Hillsborough officials introduce ordinances to boost business    Posted on 2009-08-20
Source: My Central Jersey
HILLSBOROUGH — In a continuing effort to boost local businesses, township officials have proposed five ordinances they hope will improve the economic climate. The changes are part of an economic action plan developed...... Full story...

Campaign worker indicted on theft charge    Posted on 2009-03-24
Source: Asbury Park Press
The campaign treasurer for a former New Jersey assemblyman is accused of stealing money from his election fund.... Full story...

State Sen. Raymond Lesniak files lawsuit    Posted on 2009-03-23
Source: New Jersey Online
State Sen. Raymond Lesniak today filed a federal lawsuit seeking to allow sports betting in all 50 states.... Full story...

Somerset County schools lag in spending, according to state data    Posted on 2009-03-22
Source: Home News Tribune
While schools statewide are spending nearly 6 percent more per student this year than in 2007-08, Somerset County school districts are increasing spending at a substantially slower rate, according to data released by the state Department of Education yesterday...... Full story...

Frank Thorne has been drawing racy material for decades    Posted on 2009-03-20
Source: Home News Tribune
If you've ever met Frank Thorne, chances are you remember him. His appearance - long, flowing white hair framing an equally long, full beard - commands attention.... Full story...

Police say owner of liquor store was killed in Roselle shooting    Posted on 2009-03-19
Source: Millville News
Authorities identified the Roselle man killed Wednesday night , saying he was the owner of the liquor store where the shooting occurred.... Full story...

N.J. homelessness rising drastically, re    Posted on 2009-03-18
Source: New Jersey Online
New Jersey has seen a sharp increase in the number of adults who are homeless as a result of evictions, according to newly released data from a statewide survey.... Full story...

Crash kills 1 teen, seriously injures another in Toms River    Posted on 2009-03-16
Source: Daily Record
TOMS RIVER -- A car carrying seven teenagers crashed into a utility pole and overturned here Saturday night, killing one passenger and seriously injuring another.... Full story...

Man sought in robbery of woman at motel    Posted on 2009-03-15
Source: New Jersey Online
Police say the incident occurred around 11:41 p.m. Thursday when the 58-year-old woman, whose identity is being withheld, was returning to her suite in the extended-stay wing of the East Edgar Road complex.... Full story...

Nine Union County women to receive awards    Posted on 2009-03-13
Source: Home News Tribune
The Union County Commission on the Status of Women has announced the nine recipients of the 2009 Women of Excellence awards.... Full story...

History of Plainfield to be showcased in photography exhibit at library    Posted on 2009-03-13
Source: Courier News
Few municipalities in the state boast as colorful a history as this city, with a 17th-century Quaker settlement giving way to a luxurious New York City bedroom community before transforming into a fascinating ...... Full story...

Cohen pleads not guilty to child porn    Posted on 2009-03-11
Source: New Jersey Online
Though prosecutors say former assemblyman Neil Cohen has admitted to viewing images of child pornography on computers in his law and legislative offices, the Union County Democrat pleaded not guilty yesterday ...... Full story...

Two arrested in connection with 2008 Plainfield shooting death    Posted on 2009-03-10
Source: Courier News
Two men have been arrested in connection with the January 2008 shooting death of then 24-year-old city man Ahmed Crittenden after an exhaustive 14-month joint investigation by the Plainfield Police Department ...... Full story...

Man found hanged in Union County park    Posted on 2009-03-09
Source: New Jersey Online
CLARK: A Linden man was found hanging by his neck from a tree in a Union County park yesterday, according to county police.... Full story...

Court orders new trial in sex assault of child    Posted on 2009-03-07
Source: New Jersey Online
A three-judge state appeals court ruled Sidney Atkins, 56, is entitled to another trial because notes from an interview with the victim by an investigator for the defense were allowed to be used at Atkins' ...... Full story...

Rahway mom still holds out hope - 18 years later - that son's murder in Rahway will be solved    Posted on 2009-03-05
Source: Courier News
Joan Colvin had high hopes a Union County Homicide Task Force, created last year to examine old homicides, would be the start to finding the person responsible for killing her son David Colvin in 1991.... Full story...

Teen tied to Bloods gang charged in deadly shooting outside Union County skating rink    Posted on 2009-03-05
Source: Courier News
A 16-year-old Elizabeth boy with ties to the Bloods gang has been arrested and charged with the Dec.... Full story...

Ex-teacher faces charge of having sex with student    Posted on 2009-03-04
Source: New Jersey Online
A 67-year-old former music teacher at an exclusive all-girls preparatory school in Summit has been charged with having a sexual relationship with a 15-year-old student there.... Full story...

New Art Group returns to Watchung Arts Center    Posted on 2009-03-02
Source: Home News Tribune
When the artists of The New Art Group, also known as NAG, returned to The Watchung Arts Center on Sunday to greet guests at the opening reception for its curated 'Truth and Lies' show, the gathering was akin to ...... Full story...

South Brunswick woman sentenced to probation for interfering with custody of children    Posted on 2009-02-28
Source: Courier News
A Kendall Park woman charged with interfering with custody by bringing her two young children to India in violation of a court order has avoided jail time.... Full story...

Ex-teacher from Hillside accused of improper relationship with student faces additional charges    Posted on 2009-02-27
Source: Millville News
Additional charges were filed today against the 67-year-old former music teacher at an exclusive all-girls preparatory school in Summit accused of having a sexual relationship with a 15-year-old student.... Full story...

Fired Union County woman training for jo...    Posted on 2009-02-27
Source: New Jersey Online
A woman fired as a Union County engineer is entitled to collect unemployment while training for another job, a state appeals court ruled today.... Full story...

NJ man convicted in deaths of woman, her 2 kids    Posted on 2009-02-26
Source: Asbury Park Press
An Elizabeth man has been convicted of murder in the deaths of his neighbor and her two young children during a botched robbery in 2002.... Full story...

Union man sentenced to 30 years for brother's death    Posted on 2009-02-26
Source: The Jersey Journal
A Union Township man was sentenced today to 30 years in state prison for his role in the May 2006 death of his brother, Union County Prosecutor Theodore J. Romankow said.... Full story...

Union County experimenting with biodiesel    Posted on 2009-02-25
Source: New Jersey Online
"Biofuels have much less of a severe impact than oil-based fuels," Freeholder Bette Jane Kowalski said yesterday at the Ash Brook fueling station in Scotch Plains, where the announcement was made.... Full story...