http://www.yourstreet.com/news/elizabeth-nj YourStreet collects the latest local news and information from around the web. Find out what's going on in your town. en-us Smartmom wants a new sofa. She’s had the same green leather couch for, like, 18 years. She and Hepcat bought it just after Teen Spirit was born in 1989 at Ikea. In those first months of Teen Spirit’s life, Smartmom and Hepcat spent an inordinate amount of time at... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6734517/smartmom-wants-a-new-couch-is-that-so-bad- Sat, 26 Sep 2009 18:30:08 -0700 ELIZABETH -- A jury in Union County convicted a 36-year-old Elizabeth man today of shooting another man with a sawed-off rifle in an act of revenge outside Grady's Bar on First Street in Elizabeth, authorities said. Awan Smith faces 30... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6653130/elizabeth-man-is-convicted-of-shooting-death-outside-grady-s-bar Mon, 31 Aug 2009 08:32:08 -0700 ELIZABETH, N.J. (AP) -- New Jersey authorities say a controlling mother is to blame for years of neglect that led to her adult daughter's death from anorexia nervosa and malnutrition.... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6625920/mom-charged-with-neglect-in-adult-daughter-s-death Thu, 27 Aug 2009 07:44:08 -0700 Ray Graham, a freshman tailback from Elizabeth, N.J., put on a show by picking up 152 all-purpose yards in Pitt's second scrimmage of training camp Saturday. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6595307/freshman-running-back-impresses-for-pitt Sat, 22 Aug 2009 21:03:57 -0700 ELIZABETH, N.J. (AP) -- A New Jersey man convicted of killing a bicyclist with his car in 2006 will get a new trial.... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6476222/new-trial-for-nj-man-guilty-in-fatal-auto-accident Mon, 03 Aug 2009 08:05:08 -0700 New Jersey had one of 5 banks closed across the country yesterday, courtesy of the Department of Banking and Insurance with the FDIC taking over: First BankAmericano, Elizabeth, New Jersey, was closed today by the New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance, which... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6466185/first-bank-americano-branches-closed,-to-reopen-as-crown-bank Sat, 01 Aug 2009 04:54:08 -0700 ELIZABETH, N.J. (AP) -- Authorities in northern New Jersey are searching for an inmate who escaped from a work detail Monday.... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6231950/nj-jail-inmate-escapes-from-work-detail Mon, 29 Jun 2009 08:18:08 -0700 ELIZABETH, N.J. - Two New Jersey men whose escape from jail led to the suicide of a corrections officer and spurred comparisons to the movie “The Shawshank Redemption’’ were given maximum prison sentences yesterday by a judge who rejected their... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6224065/n-j-inmates-get-5-year-sentences-in-8216-shawshank-8217-escape Fri, 26 Jun 2009 20:00:08 -0700 ELIZABETH, N.J. (AP) -- Two New Jersey men whose escape from jail led to the suicide of a corrections officer and spurred comparisons to the movie "The Shawshank Redemption" were given maximum prison sentences Friday by a judge who rejected their attorneys' pleas for... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6218706/inmates-in-shawshank-escape-get-max-sentences Fri, 26 Jun 2009 10:23:08 -0700 ELIZABETH, N.J. (AP) -- Two New Jersey men whose daring jail breakout mirrored the movie "The Shawshank Redemption" are to be sentenced Friday.... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6216643/pair-in-nj-shawshank-escape-face-sentencing Fri, 26 Jun 2009 04:44:08 -0700 CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - Duke and North Carolina target Harrison Barnes had a chance to win a game in overtime for his team during Friday morning’s session at the NBA Players Association top 100 camp at the University of Virginia. Barnes, who’s considered the top... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6169021/nbpa-barnes-clangs,-marshall-clinches Fri, 19 Jun 2009 11:27:08 -0700 CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - More observations from the NBPA top-100 camp for elite high school prospects: ?The most highly anticipated point guard meeting of the camp came Thursday night, when Brandon Knight of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., squared off with Kyrie Irving of... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6161869/point-guards-knight-outduels-irving-at-nbpa Thu, 18 Jun 2009 18:18:08 -0700 ELIZABETH, N.J. (AP) -- A convicted sex offender recently paroled from state prison has been charged with sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl in northern New Jersey.... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6098228/new-charges-for-convicted-sex-offender-in-nj Wed, 10 Jun 2009 10:04:08 -0700 ELIZABETH, N.J. (AP) -- One New Jersey county has scaled back plans to renovate a local dog park after angry residents barked about the project's proposed price tag.... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6019228/nj-county-scales-back-plans-for-expansive-dog-park Sun, 31 May 2009 11:09:08 -0700 ELIZABETH, N.J. (AP) -- A New Jersey photographer who used a two-way mirror to secretly videotape young girls in a dressing room at his studio has been sentenced to 15 years in prison.... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6007042/nj-photog-sentenced-for-secret-videos-of-girls Fri, 29 May 2009 11:28:08 -0700 CHAPEL HILL - North Carolina, which already has a commitment from one of the state’s top two basketball prospects in the Class of 2010, soon will host the other. Raleigh Word of God Academy forward C.J. Leslie said Friday night that he will take an unofficial visit... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/5958161/toc-notes-leslie-to-visit-unc Fri, 22 May 2009 19:07:08 -0700 ELIZABETH, N.J. (AP) -- The parents of a New Jersey woman who died in a plane crash outside Buffalo in February are learning what transpired during the flight's final moments.... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/5883362/parents-of-nj-victim-view-air-crash-animation Tue, 12 May 2009 12:06:08 -0700 ELIZABETH, N.J. (AP) -- A judge sentenced a New Jersey man to three consecutive life terms Friday in the slaying of a woman and her two young children.... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/5855608/nj-man-receives-3-life-sentences Fri, 08 May 2009 08:10:08 -0700 ELIZABETH, N.J. (AP) -- Two men whose daring breakout from a New Jersey jail evoked comparisons to the movie "The Shawshank Redemption" have pleaded guilty to escape charges.... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/5828356/pair-in-nj-shawshank-escape-plead-guilty Tue, 05 May 2009 12:44:08 -0700 ELIZABETH, N.J. (AP) -- Authorities in Union County say they have a break in a homicide that has been unsolved for more than 25 years.... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/5820346/woman-indicted-in-1982-homicide-in-plainfield Mon, 04 May 2009 15:43:08 -0700