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NJ Skate Shop Celebrates 13th Anniversary, New Location Near Rutgers

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ– NJ Skate Shop has a lot to be celebrating right now, including marking their "lucky" 13th anniversary and moving to a larger location at 160 Easton Avenue, after nine years down the street at 29 Easton.

"That stretch of Easton by our old shop is facing some rough times," said owner Chis Nieratko.  "We wanted to be around the kids more and have a place where you can come and work on your board or even just hang out on the bench and charge your phone."

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New BOE President Dodges Questions After Lead Found in Six Schools

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—At her first meeting in charge of the powerful Board of Education (BOE), Emra Seawood declined to discuss the highly-anticipated results of testing for lead contamination in the drinking water at city schools.

The results showed water fountains, kitchen sinks, and nurse's sinks were contaminated in six city schools, but that didn't stop the nine-member BOE from keeping it all secret during their May 3 meeting.

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Big Spending on Athletics at Rutgers Targeted by In-Depth HBO Report

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—HBO's "Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel" ran a episode on April 19 that heavily featured the Rutgers athletics department.

One segment of the episode, "Arm$ Race," explores the excessive athletics spending on campuses across the country.

The segment included many alarming statistics about the athletics spending on campus. For example, in the past twelve years, Rutgers athletics programs have cost taxpayers and tuition-payers $312 million dollars more than they brought into the school's coffers.

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Elijah’s Promise Closes “Better World” Projects Outside Hub City

HIGHLAND PARK, NJ—Two of the major "social enterprise" programs sponsored by the Brunswick-based non-profit organization Elijah's Promise closed for good in February.

The organization, which started as the city's only soup kitchen, had grown into much more over the years.

The two projects to close, Better World Café and Better World Market, were both located outside of New Brunswick, in Highland Park and Franklin Township, respectively.