MILLTOWN, NJ—Even though he is a sworn law enforcement officer, the President of Milltown's Borough Council was arrested and eventually charged with third-degree aggravated assault after an incident on September 20.
Neil Raciti, a resident of Albert Avenue, has been suspended without pay from his $86,000/year dayjob, but his future in politics is unclear.
WATER PRIVATIZATION IN NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—On Friday September 18 at approximately 11:15 pm, the New Brunswick Police Department (NBPD) arrested three people following a raid in the Fourth Ward.
The bust came as the result of a narcotics investigation that led authorities to 1 Wellington Place, located between Livingston and Joyce Kilmer Avenues.
The NBPD raided the home and arrested 39-year-old Javier Gonzales, 23-year-old Jonathan Gonzales, and 35-year-old Magdalena Zambrzycka, all of whom are New Brunswick residents.
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—One day after a magician nearly drowned during a high-profile magic trick in downtown New Brunswick, the City Council voted unanimously to approve a road closure for the event.
That's right. The Council had not signed off on the failed water stunt that involved a colleague of the famous Criss Angel, and had to approve it after the fact, or "nunc pro tunc."
SOMERSET, NJ–This year’s New Jersey Fall Home Show, a free two-day event produced by American Consumer Shows (ACS), opened on September 19 with only 77 booths inside a small section of the Garden State Exhibit Center.
ACS, a show promoter based in Long Island, organizes about 65-70 shows, including bridal shows, “nationwide” every year, Vice President of Finance, Michele M. Ryder, told New Brunswick Today during a break from asking people how they heard about the two-day event.
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—Rutgers senior Ryan Morris is using food to fight New Jersey’s drug epidemic.
Morris is the founder of the Eat to Beat Foundation, which seeks to “educate and spread awareness about the dangers of drug addiction amongst today's youth.”
Eat to Beat is putting on a fundraiser called Eat to Beat: Drug Addiction.
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ— En medio de una creciente lista de escándalos, incluyendo jugadores de fútbol americano acusados de robar a traficantes de marihuana y su entrenador supuestamente contravenió las reglas de integridad académica, el equipo de fútbol de la Universidad de Rutgers perdió el 12 de septiembre.
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