North Plainfield police blotter    Posted on 2009-01-06
Source: My Central Jersey
ROBBERY, 2:15 p.m. Jan. 3: At about 2:30 p.m., a borough officer went to Plainfield police headquarters for a robbery report. There, the officer met with the 23-year-old victim, who said she was robbed at Jefferson Avenue and...... Full story...

Warren police blotter    Posted on 2009-01-06
Source: My Central Jersey
HIT AND RUN, 6:14 a.m. Dec. 30: A hit-and-run crash was reported on Reinman Road and Summerhill Drive. Police said Niket Khanna, 18, of Monmouth Junction lost control of the vehicle and hit a curb. Police said Khanna responded...... Full story...

Montgomery police blotter    Posted on 2009-01-06
Source: My Central Jersey
CAR CRASH, 10:19 a.m. Dec. 19: Police responded to Hollow Road near Servis Road for a car crash. Naomi A. Young, 72, of Skillman was driving a 2001 Volkswagen Passat south on Hollow Road, police said, when she lost control...... Full story...

Today's weather: Snow, sleet with high in mid-30s    Posted on 2009-01-06
Source: My Central Jersey
Today: A chance of snow between 9 am and 1 pm, then sleet likely. Cloudy, with a high near 37. Total daytime snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.Tonight: Rain. Low around 30. East wind between 10 and...... Full story...

TV, checkbooks stolen from Woodbridge apartment    Posted on 2009-01-06
Source: My Central Jersey
WOODBRIDGE —Property worth some $2,000 was stolen Thursday, Jan. 1, from an apartment on McFarlane Road in Colonia, police said. The burglary occurred between 3 p.m. and 9:15 p.m. Missing from the apartment were a television...... Full story...

GPS unit taken from car in Woodbridge    Posted on 2009-01-06
Source: My Central Jersey
WOODBRIDGE —A GPS unit, valued at $700, was stolen from a car parked outside a Wright Street home in Iselin Sunday morning, police said. The victim, 38, told police she found the front driver's side window of her...... Full story...

$30K car stolen from store parking lot in Woodbridge    Posted on 2009-01-06
Source: My Central Jersey
WOODBRIDGE —A 2005 Acura RSX, valued at $30,000, was stolen Sunday afternoon from outside the Dick's Sporting Goods store in Woodbridge Center, police said. - Joshua Burd... Full story...

1 car stolen, another ransacked at Woodbridge hotel    Posted on 2009-01-06
Source: My Central Jersey
WOODBRIDGE —A car was reported stolen Sunday night from outside the Hilton Hotel parking lot on South Wood Avenue, police said. The owner, a 35-year-old Allentown, N.J., man told police he parked the 2005 Lexus ES at...... Full story...

Central Jersey police blotter: Back-seat passenger tries to hide drugs during traffic stop    Posted on 2009-01-06
Source: My Central Jersey
A report of a juvenile being arrested during a traffic stop in which the back-seat passenger was observed attempting to hide drug paraphernalia is among the items in today's Montgomery police blotter. To read the entire...... Full story...

Readington police blotter    Posted on 2009-01-06
Source: My Central Jersey
DRUNKEN DRIVING CRACKDOWN: Township police recently completed the "Over the Limit, Under Arrest" crackdown against drunken driving. Thanks to a $5,000 grant from the state Division of Highway Traffic Safety, 17 roving patrols...... Full story...

Keyport man charged in fatal stabbing outside Perth Amboy bar    Posted on 2009-01-05
Source: Asbury Park Press
A Keyport man has been charged with fatally stabbing a 25-year-old Perth Amboy man on State Street early Sunday during a clash that began inside a nearby bar, authorities said.... Full story...

Today's Weather: Cloudy, chance of rain    Posted on 2009-01-05
Source: My Central Jersey
Today: A chance of light rain before 11 am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48. Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. National Weather Service... Full story...

Plainfield offering new resource guide to city residents, visitors    Posted on 2009-01-05
Source: My Central Jersey
PLAINFIELD —Mayor Sharon Robinson-Briggs and the city's Communications Division have partnered with area businesses to create and distribute a special "Plainfield Map and Resource Guide" to be provided free to city...... Full story...

93-year-old 'advocate for the people' to be sworn into another term in Warren    Posted on 2009-01-05
Source: My Central Jersey
WARREN —In municipalities throughout the state's 21 counties, often the first week of a new year is marked with the swearing in of newly elected officials. But none of the ceremonies, at least according to the tallies...... Full story...

Raritan Township holds reorganization meeting    Posted on 2009-01-05
Source: My Central Jersey
RARITAN TOWNSHIP —The Township Committee has welcomed two new members and switched the roles of its top two officials while keeping the balance of power firmly in Republican hands. Republicans Thomas Antosiewicz and Oliver...... Full story...

Readington children share stories with Afghan students    Posted on 2009-01-05
Source: My Central Jersey
READINGTON —A middle school teacher in this Hunterdon County municipality explains life in America to her pupils by having them teach on it to youngsters halfway around the world. About 130 youngsters in Sue Reardon&#...... Full story...

Middlesex Borough police blotter    Posted on 2009-01-05
Source: My Central Jersey
CRIMINAL MISCHIEF, 2:44 p.m. Dec. 26: The owner of two industrial units on the 200 block of Lincoln Boulevard reported that graffiti was scrawled on her building. An investigation revealed that unknown actors spray painted...... Full story...

Long Hill police blotter    Posted on 2009-01-05
Source: My Central Jersey
THEFT, 11:20 a.m. Dec. 24: Police investigated a reported theft on Circle Drive in the Millington section of the township. Police were told that items valued at $380 were stolen form a vehicle while it was parked in front of...... Full story...

Clinton Township police blotter    Posted on 2009-01-05
Source: My Central Jersey
DRUGS, 12:40 a.m. Dec. 27: Police said Sgt. Thomas DeRosa stopped a vehicle driven by Shannon Doremus, 20, of Bloomsbury on Route 22 west near Petticoat Lane. During the stop, DeRosa detected the odor of marijuana, and a search...... Full story...

Piscataway schools seeking public input on special-ed programs    Posted on 2009-01-05
Source: My Central Jersey
PISCATAWAY —School officials want the public's input on its special-education services as part of a state-mandated self-assessment of those offerings. The district will hold a public discussion at 7 p.m. Wednesday...... Full story...

Democrat to break longtime GOP hold on Bernardsville council    Posted on 2009-01-05
Source: My Central Jersey
BERNARDSVILLE —When Joseph DeMarco is sworn in Monday as the Borough Council's newest member, he will be the first Democrat to take a seat on the council in at least four decades. Borough voters apparently split...... Full story...

Central Jersey police blotter: Pedestrian hit in crosswalk    Posted on 2009-01-05
Source: My Central Jersey
A report of a woman being hit in a designated crosswalk when a car failed to yield is among the items in today's Long Hill police blotter. To read the entire Long Hill police blotter, For all of Central Jersey's crime...... Full story...

UPDATE: Union County courthouse cleared after bomb threat    Posted on 2009-01-05
Source: My Central Jersey
ELIZABETH (AP) —Authorities have reopened two buildings in the Union County Courthouse complex after an hour-long evacuation Monday because of a bomb threat. Undersheriff Vincent DeTrolio says the courthouse tower and...... Full story...

National Weather Service issues winter storm watch for Tuesday evening    Posted on 2009-01-05
Source: My Central Jersey
CENTRAL JERSEY —The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm watch from Tuesday evening through Wednesday morning. Colder air will return to Central Jersey Monday night setting up for wintery weather Tuesday...... Full story...

Change with the times — and keep an open mind    Posted on 2009-01-05
Source: My Central Jersey
As I grow older, I find more and more that I need to keep an open mind. As my dear readers will recall, I type quite a bit about analog people in a digital world. At work, at church, in the supermarket - heck, basically everywhere...... Full story...