NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—Rutgers University President Robert Barchi will be speaking at RUSA, the Rutgers University Student Assembly, on Thursday, March 26 at the group's 7:30pm meeting.
The "Town Hall" meeting will be at the Raritan River Lounge at the Student Activities Center, located on George Street.
After Barchi's remarks, attendees will be permitted to ask questions and voice concerns, and as in previous meetings, students are anxious to bring their concerns to the forefront.
EDISON, NJ–The March 23 Edison Council worksession meeting got a little heated during the oral petitions and remarks portion of the agenda.
Edison Library Board President Lisa Krauze took to the podium and questioned Business Administrator Maureen Ruane about what she stated was six weeks of unanswered emails, and no follow-up from a February 6 meeting with both Ruane and Mayor Thomas Lankey.
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—During what was the highest-grossing performance ever in State Theatre history, Harry Connick Jr. and his band of ten musicians fired up the stage and kept Mardi Gras alive.
The evening was lively and playful, as Connick danced and engaged in banter with audience members.
The February 22 show coincided with the 2015 Academy Awards, but that didn't stop the sold-out crowd of about 1,800 from packing the house.
TRENTON, NJ—Michael Drewniak, el portavoz principal de la oficina del gobernador dejó su puesto el 27 de febrero.
La partida ocurre mientras el Gobernador Christie continúa a perseguir una candidatura presidencial, con especulaciones que Drewniak estará involucrado en la carrera presidencial del 2016.
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ–Johnson & Johnson, según se informa, está negociando acerca de vender su subsidiario Cordis a Cardinal Health Inc, de acuerdo a un reporte de Bloomberg, que a citado varias personas no nombradas con información sobre el asunto.
EDISON, NJ–Target Corp. is raising pay to at least $9 an hour for all its workers, starting in April, according to published reports.
Target's choice comes after similar moves made by competitors such as Wal-Mart and TJ Maxx to increase pay for all its workers.
TRENTON, NJ—The College Affordability Commission, which was created by the New Jersey government in February, has begun assembling members to look into the issue of college affordability.
The only current student on the ten-member commission will be Rutgers-Newark's Giancarlo Tello, an activist who hails from the Essex county town of Belleville.
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