SCOTT PILLING staff Ved Patel (center) and Charan Masimukku (far right) grab items to pack in care packages that will be sent to soldiers in the 82nd Airborne Division fighting in Iraq. The children filled the care packages at the Woodbridge Community Center on March 24. More ... McGuire's lover tells jury of their affair Dr. Bradley Miller testified McGuire swore she did not kill husband BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer       Dr. Bradley Miller told the jury of 12 women and four men that one day his life went from being a partner at a Morristown fertility clinic, married with three children and having a mistress on the side, to being involved in a murder investigation. More ... A tale of tragedy, torture and survival Monroe man recounts his recurring 'luck' in surviving the Holocaust BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer       With his deep tan and beaming smile, along with a face that belies his 80 years, Murray Goldfinger looks like someone who has lived the good life. Though he endured the tragic loss of most of his family and narrowly survived the atrocities of the Holocaust himself, the Monroe reside... More ... Resident recalls a century of the good life Mary Storms is about to turn 100 years old, remembers life in NYC BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer       WOODBRIDGE - As Mary Storms gets ready to celebrate her centennial birthday on March 30, she reminisces about her days growing up in the "Big Apple" as if it were yesterday. "There's so many funny little things that have happened in my life," said Storms as she sat in her wheelchai... More ... A winning team      PHOTOSBYMIGUEL JUAREZ staff Top right: Patrick Petro (r), 7, meets the Alesczyk family at the end of the Woodbridge Buddy Ball Tournament, a program for handicapped children that was held at the Iselin Middle School March 24. Above: Ryan Concannon, 10, of Sewaren, checks out the trophy he received f... More ... Seniors, children adopt four soldiers fighting overseas Operation Comfort Package sends TLC to soldiers abroad BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer       Five-year-old Maia Patel said it best when she said the township's Operation Comfort Package program was formed to send "love" to the men and women fighting in the Iraq War. The Wood-bridge YMCA and the township have adopted four men in the United States Army 82nd Airborne, 4th Brig... More ... Township, Fire District reach budget agreement Township cut $10K from budget, leaving taxpayers with 3-cent increase BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer       WOODBRIDGE - The Port Reading Fire District No. 2 reached an agreement with the Township Council last week to take a $10,000 cut to their proposed $1,395,931 tax levy, which was defeated by a vote of 196 to 195 during fire budget elections on Feb. 17. More ... Cell phone and E-ZPass records shown to jury E-mail sent from mobile phone on the day after suspected disappearance BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer       NEW BRUNSWICK - The jury of 12 women and four men last week were shown phone records and E-ZPass records of William and Melanie McGuire and her parents, Michael and Linda Cappararo, that were analyzed by state Investigator Donald Macciocca. More ... NJ expo ctr. hosts state's first gay wedding expo For same-sex couples, expo offered comfortable place to plan ceremony BY TOM CAIAZZA Staff Writer       EDISON - When Jimmy Nieves tied the knot last August, planning the wedding was a piecemeal effort done through magazines and the Internet. But now, with the blessing of the New Jersey Supreme Court and the state Legislature, others like Jimmy can plan the wedding of their dreams, a... More ...