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A Jersey City man was charged with child abuse for burning his niece and nephew, ages 6 and 9, with a cigarette lighter, authorities said Tuesday.
The Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit on Dec. 28 got a tip from the New Jersey Division of Child Protection and Permanency alleging two Jersey City children were being abused, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said.
The investigation found that 21-year-old Jaimear Butler had physically abused a 9-year-old boy and 6-year-old girl by intentionally burning their bodies with a cigarette lighter, Suarez said.
It was not clear how Butler knew the children.
27 Dec 2020
A family in Toms River, New Jersey, has opened their house to six orphaned siblings to keep them from being separated.
When Rebecca and Robert Kolas decided to become foster parents to two-year-old Ella Fuller in 2013, they later learned she had a one-year-old brother, William, and also brought him home to live with them, according to the
Asbury Park Press.
The couple officially adopted the two children in 2019 and Ella says, “I’m happy they took me in and adopted me because it’s a warm home and I love it here.”
Later in 2019, Rebecca found out that Ella’s older siblings lost their father suddenly, so the couple fostered three of them and a fourth came into their home in September.
Asbury Park Press
Think your house is bustling this holiday season? Try serving dinner to eight growing boys and girls, ages 8 to 20. Try wrapping Christmas presents for a full week. Try juggling this parenthood writ large and a career while your house is under construction because your ever-expanding family has outgrown it.
“It’s nutty, very nutty,” mom Rebecca Kolas said. “When we go around at the food store people look at us like we’re crazy for buying so much food.”
Rebecca, 50, never envisioned this. As the birth mother of three boys, she wanted to adopt a girl. That girl had five siblings who needed a home, and bit by bit, the Kolas family took them in.
Common calendar, Packet papers, December 11
Common calendar, Packet papers, December 11
Ongoing
The Princeton Farmers Market will offer its Winter Market Series at its temporary outdoor location on Franklin Avenue, providing ample space for social distancing.
Markets will operate 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on select dates. Market dates are posted at www.princetonfarmersmarket.com/calendar
The market is authorized to accept SNAP/EBT cards and matches up to $10 on SNAP transactions, per eligible customer, per day. Those eligible for SNAP benefits can learn more by emailing princetonfarmersmarketnj@gmail.com
Shoppers must wear masks at all times and practice social distancing while waiting in lines.