Norris McLaughlin & Marcus member elected to board    Posted on 10/26/08
Source: My Central Jersey.
Annmarie Simeone, a member of Norris McLaughlin & Marcus, P.A., has been elected to serve on the board of trustees for the Resource Center for Women and Their Families in Somerset County. The Resource Center for Women and Their... Full Story...

Electoral College has important role in choosing nation’s president    Posted on 10/26/08
Source: My Central Jersey.
- —On Dec. 13, 2004, Assemblyman Upendra Chivukula joined other legislators and Democratic party loyalists in a committee room in the State House Annex in Trenton to cast one of the more unique votes in his career. Chivukula... Full Story...

Somerset County Business Partnership eyes life sciences, technology facility concept    Posted on 10/26/08
Source: My Central Jersey.
SOMERVILLE- —The Somerset County Business Partnership is interested in spurring the development of a life sciences and technology facility as part of broader redevelopment efforts focused around a former municipal landfill... Full Story...

Halloween diabetes walk postponed in Bridgewater    Posted on 10/25/08
Source: My Central Jersey.
BRIDGEWATER —The Halloween-themed walk to fight Diabetes, originally scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 25, has been postponed due to inclement weather. The American Diabetes Association's Step Out: Walk to Fight Diabetes... Full Story...

High Bridge teacher’s bid at rope-skip record falls short    Posted on 10/25/08
Source: My Central Jersey.
HIGH BRIDGE —A borough karate teacher was derailed in his attempt Saturday to break the world rope-skipping record, but still raised money for a children's charity. John Gaddy, 44, said he gave it his best "warrior... Full Story...

Corzine stumps for local Democratic candidates    Posted on 10/25/08
Source: My Central Jersey.
FRANKLIN —Gov. Jon S. Corzine ditched the national television circuit to spend Saturday, Oct. 25, giving New Jersey voters a nudge on local elections. Although he's been spending time as a spokesman on Democratic... Full Story...

Middlesex County SWAT team ready to charge at moment’s notice    Posted on 10/25/08
Source: My Central Jersey.
MIDDLESEX COUNTY —Five years ago, the Middlesex County SWAT team had about 15 to 20 members. From hostage situations to other human calamities, SWAT was ready to deal with the worst public-safety problems.But what was... Full Story...

Sayreville H.S. hosting state band championships    Posted on 10/25/08
Source: My Central Jersey.
SAYREVILLE —More than 50 bands will be strutting their stuff all day Saturday, when Sayreville War Memorial High School hosts the United States Scholastic Band Association's New Jersey State Championships. The music... Full Story...

Sayreville man indicted in Linden toddler’s death    Posted on 10/25/08
Source: My Central Jersey.
LINDEN —A 27-year-old Sayreville man has been indicted for the first-degree murder of his girlfriend's toddler last May, according to the Union County Prosecutor's Office. Nadir Starks, of the Parlin section... Full Story...

South Brunswick family decides to end Halloween tradition    Posted on 10/25/08
Source: My Central Jersey.
SOUTH BRUNSWICK —Tom and Carolyn Dardani said the restraints put on them by the township are the reason they decided not to run the Haunted Trail and Hayride after their 12-year run. The Municipal Alliance stepped in... Full Story...

Woodlot Park Halloween exhibit set for Saturday night    Posted on 10/25/08
Source: My Central Jersey.
SOUTH BRUNSWICK —This year's haunted Halloween exhibit in Woodlot Park promises to be new and different from years past. Now sponsored by the South Brunswick Municipal Alliance, the event replaces the Dardani Haunted... Full Story...

Manville fire company set for monster good time    Posted on 10/25/08
Source: My Central Jersey.
MANVILLE —Manville Fire Company 1 often raises money for its operation by renting out its hall to other organizations. But Saturday, its auxiliary will use the hall to benefit with company with its first-ever Halloween... Full Story...

Longtime choir head to be feted in Bound Brook, Chatham    Posted on 10/25/08
Source: My Central Jersey.
BOUND BROOK —A new choral piece will debut today, celebrating Thomas Rodgers' 30 years as Bound Brook Presbyterian Church's choir director. Church members commissioned the piece, "And The Waters Flow," by composer... Full Story...

Piscataway show putting local talent on display    Posted on 10/25/08
Source: My Central Jersey.
PISCATAWAY —The stage at Quibbletown Middle School will be home to 25 talent show acts tonight, but looming large over the show will be the memory of one talented teenager whose stage presence, musical talent and positive... Full Story...

Cut-a-thon fundraiser will aid Montgomery brain-cancer victim    Posted on 10/25/08
Source: My Central Jersey.
MONTGOMERY —As many as 17 manicurists and hair stylists at Beyond the Fringe Hair Design & Nail Salon are aiming to raise $5,000 to offset medical expenses for a Montgomery High School graduate diagnosed with brain cancer... Full Story...

Parents of college-bound students worry about education costs    Posted on 10/25/08
Source: My Central Jersey.
A volatile economy, dwindling savings, vanishing retirement accounts and a housing market that's tanked have many parents of college-bound teenagers in a panic over how they are going to pay for their children's educations... Full Story...

Middlesex County cleans up former Red’s Marina in Highland Park    Posted on 10/25/08
Source: My Central Jersey.
HIGHLAND PARK —The former site of Red's Marina, occupying 5.3 acres along the Raritan River, has been cleaned up and added to Middlesex County's open-space inventory as a riverside walkway. The county has recently... Full Story...

Rising college costs squeezing New Jersey parents, students    Posted on 10/25/08
Source: My Central Jersey.
Someday, when college tuition for his son is safely paid, Bob Bruno may look back on this financially frightening period in his life and smile. But not yet. He's shy about smiling until he can afford a $3,000 implant to... Full Story...

Downed utility pole closes Sewaren street    Posted on 10/25/08
Source: My Central Jersey.
SEWAREN —West Avenue in Sewaren has been closed to traffic since around 10:45 a.m. Saturday after a sport utility vehicle hit a utility pole, which fell across the roadway and knocked out electricity for several homes... Full Story...

UPDATE: Police find bodies in South Brunswick park    Posted on 10/25/08
Source: My Central Jersey.
SOUTH BRUNSWICK —Homicide investigators searching for a missing South Brunswick couple have uncovered two bodies in a township park, according to authorities. Late Friday, Oct. 24, the couple's son, who has not yet... Full Story...

Police searching for bodies of South Brunswick couple; son charged    Posted on 10/25/08
Source: My Central Jersey.
SOUTH BRUNSWICK —Homicide investigators are searching for the bodies of a missing South Brunswick couple, apparently buried in a township park, according to authorities. On Friday night, the couple's son, who has... Full Story...

Perth Amboy’s new court, police space near move-in condition    Posted on 10/25/08
Source: My Central Jersey.
PERTH AMBOY —The certificate of occupancy to move into the police and municipal court facilities at the new, nearly $80 million Public Safety, Court and Community Complex on New Brunswick Avenue is expected to be issued... Full Story...

Central Jersey police blotter: Hunting knife, 2 cases of beer lead to possession charges for…    Posted on 10/25/08
Source: My Central Jersey.
Underage possession of alcohol charges are among the items listed in today's Clinton Town police blotter. For the complete Clinton Town blotter, .For crime news from all of Central Jersey, visit . Full Story...

Weather forecast: Rain, possible thunderstorms    Posted on 10/25/08
Source: My Central Jersey.
The National Weather Service is predicting periods of rain today, with thunderstorms possible after 2 p.m. The high is expected to be 63. Tonight, the rain will continue, with thunderstorms possible until 9 p.m. The expected... Full Story...

Raritan Borough police blotter    Posted on 10/25/08
Source: My Central Jersey.
DRUGS, 9:50 p.m. Oct. 9: Four juveniles were arrested at 403 Route 202 N. on possession of less than 50 grams of marijuana, being under the influence of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia, police said. DISORDERLY... Full Story...

Piscataway police blotter    Posted on 10/25/08
Source: My Central Jersey.
ARSON, Oct. 20: Police are investigating a suspected arson after a small brush fire at the Piscataway campus of the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical High Schools on Suttons Lane. The North Stelton Volunteer Fire Co... Full Story...

Clinton Town police blotter    Posted on 10/25/08
Source: My Central Jersey.
DRUGS, 10:12 a.m. Oct. 13: Francesca Montellone, 25, of Scranton, Pa., was charged with possession of less than 50 grams of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, speeding and possession of a controlled dangerous substance... Full Story...