Neighbors shocked after SC trick-or-treater shot    Posted on 11/01/08
Source: Daily Record.
SUMTER, S.C. (AP) -- A 12-year-old boy was shot to death through a front door while trick-or-treating with his family, shocking residents of a South Carolina neighborhood where most people know each other well. "I just hate... Full Story...

Obama ahead by 21 points Gannett New Jersey poll shows    Posted on 11/01/08
Source: Daily Record.
With the election just two days away, New Jersey voters heavily favor Democrat Barack Obama over Republican John McCain by 21 points in the race for the presidency, according to a Monmouth University/Gannett New Jersey poll... Full Story...

Another day —hardly ordinary—at NYSE    Posted on 11/01/08
Source: Daily Record.
NEW YORK (AP) - By the time Jeffrey Frankel got to bed it was past midnight, but sleep did not come easy. Twice during the night, the broker had climbed out from the covers and returned to the television, trying to get a read... Full Story...

Big voter turnout could test election system in NJ    Posted on 11/01/08
Source: Daily Record.
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) _ Voters in New Jersey have registered in record numbers this year and are expected to vote in record numbers on Tuesday.It's good for democracy - and probably one Democrat - but it could mean a big... Full Story...

Notable numbers in this year’s NYC Marathon    Posted on 11/01/08
Source: Daily Record.
NEW YORK (AP) -- Notable numbers surrounding this year's New York City Marathon. Participants and Supporters:38,000+ - runners58 - percentage of first-time marathoners104,000 - applicants to 2008 Marathon, most ever188... Full Story...

Advocates concerned about language access at polls    Posted on 11/01/08
Source: Daily Record.
NEW YORK (AP) -- The streets of Flushing, Queens, provide a vivid display of the many languages of New York City: A local church offers services in English, Chinese and Spanish. One business sign after another is written in... Full Story...

Feds to monitor elections in 2 NJ counties    Posted on 11/01/08
Source: Daily Record.
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) -- The U.S. Justice Department will monitor elections in two New Jersey locales on Tuesday. The Justice Department said Friday that Bergen County and Penns Grove in Salem County would be among 59 jurisdictions... Full Story...

Probable cause found in deaths of NY mom, stepdad    Posted on 11/01/08
Source: Daily Record.
PEEKSKILL, N.Y. (AP) _ A judge has found probable cause to hold a man charged with murder in the deaths of his mother and stepfather, whose bodies were found in a fire at their home in suburban New York. Police and fire investigators... Full Story...

AP poll shows Obama backers gleeful, McCain’s glum    Posted on 11/01/08
Source: Daily Record.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- That smiling guy walking down the street? Odds are he's a Barack Obama backer. The grouchy looking one? Don't ask, and don't necessarily count on him to vote next week, either. Supporters of... Full Story...

Teen gets life for poisoning grandmother    Posted on 11/01/08
Source: Daily Record.
ADRIAN, Mich. (AP) -- A 16-year-old girl who killed her grandmother by poisoning her with morphine was sentenced Friday to life in prison with a chance for parole in 20 years. Kristina Adkins cried as she apologized for poisoning... Full Story...

Pension fund for state employees changing investments    Posted on 11/01/08
Source: Daily Record.
TRENTON -- The State Investment Council, the shepherd of the state employees' pensions, is upping its investment in a controversial hedge fund that handles corporate debt, which some said Friday sounds like a potentially... Full Story...

Costumed 3 pose as trick-or-treaters, rob NY home    Posted on 11/01/08
Source: Daily Record.
MERRICK, N.Y. (AP) -- Police say a Long Island man was beaten and robbed after he answered the door to three costumed men -- including one dressed as Superman -- who were pretending to be trick-or-treaters. Police say the men... Full Story...

Newark suffers fourth fatal shooting in two weeks    Posted on 11/01/08
Source: Daily Record.
NEWARK (AP) -- One man was shot to death and another wounded in Newark on Friday, the fourth fatal shooting in the city in the past two weeks. Newark Police Director Garry McCarthy said the pair, whose names were not released... Full Story...

Three killed in fiery crash in S. Jersey    Posted on 11/01/08
Source: Daily Record.
MANNINGTON TOWNSHIP (AP) -- A fiery two-vehicle crash in Salem County left three people dead Friday afternoon. It was not immediately clear what caused the crash in Mannington Township, which occurred on Route 540 at about... Full Story...

Student sent home for Jesus costume    Posted on 11/01/08
Source: Daily Record.
PARAMUS (AP) -- Children often dress as historical figures for Halloween, but one northern New Jersey school says a costume of Jesus Christ took it too far. Alex Woinski, an eighth-grader at West Brook Middle School in Paramus... Full Story...

10 AC casinos sued over disabilities act    Posted on 11/01/08
Source: Daily Record.
NEWARK (AP) -- A New Jersey man claims in lawsuits against 10 Atlantic City casinos that the gaming halls are violating the law by not making their properties sufficiently accessible to those with disabilities. The suits, filed... Full Story...

Grand jury indicts officer in fatal crash    Posted on 11/01/08
Source: Daily Record.
NEW BRUNSWICK (AP) -- A grand jury in Middlesex County has indicted a North Brunswick police lieutenant on a vehicular homicide charge in a crash that claimed the life of a fellow officer. Keith Buckley faces five to 10 years... Full Story...

Fall back: Standard time returns tonight    Posted on 11/01/08
Source: Daily Record.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- It's time to fall back. Standard time returns at 2 a.m. Sunday, so set your clocks back an hour before going to sleep tonight.The change means most Americans will get an extra hour of rest, but those... Full Story...

Listen to Senate candidates debate tonight    Posted on 11/01/08
Source: Daily Record.
TRENTON -- Voters interested in watching New Jersey's two U.S. Senate candidates go head-to-head on issues affecting the nation will get a chance tonight. NJN News will present a live debate 8 p.m. today between Sen. Frank... Full Story...

Firefighters: Change smoke alarm batteries when you adjust clocks    Posted on 10/31/08
Source: Daily Record.
NEW YORK (AP) -- It's time to set clocks back one hour this weekend -- and also an excellent time to change the batteries in smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors. That's a reminder from the New York City fire... Full Story...

Boonton Main St. to close for Halloween parade    Posted on 10/31/08
Source: Daily Record.
BOONTON--Motorists are advised that Main Street will be closed tonight for approximately 20 minutes for the annual Halloween parade. Marchers will be walking from the Upper Plane Street parking lot beginning at 6 p.m. The parade... Full Story...

Boonton Main St. to close for Halloween parade    Posted on 10/31/08
Source: Daily Record.
BOONTON--Motorists are advised that Main Street will be closed tonight for approximately 20 minutes for the annual Halloween parade. Marchers will be walking from the Upper Plane Street parking lot beginning at 6 p.m. The parade... Full Story...

Candidate says vandalism was political    Posted on 10/31/08
Source: Daily Record.
MENDHAM TWP. -- Police are investigating the defacing of the car owned by Diane Weeks, the Democrat seeking the 5-year Morris County clerk’s seat held by Republican Joan Bramhall. Weeks said this morning that someone used lipstick... Full Story...

Verizon Wireless told to sell assets with Alltel merger    Posted on 10/31/08
Source: Daily Record.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Justice Department on Thursday effectively gave Verizon Wireless the go-ahead to buy Alltel Corp. in a $28 billion deal that would create the nation's largest wireless carrier. Verizon Wireless,... Full Story...

State research looks at potential impact of off-shore wind farms    Posted on 10/31/08
Source: Daily Record.
TRENTON -- Ongoing studies of birds, marine mammals and sea turtles off the Jersey Shore have found an abundance of life in an area where hundreds of wind turbines could be spinning by 2020, participants said at a public meeting... Full Story...

Today in History    Posted on 10/31/08
Source: Daily Record.
Today is Friday, Oct. 31, the 305th day of 2008. There are 61 days left in the year. This is Halloween. On this date:In 1926, magician Harry Houdini died in Detroit of gangrene and peritonitis resulting from a ruptured appendix... Full Story...

Carteret probing 2 attacks on Sikhs    Posted on 10/31/08
Source: Daily Record.
CARTERET (AP) -- Two attacks against members of Carteret's Sikh community are being probed as possible bias incidents. Police say the first involved a 10-year-old boy who had his turban ripped off and his hair cut as he... Full Story...