STATE — A Perth Amboy resident who fell unconscious after having a stroke in a New Brunswick hospital woke up from his coma in Poland, after living in America for 30 years. Wladyslaw Haniszewsk was was deported after the Robert…
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US Supreme Court Strikes Down Part of Key Civil Rights Law
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday by a vote of five to four along traditional conservative-liberal lines struck down a key provision in the Voting Rights Act of 1965, one of the most significant civil rights laws ever passed…
North Plainfield gang member indicted in shooting that wounded young boy
A Union County grand jury indicted Jose Rodriguez, 18, of North Plainfield, in connection with a street shooting that left a 5-year-old boy seriously injured in January. Prosecutors say the child was walking with his mother near Plainfield Avenue and South Second…
Stefano Calella replaces John Donoso on the Elizabeth Board of Education
Members of the Elizabeth Board of Education at the June 20th meeting to appoint Stefano Calella to replace John Donoso, who resigned shortly before he was arrested with Board Attorney Kirk Nelson, and outside board counsel Frank Capece on charges of covering up a…
Tony Soprano sleeps with the fishes
STATE — James Gandolfini, the New Jersey-bred actor who delighted audiences as the neurotic mob boss Tony Soprano, died after a suspected heart attack while on vacation in Rome to attend the Taormina Film Festival in Sicily.
Google’s Lack of Political Spending Transparency Threatens Brand, Hurts Democracy
– Google Inc.’s lack of transparency in its political spending and its membership in the U.S. Chamber of Commerce pose a threat both to the company’s brand as well as to our democracy, according to letters sent this week by…
Jersey firm keeps military afloat
TRENTON – A New Jersey company has been awarded a $6.5 million contract for life preserver vests. Switlik Parachute Company Inc. in Trenton, has been awarded a maximum $6.5 million contract (SPE8EG-13-D-0021) with four one-year renewal options for life preserver…
U.S. Army Ranger died during training
FORT STEWART, GA. (USASOC News Service, June 15, 2013)—A U.S. Army Ranger died during training June 13, 2013, during an airborne proficiency jump at Taylors Creek Drop Zone. Pfc. Christopher P. Dona, 21, was found on the drop zone unconscious…
Soldier dies in Kenya after vehicle accident
FORT BRAGG, N.C. (USASOC News Service, June 14, 2013)–Staff Sgt. Marek A. Soja, 30, of Philadelphia, Pa., died June 12, 2013, in Kenya of injuries sustained in a vehicle accident. Soja was assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, U.S. Army…
Hector Muniz on trial in Old Bridge tonight
PERTH AMBOY — A former school secretary accused of selling an alcoholic drink on school grounds, whose case has been been put off for more than a year, is on trial tonight in Old Bridge Municipal Court. Hector Muniz, 23,…