After being closed for over a year, Feaster Park’s fences have come down, and the five-acre park in the heart of the city is once again open to the public.
Government & Politics
New Brunswick is governed by an elected Mayor and 7-member City Council, while the Middlesex County government is governed by a 7-member County Commission and three Constitutional Officers: County Sheriff, County Clerk, and County Surrogate. The city’s affairs are also heavily influenced and impacted by state government, as well as the New Brunswick Parking Authority, New Brunswick Housing Authority, and the Democratic Party.
Longtime NBPA Boss Quietly Returns as Interim Executive Director
Mitch Karon has returned to the top position at the New Brunswick Parking Authority, less than two years after he retired from the same post.
South River Mayor Loses Primary Election by 18 Votes
The borough will be getting a new Mayor soon, after a close contest in the Republican primary election led to the defeat of three-term incumbent John Krenzel.
Biden Appoints Rutgers Governor to Secretive Intelligence Board
One of the high-powered members of Rutgers University’s Board of Governors has been tapped to join a federal board to advise The White House.
Mark Angelson, a corporate executive who lives in New York but also leads the $4 billion State University of New Jersey, will join the President’s Intelligence Advisory Board (PIAB).
Unclear Who Will Have to Pay For Special “Do-Over” Election in Old Bridge
After a challenged election, a refused appeal, and a long wait, voting is underway in the “do-over” election for one of Old Bridge’s nine Township Council seats.
South Plainfield Councilman Becomes New County Chairman of Republican Party
Rob Bengivenga, a five-term councilman from South Plainfield, defeated Perth Amboy Republican Chair Sharon Hubberman by a vote of 191-79 to become the next MCRO Chairman.
Franklin Residents Have Not Given Up Trying to Stop Construction of New Library
A few Franklin Township residents remain committed to trying to preserve a heavily wooded parcel of value to their local neighborhood that now is the proposed construction site for a new library branch.