STATE – The New Jersey State Library and local libraries from across the state have partnered with the New Jersey Sports & Exposition Authority to encourage readers to “Read Like a Library Champion” during their local library’s Summer Reading Program by giving them the opportunity to win tickets to IZOD Center events by logging in the books they read at www.njlibrarychampions.org.
Woodbridge Hosts Passport Office Aug. 5
WOODBRIDGE –Woodbridge Town Hall will host a one-day ‘Passport Satellite Office’ on Thursday, Aug., 5, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Computer Safety Tips For Kids
(StatePoint) As more kids than ever, at younger and younger ages, use the family computer for homework and play, it’s important for parents to teach their kids about Internet safety and security.
NJ Asks Campers Not To Bring Their Own Firewood
TRENTON – New Jersey Secretary of Agriculture Douglas H. Fisher is asking campers to leave their firewood at home to prevent the spread of insects that pose a potential threat to the Garden State’s forests.
Join Arbor Day Foundation, Get Free Trees
NEBRASKA CITY, Neb. – Everyone who joins the Arbor Day Foundation in August 2010 will receive 10 free white flowering dogwood trees.
Middlesex Students Named To Caldwell Dean’s List
CALDWELL – Caldwell College named 247 students to the spring 2010 Dean’s list, according to Patrick R. Progar, Ph.D., BCBA-D, Interim Vice President for Academic Affairs.
Kean Drops Track and Field
UNION – Kean University announced last week that men’s and women’s indoor and outdoor track and field will no longer compete at the intercollegiate level. School officials said that this decision was based on a number of factors, including but not limited to the declining number of women competing over the last several years.
Newark Outslugs Camden, 19-11
CAMDEN- The Newark Bears defeated the Camden Riversharks 19-11 in their highest-scoring game of the season on Sunday at Campbell’s Field in Camden.
Man Pleads Guilty To Sexually Assaulting 5-Year-Old Edison Girl
NEW BRUNSWICK — A South Plainfield man pleaded guilty today to a charge of sexually assaulting a 5-year-old girl, Middlesex County Prosecutor Bruce J. Kaplan announced.
Authorities Upgrade Charges In Summit Beating Case
SUMMIT – Prosecutors announced two additional arrests in connection with the fatal beating of a 47-year-old Summit man, and said that charges against three previously-arrested suspects have been upgraded to felony murder.
More New Brunswick Parking Officials Arrested On Misconduct Charges
NEW BRUNSWICK — Two more New Brunswick Parking Authority employees have been charged in a continuing investigation into the theft of thousands of dollars in parking fees, officials announced today.
Study: Planned Trans-Hudson Tunnel Will Boost Home Values
STATE – A study funded in part by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey finds that a planned trans-Hudson passenger rail tunnel will boost home values near train stations on NJ TRANSIT lines by $19,000 on average.
New Jersey Industrial Market Shows Renewed Progress
EAST RUTHERFORD – New Jersey’s industrial real estate market through the first half of 2010 showed renewed progress following a couple of challenging years, according to commercial real estate services firm Cushman & Wakefield, Inc.