.Y., man who is accused of stealing diesel fuel out of tractor trucks parked at an East Linden Avenue commercial site. »

NEW BRUNSWICK -- The mother of a former high-ranking official, who became the seventh New Brunswick Parking authority staffer charged with theft after it was discovered that more than $100,000 in parking fees went missing, has responded to her son's indictment by releasing a polygraph report suggesting his innocence. »

TRENTON –Acting Governor Kim Guadagno today signed bipartisan legislation to return New Jersey’s presidential primary to June in 2012. »

As business transactions and social interactions migrate from the streets and stores to cyberspace, government and corporate officials are clamoring to exercise control over the internet, which has become the bastion of democracy, anonymity and populism. Facebook's facial recognition technology, corporate opposition to Net Neutrality legislation, and data retention mandates by Congress are all... »

ELIZABETH -- A Middlesex County man was arrested over the weekend after “friending” a 14-year-old girl on Facebook and following her to a store in Springfield where he allegedly sexually assaulted her, Union County Prosecutor Theodore J. Romankow announced. »

ELIZABETH -- The Union County Homicide Task Force has charged a Newark woman with the shooting death of an East Orange woman that occurred in Elizabeth on Sept. 22, Prosecutor Theodore J. Romankow announced. »

If you've got a high school senior, your household is probably knee-deep in senior-year activities – and expenses. Not to elevate your stress level, but this is probably a good time for you and your kid to start investigating how you're going to finance college next fall. Seriously. »

Have you ever been dressed, looking nice, perhaps at church, and you happen to be carrying a beautiful hot cup of Starbucks coffee in your hand, when, just as you turn around...BOOM...someone bumps into you, spilling all that delicious java goodness all over your nice shirt... »

NEW BRUNSWICK – Friday evening, authorities released additional details about the death of a New Brunswick man who was fatally shot during an incident with city police officers just after midnight on Sept. 22. »

MARTINSVILLE—Twelve Pingry seniors, including Sarah Kim of Edison, are semifinalists in the 2012 National Merit Scholarship Program. The program is in its 57th year of honoring students who show exceptional academic ability and potential for success in rigorous college studies. Approximately 8,300 National Merit Scholarships, worth more than $34 million, will be offered in... »

RAHWAY—The Merchants and Drovers Tavern Museum Association’s annual “Ghosts of the Past” Rahway Cemetery Tour this year will commemorate the 150th anniversary of the beginning of the Civil War in 1861. »

The last Sunday in September is Gold Star Mother’s Day, also proclaimed Parents of Fallen Military Sons and Daughters Day in New Jersey. A Gold Star Mother is any American woman who has lost a son or daughter in service to the United States. The American Gold Stars Mothers was founded by in 1928... »

This year, 137 New York City children found out once again just how special summer is in Northern New Jersey. Fresh Air Fund hosts, volunteers and local supporters dedicated their time and efforts to help these inner-city youngsters experience simple summertime pleasures, including afternoons of swimming, fishing at sunset and roasting s’mores over a... »

STATE -- NJ Blood Services, which supplies blood products and services to 60 hospitals throughout the state, is seeking volunteers to work blood drives. »

(NAPSI)—Prostate health issues are becoming increasingly common in men, particularly those who are 50 years old and older. In fact, one in six men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer. The disease is the third most common cause of death from cancer in men of all ages. »

Dear EarthTalk: What is “genetic pollution” as it pertains to the bioengineering of animals, fish and plants, and what happens if they cross breed with their wild cousins? -- R. Ahearn, Rome, NY »