NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—State law enforcement is investigating an incident where a local man appears to have taken his own life in the backyard of a home in the Hub City’s Second Ward. Residents at 38 Lee Avenue called authorities and New Brunswick Today after they opened their back door toContinue Reading
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—The city’s Sears department store will remain open until at least April 19, a week later than previously announced, an employee told New Brunswick Today. The reason for the extension is to allow more time for the “sell-down of goods” on hand in the store, a task thatContinue Reading
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—In another move to counter the spread of the coronavirus disease, COVID-19, the state ordered all municipal, county, and State public libraries to close, as well as all university computer labs. The mandate took effect on the evening of March 20, following Rutgers University’s refusal to voluntarily closeContinue Reading
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—The “internal affairs” (IA) unit of the city’s police department is investigating several officers who denied New Brunswick Today reporters the right to do a news broadcast on a public sidewalk. On March 17, amid the onset of a global pandemic, New Brunswick Today reporter Carlos Ramirez wasContinue Reading
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—On March 17, Rutgers University President Robert Barchi cancelled all in-person classes and events for the remainder of the school year, including the long-awaited commencement ceremonies. It’s part of the latest drastic measures taken to combat the spread of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19–measures that have been met withContinue Reading
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—City water meter reader Guillermo Quinones pleaded guilty to official misconduct on February 14, becoming the fourth New Brunswick Water Utility official since 2015 to admit to corrupt acts. Quinones is scheduled for sentencing on March 27, and prosecutors are recommending a five-year prison sentence for his roleContinue Reading
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ— On February 14, an employee at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH) passed away, becoming the most recent victim in a little known rash of deaths taking place at New Brunswick’s parking decks. Seven others have also died by falling from public parking decks here, including atContinue Reading
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, notingContinue Reading
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—A man survived a fall from a sixth floor window at St. Peter’s University Hospital, after landing on a lower-level rooftop. “An individual was found early this morning on a first-floor roof of Saint Peter’s University Hospital after falling from an open window,” hospital spokesperson Michelle Lazzarotti toldContinue Reading
