South Brunswick: The Week in Review

A look by our partners at NJ Spotlight at the rising tensions between charter schools and traditional schools in the wake of the PIACS lawsuit against the South Brunswick, Princeton and West Windsor-Plainsboro school districts.

Patch's look at the numerous summer camp offerings for kids in South Brunswick continued this week.

It's said that crime doesn't pay, but it does apparently take catnaps, as South Brunswick Police discovered this week. While investigating a burglary at closed Route 130 restaurant, a suspect allegedly hiding from police at the crime scene fell asleep and began to snore, which alerted police to his presence. 

Patch's weekly look at the most outrageous police-related incidents from around New Jersey, OMGPD, this week celebrates a good Samaritan who rescued two people trapped in a car after a motor vehicle accident.

The History Shack, a weekly series on local history and interesting stories from our past, this week took a look at the history of Griggstown. The three part series concluded with the least scary ghost of all-time, the mysterious Griggstown Ghost Cow.

South Brunswick Township was honored this week in CNNMoney Magazine's annual list of the top 100 Best Places to Live in America. South Brunswick was ranked the 22nd best place to live in the entire country.

This week's "It Takes a Village" column examines the balance between parenting style and a child's personality, which can lead to half as many depression and anxiety symptoms in school-aged youth.

A suspect wanted in South Brunswick for child endangerment was captured by U.S. Marshals in Old Bridge. The suspect is accused of having heroin present in a home where small children were staying.

Help a South Brunswick resident battling pancreatic cancer at this upcoming fundraiser.

Commuters beware, the Port Authority Board approved a toll increase where motorists using E-ZPass will pay an additional $1.50 starting next month. Those paying by cash will pay $12 to cross the George Washington Bridge.

Talented senior citizen artists from South Brunswick were recently honored and will have their work on display at the statewide Senior Citizen Art Contest next month.

Testimony continued this week in front of the South Brunswick Zoning Board as residents voiced their objections to a concrete batch plant and oil storage warehouse proposed for Fresh Ponds Road. The facility could ruin the rural character of the area by adding noise and traffic, in addition to posing environmental risks to Pigeon Swamp Park, according to residents.

A former county sheriff from Monmouth Junction was indicted on Friday on charges of conspiring with former 

South Brunswick and East Brunswick Police are searching for a suspect who carjacked a victim at the Holy Cross Cemetery on Friday afternoon.

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