NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—On June 1, the City Council voted unanimously to approve a $19,822 contract with ATC Group Services, LLC, to monitor the air at the city's Water Treatment Plant while a cache of asbestos is removed.
It marked the first time the public was made aware of the haven of asbestos that had been found tucked away deep inside the century-old facility.
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—Hub City will be host an array of activities and excitement on Saturday, June 4, as the city's 41st Annual Hungarian Festival is held along Somerset and Plum Streets.
The festivities begin at 11am and last all day.
One of the largest festivals of in New Brunswick, and one of the only places where alcoholic beverages can be sold and consumed in public, the Hungarian Festival pays homage to the city's rich connection with the Eastern European nation.
EDISON, NJ—Askari Moore had just turned eleven less than a month before his untimely death on May 20, when he was struck by a vehicle driven by Urviben Parikh in the parking lot of the Durham Woods apartments.
Moore died from his injuries sufferred in the crash, which took place at approimately 6:41pm.
The Lincoln Elementary School student left behind a loving mother, Shakera Moore, and a heartbroken community.
PISCATAWAY, NJ—Over 2,200 people raised over $300,000 dollars for children with special needs at the Children's Specialized Hospital Foundation's tenth annual "Walk 'n' Roll."
The walk took place at Johnson Park in Piscataway on May 21.
Many participants wore hats to commemorate the theme, "Hats Off!" and all enjoyed a free carnival following the walk.
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ—When the Patels replied to a matrimonial advertisement in their local paper for an eligible engineer in New Jersey seeking a young, well-educated bride from India, they may not have imagined how much their own lives would change.
The couple responded to the advertisement with details of their youngest daughter, a graduate with a degree in pharmacy. It is not uncommon for the families of young Indian American men and women to advertise in Indian newspapers for potential spouses.
NORTH BRUNSWICK, NJ–A strike that took nearly 40,000 Verizon Communications Inc. employees out of work since April 13 has officially come to an end.
“I expect that [Verizon] workers will be back on the job next week,” said U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez, in a statement on May 27.
The strike reportedly affected the company's traditional landline phone business the most.
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker, along with the Hub City's Congressman Frank Pallone, were successful in their efforts to persuade the US Department of the Interior to remove the Atlantic Ocean from the "Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program."
The result is that the Jersey Shore will be protected from spills that could hurt both the environment and economy of the state.
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