NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—Superintendent Aubrey Johnson confirmed that the city school district is backing off its plan to use a warehouse building on Van Dyke Avenue as an elementary school this year.
The "warehouse school" had previously hosted students while a new elementary school and new high school were constructed, sparking opposition from parents and community leaders.
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—The New Brunswick Police Department (NBPD) is investigating a sexual assault reported in the backyard of a home on Richardson Street, between Senior and Wyckoff Streets near Rutgers University on August 30.
Police responded to the scene shortly after receiving a call from the victim at approximately 2:46 A.M., saying that a man had stolen her cell phone and tried to sexually assault her.
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ— Un empleado de Rutgers que se comportaba como si fuera un guardaespaldas para el presidente de la universidad Robert Barchi fue identificado como el sospechoso en una investigación de asalto, lanzado por la policía de la universidad después de una queja formal de este reportero.
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ— El programa de extensión de la Calle Bayard Iglesia Presbiteriana es un lugar para dar dignidad y esperanza para todos los que entran.
El flujo constante de productos distribuidos a los asistentes necesidad, combinada con los esfuerzos ejemplares de personas amables y atentas son razones por las que este programa es exitoso.
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ— Róbalos de mar negros, una opción popular para la pesca recreativa en New Jersey, han sido historicamente malentendidos.
Como encontrámos en un estudio en curso, las poblaciónes locales de róbalos de mar cambian de sexo cuando maduran. Aproximadamente un tercio de las embras se convierten en machos.
Los investigadores estubieron perplejados, pero esto no era solo una curiosidad scientifica.
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—No written contract existed between Rutgers University and Verificient Technologies, the company responsible for the student-monitoring, anti-cheating software ProctorTrack, during the first seven months that their software was rolled out.
Instead, Verificient and the Rutgers Center for Online and Hybrid Leaning (COHILT) had a "verbal agreement" while the contract was under legal review, according to Rutgers Media Relations.
UPDATE (8/31): New Brunswick police confirmed that there was a second victim who was "struck near the armpit area."
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—A young woman was shot near the intersection of Hamilton and Hartwell Streets, at approximately 12:40am on August 30, according to police radio transmissions.
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