Carteret News

Anger over a crucifix given to Joshua Burgos by his grandfather and lost during a fist fight with a Carteret man sparked a failed drive-by shooting in Perth Amboy in December 2007, authorities said.

A Carteret teenager, who was spooked by a homeowner whose house he broke into and then led cops on a wild car and foot chase, was arrested Sunday morning and charged in connection to a string of robberies in the township, police said.

A state appeals court has upheld the murder conviction of a Carteret man in the shooting death of his friend in what prosecutors called a dispute over a $400 bill related to a parking violation.

In this video clip, New Jersey governor-elect Chris Christie addresses the media at the Robert Treat Academy in Newark.

SOUTH BRUNSWICK a ' Police arrested a 17-year-old Carteret resident Sunday who allegedly broke into a South Brunswick home, stole the residenta TMs car and led police on a high-speed chase before being caught.

The Middlesex County Hazardous Materials team and local emergency responders were summoned to a warehouse on Middlesex Avenue earlier this morning after a pallet of ammonia-laced products fell off a rack as it was being moved, officials said.

A laptop was stolen from a Bergen Street home Monday, police said. The owner, 22, told police someone entered the home between 7 a.m. and 11:30 p.m. She returned home to find her sofa cushions out of order and later entered her bedroom to see her daughter's crib mattress standing on its side, police said.

Bob Searfoss was aboard his 43-foot cabin boat in Raritan Bay late Sunday afternoon when he noticed the small fire burning in the small gas generator.

A 17-year-old male has been arrested after allegedly breaking into a house in the township's Kendall Park section, stealing the resident's car and leading police on a chase before crashing into a parked car, authorities said today.

St. Demetrius Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral has seen all it all through the years, from births and weddings to wars and the loss of many beloved pastors and parishioners.

A burglar who opened a window and apparently reached into a Louis Street apartment grabbed keys, a cell phone and a lunch bag containing cash and jewelry, police said.

School officials are considering making some students wear uniforms next year. The Board of Education has formed a committee to see if enforcing a uniform policy at some schools, possibly beginning in September 2010, is a good idea.

Two Irvington Police Officers Convicted For Conspiracy To Commit Official Misconduct By Office of the Essex County Prosecutor 10/22/2009 Essex County Prosecutor Paula T. Dow today announced that an Essex County jury has convicted two Irvington police officers for conspiring to cover up a simple assault captured on a store security camera involving ...

Several hundred people were in line on this crisp autumn morning to get into the Middlesex County College gym to hear Vice President Joseph Biden speak on behalf of Gov.

The borough will receive $485,000 in NJDOT Municipal Aid funds for Phase II of Herman Avenue improvements, Mayor Daniel J. Reiman announced Wednesday.

From 1916 to 1984, an energy company from Texas known as El Paso operated an industrial site in the Keasbey section of Woodbridge, doing business when scant attention was paid to the effect such sites would have on the environment.

The recent roundup of elected officials has once again thrust New Jersey into the national limelight as one of the most corrupt states in this great nation.

The blip in the economy didn't stop two friends - Pinky Kaur and Charan Singh - from plunging into the restaurant business and opening a Panchero's Mexican Grill at 2688 Woodbridge Ave.

Trans-Atlantic submarine cable provider Hibernia Atlantic announced on Thursday it has selected dark fiber optic networks provider Sunesys to further expand its global financial network into its 1400 Federal data center in Carteret, New Jersey.

Shareef Edmonds of Carteret may face charges for possession of a concealed handgun found by police during a search of his residence, following a ruling announced Wednesday by the Appellate Division of state Superior Court.