NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—Handwritten, the latest album from the city's own Gaslight Anthem, is 11 tracks that balance both catchy hooks, hard rocking sound, and top notch lyricism.
August 2012
Irvington Man Arrested in Connection with French Street Sex Assault
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—Police have captured a man they say is responsible for a sexual assault that took place Thursday afternoon in a French Street home.
Police were called at about 1:30pm, but they were unsure of whether they were responding to a break-in or an assault. As it turned out, it was both.
Taxpayers Pay $120,000 to Settle NBPD Beatdown Claim By 19-Year-Old RU Students
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—City taxpayers will pay $95,000 to two young men who say they were beaten after the NBPD wrongfully broke into their house in December 2010, while county taxpayers will chip in an additional $25,000 to the victims.
NJ Monthly Ranks New Brunswick High School the 36th Worst in NJ
Magazine Ranked NBHS 11 Spots Lower This Year Due to 58.8% Graduation Rate
Christie Signs Bill Giving Rutgers Most of UMDNJ’s Campus & All of Its Debt
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—Gov. Chris Christie and NJ Senate Pres. Steven Sweeney paid a short visit to the Rutgers Student Center on College Ave. Wednesday for an invite-only ceremony to celebrate the signing of a bill that will effectively end the existence of the University of Medicine & Dentistry of NJ (UMDNJ) after 42 years.
NBPD Officer Who Shot & Killed Barry Deloatch Resigns Seeking Disability Pension
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—The police officer who shot and killed an unarmed city resident last September will leave the police force in disgrace, after an internal affairs investigation found he violated police procedures.
NJ Supreme Court: Closed Rutgers Board Meeting Violated NJ Sunshine Law
TRENTON, NJ—After four years of legal wrangling, the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled unanimously last month that an impromptu closed session held by Rutgers Board of Governors in 2008 violated the state's Open Public Meetings Act (OPMA). The board has broad powers to set tuition rates, negotiate with unions, buy land and build new buildings, as well as hire and fire the University's President.
The ruling, however, did not go as far as the man who filed suit, Rutgers University alum Francis J. McGovern, would have liked.