NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—City officials say they are close to a deal that would bring another supermarket to the downtown space that was once occupied by the short-lived FreshGrocer.
New Brunswick Parking Authority (NBPA) Executive Director Mitch Karon confirmed his agency was "in negotiations" with a supermarket operator to replace the FreshGrocer, which closed down in May.
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ–Hundreds of faculty, students, and staff gathered across the Rutgers campuses—all four in New Brunswick, plus Newark and Camden—to protest for fair contracts, and greater communication with the administration.
Including off-campus sites that Rutgers has control over, including its new medical school locations, the AFT-AAUP estimates more than 1,000 individuals took part in the actions Thursday afternoon, in 20 different locations.
UPDATE (10/27): City police identified the victims of the shooting as Ricky Drake (30 years of age from Piscataway) and Ryan Howard (24 years of age from New Brunswick). Both were taken to a hospital and treated for gunshot wounds to the leg.
"The initial police investigation suggests this shooting stems from an ongoing dispute between the victims, an acquaintance and the shooter," reads the official police statement.
PISCATAWAY, NJ—The "Run for RAH," a USATF-certified 5K race and 1-mile Fun Walk will take place for the sixth consecutive year this Sunday, October 26, beginning at the North Gate of the Rutgers football stadium.
The event, sponsored by the Rutgers University Alumni Association (RUAA), supports Rutgers against Hunger (RAH), a university-wide initiative fighting the problem of hunger throughout New Jersey, and kicks off a week of festivities for the school's annual Homecoming celebration.
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—Authorities identified a body found in the Hudson River, and determined that it belonged to a 20-year-old Rutgers student named Paul J. Kim.
On the morning on Tuesday, October 21, passersby reported Kim's bicycle had been abandoned along the George Washington Bridge, connecting Fort Lee and Manhattan.
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ–On Saturday, October 25, from 10am to 3pm, the New Brunswick Community Farmers Market will hold a "Dia De Los Muertos party" at 178 Jones Avenue, near the Cook campus of Rutgers University.
Dia De Los Muertos, or "Day of the Dead," is a long-running Mexican tradition and is also celebrated in many other cultures around the world.
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—Several hundred community members attended the New Brunswick Domestic Violence Coalition’s (NBDVC) annual rally and march against domestic violence on Saturday, October 18.
The rally began at First Reformed Church on Bayard Street, where Rev. Susan Kramer Mills, who is also the executive director of Town Clock Community Development Corporation, gave tours of the permanent, supportive, and affordable apartments that are currently under construction inside the church.
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