Friday, February 12, 2010

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Warren merges with Hunterdon, Somerset


By Veronica Slaght/For The Star-Ledger

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Warren County is now called Big Brothers Big Sisters of Hunterdon, Somerset & Warren Counties after merging today. Big Brothers Big Sisters of America has been involved throughout the yearlong process, and has fully approved the merger, according to... Full story

Manville man dies after being shot in Plainfield

By Tracee M. Herbaugh/ For the Star-Ledger

PLAINFIELD -- Police were investigating the city’s first homicide of the year, after a Somerset County man who was shot on West 4th Street died today at Robert Wood Johnson Hospital University Hospital in New Brunswick. At 1:11 a.m., police officers responding to calls of shots fired found a man lying in the street near the West End Gardens in... Full story »

Contract talks linked to Franklin crossing guards' health benefits

By Tiffani N. Garlic/For The Star-Ledger

FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP (Somerset County) -- Seven Franklin Township crossing guards must wait for contract negotiations to learn if they will have to pay a portion of their health care benefits. The women, who earn $8.22 an hour, were promised by the township in 1992 that they would never have to contribute because they could not afford to. They earn about... Full story »

North Plainfield fire that displaced 3 families is ruled accidental

By Stephen Stirling/For The Star-Ledger

NORTH PLAINFIELD A fire that displaced three North Plainfield Street families Wednesday was deemed accidental by the fire officials, Somerset County Prosecutor Wayne Forrest said today. Authorities said a wooden dresser placed up against wall-mounted heater in the basement of 297-299 Duer St. ignited at around 9:30 p.m. and quickly spread throughout the building, causing extensive damage. Residents of the... Full story »

View of Route 22 car dealership an issue in Bridgewater

BRIDGEWATER -- Tensions mounted between Honda Autosport and the Bridgewater Planning Board as the car dealer’s plans for the former Courier News property on Route 22 were rebuffed. Honda Autosport, owned by Gerald Lustig, has conditional approval from the board to turn half of the 10-acre property into an auto dealership that would house more than 400 cars. But before... Full story »

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