Carteret News

Middlesex County prosecutors say a former employee has admitted stealing more than $880,000 in equipment and cash from a Carteret-based trucking and warehousing firm.

Sam Reynolds strolled into a third-grade class room, saw a row of chairs against the chalkboard, took a seat next to his wife Kathleen and five others and crossed his legs with a smile on his face.

A former computer technician for a Carteret trucking and warehousing company pleaded guilty in New Brunswick to one count of second-degree theft, admitting he stole more than $880,000 over a four-year period, authorities said.

" The Carteret Public Library is hoping to start a number of adult clubs. The library is seeking individuals who are interested in being part of chess, garden, photography or stamp clubs.

Peter Madsen, chief executive of Madsen & Howell, talks about his experience running a 100-year-old company.

A number of Central Jersey veterans groups will mark Veterans Day this week with ceremonies, plaques and gatherings to honor those who have served.

MIDDLESEX COUNTYa 'To help reduce prescription drug abuse in New Jersey, local officials will cooperate with the federal Drug Enforcement Agency and the state Attorney Generala TMs office to organize Operation Medicine Cabinet.

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 ...