Middlesex News

Four days after a jail uprising led to evacuation of more than half of the inmates at the Middlesex County Jail, Sheriff James V. DiPaola said yesterday that four inmates will face charges related to the disturbance, which caused at least $400,000 in damage.

Coming Home of Middlesex County, an initiative established to work for the elimination of homelessness in New Jersey's second most populous county, is now accepting applications for the position of executive director.

A Plainfield man is one of 31 people indicted Tuesday in connection with a bank fraud scheme by members and associates of the Bloods street gang that involved more than $654,000 in counterfeit checks and the theft of more than $341,000 from eight banks.

Not since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 could anybody peer through the large windows of the Statue of Libertya s crown and scan the New York City skyline.

Keep Middlesex Moving Inc., the commuter service organization for Middlesex County, is launching its' 2009 Ozone Action Partnership Program, a free e-mail alert system aimed at reducing ozone pollution on an individual basis.

Middlesex Borough may have lost thousands of dollars over an outdated interlocal sewage-service agreement with neighboring Piscataway, according to borough officials.

Governor's Strategy for Safe Streets and Neighborhoods Gets Boost with Addition of Two Counties to Regional Federal Anti-Drug Task Force Thanks Senators Lautenberg, Menendez and New Jersey delegation for their efforts TRENTON- Middlesex and Mercer counties have been added to a regional federal anti-drug task force, further strengthening the state's ...

Middlesex East Widows Or Widowers will conduct a business meeting on Monday, July 6, starting at 7 p.m. at the Carteret Community Center, located at Pershing and Cooke avenues in Carteret.

The Monmouth-Ocean-Middlesex rail project has been under discussion since 1986. The proposed commuter rail line is now simply "MO," as the plan no longer includes service to any part of Middlesex County.

The Bridgewater Township Police report that Brenda L. Reina, 18, of Middlesex Borough was killed Friday, June 26, when the 1995 Toyota Camry she was driving ran off the highway on the north side and hit a utility pole.

Trust us. This week, we received another request of sorts to just trust that the best possible thing was done.

At the end of Pond Avenue sits a nondescript office building and warehouse that hardly would attract any attention.

Stefanie Lampf of Edison and Melissa Falk of East Brunswick joined the Newark-based Sills Cummis & Gross law firm as summer associates.

Insurance Coverage for Autism & Developmental Disabilities, Codifying State Police Reforms, Insurer Conversion Oversight and Open Space Referendum also on Agenda The Assembly will meet Thursday to consider adopting a new state budget and continuing efforts to help New Jersey emerge strong from the global economic recession, including a sweeping ...

Top Democratic lawmakers said today they believe they will have enough votes to pass a $28.6 billion state budget on Thursday, nearly two weeks ahead of the June 30 deadline.

The state is looking for more parents like Terrance Burton and John Kelly. The North Plainfield residents care for three adoptive sons and four foster children, having welcomed a total of 15 children into their home since 2001.

Borough officials are putting a spotlight on nuisance lighting. An ordinance before the Borough Council proposes updating municipal code to restrict sources of light emanating from one resident's property that shine on another's. The ordinance could come up for discussion again in July.

Scott Brownfeld, who runs an Exxon station in Lincroft, was one of seven gas station dealers who founded United Dealers of New Jersey.

A four-month investigation into street gangs in Middlesex County has led to the arrest of 11 men, including members of the Bloods and the Latin Kings, according to Middlesex County prosecutor Bruce Kaplan.

New Jersey officials say the state will receive more than $82 million from the federal government for homeland security programs for federal fiscal year 2009.