Carteret News

Local and county officials say they are going to make every effort to help an 89-year-old borough woman who is $200,000 in debt to her husband's nursing home.

Demko Seniuk, 85, of Carteret died Wednesday, July 23, 2008, at home. He was born in the Ukraine, and has resided in Carteret since 1951.

Catherine Stonuski is deeply in debt. She owes the nursing home her husband resides in more money than her house is worth, more than her husband's Social Security check can cover, and apparently more than she ...

County freeholders are expected to pass a $15 million bond ordinance Thursday for the remediation and reconstruction of Joseph Medwick Park in Carteret.

John Nartowicz and Kevin Urban are each seeking 3-year terms on the council. Louis Mangieri is seeking to fill an unexpired term.

Theresa C. Lindboe of East Brunswick has been named to first honors on the Clark University dean's list for the spring semester.

A Monmouth County grand jury on Wednesday handed up a packet of indictments accusing 42 people of racketeering and drug distribution.

Now that a state appeals court ruling has overturned local restrictions on where convicted sex offenders can live, the future of those laws in Central Jersey towns could depend on what happens next at the state ...

STAFF REPORT and THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Several Central Jersey towns may be affected by a state appeals court ruling overturning local restrictions on where sex offenders can live.

Approximately 12 million people in the United States are affected by Peripheral Artery Disease, or PAD.

A borough man was arrested on arson and burglary charges Saturday after witnesses said he ran out of a burning home that was subsequently found to be ransacked.

I was the firefighter on the handline toward the right when the foam was being applied.

Smart municipalities are continually striving to provide more and better facilities for public use, but in innovative ways that won't break the bank.

Father John M. Skwara, Pastor Emeritus of South Plainfield's Our Lady of Czestochowa R.C. Church died on Friday, July 11, 2008, at St.

WOODBRIDGE -- It was like a scene out of a Sylvester Stallone movie. Chris Doto 34, had just dropped off an order of produce at Exit 13 in his tractor trailer when when he spotted a driver in an overturned ...

A dog and a cat were rescued Saturday from a house fire in Carteret. "The cat looked like he had a tough day, but he was still alive when we left him," Fire Chief Brian O'Connor of the Carteret Fire Department.

Shortly after 2 p.m. Friday, Vijaya Patharkar was downstairs, on the phone in her home on 28 Magnolia Road when she heard a knock at the front door.

Catherine Fpolowitz Clement, 86, of Carteret died Thursday, July 10, 2008, at Absecon Manor Nursing and Rehab Center.

Eight county municipalities will receive state aid for 2008 property tax relief, the state Department of Community Affairs announced Friday.

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Sloan celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary on June 28 at a party given in their honor by their children and family.