NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—City officials announced that their controversial plans to charge for parking in Buccleuch Park raised $3,540 last Saturday.
But after paying city police and New Brunswick Parking Authority (NBPA) employees to enforce the new rules, the city netted just over $1,050.
The controversial plans were in the works for several months, but the first time the details were revealed came at the September 3 City Council meeting, just three days before the plans were put into effect.
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ–Amidst a celebration of his 52nd birthday, NJ Governor Chris Christie joined former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney on stage for a celebratory fundraiser at the East Brunswick Hilton Wednesday evening.
The event was attended by Republicans from across the state, including many candidates and elected officials who also took to the stage to give speeches, as well as members of the general public who could afford the $150 entrance fee.
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—On Tuesday, September 9 at around 8:45pm, local police responded to Mi Tierra Bar on reports of an individual inside with a handgun.
Police had identified the suspect upon arriving to the scene as 31-year-old Highland Park resident Obed Salas-Ramos and found a 9mm handgun in his possession, according to a press release issued Wednesday.
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—The Puerto Rican Action Board (PRAB) has recently selected Jose Carlos Montes as its new Chief Executive Officer, after former CEO Mario Vargas resigned more than a year ago due to allegations of sexual harassment towards his employees.
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—Earlier this year, the Douglass Residential College officially admitted Vanessa González, an influential LGBTQIA (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, and asexual) rights activist in the Rutgers University community.
González, a Rutgers junior, officially joined the women’s residential college this year after receiving an acceptance letter in late April.
CHARLESTON, WV—On September 5, an eight-member federal jury ordered Johnson & Johnson's Ethicon division to pay $3.27 million to a woman who blames a defective vaginal-mesh implant for injuries.
The woman, Jo Huskey, says Ethicon’s TVT-O mesh sling eroded inside of her and caused the need for surgery. The sling is marketed and sold as a treatment for incontinence.
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ–Tonight, Tumulty's Pub will host the second official Colonel Mastodon Showcase, featuring ten comedians including headliner Dina Hashem.
Last month local comedians Dan Farley and Shawn Barron hosted the first Colonel Mastodon comedy showcase in the basement of Tumulty's, the city's oldest restaurant.
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