NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—Police are investigating an attack that happened shortly before midnight on Thursday, October 6 on Suydam Street near French Street.
According to Captain J.T. Miller of the New Brunswick Police Department (NBPD), two New Brunswick residents ages 22 and 25 were “assaulted, and received non-life threatening lacerations to the abdomen.”
Witnesses said they heard a commotion and minutes later the area was stormed by police and ambulances.
AVENEL, NJ–Amazon.com, the largest e-commerce company in the world, is hiring more than 5,000 seasonal workers in the Garden State.
Workers are needed at centers in Avenel, Elizabeth, Logan Township, Moonachie, Robbinsville, and Swedesboro, said an Amazon spokesperson.
Amazon is creating 120,000 seasonal positions at its U.S. fulfillment centers, sortation centers and customer service sites for the holidays, according to a company news release.
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ–A Ford Crown Victoria owned by the New Brunswick Police Department (NBPD) crashed into a guardrail before striking a concrete barrier on September 13, sending two officers to the hospital.
The vehicle, driven by Officer Richard Reed III, "was responding with lights and sirens to a call for assistance from other officers," according to the police report signed by NBPD Sgt. James Hoover.
The officers' ultimate destination was just a block away: the New Brunswick train station.
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—The New Brunswick Zebras boys soccer team has continued to impress in GMC Red Division play thoughout the season, after making the jump up from the White Division this fall.
Their only losses have come from Monroe and Old Bridge, with hopes of claiming the division title still alive, and the Zebras are currently in second place behind Monroe.
The Zebras picked up another dramatic win over the East Brunswick Bears on October 6 after trailing 0-2 for the first 70 minutes of the game.
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—The Hub City is now home to a large, 82-seat Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, which opened on September 3.
District managers Dwayne Hayes and Robert Jackson who work for Parikh Network LLC, the owner of the new franchise, explained their main desire: serving the community.
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—The headquarters of the city's housing authority was struck by gunfire on August 31, but that agency's Board of Commissioners refused to acknowledge that fact during their September 28 meeting.
"We can't comment on any ongoing matters of that type because they're active investigations going on, and cases that the police have brought," said NBHA Executive Director John Clarke, fielding a question about the damage to the building nearly a month later.
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—Driven by the success of raising $7,000 in 2015, the New Brunswick Fire Department (NBFD) will continue to dress in pink for the month of October to raise money and awareness for breast cancer.
The NBFD will be selling custom pink t-shirts and will be donating 100% of the proceeds to The Sisters Network of Central New Jersey, a non-profit organizatioin based in Somerset that offers support and advocates for African-American women affected by breast cancer.
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