NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—Institute for Women's Leadership (IWL) Director Alison R. Bernstein died of cancer on June 30 at age 69, the IWL announced on their website Wednesday.
In addition to taking on the role of Institute Director in 2011, Bernstein was a Professor of History and Women's & Gender Studies at Rutgers.
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ–In an effort to help local county residents safely and securely dispose of confidential documents, the Middlesex County Board of Chosen Freeholders and the City of New Brunswick are sponsoring a Shred Program.
The free mobile event is being held in the New Brunswick High School Parking Lot on Friday, July 8 from 9 am to 12 pm and it is exclusively for Middlesex county residents – no outside or commercial paper waste will be accepted.
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ–Hungry? You may soon be able to dine at a new "Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen" franchise expected to open on George Street by the middle of July.
The new Popeyes, which will be the first in New Brunswick, is still being readied for opening by Parikh Network LLC, a family business with plenty of experience in multi-unit franchising.
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—About five hours after the city's official fireworks celebration came to an end, gunfire rang out just a few blocks away, leaving one man injured from broken glass.
Police confirmed that "gunshots were fired" on July 4 at approximately 2:30 am in the area of Building 3 at the New Brunswick Apartments.
Tabernacle Way separates the apartments from the Riverside public housing complex in the city's First Ward.
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ–Johnson & Johnson's "industry-first hybrid cloud" stores 2.8 times the amount of data that Google processes every day, according to one of the company's Executive Vice Presidents.
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ—A teacher who previously taught in Sayreville before joining the staff at South Plainfield High School was arrested and charged with endangering the welfare of a child on June 27, according to authorities.
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—James Cahill still has two and a half years left in his unprecedented seventh term as Mayor, but he is hoping to have a big announcement soon regarding one of the largest redevelopment projects in the city's history.
Ferren Mall, the publicly-owned, contaminated, and abandoned mall and parking deck has sat vacant for years while the powers that be have attempted to recruit investors and potential office tenants.
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