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Another Pedestrian Death Caps Bad Year For Highway Fatalities in Middlesex County

NORTH BRUNSWICK, NJ—Carolyn Sheldon, a 76-year-old Towship resident, became the 45th and final person killed on the highways of Middlesex County in 2016 on December 28.

The crash occurred at Finnegans Lane and Route 1, a particularly dangerous intersection where residents have been complaining about the lack of safety.

The intersection, located near the border of North Brunswick and South Brunswick, plays host to two gas stations and an office building that is home to one of the county's most powerful law firms.

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Planning Board Approves Extension to Rutgers Fraternity House

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—On September 13, the city's Planning Board unanimously approved the extension of the Rutgers Chi Psi fraternity house at 114 College Avenue.

The fraternity expressed an interest in expanding the house to include a new entrance that would offer an accessible ramp to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

The addition would be constructed along Bartlett Street, behind the existing structure that has stood on College Avenue since 1872, and it would also add 10 new beds to the facility.

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33-Year-Old Woman Walking Down Highway Killed in Crash

WOODBRIDGE, NJ—Authorities announced that Margarita Bukhmil, a 33-year-old East Brunswick resident died after being struck by a vehicle on Route 9 South in Woodbridge on December 27, the same day she was killed.

Bukhmil was walking on the highway at 3:25 a.m. when she was struck by a 1998 Nissan, according to a press release from the Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office (MCPO).

She was taken to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, where she was pronounced dead 27 minutes later.

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Police Looking For Man Who Abducted Two Kids From Perth Amboy

PERTH AMBOY, NJ–On Christmas Eve, authorities announced they are searching for a Woodbridge man who allegedly abducted two kids in Perth Amboy, "but later safely returned them to their home," according to a press release.

The Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office (MCPO) did not include a photo of Frank John, the 41-year-old Woodbridge resident that police are looking for, in their press release posted on the county website.

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Johnson & Johnson to Open Health Tech Center in Rhode Island

PROVIDENCE, RI–Hub City-based Johnson & Johnson plans to hire as many as 75 people for a new health technology center in Providence, Rhode Island.

The pharma giant plans to launch its new analytics and health center by the spring of this year, and will be able to take advantage of a deal providing temporary space at no cost to the company while the building in question is remodeled.

Dozens of high-skilled information technology workers will develop software and analyze datasets, among other tasks, at the new office.

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Drug Treatment Counselor in Perth Amboy Charged With Extortion

PERTH AMBOY, NJ—A 54-year-old man from Howell Township was charged with second-degree "theft by extortion" in connection with his work as a drug treatment counselor at a Perth Amboy clinic called "Journey to Wellness."

Anthony Trimble, who also earns $63,470 working for the state performing a similar function at the Special Treatment Unit of East Jersey State Prison in Avenel, according to NJ.com's Craig McCarthy.

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Adolescente en grave condiciĂłn tras ser atropellado por vehĂ­culo cerca de su escuela

NEW BRUNSWICK NJ—Un adolescente se enceuntra en serias condiciones después de ser atropellado por un vehículo en el paso peatonal cerca de su escuela el miércoles, 30 de noviembre del 2016 a las 2:45 p.m. aproximadamente.

Según un testigo en la escena, "la gente se emepezó a reunir en las calles 4ta y 5ta a medida que llegaban los servicios de emergencia", cerca de Greater Brunsiwck Charter School (GBCS).