EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ—Vincent LoSacco, the former owner of the now-closed Just Pups pet store in East Brunswick, has settled the allegations against him charging consumer fraud, animal abuse, and neglect.
September 2017
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Police Still Looking Man Who Snatched Purse in Downtown
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—Police announced they are seeking the public's help in identifying a man who robbed a female's purse near Starbucks back on July 24.
According to the New Brunswick Police Department (NBPD) press release published three weeks after the incident, the robbery began when the thief followed the woman up Church Street after she exited the George Street Starbucks at around 8 am.
Before and after the thief took off running with the victim's purse, his image was apparently captured on multiple surveillance cameras.
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Rutgers University Tuition Increased 1.85% For This Academic Year
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—Rutgers University students are paying about 1.85% more in tuition and mandatory fees during this academic year thanks to a vote by the school’s Board of Governors on July 19.
Undergraduate, in-state, full-time Art and Sciences students at the New Brunswick campus now pay an average of $14,638 per year, after the increase.
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“Legendary Raids” Briefly Revive Pokémon Go Craze in Brunswick
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ–In the summer of 2016, at the corner of George Street and Livingston, you could often find a crowd of people huddled at Monument Square Park playing Pokémon Go, the first popular augmented reality game.
This was a popular location, where players would throw “lures” to attract extra Pokémon and people would spend hours catching and collecting from the three Pokéstops on the same street corner.
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NBPD Investigated Assault, Shooting, Carjacking on Same Summer Day
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—Detectives were spotted investigating another shooting that took place near Throop Avenue and Comstock Street in the city's Second Ward.
It was shortly before mignight on Sunday, August 5, and it looked like it might be the last major crime of the day.
It was a day that already had seen two men injured in an aggravated assault on the other side of the city.
But more crime was still to come before the clock struck midnight.
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One-Legged Paralympian Lifts Kids’ Spirits at New Brunswick Hospital
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—It takes a certain type of person to use their own situation, one another might easily find debilatating, and use it to lift the spirits of children in need.
Josh Sundquist – who only has one leg – is that type of person, and he recently visited the Hub City this summer to help raise funds for the Children's Miracle Network (CMN).
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Hub City Ethics, Part 6: “Parking King” Fined For Chairing NBPA Meeting Where He Was Hired
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—A powerful official with several public jobs, including a key role at the city's parking authority, became the second person in the city's history to be fined for violating New Jersey's Local Government Ethics Law (LGEL).
Leonard Bier, a longtime attorney for the New Brunswick Parking Authority (NBPA), will be required to pay just $200 as punishment for multiple ethical violations that were brought to light by this newspaper in March 2016.
