Helmetta will consider change in police coverage Options include having another department take over full time BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer       With questions about the Helmetta Police Department's efficiency, borough officials are considering the possibility of dissolving the force and allowing another town to take over. "We've been looking into making changes in the department, but since they haven't been put through, we'... More ... Residents set to battle plan for 90 senior units Multifamily buildings proposed at corner of Ryders, Guernsey lanes BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer       Residents are mounting a vocal, and visible, campaign against a proposal to build 90 age-restricted housing units on Ryders Lane in East Brunswick. More ... Teen works with friends, town to plant 300 trees       EAST BRUNSWICK - Why not do something today to combat the world's problems of tomorrow? One local teenager doing his part is East Brunswick High School sophomore Sean D'Andrea, who recently organized and helped plant no fewer than 300 trees near Dallenbach Lake as his own way of helpin... More ... Colorful sendoff for man who did nearly every job BY MARY ANNE ROSS Correspondent       SPOTSWOOD - After more than 35 years with the borough's public works department, Andy Makowski decided to go out in style. For his last day before retirement last week, Makowski dyed his hair red, white and blue, wore a formal tuxedo, and posed for pictures on the back of one of the ... More ... Harts Lane site again mulled for senior homes BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer       EAST BRUNSWICK - Township officials are again considering the rezoning of a portion of Harts Lane to allow for senior housing. The zone change would affect 41 acres of land near Tices Lane, where developer M. Alfieri Co. Inc., of Edison, has proposed building 396 age-restricted condo... More ... Boro cites homeowner after Main St. blaze Code enforcer says rooms in house were rented out illegally BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer       SOUTH RIVER - The owner of a house that was destroyed in a fire last week is facing charges that she allowed nine tenants to live in the single-family home. The alleged illegal housing conditions were discovered during an investigation of the April 30 blaze at 146 Main St., which i... More ... Bus crash causes minor injuries to 22 students BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer       MONROE - A collision between two township school buses Monday morning resulted in the injury of 22 students and one of the drivers. None of the injuries were considered serious, and by that evening, all involved had been released from area hospitals. More ... Council divided on sale of old McGinnis School BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer       EAST BRUNSWICK - Despite the objections of two Township Council members, the former McGinnis School could soon go up for sale. The council voted 3-2 Monday to introduce an ordinance that would declare the school property surplus. If adopted, the measure will allow the town to solicit... More ... E.B. police seek suspects       East Brunswick police are looking for the suspects pictured in this surveillance video in connection with a distraction theft that occurred Feb. 10 at Kay Jewelers in the Brunswick Square Mall. More ... Speaker will give history of state's earliest people       JAMESBURG - Local residents will have the opportunity to learn about the life of the state's native people from an enrolled member of the Delaware Lenape tribe this weekend. Cathy Chadwick-Ciccone, of the Six Nations Reserve in Canada, will present the "Daily Life of the Lenape" during... More ...