Castor A. Toro locked the woman in her room, opened up credit cards in her name and wrote himself checks from her bank accounts, according to acting Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo.
Municipal leaders worry about widespread commercial vacancies, and loss of property tax revenue, as the recession leads to permanent business closures.
Kathryn M. Schurtz, the daughter of a former Fanwood councilwoman, and her fiancé Joseph Kearney were hit in Berks County while driving to Pittsburgh for their wedding.
Authorities announced the arrest of a Linden man two months after a hit-and-run that left a 35-year-old woman dead. Police said he told his boss he hit a deer.
Meghan Crilly is a second grade teacher in Mountainside. Since she was struck in Linden last week, the 35-year-old Fanwood resident has had multiple surgeries.
Linden Police are searching for the driver involved in a hit and run early Sunday. The victim suffered critical injuries when she was struck just before 2am.