An Ocean County, New Jersey, man was sentenced to 120 months in prison for robbing eight banks in New Jersey and New York last week. Steven Wisnowski, 33, of Barnegat, New Jersey, previously pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Peter…
Category: Middlesex County
Wisniewski voted with GOP against Democratic presidential victory
John Wisniewski was one of five Assembly Democrats who joined all Republicans in the lower chamber Dec. 13, 2007, by opposing the National Popular Vote Act. Wisniewski voted against A 4225 – National Popular Vote Act, a law that includes the…
New Brunswick may have violated federal law with journalist search warrant
New Brunswick officials hoping to cover up evidence of corruption in the city’s water utility may have violated federal law by sending police with a search warrant to the office of a local journalist. The Privacy Protection Act of 1980…
Sayreville man sentenced to prison for importing heroin
A Sayreville man was sentenced to 63 months in prison for his role in a conspiracy to import heroin from India into the United States. Adolphus Nwokedi, 48, was previously convicted on an indictment charging him with one count of…
MS-13 gang members sentenced to prison
Seven members of the New Jersey branch of the international street gang La Mara Salvatrucha, or MS-13, were sentenced to prison last week for their roles in a violent criminal enterprise that included murder, extortion and plots to kill witnesses,…
Water company says prevent frozen pipes
Freezing weather can take its toll on pipes in and around your home. Most water meters and pipes can be found in basements, crawl spaces and other unheated areas, where cold winter temperatures can cause them to freeze. As temperatures…
Political insider challenging Wall Street tycoon
A longtime political insider who championed the gas tax hike and earned millions of dollars from taxpayer funded legal contracts is gearing up to challenge a Wall Street tycoon who has plotted to take Gov. Chris Christie’s place, as the two men…
Death of man in Edison under investigation
Middlesex County Prosecutor Andrew C. Carey and Chief Thomas Bryan of the Edison Police Department said authorities are investigating the death of an unidentified man who was found yesterday outside a township apartment complex near a Route 1 bridge that…
Metuchen Library Trip to Metropolitan Museum Tuesday, December 6, 2016
The Friends of the Metuchen Library invite you to come on its annual visit to the Metropolitan Museum of Art on Tuesday, December 6, 2016. The beautiful Christmas Tree and Creche will be on display, as always, to celebrate…
Brothers charged in Metuchen bank robbery
Metuchen Police said today that two brothers have been arrested and charged with robbing a bank in the borough after staging a bomb scare at the high school to divert police. Donell Cheek, 32, and his brother, Dashawn Cheek, 27,…