August 2014

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—Mayor James Cahill has appointed a longtime business partner of his to become the city's Chief Municipal Judge for the next three years.

James P. Hoebich also serves as municipal judge for at least two other Middlesex County municipalities, Piscataway and Sayreville, and has previously served as a judge in South Amboy.

The New Brunswick City Council is set to vote Wednesday August 20 at 5:30pm on whether or not it would to approve Hoebich's judgeship, which would take effect on August 31.

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—“How much of this?” 4-H assistant Laura Eppinger asked six year-old Olga, pointing to a jug of water.

“Three,” Olga said.

“How much of this?” Eppinger then asked, pointing to a bottle of distilled vinegar.

“One,” replied Olga.

The quick review was part of a free youth gardening program put on by the Rutgers 4-H at the New Brunswick Community Farmers Market on Jones Avenue on Saturday.

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—New Brunswick City Market, an arm of the city government that deals with commerce, has relocated its offices to 109 Church Street, in a space that is shared with the Middlesex County Regional Chamber of Commerce.

Previously, City Market rented space from the New Brunswick Parking Authority (NBPA) in the Ferren Mall, but their new landlord is KMS Development, the firm which manages a large complex that includes establishments like Old Man Rafferty's and Steakhouse 85.

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—The city government, perhaps in a hunt for money to pay for numerous new parking decks paid for with borrowed money, approved a new charge for parking on College Avenue when Rutgers has home football games.

Previously, parking on the main drag of the university was free on weekends.

But, under the new ordinance, approved unanimously on August 6 by the City Council, the parking meters on College Avenue will now charge parkers a whopping $10, but that their parking space will be good for a full 24 hours.

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—On August 5, residents gathered at outdoor events across the city to build community and meet the officers who police their streets.

The annual tradition, known as National Night Out, is an anti-crime event that takes place in many communities across the country on the first Tuesday in August.

HIGHLAND PARK, NJ—The Highland Park Board of Education (BOE) and the district's union are gearing up for a big day on Monday.

During the day, the BOE and the Highland Park Education Association (HPEA) will participate in a state mediation session, the third so far in their year-long contract dispute.

NEWARK, NJ—The New Brunswick Development Corporation (DEVCO) is expanding its reach further outside of the city where it started, playing a lead role in the renovation of a Newark skyscraper built in the late 1920's in partnership with Rutgers University.

The project, known as 15 Washington Street, is DEVCO's third development project outside of New Brunswick, and the second in Newark, the state's largest city.

Since 2000, when the Rutgers-Newark Law School left the structure, the impressive building has sat largely unused.