NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—The city's school board voted on July 21 to switch from one of the state's joint insurance funds (JIF's) to another, although the change had already taken effect weeks earlier.
JIF's are groups of government agencies that agree to "pool" their risk and pay the costs incurred from lawsuits or other claims made against their members.
TRENTON, NJ—Rutgers professor Peter F. Strom has been appointed to serve on the New Jersey Site Remediation Professional Licensing Board (SRPLB), which plays crucial role in protecting New Jersey’s environment and cleaning up hazardous waste.
Strom, a Highland Park resident, has been appointed to be the academic community representative on the board, and has begun serving his four-year term this summer.
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—El Ayuntamiento de New Jersey y New Brunswick está llegando lentamente para apoyar el concepto de pago por días de enfermedad para los trabajadores del sector privado, pero el alcalde de la ciudad es "todavía investigando" la situación, según su portavoz.
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ– Julio ha sido un mes afortunado para los ex atletas de Rutgers que juegan en los campeonatos profesionales.
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—During the early morning hours of August 2, at least four people were stabbed in New Brunswick as multiple fights broke out during a hot summer night.
Three people were stabbed on Redmond Street in the Fourth Ward, and at least one more person was stabbed just three hours later on Louis Street in the Sixth Ward, according to police radio transmissions.
But more than a day later, city officials have not responded to multiple phone and email messages about the stabbings.
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—The original Mr. C's Grease Truck, which called College Avenue home for nearly three decades, is now for sale by its owner.
"Beautiful workable food truck," begins an advertisement for the truck posted on the Central New Jersey Craigslist page, which touts features like, "Built in grill and cheese melt."
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—Princeton resident Luis Gonzalez was named Chairman of the powerful New Brunswick Housing Authority Board of Commissioners on July 22.
The agency operates and manages a handful of public housing complexes in the city, but also plays a key role in real estate and construction, doubling as the city's "redevelopment agency."
Gonzalez, a senior financial aid officer for Rutgers University, does not meet a residency requirement to serve on the agency's board.
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