NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—A student-led coalition called Reclaim Revolution has emerged at Rutgers University in response to the university's celebration of its 250th anniversary.
The coalition aims to address the true history of Rutgers, one they argue is being whitewashed by the administration's celebrations, which repeatedly market the university as "revolutionary."
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—New Brunswick Police Department (NBPD) is investigating an armed robbery that occurred in broad daylight on Handy Street the morning of December 17.
According to police radio transmissions, no one was injured and the suspect fled on a bicycle after showing a handgun and taking his victim's cell phone at approximately 9:18am.
It is the latest in a string of violent crimes that city police have not publicized nor solved.
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH) was caught by New Brunswick Today violating the conditions of a zoning variance granted by the city government earlier this year.
The city's Zoning Board of Adjustment voted unanimously to approve the hospital's request for a 900-square-foot "digital billboard," or "jumbotron," in May.
PISCATAWAY, NJ–The Rutgers career of weakside linebacker Steve Longa came to a swift end on December 22 when the redshirt junior announced he will forgo his senior season with the Scarlet Knights and declare for the 2016 NFL Draft.
Longa is coming off his best season on the banks, as he recorded 113 tackles despite dealing with a nagging upper body injury for much of the season that even forced him to miss a game.
In each of his three years with the Scarlet Knights, Longa led the team in tackles.
EDISON, NJ–Pep Boys currently has 30 “Supercenters” and twelve “Service & Tire Centers” in the Garden State but recently agreed to be acquired for $863 million by tire maker Bridgestone.
Bridgestone operates several stores of its own in NJ, including: 43 Firestone “Complete Auto Care” shops and five Mr. Tire “Auto Parts Centers.”
But Bridgestone recently demonstrated that it wants even more retail stores throughout the U.S. and NJ.
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ–Author Takerra Allen, raised in New Brunswick, has written ten books, including the 2010 African American Literary Award nominated hit novel, "Heaven's Hell."
The daughter of former Black Panther William Garland and half-sister to the renowned rapper Tupac Shakur, Takerra has been featured in several publications and has a huge fan-following.
Takerra is proud to acknowledge that her New Brunswick roots helped lay the foundation for her career as an urban fiction writer.
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ— La ordenanza 121501, que garantiza el pago por licencia de enfermedad y licencia segura a ciertos trabajadores de New Brunswick, se aprobó en la sesión de concejo de la ciudad el 16 de Diciembre. La ordenanza entrara en vigencia en enero de 2016.
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