New Brunswick Mayor’s Aide Was Also The Runner-Up For Trenton’s Police Director Position
May 2012
Man Shot Multiple Times at Home by Someone He Knows
Police Are Investigating A Shooting in a Suydam Street Home That Took Place Tuesday Afternoon
Fire Forces Evacuation of Downtown Building
Fire and EMS Responded to Fire Alarms at 99 Bayard Around Noon on Thursday
Johnson & Johnson’s Blood Thinner Rejected For Additional Uses by the FDA in 6-4 Vote
WASHINGTON, DC—The Food & Drug Administration's advisors voted 6-4 against expanding the use of the Johnson & Johnson's drug Xarelto.
The blood thinner has already been approved in the U.S. to reduce the risk of blood clots in patients who have undergone knee or hip replacement surgery and prevent strokes in people with atrial fibrillation not caused by a heart valve problem, according a report on NJ.com.
Garbage Moratorium Dead: All Rutgers Students Can Request FREE Bulk “Move Out” Garbage Pick-Up
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—Proposed city laws must be approved twice by the City Council and then signed by the Mayor before they take effect. Most of these laws, also called "ordinances," are introduced in New Brunswick's City Council and passed unanimously without a fight.
But one law that all five members supported on "first reading" drew enough criticism at a required public hearing for its "second reading" to force the council to back down and elect not to pass no law at all.
Hundreds Attend Block Party For 40th Anniversary of the PRAB
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—Hundreds of community members came out to the dead-end block of Sandford Street next to the headquarters of the Puerto Rican Action Board (PRAB) to celebrate the organization's 40th birthday.
Food and dessert vendors sold hot and cold dishes, while live musicians serenaded the crowd on stage. Nearby, a man offerred himself as a victim in the event's dunk tank. But by far the longest line was for free face-painting.
Irvington Man Points Loaded Gun At New Brunswick Cops In Broad Daylight
Officers Say Ahmad Reddice Tried to Flee Before Stopping to Point a Loaded Handgun in Their Direction Before Fleeing Again