NEW BRUNSWICK - An East Brunswick doctor who was previously found guilty of sex crimes for fondling patients between was convicted today of practicing medicine without a license and stealing approximately $150,000 from health insurance companies, authorities said. Benjamin Levine, 68, faces 21 1/2 years in state prison after a jury in Middlesex County convicted him of theft by deception,... Full story »

NEW BRUNSWICK -- A second man has been arrested in the fatal shooting Oct. 23 of a New Brunswick resident, authorities said today. Angel Guadalupe, 29, of Florence, was arrested shortly after 7 a.m. in an apartment in Trenton and charged with the slaying of Anthony Filardi, 30, Middlesex County Prosecutor Bruce Kaplan said in a statement. Michael Mercado,... Full story »

Daniel Charron, 50, faces up to 30 years in state prison for Myra Morrissey's slaying Full story »

NEW BRUNSWICK -- A New Brunswick grassroots political group led by college students and recent graduates pulled off the most serious threat to New Brunswick’s city hall in decades, all on a shoe-string budget, according to preliminary campaign financing reports. At issue is whether the city should be divided into wards for city council elections. The city-backed "no" campaign racked... Full story »

STATEN ISLAND -- Two New Jersey men were arrested this week and face larceny charges for allegedly skimming more than $30,000 from an armored truck route they were supposed to be guarding in New York City, according to a report in the Staten Island Advance. Luis Vazquez, 31 of Elizabeth, was arrested on Wednesday and Axel Rodriguez, 23 of Hopelawn... Full story »

OLD BRIDGE -- A project to build a bikeway and pedestrian trail system in Old Bridge is in the works, but funding will be the largest obstacle, the township’s mayor said yesterday. “I think that in the long run, it’s a worthwhile project,” said Mayor James T. Phillips, adding it would cost millions of dollars and take place over years.... Full story »

EDISON -- Even an election doesn’t stop the political mud-throwing in Edison. Officials from the town’s police union are angry with outgoing Mayor Jun Choi over promotions made in the police department one day after a new mayor was elected. They’ve slammed Choi and Edison’s outgoing police director, calling them “spiteful” and saying they disregarded the troubled finances of... Full story »

Authorities arrested 11 people and confiscated more than $10,000 worth of crystal meth, following an investigation that spanned several counties and stretched into Eastern Pennsylvania. Two of the defendants were accused of being the primary suppliers in a crime network that consistently distributed the drugs to individuals throughout Hunterdon, Somerset, Middlesex and Union counties, said Chief Dan Hurley, spokesman for... Full story »

NORTH BRUNSWICK -- A Somerset County woman whose SUV hit a school bus head-on Wednesday in North Brunswick died today, authorities said. Barbara Cafferello, of the Somersert section of Franklin Township, who was driving a red Jeep Cherokee, crossed over a dotted-yellow line on Route 27 around 3 p.m. Wednesday and into the path of a school bus with... Full story »

WOODBRIDGE — Chris Christie's second appearance as New Jersey's governor-elect will be on a Democrat's turf. Christie is touring downtown Woodbridge today with Mayor John McCormac. McCormac was state treasurer under former Gov. Jim McGreevey. Christie's first public event after defeating Gov. Jon Corzine was to visit a charter school in Newark. The school was founded by Essex County Democratic... Full story »

EDISON -- Though Edison has been a Democratic stronghold for decades, Antonia Ricigliano heard a constant message from residents as she worked the campaign trail this year. “A number of people told me, ‘I will vote for you, but I will not vote for Jon Corzine,’” recalled Ricigliano, a Democrat who was elected Edison’s mayor Tuesday. Ricigliano’s victory was expected... Full story »

Incumbent crippled by failure to get out the vote in Middlesex, Hudson, and Union counties Full story »

SAYREVILLE – An 86-year-old man was robbed today in his Sayreville home after two men pushed their way in and pistol-whipped him, police said. The victim told police he answered a knock at the side door, and two men, who were carrying a box as if they were making a delivery, pushed the resident back into the kitchen, Sgt. David... Full story »

NORTH BRUNSWICK -- The unidentified driver of an SUV has been hospitalized with life-threatening injuries, after the vehicle collided with a school bus on Route 27 today, authorities said. Township police have closed Lincoln Highway in both directions near Ruth Road as they worked to determine the cause of the accident, which left the SUV wedged under the front... Full story »

CARTERET -- An industrial worker was taken to University Hospital in Newark after a vat of ammonia fell on him this morning in the borough, authorities said. The Carteret Fire Department received a call at 10:26 a.m. about the incident at White Rose, a food wholesaler and distributor on Middlesex Avenue. The ammonia fell on the man’s leg, said fire... Full story »