NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—For the second time in as many weeks, the New Brunswick and Rutgers community will protest in response to a grand jury’s decision not to indict a police officer for the killing of an unarmed citizen.
New York resident Eric Garner was choked to death by NYPD Officer Daniel Pantaleo, in a disturbing incident that was caught on tape this summer and sparked massive protests.
Garner's crime? Selling loose cigarettes on a street corner in Staten Island.
UPDATE (2:30PM): New Brunswick Mayor James Cahill announced that the tree lighting ceremony will be cancelled due to a planned protest in the area.
"Monument Square has also been announced as the planned destination for a group protesting the recent grand jury decisions in Ferguson, Mo. and New York," read a statement from the Mayor's office released at 2:20pm.
FRANKLIN, NJ—Nearly a month after 17-year-old-Franklin resident Myriam Rodriguez went missing, the Franklin Township Police Department is now asking for the public’s help in finding her.
A Nixle alert was released by the Township at 2:18pm on December 3, along with a press release from the Franklin Township Police Department.
"An investigation conducted by detectives indicates that Myriam ran away and is possibly in the New Brunswick area," read the statements.
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—Esta noche, el 4 de diciembre, Caridades Católicas (Catholic Charities) presentará otra sesión de información detallando la orden ejecutiva de el Presidente Obama de inmigración.
Comenzando a las 7pm el la escuela Lord Stirling (101 Redmond St), abogados con organizaciones católicas explicarán en detalle la Acción Defirida para Padres (Deffered Action for Parents, DAP) de ciudadanos americanos o residentes legales permanentes.
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—On December 4, Catholic Charities is hosting another Spanish-language information session detailing the ramifications of a recent executive order on immigration signed by President Barack Obama.
Tonight, at 7pm, in the auditorium of the Lord Stirling Elementary School at 101 Redmond Street at 7pm, lawyers will explain in detail the country's new policies of Deferred Action for Parents (DAP) of U.S. citizens or legal permanent residents.
NEW BRUNSWICK—A 35-year-old man from Ward Street died on November 21 after being physically restrained by his family and city police officers, while going through what authorities described as “emotional distress.”
Just over seventeen hours after Saiseram Somwar's death, the office of Middlesex Prosecutor Andrew C. Carey released a statement saying their investigation "determined police acted properly during their response to the family emergency."
HELMETTA, NJ—Herbert Massa, the administrator for the Borough of Helmetta, submitted his resignation for approval at a November 26 Borough Council meeting.
Massa's resignation is the latest in a series of resignations and suspensions that come amid a storm of allegations against the Helmetta Regional Animal Shelter, a facility that the town borrowed nearly $2 million to construct.
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