EDISON, NJ—Two men were injured after 200 gallons of a hazardous substance leaked from the LyondellBasell facility on Meadow Road, leaving a chemical smell in the air above a neighborhood on the night of August 23. The Titanium tetrachloride was released “due to a broken pipe within their facility,” according to Deputy Chief of the Edison […]
August 2020
Posted inSports
Rutgers Delays Fall Sports After Hiding Extent of Football Team’s Outbreak
Just one week after releasing their fall football schedule, the COVID-19 pandemic has forced Rutgers University and the rest of their athletic conference to delay all games and competitions until next year.
Posted inHealthcare
New Brunswick’s J&J to Buy Boston Area Pharma Company For $6.5 Billion
Johnson & Johnson (J&J) said on August 19 it agreed to purchase drugmaker Momenta Pharmaceuticals Inc. for about $6.5 billion.
Posted inLaw & Public Safety
MCPO: Driving His Kids, Intoxicated Dad Caused a Fiery Crash on Route 1
A 40-year-old man from the Monmouth Junction section of South Brunswick is charged with causing serious injuries in a fiery crash on Route 1.
Posted inHealthcare
School Re-opening Forces Closure of COVID-19 Test Site in New Brunswick
After just over three months in action, the county government’s COVID-19 testing site at the A. Chester Redshaw Elementary School is being shut down to allow the school to re-open in September.
Posted inLaw & Public Safety
Overnight Shooting on Lee Avenue Goes Unreported
City police are investigating another shooting that occurred overnight in New Brunswick, but they did not publicize the matter, ask for the public’s help, or report it to state officials.
Posted inLaw & Public Safety
Compounding Crises: Storm Set to Hit NJ Amid Pandemic
Officials are being forced to divert their attention from one crisis to another, as a tropical storm approaches New Jersey.