NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—Bristol-Myers Squibb was recently fined in the deaths of two monkeys in their expansive facility on the border of the Hub City and North Brunswick.
The pharmaceutical company was fined $2,625 for the deaths and two other violations in 2010 regarding expired drug treatments in an emergency medical kit and storage of food according to a report by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
The penalty was issued in February but was made public May 17 of this year.
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—On June 18, a 50-year-old city resident named Sherri Jennings was arrested after police arrived to find two other women giving chase, who later accused the suspect of the burglarizing their vehicle.
Police engaged the suspecd in a brief footchase before capturing her on Condict Street at approximately 11:30 pm. The suspect initially resisted attempts by police to arrest her and scratched one of the responding officers, Sgt. Ann Chapman, in the face.
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—If you went to the city's website and believed what you read, you would think that a group of emergency responders and public safety officials were meeting once a month to discuss important issues related to emergency management.
But you would be dead wrong. Not only does the Emergency Management Council not have meetings, but at least two of its own members said they had never heard of the council, and it appears that the group exists only on paper.
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ–The jewelry belonging to the victim of a home invasion in Hillsborough were recovered by police in an unlikely place.
Michael Szymanik, 22, and Dean Dahlstrom, 23, allegedly broke into a Hillsborough home June 13 and stole jewelry and coins, only to toss the stolen goods in a trash can at a McDonald's in New Brunswick, NJ.com reports.
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—Last month, New Brunswick became the fourth New Jersey municipality to endorse tuition equity for undocumented state residents, joining Passaic, Jersey City and Plainfield.
And yesterday, the bill that would make the change New Brunswick's government is calling for passed a big hurdle, when it was approved by the Assembly's budget committee. It still must be taken up by the State Senate and approved by both houses of government before it is sent to the Governor.
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—Much has been written about Iran's recent presidential election, won by Hassan Rowhani on Friday.
But those in the Hub City know there's a local angle to this story: Dr, Hooshang Amirahmadi, a Rutgers professor of planning and international development has twice waged campaigns to become the political leader of Iran.
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—During their May 15 meeting, the five-member New Brunswick City Council made an abrupt reversal, unanimously deciding to table a law to ban smoking in parks and other public areas would not be passed as an ordinance.
All five members had previously voted for the oridnance on its first reading, and several spoke in support of it, as we reported last month.
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