UPDATE (7/1): The body has been identified as Marcin Gadkowski.
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—City Hall and NJTransit confirmed that a body was found this morning around 11am this morning next to the New Brunswick train station.
"A passerby on the train platform called in the body," said city spokesperson Jennifer Bradshaw, who indicated the body was found on Johnson & Johnson property.
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—As the final storefront in Ferren Mall closes, the powerful government agency that owns the vacant structure has entered into an agreement with a developer to market their prime real estate.
On the April 21 New Brunswick Parking Authority (NBPA) Board of Commissioners meeting, the board approved an exclusive marketing deal to let the New Brunswick Development Corporation (DEVCO) recruit tenants for potential large-scale developments on the large site.
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—It took five years for 29-year-old Megan McGrath to finally get picked in a lottery to be able to participate in Saturday’s oldest and most prestigious 100-mile trail race in the world: The Western States 100-Mile Endurance Run.
But it was all worth it for McGrath, a New Brunswick resident who traveled to California for the race, and crossed the finish line early yesterday morning after 22 hours, 23 minutes, and 20 seconds.
PISCATAWAY, NJ—Poised to officially enter the Big Ten Athletic Conference on Tuesday, Rutgers University will be hosting a celebration on the field at the school's football stadium on Busch campus.
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ— Multiple sources say students in Rutgers University's Equal Opportunity Fund (EOF) Summer Institute were forced to endure a “military style” ritual last summer at the hands of a Rutgers employee on their second night on campus.
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—The same year that Mayor Jim Cahill announced plans for a new "Wellness Center" in downtown, a national credit rating agency downgraded the city's rating, expressing doubts about that project and another one involving the same players.
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—On Saturday, June 21, the New Brunswick Free Public Library (NBFPL) kicked off its sixteenth annual Summer Reading Program for kids and teens, and its second annual program for adults.
From 1-3pm, people of all ages came to the basement to sign up for the programs, with a turnout that was “at least as good as last year and probably much better,” according to Children’s Librarian Tamara Richman.
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