NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ–The Board of Education has been interviewing candidates to take over as Athletic Director after demoting Craig Lowery on October 15 following a scandal that cost the football team four victories. Since the abrupt change, Business Administrator Richard Jannarone has been filling in for Lowery as interim Athletic Director, but he too will […]
November 2019
Posted inGovernment & Politics
Booker 2020: Will He Rise?
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ–The junior US Senator from New Jersey is struggling to have a breakout moment in a shrinking field of candidates for US President. Senator Cory Booker may have qualified for the November 20 Democratic Presidential Debate, the fifth of the campaign so far, but he has largely failed to gain traction in his […]
Posted inBusiness & Labor
New Vintage Store Sells Pieces of the Past in East Brunswick
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ—For those who miss the good old days, or just want some fashionable throwbacks to wear, one area store might be of interest. Zuted, a nostalgia boutique located inside of the Brunswick Square Mall on Route 18, has everything vintage, from t-shirts to sports jerseys, jackets, sneakers, and hats. The boutique is filled […]
Posted inLaw & Public Safety
New Brunswick’s State Senator Orders Arrests of Protesters at Statehouse
TRENTON, NJ–Bob Smith, one of New Brunswick’s elected representatives, ordered State Troopers to arrest members of the public who clapped and cheered at a public hearing of one his committees on November 18. Governor Phil Murphy criticized the committee for its decision to have one activist in particular removed from the hearing, calling it “completely […]
Posted inLaw & Public Safety
Rutgers Closes Eco-Preserve After Coyote Bites Student on Livingston Campus
PISCATAWAY, NJ–The 360-acre ecological preserve at Rutgers University has been closed after a student was attacked by a coyote in the early morning hours of November 14. The community was alerted to the Livingston campus incident in the afternoon, when the Rutgers University Police Department (RUPD) issued the first of two statements on the matter. […]
Posted inGovernment & Politics
At Least Four Middlesex County Towns Will Have New Mayors Next Year
SAYREVILLE, NJ—Local elections were a mixed bag in Middlesex County, with an array of blowouts, dozens of seats going uncontested, but also many close races and even some votes that are still too close to call. Thirteen of the 25 towns in Middlesex County held Mayoral elections on November 5. In five communities, only one […]
Posted inSports
Rutgers Basketball Coach Confident His Program is Moving in Right Direction
PISCATAWAY, NJ–Rutgers University men’s basketball team won its first game of the season on November 7, defeating Bryant University 73-71. While other teams are mired in controversy and without a clear future, the men’s basketball coach is hoping to win enough of the next 29 games to bring the team to one of the two […]