For over a month, political insiders here have had access to the new district lines that will be used in local elections, but the very same maps are still being kept secret from the general public.
Corruption
New Brunswick has been an epicenter for political and corporate corruption, with jaw-dropping scandals including police running brothels, former Mayors imprisoned, and all manner of pay-to-play, retribution, patronage, and graft.
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Parking Deck Designer Remains on Federal Board After Indecent Assault Conviction
Timothy Hyungrock Haahs, a Presidential appointee and prominent player in the US parking business with deep ties to the New Brunswick and Middlesex County government, was found guilty of indecent assault in a Pennsylvania court late last year.
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Now Behind Bars, Ex-Mayor Left Plenty of Wreckage
Disgraced former Mayor Ron DiMura reported to the Middlesex County Jail on May 5 to begin serving a seven-year sentence for second-degree theft by deception.
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Plan to Eliminate Voting Locations in New Brunswick Comes Under Fire
While New Jersey is moving to increase access to voting in primary and general elections, local and county officials here are trying to limit voting opportunities for the upcoming April 20 school election.
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Another Middlesex County Mayor Sentenced to Prison
Ronald DiMura is at least the third former Mayor here in Middlesex County to be sentenced to incarceration in recent history, joining Perth Amboy’s Joe Vas and New Brunswick’s John Lynch, Jr.
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Middlesex Dumps Insurance Broker Over “Serious Red Flags”
A health insurance broker reportedly caught up in a state pay-to-play probe has been dumped by one Middlesex County town where it had been considered for a municipal contract.
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PILOT Goes Unpaid on Short-Lived Supermarket in Middlesex Borough
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 […]
