NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—The Middlesex County Freeholders were not aware of the salary of their top attorney Thomas Kelso, but the board was still ready to grant him another three years as the county government's top attorney at their December 4 meeting.
Kelso, a close political ally of former New Brunswick Mayor John Lynch Jr., was re-appointed to another three-year term in the powerful position of "County Counsel."
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—A Rutgers student was robbed of his wallet and struck in the face after being approached by two men on Central Avenue at approximately 7:10pm on December 2, according to a university crime alert.
The alert was not sent to Rutgers community members until more than 22 hours after the crime occurred.
It marks the fifteenth crime alert issued this semester, including messages sent regarding burglaries, robberies, assaults, and sexual crimes like groping.
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—Tonight at 5:30pm in the Multipurpose Room of the Rutgers Student Center on College Avenue, there will be a new type of event on campus.
An interfaith discussion, free and open to the public, will be hosted by the Rutgers-based organization Student Peacemakers.
The Peacemakers aim to facilitate discussion on issues concerning tolerance, peace, religion, human rights, inclusivety and global advancment.
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—Not every fiction author is available to come to New Brunswick for Rutgers University’s “Writers at Rutgers” series.
But Rutgers University Creative Writing Professor Alex Dawson has created an alternate solution – instead of bringing the authors to Rutgers, bring Rutgers to the writers.
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—Tensions ran high on Friday as protest organizers steered a crowd of well over 100 people onto Route 18, the city's main artery, taking a historic stand against racism and the lack of accountability for police killings across the country.
The protest had the same beginning and ending points as one held two weeks earlier, but took a more circuitous route through much more of the city, including several stoppages of traffic.
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—En una de sus escasas comparecencias este semestre, el Presidente de Rutgers Robert Barchi se puso defensivo cuando se enfrentó a críticas formuladas recientemente por ser inaccesible a los estudiantes y a otras personas.
El 20º Presidente de la universidad estatal incluso llegó a culpar la administración previa, cuando dijo comentarios polémicos enfrente de una multitud de 150 en el centro de actividades estudiantiles (Student Activity Center) en George Street.
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—La compañía de desarrollo de New Brunswick llamada DEVCO ha publicado un nuevo nombre y potencial diseño para un masivo remodelación para reemplazar el Ferren Mall y el piso de estacionamiento llamado The Hub @ New Brunswick Station.
La compañía del promotor, quien está trabajando con el New Brunswick Parking Authority, el dueño actual, confirmó que también ha llegado a un trato con Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) el promotor de inmuebles y gerente de inversión.
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