Top-Read East Brunswick Stories For 2019

EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ — Here are the top stories that made the news this year in East Brunswick, with the biggest story of all probably being the news that a North Brunswick NJ Transit stop got major approval this year. However, construction hasn't started yet and its opening is still several years away.

Top Rutgers Cancer Surgeon Charged With Filming Women In Bathroom (February 2019)

Dr. Robert Goydos, who lives in East Brunswick, is one of the most respected melanoma doctors in New Jersey, if not the entire nation. But this winter, this Rutgers cancer surgeon was charged with secretly photographing more than two dozen women as they used the bathroom at Robert Wood Johnson University hospital in New Brunswick. The alleged videotaping spanned a two-year period, from April 2016 through March 2018, the Middlesex County prosecutor said. Goydos denies the charges.

Old Bridge Woman Gives Both Middle Fingers In Defiant Mugshot (February 2019)

Simply an epic mugshot for all time.

'Horror Show:' 200+ Ticks Found On Dog In NJ Park (July 2019)

What started as a peaceful walk in the park on a beautiful mid-summer day became a nightmare for one East Brunswick family. This incident happened as New Jersey is experiencing a tick surge.

North Brunswick Train Station Gets Major NJ Transit Approval (October 2019)

Just huge news for residents in North Brunswick, East Brunswick and South Brunswick who have been waiting for a train station along Rt. 1 for years. Its opening is still several years off.

Controversial Old Bridge Xmas Light Show Moves To East Brunswick (October 2019)

After more than two years of Old Bridge residents complaining about Tom Apruzzi's Christmas light show — with someone even firing a BB gun at the display— it relocated to the Middlesex County Fairgrounds East Brunswick this year.

Man Considered Staging Machete Attack At Menlo Park Mall (November 2019)

Court documents show that a South Jersey man was so "enraged" by African-American shoppers he considered a machete attack at the mall.

East Brunswick Daycare Denied Admission To Baby Exposed To Hep C (December 2019)

A West Ferris Street daycare violated the Americans with Disabilities Act when it denied the infant admission, said the U.S. Attorney.

East Brunswick: Cops Charge BMW-Driving 'Porch Pirate' With Theft (December 2019)

A search of Ring doorbell app owners in East Brunswick turned up other residents who said the same man — driving a BMW nonetheless — hit their homes this holiday season, said local police.

Patch wishes our readers a happy and healthy 2020.