NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—The New Brunswick Police Department (NBPD) is investigating a hit and run crash that injured two young pedestrians on Halloween night.
On October 31, shortly after 6:30pm, a mother and her three children were crossing Livingston Avenue at the intersection of Wellington Place and Lawrence Street when a Toyota Camry struck two of the persons,
The victims were identified as a 14-month-old female toddler that was in her stroller and a 8-year-old girl that was walking with her.
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—Even as top city officials claim the embattled New Brunswick Housing Authority (NBHA) Board of Commissioners does not suffer from "weak memberbership," the agency recently lost another board member and was forced to cancel a public meeting.
At some point in August or September, Anthony Cupano became the third NBHA board member to leave office in just over a year, according to NBHA Executive Director John Clarke.
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—A 71-year-old former Carteret Police Director, who only lasted three weeks in the job, agreed to spend the the next three years on probation and never hold a public job again following a DWI arrest.
Mayor Dan Reiman hired Ronald Franz to be police director earlier this year, but Franz only lasted three weeks before getting arrested for eluding police and driving while intoxicated.
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ–The Bloustein Public Service Association (BPSA) celebrated their 10-year anniversary with a networking event that brought together students, professors and alumni on October 28.
Along with the student organization's 10-year anniversary, the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy is celebrating its 25-year anniversary, while the University is celebrating their 250th.
WOODBRIDGE, NJ— La Junta de Planificación del Municipio de Woodbridge dio el visto bueno para la construcción de un complejo de viviendas de bajo costo de 100 unidades y un campo atlético en un espacio de 15 acres donde el Guardián de la Prisión Estatal de East Jersey vivió una vez.
La propiedad, que incluye algunos de los últimos espacios abiertos en la zona altamente desarrollada, está valorada en $1,573,300.
EDISON, NJ—Authorities announced on October 24 that young man from Edison has been charged with vehicular homicide in a motor vehicle crash that killed 93-year-old Luis Figueroa, also of Edison.
Joseph Petrillo, age 20, was "traveling north at a high rate of speed on Route 27 near the Peterson Avenue intersection in Edison and was unable to stop before striking the victim’s vehicle," according to a statement from the Middlesex County Proseuctor's Office (MCPO).
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ— La ciudad de New Brunswick es ahora hogar de un grande local de Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, el cual cuenta con 82 asientos y su inauguración fue el 3 de Septiembre.
Los administradores del distrito Dwayne Hayes y Robert Jackson quien trabaja para Parikh Network LLC, el propietario de la nueva franquicia, explicaron su principal deseo: servir a la comunidad.
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