• Possible luring attempt reported in E. Brunswick

    EAST BRUNSWICK — Police are investigating a possible luring attempt that was reported April 21. It was reported that a white male driving a minivan pulled up to an 11-year-old girl and offered her a toy. The alleged incident took place at 2:51 p.m. in the area of North Drive and South Drive, located between…

  • Did voters have change of heart with school budgets?

    CODA GREG BEAN A funny thing happened when they finished counting the votes in the April 27 school budget elections — most of the budgets passed. And that is almost unheard of in New Jersey, where voting down the proposed school budget every year is a better sign of spring than the arrival of the…

  • Youth hotline gives nonjudgmental support

    Most of us would not immediately know what to do if we suspected a child was being abused or neglected. The state of uncertainty and concern can be overwhelming. Many are reluctant to get involved in other families’ lives and the options seem extreme — don’t act on your suspicions or report your concerns. But…

  • Donors give hope, help make miracles happen

    The Children’s Organ Transplant Association (COTA) was founded 25 years ago when residents of Bloomington, Ind., rallied around a little boy who needed a lifesaving liver transplant. In less than eight weeks, the community raised $100,000 to place the boy on the organ waiting list. But the child died before an organ became available. Those…

  • Spending places burden on taxpayers

    I amso tired of reading about our property taxes being increased each and every year because of the so-called municipal budget. Even with their spending cuts, officials still manage to spend more than what they have while continuing to put the burden on us to make up the difference. Why can’t they learn to spend…

  • Community Yard Sale scheduled for May 14

    The Friends of the East Brunswick Public Library will hold its Community Yard Sale 9 a.m.-2 p.m. May 14 at East Brunswick High School, Cranbury Road. Proceeds raised through the sale of vendor space will support library programs such as the Teen Learning Connection, the annual puppetry festival, film festivals, the book club, music and…

  • So. River residents argue against firehouse location

    Concerned about impact on neighborhood around the Main Street site BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer SOUTH RIVER — More than a dozen residents who live near the proposed location of a new firehouse on Main Street pleaded with borough officials Monday to look somewhere else. While they supported the idea of building a new firehouse,…

  • Monroe woman indicted on murder, hindering charges

    MONROE — A township woman was indicted last week on charges of killing her husband and then giving police false information during an investigation into the fatal poisoning. Tianle Li, 41, was charged with murder and hindering her apprehension or prosecution in the Jan. 26 death of Xiaoye Wang, a 39-year-old computer software engineer who…

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