NJ man admits role in 5 bank robberies    Posted on 2009-10-24
Source: My Central Jersey
CAMDEN — (AP) - A New Jersey man has admitted his role in five bank robberies in southern Jersey earlier this year. Howard Hiles, a 34-year-old Carneys Point resident, faces up to 20 years in federal prison and a $250...... Full story...

Obama to stump again for Corzine    Posted on 2009-10-24
Source: My Central Jersey
(AP) - President Barack Obama will soon return to New Jersey to help boost Gov. Jon Corzine's re-election campaign. The Nov. 1 visit - two days before voters go to the polls __ will include rallies in Camden and Newark...... Full story...

Mumps outbreak in NJ linked to Brooklyn    Posted on 2009-10-23
Source: My Central Jersey
LAKEWOOD — (AP) Health officials say a mumps outbreak in New Jersey is linked to a recent outbreak in Brooklyn, N.Y. About 30 people in Lakewood, who range in age from 1 to 40 years old, have come down with the disease...... Full story...

Resurfacing starts on I-80 east    Posted on 2009-10-23
Source: My Central Jersey
SADDLE BROOK — (AP) Motorists can expect more construction delays along the heavily traveled Interstate 80 corridor in New Jersey. Eastbound express lanes, which were closed for several weeks between Saddle Brook and...... Full story...

UPDATE: Amtrak hopes to have repairs done before evening commute    Posted on 2009-10-23
Source: My Central Jersey
SECAUCUS — (AP) Amtrak hopes to have trains traveling at normal speeds between Newark and New York City in time for the ride home Friday. Amtrak spokesman Cliff Cole says workers conducting a routine inspection found...... Full story...

Economists give mixed reviews of NJ tax plans    Posted on 2009-10-23
Source: My Central Jersey
TRENTON — (AP) In diverse New Jersey, there seems to be only one issue that nearly everyone agrees on: Taxes are too high. The state's property tax bills average over $7,000, highest in the nation. And overall, the...... Full story...

Newark Airport to enlarge, modernize Terminal B    Posted on 2009-10-23
Source: My Central Jersey
NEWARK — The growth of Newark Liberty airport continues with the award of a $58.9 million contract by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to modernize and enlarge Terminal B. This second phase of work to convert...... Full story...

School closed as authorities investigate death of Chatham priest    Posted on 2009-10-23
Source: My Central Jersey
CHATHAM — Authorities are investigating the death of a 61-year-old priest in the rectory at St. Patrick's Church, who was found dead in the kitchen after he failed to show up for an 8 a.m. Mass. Father Ed Hinds was...... Full story...

Cash for clunkers helps sell 26,000 cars in NJ    Posted on 2009-10-22
Source: My Central Jersey
NEWARK — (AP) An auto dealers group says the federal government's cash-for-clunkers program put nearly 26,000 new cars on New Jersey's roads. The New Jersey Coalition of Automotive Retailers says the rebates...... Full story...

NJ town objects to feeding homeless in a park    Posted on 2009-10-22
Source: My Central Jersey
DOVER — (AP) - A church group is in trouble with a New Jersey town for feeding the homeless in a park. Officials in Morris County's Dover Township told members of the Missionaries of God on Wednesday that they will...... Full story...

Candidates for NJ governor have one last debate tonight    Posted on 2009-10-22
Source: My Central Jersey
NEWARK — (AP) The three main candidates for governor of New Jersey will hold one final debate Thursday, 12 days before Election Day. Republican Chris Christie, Democratic Gov. Jon Corzine and Independent Chris Daggett...... Full story...

NJ blogger free on bail    Posted on 2009-10-22
Source: My Central Jersey
NEWARK — (AP) - A New Jersey blogger accused of threatening lawmakers and judges in two states is free on $500,000 bond. Hal Turner lit a cigar as he walked out of the federal courthouse in Newark Wednesday. The 47-year...... Full story...

Swine flu vaccine lagging in NJ    Posted on 2009-10-22
Source: My Central Jersey
TRENTON — (AP) - Demand for swine flu vaccine is outpacing supplies in New Jersey. Fewer than 1 in 5 of the 2,353 sites planning to proved provide the vaccine in the Garden State have received any. The state Health Department...... Full story...

Nursing student saves 78-year-old neighbor from fire in Belmar    Posted on 2009-10-22
Source: My Central Jersey
BELMAR — A nursing student who didn't think twice about the thick black smoke that billowed from her neighbor's front door Wednesday rescued a 78-year-old woman from the burning bungalow. Victoria "Vicki'...... Full story...

Schering-Plough posts 17 percent drop in 3Q profit    Posted on 2009-10-22
Source: My Central Jersey
KENILWORTH — (AP) Drugmaker Schering-Plough Corp. reports lower revenue and a smaller profit in the third quarter, partly due to slightly higher spending on taxes and research. But the company, which soon will become...... Full story...

Ladybugs in NJ start to swarm    Posted on 2009-10-22
Source: My Central Jersey
TRENTON — (AP) Ladybugs in New Jersey are beginning to swarm as they look for a warm place to spend the winter. State Agriculture Department entomologist Mark Mayer says the Asian lady beetles are typically attracted...... Full story...

Bristol-Myers posts higher 3Q sales, lower profit    Posted on 2009-10-22
Source: My Central Jersey
TRENTON — (AP) - Drugmaker Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. on Thursday reported a solid increase in third-quarter revenue, due to strong sales growth for its blockbuster blood thinner Plavix and other key medicines, and boosted...... Full story...

5K run to honor NJ victim of Flight 3407 crash    Posted on 2009-10-22
Source: My Central Jersey
PARSIPPANY — (AP) - Friends of a former college hockey player from New Jersey killed in a plane crash near Buffalo, N.Y., are keeping her memory alive. A 5-kilometer run will be held in Parsippany next spring to honor...... Full story...

PepsiCo is cornerstone partner for new stadium    Posted on 2009-10-22
Source: My Central Jersey
EAST RUTHERFORD — (AP) PepsiCo signed an agreement to become the fourth cornerstone partner for the new stadium for the Jets and Giants. The New Meadowlands Stadium Corporation announced the multiyear deal on Thursday...... Full story...

Violence, vandalism down in NJ schools, drugs up    Posted on 2009-10-22
Source: My Central Jersey
TRENTON — (AP) A new state report finds that New Jersey's public schools were safer in the 2007-08 school year. The state Education Department says there were a little more than 9,200 incidents of violence reported...... Full story...

New NJ law: Drivers must remove snow from cars    Posted on 2009-10-21
Source: My Central Jersey
TRENTON — (AP) New Jersey drivers who don't clear snow and ice from their cars could soon get tickets. Gov. Jon Corzine signed a law Tuesday putting into place fines of $25 to $75 for drivers with "dangerous accumulations...... Full story...

Ohio man indicted again in 1982 NJ murder    Posted on 2009-10-21
Source: My Central Jersey
CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE — (AP) An Ohio man has been indicted a second time on charges that he's responsible for a 1982 killing in New Jersey. A judge threw out murder charges earlier this month against George Carty...... Full story...

UPDATE: Newark airport security guard, a Linden resident, accused of threatening Obama    Posted on 2009-10-21
Source: My Central Jersey
NEWARK — The arrest of a Linden man who works security at Newark Liberty International Airport and is accused of making threatening comments about President Obama, did not disrupt the president's trip to New Jersey...... Full story...

Newark airport guard accused of threatening Obama    Posted on 2009-10-21
Source: My Central Jersey
(AP) A private security guard at Newark Liberty International Airport has been arrested on charges of threatening President Barack Obama. An official with knowledge of the investigation says someone reported overhearing John...... Full story...

14 injured when PATH train hits bumper block at NYC station    Posted on 2009-10-21
Source: My Central Jersey
NEW YORK — A PATH train that struck a bumper block at a station in midtown Manhattan caused 14 people to be injured. Port Authority spokeswoman Jen Friedberg said Wednesday the 7:59 a.m. train out of Hoboken, N.J., struck...... Full story...