28 Bernards High School students earn title of AP Scholar    Posted on 10/14/08
Source: My Central Jersey.
BERNARDSVILLE —Twenty-eight Bernards High School students or graduates who took Advanced Placement tests in May 2008 have earned the designation of AP Scholar. The students are either seniors or graduated last spring... Full Story...

Hillsborough school bans drinking from its water fountains    Posted on 10/14/08
Source: My Central Jersey.
HILLSBOROUGH —Lead levels have tested higher than normal at Woodfern Elementary School, prompting school officials to ban pupils from drinking out of fountains in the school. Superintendent Edward Forsthoffer received... Full Story...

Edison woman tells police thieves followed her home, stole rings from her fingers    Posted on 10/14/08
Source: My Central Jersey.
EDISON —A pair of thieves followed a 97-year-old woman into her house Monday afternoon and ripped two rings, worth a total of $10,000, off her fingers, police said. The victim was sitting outside the Library Place residence... Full Story...

Van of North Brunswick man injured in fiery balloon crash found burglarized    Posted on 10/14/08
Source: My Central Jersey.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. —A van used by the surviving victim of last week's fiery balloon crash was burglarized Monday. Several items were missing, including a laptop computer and digital camera. Keith Sproul of North Brunswick... Full Story...

Plainfield man gets 7 years for killing boyfriend, attempt to defraud estate    Posted on 10/14/08
Source: My Central Jersey.
CENTRAL JERSEY —A Plainfield man was sentenced Tuesday to more than seven years in prison for killing his boyfriend during an argument in Pakistan and then attempting to loot his companion's estate, officials said... Full Story...

Person killed by train on Raritan Valley Line near Roselle Park    Posted on 10/14/08
Source: My Central Jersey.
NEWARK —Service was disrupted on NJ Transit's Raritan Valley Line after a person was killed during Tuesday's morning commute. As of 12:30 p.m., delays in both directions were still being reported on the Raritan... Full Story...

UPDATE: Turnpike wreck cleared, all lanes reopened near Interchange 8A    Posted on 10/14/08
Source: My Central Jersey.
CENTRAL JERSEY —A motor vehicle crash on the New Jersey Turnpike near Interchange 8A has been cleared, and all lanes of traffic are open, according to police and traffic reports. New Jersey State Police said there were... Full Story...

UPDATE: I-287 cleared after truck spills hazardous materials in Piscataway    Posted on 10/14/08
Source: My Central Jersey.
PISCATAWAY —The acceleration lane on northbound Interstate 287 north of Exit 7 (Randolphville Road) has been reopened after a hazardous materials spill from a truck Tuesday morning. Firefighters responded along with the... Full Story...

Traffic inching along on routes 18, 1 in North, East Brunswick    Posted on 10/14/08
Source: My Central Jersey.
CENTRAL JERSEY —An accident on Route 1 northbound between Route 130 and College Farm Road had traffic reduced to nearly a standstill in North Brunswick on Tuesday morning. Route 1 southbound was moving slowly due to rubbernecking... Full Story...

Traffic congestion clogs up Rt. 18 in East Brunswick    Posted on 10/14/08
Source: My Central Jersey.
EAST BRUNSWICK —Traffic delays were being reported Tuesday morning on Route 18 north, from Route 1 to north of West Ferris Street. The delays were being attributed to heavy traffic volume, according to the Department... Full Story...

Central Jersey police blotter: Suspect keys car, pours syrup over hood    Posted on 10/14/08
Source: My Central Jersey.
A report of someone keying a car and then and pouring syrup over the hood is among the items in today's Piscataway police blotter. To read the entire Piscataway police blotter, For all of Central Jersey's news, Full Story...

Piscataway police blotter    Posted on 10/14/08
Source: My Central Jersey.
CRIMINAL MISCHIEF, 2 p.m. Oct. 8: A resident of Mill Brook Road reported that he was inside his home when he heard a loud bang coming from outside the front of the residence. Upon opening the front door, he noticed that his... Full Story...

Lambertville police blotter    Posted on 10/14/08
Source: My Central Jersey.
POSSIBLE ATTEMPTED ABDUCTION ALERT: City police recently released a precautionary alert about a possible attempted child abduction in Solebury Township, Pa. The incident happened at about 3:30 p.m. Sept. 26 when an older man... Full Story...

Clinton Township police blotter    Posted on 10/14/08
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DOG BITE, 6:30 p.m. Oct. 8: A Bernard Court resident reported that her 12-year-old daughter was bitten on the arm by her neighbor's German shepherd while the girl was visiting at the neighbor's house. The girl was... Full Story...

Readington police blotter    Posted on 10/14/08
Source: My Central Jersey.
DRUNKEN DRIVING, 7:20 p.m. Oct. 8: Police were dispatched on a report of a vehicle into a bush at the corner of Route 523 and Pulaski Road. Upon arrival, the responding officer saw a dark-colored car backed into a utility pole... Full Story...

Carteret couple return home to find bedroom drawers ransacked, $400 missing    Posted on 10/14/08
Source: My Central Jersey.
CARTERET —About $400 in cash was stolen in a burglary reported at a Union Street home, police said. The 61-year-old victim told police he and his wife left the house Friday night and returned the following morning to... Full Story...

UPDATE: Makeshift memorial placed at scene of fatal Hillsborough wreck    Posted on 10/14/08
Source: My Central Jersey.
HILLSBOROUGH —A makeshift memorial of flowers marks the scene where a 21-year-old township man was seriously injured early Sunday in an accident on Sunnymead Road. Douglas Pienta was pronounced dead at 5:34 a.m. at Robert... Full Story...

Weather forecast: Another sunny day ahead, highs in upper 70s    Posted on 10/14/08
Source: My Central Jersey.
Today: Patchy fog before 8 a.m. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Tonight: Patchy fog after 2 a.m. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. Source: National Weather Service Full Story...

Campaign finance reports out for District 7 congressional candidates Lance, Stender    Posted on 10/14/08
Source: My Central Jersey.
CENTRAL JERSEY —The major-party candidates competing for a 7th District U.S. House seat released new fundraising numbers this week in an increasingly heated race down to its final weeks. Assemblywoman Linda Stender, D... Full Story...

Hillsborough man charged in alleged contracting scheme    Posted on 10/14/08
Source: My Central Jersey.
SOMERVILLE —A Hillsborough resident has been indicted on a charge of violating the state's Contractors' Registration Act for allegedly performing home improvements at a Somerville house without having a license... Full Story...

Middlesex Borough wondering whether to replace aging fire truck with new one    Posted on 10/14/08
Source: My Central Jersey.
MIDDLESEX —The Borough Council is conducting a cost-benefit analysis as it ponders whether to repair or replace an aging firetruck. Fire Chief Ed Winters said a 19-year-old engine at the Lincoln Hose Fire House has major... Full Story...

Central Jersey Jews mark harvest in Sukkot festivities    Posted on 10/13/08
Source: My Central Jersey.
CENTRAL JERSEY —South Brunswick teenagers Adam and Emily Rothstein say they enjoy Sukkot so much, they decorated two sukkahs on Oct. 12 - one in the yard of their parents' home and the other at their synagogue, Anshe... Full Story...

Branchburg motorcyclist seriously hurt in Hillsborough accident    Posted on 10/13/08
Source: My Central Jersey.
HILLSBOROUGH —A Branchburg motorcyclist was seriously injured Monday morning in a multi-vehicle accident that closed Roycefield and River roads for more than three-and-a-half hours. Eric Holmund, 33, of Branchburg, was... Full Story...

Bernards chamber members trucking aid to adopted La. city    Posted on 10/13/08
Source: My Central Jersey.
BERNARDS —Trucks loaded with supplies donated and collected by members of the local Chamber of Commerce are on their way to the chamber's adopted city of Houma, La., to aid victims of two recent hurricanes. "We just... Full Story...

Dunellen watch group going strong, has meeting Wednesday    Posted on 10/13/08
Source: My Central Jersey.
DUNELLEN —Though a crime spree that gripped residents' attention 10 weeks ago has subsided, the neighborhood-watch group formed as a response is going strong, officials say. Officer James Holovacko, one of the police... Full Story...

Jury finds KPMG guilty of negligence in Monroe case    Posted on 10/13/08
Source: My Central Jersey.
NEW BRUNSWICK —A New Jersey jury has awarded nearly $32 million in damages to a company that based its purchase of a business on faulty financial records. After a 24-day trial, the jury in Middlesex County found the national... Full Story...

East Brunswick coach asks U.S. Supreme Court to hear his team prayer appeal    Posted on 10/13/08
Source: My Central Jersey.
EAST BRUNSWICK —High School football coach Marcus Borden, who said he is making a stand for coaches nationwide, filed a petition on Monday with the U.S. Supreme Court for a review of a federal appeals court ruling that... Full Story...