MIDDLESEX, NJ—It seemed like a match made in heaven. A politically connected developer wanted to construct an apartment building on the Middlesex Borough site where a paint factory exploded and burned in 1985. The site would be remediated first, and the Middlesex County Improvement Authority would even take part by securing $200,000 in federal funding […]
November 2020
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RWJ Hospital’s Annual Meeting Held Without Required Notice
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—Only one of the city’s two major hospitals held public meetings in compliance with state law this year, according to the state Department of Health (DOH) website. With just two days left to provide the required legal notice for a meeting taking place in 2020, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH) is conspicuously […]
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Bringing Art Deco Back: Planning Board Approves New State Theatre Signage
State Theatre NJ will officially see her name in new lights in one of many major changes coming to the historic building as it approaches its centennial anniversary.
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Pair of Sneaker Stores Downtown Build Their Audience Online
On the ground floor of “The George” sits a pair of sneaker and clothing shops: LMTD Supply and its sister store, Lady LMTD. The stores sell custom-picked sneakers and an assortment of vintage and new clothing ranging from 1990’s Nike jackets to 2020 Supreme drops.
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Rushing to Certify Results, Election Board Forgot to Count Some Ballots
Eleven provisional ballots, which could contain legitimate votes, were found “unopened” almost three weeks after Election Day and three days after the official results were certified. Middlesex County election officials also confirmed they counted at least seven votes cast on mail-in ballots that had been reported stolen, and it is not possible to remove these suspect votes from the final results.
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New Jersey Workers Win COVID-19 Protections
TRENTON, NJ–On November 5, Governor Phil Murphy signed Executive Order 192, mandating safety requirements to protect workers from the COVID-19 pandemic in all New Jersey workplaces. The executive order is the culmination of a months-long organizing effort by activists and frontline workers. “With today’s action, New Jersey becomes the only state to leverage its public […]
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A Day in the Life of Hub City’s Only Record Store
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—For Andrew Spina, his small business is just a continuation of a hobby that started when he was a kid. “I started collecting records pretty young, probably around twelve or thirteen, just saving up money, buying a record here and there off the boardwalk,” says Spina, inside his record store on Easton Avenue. […]
