UPDATE (12/3): At a December 2 City Council meeting, Business Administrator Thomas Loughlin confirmed that Dell Walker has been suspended.
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—A New Brunswick Fire Department (NBFD) firefighter has been charged with several criminal offenses for allegedly collecting disability payments while still working for the department.
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—On Wednesday November 4, Rutgers University announced plans to open a "first-of-its-kind" on-campus center that will support adults with autism.
According to a Rutgers news release, the unique facilities will encourage autistic adults to live and work independently in a university setting.
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—A man was injured in a drive-by shooting on the morning of November 23 near the intersection of Seaman Street and Lee Avenue in the city's Second Ward, according to NJ.com's Alex Napoliello.
Police radio transmissions confirm the incident was first reported to authorities at approximately10:54 am, shortly after a man was gunned down by someone seen sitting in the back seat of a moving vehicle with three occupants.
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH) obtained five variances from the city's Zoning Board on May 18, including one that will allow them to add three floors to a brand-new 11-story structure.
Among the approvals granted for RWJUH properties was another that gave the go-ahead to erect a large digital billboard on the side of the new parking/office building, similar to the "Jumbotron" screens displayed in Times Square.
PISCATAWAY, NJ—Just minutes before starting off nearly 200 runners and 100 walkers ready for a 5K Turkey Trot/1-Mile Fun Walk on November 21, the race director told them the organization they were supporting had opened its Hub City soup kitchen a record 31 times last year as an overnight shelter for people in need.
Jim Zullo is the head of Elijah’s Promise, the city-based food justice organization that has operated in New Brunswick since 1989. One of many services they provide is shelter on nights when the temperature turns frigid or snow falls.
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—City police are investigating a string of armed robberies targeting Rutgers students near the school's campuses in the city, including two involving a handgun and one involving a BB gun.
The incidents come just two weeks after Halloween weekend, when three young men, including two students, were injured in a gruesome knifefight inside a Rutgers dormitory, and another student reported being robbed on-campus and threatened with a "sharp object."
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—World-renowned author, philosopher, and religious leader, Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks gave a talk on November 16 at the Douglass Student Center at Rutgers University, exploring the connection between violence across the world and the three Abrahamic religions: Judaism, Christianity and Islam.
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