Press Coverage

Darryl R. Isherwood 3/14/2011

Attorney General Paula Dow has announced a second arrest in connection with corruption charges against former Middlesex County Democratic Chairman Joe Spicuzzo.

Sheriff’s Officer Paul Lucarelli, 45, of South River, was arrested at his home...

Darryl R. Isherwood 3/14/2011

Attorney General Paula Dow has announced a second arrest in connection with corruption charges against former Middlesex County Democratic Chairman Joe Spicuzzo.

Sheriff’s Officer Paul Lucarelli, 45, of South River, was arrested at his home...

Home News Tribune Letters - Jordan Rickards 3/11/2011

Former Democrat Senate President John Lynch's reign of corruption occurred right here in Middlesex, but the Prosecutor's Office never seemed interested in uncovering any of his malfeasance. Not a single indictment was handed down by the county...

Home News Tribune Editorials 3/8/2011

In other places, news that a former longtime elected official was being charged with corruption would qualify as a bit of a stunner.

But not in New Jersey. And certainly not with the Middlesex County Democratic machine involved.

Home News Tribune Editorials 3/8/2011

In other places, news that a former longtime elected official was being charged with corruption would qualify as a bit of a stunner.

But not in New Jersey. And certainly not with the Middlesex County Democratic machine involved.

Tom Haydon 2/11/2011

Two Rutgers University students have filed a federal lawsuit accusing New Brunswick police of beating them and ransacking their room when officers raided their off-campus apartment house.
Jake Kostman, 20, of Stanhope and Kareem Najjar, 19...

Tom Haydon 2/11/2011

Two Rutgers University students have filed a federal lawsuit accusing New Brunswick police of beating them and ransacking their room when officers raided their off-campus apartment house.
Jake Kostman, 20, of Stanhope and Kareem Najjar, 19...

Chris Fry 1/12/2011

TRENTON, N.J. (CN) - A married couple says their house burned down because corrupt New Brunswick city officials took money from incompetent contractors who paid bribes "on a monthly basis."
One official got more than $50,000 in bribes...

KEN SERRANO 1/8/2011

MIDDLESEX COUNTY — A retired lieutenant from the Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office has filed a lawsuit against the office, its employees and county officials, contending that he was forced from his job and "victimized" by nepotism, favoritism...

Terry Hurlbut 11/17/2010

The mayoral primary in New Brunswick is the main reason for the surprise raids yesterday on two New Brunswick county buildings by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Yesterday, two 10-member FBI teams executed search warrants seeking...

Star-Ledger Staff 11/17/2010

NEW BRUNSWICK — Until this year, New Brunswick Mayor James Cahill had not faced a primary challenge in four re-election campaigns. That race, in which the 20-year Democratic incumbent defeated Patricia Bombelyn,by about 730 votes, is now the...

Terry Hurlbut 11/17/2010

The mayoral primary in New Brunswick is the main reason for the surprise raids yesterday on two New Brunswick county buildings by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Yesterday, two 10-member FBI teams executed search warrants seeking...