NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—Over 100 lots of dismantled commercial kitchen equipment, store fixtures, and refrigerators sit ready for a public auction on February 25 at the site of the shuttered SuperFresh on Kirkpatrick Street. New Brunswick Parking Authority (NBPA), which owns the building and the equipment, recently contracted with commercial insolvency auctioneer, A.J. Willner Auctions, to […]
February 2020
Posted inActivism & Organizing
Voices from the Darkness: Uncovering the Truth of NJ Immigration Prisons
HIGHLAND PARK, NJ—On February 15, an event entitled “Voices from the Darkness,” offered two opportunities to attendees: a scathing, unapologetic criticism of America’s immigrant detention system and a hearty home cooked meal with members of the church community. The Reformed Church of Highland Park hosted the event, organized by Deportation & Immigration Response Equipo (D.I.R.E.), […]
Posted inSports
Women’s Soccer Team Co-Owned by Governor Leaving Rutgers For Red Bull Arena
PISCATAWAY, NJ—Sky Blue FC, a team in the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL), will no longer be playing at the Rutgers University campus after announcing a change of venue for their home matches this season. For years, the club has been using Yurcak Field, located on the Busch campus in Piscataway, as its home pitch. […]
Posted inLaw & Public Safety
Dead Newborns Found in New Brunswick Recycling Center
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—The New Brunswick Police Department (NBPD) recovered the bodies of two deceased newborn babies inside a recycling center in the industrial area of the city on February 19. It’s unclear how the newborns got there, and how they perished. Authorities provided very limited information on the incident, noting that “police have recovered two […]
Posted inBusiness & Labor, Healthcare
Million Dollar Men: RWJ Execs Rake in Millions
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—Financial documents show six men at the city’s biggest hospital collected over $7.5 million from the non-profit organization and related entities in 2018 alone. That year, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH) paid its CEO John Gantner more than $2 million, and paid five other men at least $1 million each for their […]
Posted inBusiness & Labor
New Brunswick White Castle Closes After 27 Years
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—The White Castle restaurant on Somerset Street permanently closed on January 12, after 27 years in operation there. Citing “rising costs,” and a “changing business model for restaurants everywhere,” White Castle System Inc. Vice President Jamie Richardson, said that sometimes neighborhoods change or competition increases. The location was sandwiched between a McDonald’s and […]
Posted inGovernment & Politics
New Voting Machines Will Make Debut in Edison and Woodbridge on March 10
EDISON, NJ—On March 10, the citizens of Edison and Woodbridge will be casting ballots on new electronic voting machines for the first time in over two decades. While some of the Middlesex County’s new “ExpressVote XL” machines have already arrived at the Board of Elections warehouse in Edison, the bulk of the $7.6 million equipment […]