NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—Officials from both the City of New Brunswick and Rutgers University are planning to hold events in observation of Black History Month.
The Hub City kicked off its celebration of Black History Month with a screening of Freedom Riders at the New Brunswick Free Public Library on February 1. The documentary recounts the experiences of civil rights activists in the 1960's, as they travel into the Deep South to challenge local segregation laws.
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—A record label started in New Brunswick is celebrating their 10th anniversary at several concerts taking place in Brooklyn from Thursday evening February 6 through Saturday February 8.
Don Giovanni Records will celebrate ten years in business with their annual showcase, taking place at two separate concert venues in Brooklyn.
The showcase schedule is as follows:
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—City public schools will be closed on Wednesday for the second day this week due to inclement weather.
A mix of various precipitation is expected to descend on New Brunswick tonight, and apparently the forecast was concerning enough to cause the district to close once again.
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—Due to the snowfall that started early this morning, all school in New Brunswick is cancelled today Monday February 3 from morning until evening.
This includes all Rutgers University and Middlesex County College (MCC) classes on all campuses and every school in the New Brunswick Public School District.
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ–The city school system will be closed on Monday February 3, due to a weather forecast that calls for several inches of snow overnight.
Though snow has not yet begun to fall, the school board announced the closure via their Nixle emergency alert system.
However, the message blasted out to residents at 10:38pm included an erroneous date: "Due to inclement weather, New Brunswick Public Schools will be closed tomorrow, Wednesday, January 22nd, 2014."
PISCATAWAY, NJ—Last night, February 1, Rutgers University held an exclusive event entitled “Meet the Coaches and RU Basketball Greats” as part of an initiative to renovate the Rutgers Athletic Center (RAC) on Livingston Campus.
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