Archive for December, 2011

TRENTON – Legislation to permit the development of solar and photovoltaic energy facilities on closed landfills has been signed into law. »

Newt Gingrich wrongly claimed the Dred Scott decision “ruled that slavery extended to the whole country.” It did not. The ruling stated that Congress had no authority to ban slavery in new territories, but it stopped short of applying the ruling to all states. »

An outside spending group affiliated with the conservative Tea Party movement is targeting long-time Utah Republican Sen. Orrin Hatch in 2012 for not being conservative enough. »

Winning Our Future, the super PAC recently set up to boost Newt Gingrich’s campaign, has recruited long time Gingrich aide Rick Tyler to play key roles including some fundraising. »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee postponed a planned third day of the markup hearing on the controversial Stop Online Piracy Act due to the House schedule. »

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Republican Congressman voted to force states with tough gun laws to allow more people to carry concealed weapons. »

CARTERET--The borough has received a fire boat through a Federal Homeland Security grant program, Mayor Dan Reiman and Councilman Randy Krum announced. »

NEWARK – Continuing its proactive enforcement efforts against companies that violate New Jersey’s Predatory Towing Prevention Act, the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs today announced charges against two companies in Jersey City and Irvington. »

ELIZABETH– Fourteen Elizabeth Public School teachers were awarded Innovations in Technology Grants at the Board of Education meeting held on Dec. 15. »

Exhausting as a gifted but spoiled child who must show you how intelligent and resourceful he is at every turn, director Guy Ritchie’s “Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows” ultimately drains all the patience from your movie-loving marrow. Convoluted and flip to a fault, even the signature one-upmanship becomes wearying. »

Mistletoe is one of our most iconic holiday symbols. You see it in pictures, hear about it in familiar carols, and either look for it or avoid it depending on your romantic status! But what do you really know about the plant, the origins of the many customs surrounding its use, and New Jersey’s... »

CLARK– Girl Scout Brownies from troops 40549 and 40537, from Frank K. Hehnly Elementary School in Clark, had a special visitor at a recent group meeting. Sgt. Gillespie, the head of the Union County Sheriff’s Canine Unit, spoke to the girls about how the K-9 police dogs are trained to help them on their... »

Dec. 17 at 1:11 p.m. – Officer Daniel Pitts investigated a report of a burglary to an Arbor Lane residence »

NEW BRUNSWICK – More than 68 percent of Americans 65 and older - 80 percent age 75 and over - have hypertension (high blood pressure), according to a 2010 report by the Centers for Disease Control. Left untreated, this chronic condition can lead to stroke, heart attack, heart failure or premature death. »

BRIDGEWATER– Shoppers at the Bridgewater Commons were invited today to join Motor Vehicle Commission Chairman and Chief Administrator Raymond P. Martinez, Acting Director of the State Division of Highway Traffic Safety Gary Poedubicky and Senior General Manager Troy Fischer in an interactive booth to illustrate the dangers of distracted driving. »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Tomorrow, the House Judiciary Committee is expected to resume markup of a controversial bill aimed at fighting internet copyright infringement, the Stop Online Piracy Act. »

ELIZABETH -- A Roselle man was convicted last week of third degree drug possession stemming from a 2010 arrest, Union County Prosecutor Theodore J. Romankow announced Tuesday. »

ELIZABETH – To improve the quality of health care while lowering its cost, Trinitas Regional Medical Center is taking steps toward investing in electronic medical records (EMR). Its first priority is transferring records for its child and adolescent population, and thanks to a $7,500 grant from The Provident Bank Foundation, the hospital plans to... »

When Newt Gingrich and other White House aspirants gave political pitches at a forum hosted by the Republican Jewish Coalition in early December, the leading financial benefactor for the group and Gingrich in recent years was absent: multibillionaire Sheldon Adelson, who was in Asia tending to his sprawling and controversial casino empire. »

Michele Bachmann argued that “my facts are accurate” at the Dec. 15 debate, but a few days later, she got several facts wrong. On “Meet the Press” the presidential candidate had a couple of exchanges with host David Gregory over the validity of her statements on Social Security and the debt. »