NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—The city's Housing Authority has lost another member of its powerful Board of Commissioners due to an issue with her eligibility to serve in the position.
Ida Brangman had lived in the newer of two senior buildings known as Providence Square, located at 55 Harvey Street and was the only "resident" commissioner on the NBHA board.
Brangman served on the NBHA board since January 2011, but had not attended a board meeting in over a year.
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—An event that brought Governor Chris Christie to the Hub City appears to have been responsible for the unauthorized takeover of several public parking meters on August 25.
Christie's campaign for President organized the event at the Chabad House on College Avenue, but never asked permission to take over the metered spaces on Senior Street.
At least a half-dozen meters were closed to the general public and identified as "Press parking ONLY."
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—On August 10, the Middlesex County Board of Elections offices moved to 11 Kennedy Boulevard in East Brunswick, leaving behind its location in the Hub City.
The office had been based in New Brunswick, the seat of government for Middlesex County, for longer than officials can remember.
The Board office has been the place to submit voter registration forms or request voter records, tasks that are critical to local, county, state, and national political campaigns.
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—The first step towards becoming one of "New Brunswick's bravest" is applying to take a civil service test for the position of entry level firefighter.
The state's Civil Service Commission (CSC) is currently planning to offer the test in the fall of 2015, but the deadline to apply is Monday, August 31.
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ— En respuesta a las preocupaciones acerca de su residencia, Luis González resignó de su posición voluntaria como presidente de la junta de comisionarios de la Autoridad de Viviendas de New Brunswick (NBHA) el 5 de Agosto.
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—Rutgers University's Office of General Counsel is investigating whether Kyle Flood, the school's head football coach, violated rules that are intended to keep coaches from interfering with academics.
NJ.com's Keith Sargeant reported that two sources say Flood is under investigation after he allegedly sent an e-mail from his personal account to a Mason Gross School of the Arts Faculty member regarding junior cornerback Nadir Barnwell.
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—On August 19, the City Council voted 4-0 to increase the rates at parking meters throughout the City of New Brunswick for the second time in two years.
Mayor James Cahill signed the ordinance into law shortly thereafter, and the new rates will take effect on Saturday, August 29.
A quarter will now buy just 10 minutes of parking, and after two hours, and the rates will increase exponentially to discourage long-term parking at the meters. The city will also charge for meter parking on Saturdays now.
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