Carjacking at Quick Chek    Posted on 2009-07-04
Source: My Central Jersey
SAYREVILLE : A 24-year-old man from South Brunswick suffered a broken foot and cuts when he was the victim of a carjacking Friday morning when he went into the Quick Chek on Bordentown Avenue and left his car running. When...... Full story...

Statue of Liberty crown reopens today    Posted on 2009-07-04
Source: My Central Jersey
Fine. Go ahead. Consider New Jersey the dumping ground for New York. But do you also have to keep the Statue of Liberty at just that angle, giving New Jersey a perpetual view of the lady's backside?That was the question...... Full story...

Coast Guard rescues three    Posted on 2009-07-04
Source: My Central Jersey
FORTESCUE - Three people aboard a 22-foot boat that sunk Friday in waters off southern New Jersey were rescued by the Coast Guard and the crew of a passing vessel. None of those rescued from the Big Trout were injured, officials...... Full story...

Ruling that overturned N.J. murder conviction stands    Posted on 2009-07-04
Source: My Central Jersey
PHILADELPHIA — A federal appeals court will not reconsider its ruling that overturned a murder conviction handed down by a jury in a New Jersey state court. In a decision announced late Thursday, the 3rd U.S. Circuit...... Full story...

Plant disease hits eastern U.S. veggies early, hard    Posted on 2009-07-04
Source: My Central Jersey
CONCORD, N.H. — Tomato plants have been removed from stores in half a dozen states as a destructive and infectious plant disease makes its earliest and most widespread appearance ever in the eastern United States. Late...... Full story...

NYC Muslims push to add holidays to school year    Posted on 2009-07-04
Source: My Central Jersey
NEW YORK — Moneeb Hassan remembers having to choose between a final exam in American history or celebrating the Muslim holy day of Eid al-Adha. In the end, he chose both. Hassan, 17, is one of thousands of Muslim students...... Full story...

Court upholds DWI despite language barrier    Posted on 2009-07-04
Source: My Central Jersey
NEWARK — A New Jersey court ruling in a drunken driving case could change how police in the state treat suspects who don't speak English. A state appeals court this week upheld the conviction of a Hispanic man who...... Full story...

Township man, 20, dies in wreck    Posted on 2009-07-04
Source: My Central Jersey
BRIDGEWATER — A 20-year-old township man who volunteered with the Finderne Rescue Squad was killed in a crash early Friday when he lost control of the truck he was driving on Foothill Road, police and a relative said....... Full story...

Old is new at Saturday Evening Post    Posted on 2009-07-04
Source: My Central Jersey
INDIANAPOLIS — The Saturday Evening Post, a centuries-old publication that helped make illustrator Norman Rockwell a household name and showcased some of America's greatest writers, is returning to its roots to show...... Full story...

Court says owner needs to pay to get show car from South Plainfield impound after nearly three years    Posted on 2009-07-04
Source: My Central Jersey
SOUTH PLAINFIELD — A vehicle owner whose show car has been in a South Plainfield impound lot for nearly three years will have to pay plenty in order to get his wheels back, according to a recent state appeals court ruling...... Full story...

Hillsborough approves wildlife management plan    Posted on 2009-07-04
Source: My Central Jersey
HILLSBOROUGH- — Municipal officials here have approved the 2009-10 wildlife management plan, which reduces 170 acres available for hunting and adds hunting of other game in addition to deer. The approved plan was presented...... Full story...

Middlesex Borough acts to ease woes associated with high school parking project    Posted on 2009-07-04
Source: My Central Jersey
MIDDLESEX BOROUGH — Officials here have agreed on a plan to ease parking problems in the neighborhood near a key school-improvement project this summer. During a meeting Thursday, July 2, involving Mayor John Fuhrmann...... Full story...

Rita's Ice gets new Somerville location on Main Street    Posted on 2009-07-04
Source: My Central Jersey
SOMERVILLE — A Rita's Ice formerly in the Downtown Somerville Shopping Center will open its new home on West Main Street by mid-month, according to one of its owners. "We always said, "Man, if we could get on to...... Full story...

Hunterdon Co. seniors awarded Haver scholarships    Posted on 2009-07-04
Source: My Central Jersey
A diverse and talented group of 17 Hunterdon County high school seniors has been awarded college scholarships by the Jennie M. Haver Memorial Scholarship Fund. The Haver fund will give $68,000 to these teenagers, pushing the...... Full story...

July 4 closings    Posted on 2009-07-04
Source: My Central Jersey
The nation's annual birthday party today marks the unanimous adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, by the Second Continental Congress. Holiday observances featuring parades, fireworks and flying...... Full story...

Boy, 11, missing in Delaware River; man's body found    Posted on 2009-07-04
Source: My Central Jersey
PHILADELPHIA — (AP) The Coast Guard says search crews have recovered the body of a man who jumped into the Delaware River to try to rescue an 11-year-old boy who fell off a boat Friday evening. Authorities say Philadelphia...... Full story...

RARITAN TOWNSHIP    Posted on 2009-07-03
Source: My Central Jersey
DRUNKEN DRIVING, 3:29 a.m. June 28: Police said they charged Thomas Glynn, 22, with drunken driving after a traffic stop on Oak Grove Road. He was also charged with reckless driving, unsafe lane change, failure to keep right...... Full story...

Corzine appoints acting MVC head    Posted on 2009-07-03
Source: My Central Jersey
TRENTON - Gov. Jon S. Corzine has named Shawn Sheekey acting administrator of the New Jersey Motor Vehicles Commission. Corzine announced the appointment Thursday. Sheekey has been deputy chief administrator of the agency since...... Full story...

Newark jobless rate surged in May    Posted on 2009-07-03
Source: My Central Jersey
NEWARK - The U.S. Labor Department says the unemployment rate in New Jersey's largest city surged to 13.5 percent in May, the highest level in nearly six years. That compares to 9 percent for the same period a year ago...... Full story...

Bernardsville teen wins Somerset Patriots Kid CEO job    Posted on 2009-07-03
Source: My Central Jersey
BRIDGEWATER — A Bernardsville teenager and self-described sports fanatic had a dream come true Thursday night at TD Bank Ballpark when he was chosen to serve as the Kid CEO of the Somerset Patriots. William Moss, 13,...... Full story...

Will the weather hold out this holiday weekend?    Posted on 2009-07-03
Source: My Central Jersey
After one of the soggiest Junes on record, will the sun cooperate this Fourth of July weekend? The answer, by and large, is yes. Showers and possible thunderstorms this afternoon will give way to clearer skies tonight, a sunny...... Full story...

Plant disease hits eastern US veggies early, hard    Posted on 2009-07-03
Source: My Central Jersey
CONCORD, N.H. — (AP) Tomato plants have been removed from stores in half a dozen states as a destructive and infectious plant disease makes its earliest and most widespread appearance ever in the eastern United States...... Full story...

Bridgewater man, 20, dies in crash on Foothill Road    Posted on 2009-07-03
Source: My Central Jersey
BRIDGEWATER — A 20-year-old Bridgewater man was killed in a crash early Friday when he lost control of the truck he was driving on Foothill Road, police said. Dale Artfitch was driving a 1999 Ford F-150 eastbound on Foothill...... Full story...

Bernardsville teenager wins Somerset Patriots Kid CEO job    Posted on 2009-07-03
Source: My Central Jersey
BRIDGEWATER — A Bernardsville teenager and self-described sports fanatic had a dream come true Thursday night at TD Bank Ballpark when he was chosen to serve as the Kid CEO of the Somerset Patriots. William Moss, 13,...... Full story...

Statue of Liberty crown reopening to visitors    Posted on 2009-07-03
Source: My Central Jersey
,9 IF YOU GO: Reservations to visit the Statue of Liberty's crown are sold out for Saturday, but reservations for other dates can be made through the park's ferry concessioner, Statue Cruises. Visit or call 877-LADY...... Full story...