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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.

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County Accepts $350K to Allow Oil Pipeline Easement on Golf Course Property

Avatar photoby Charlie KratovilFebruary 23, 2021February 23, 2021

On February 18, the Middlesex County Commissioners approved a resolution that will allow “Sunoco Pipeline LP” to relocate an oil pipeline to an area along the edge of a county-owned golf course.

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New Councilman Takes Office in East Brunswick

by Jason Levin and Charlie KratovilFebruary 23, 2021February 23, 2021

At the East Brunswick Township Council meeting on February 22, Dinesh “Danny” Behal was sworn in to fill the vacant seat formerly held by Sterley Stanley.

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Homeless Left Out in Bitter Cold as City Abruptly Closes “Code Blue” Warming Center

Avatar photoby Charlie KratovilFebruary 12, 2021February 26, 2023

As city officials kicked off a long holiday weekend, the growing homeless population here was left without as warm place to go while temperatures dropped and another winter storm is approaching.

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Ranked-Choice Voting Provides Alternative to Runoff Elections

by Christina Capella and Charlie KratovilJanuary 26, 2021January 28, 2021

Ranked-choice voting (RCV) is being promoted in New Jersey and across the United States as a way to solve one of the major issues voters worry about: the “spoiler effect” that can result in voters opting for “the lesser of two evils” instead of the candidate who they feel best represents them.

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Murphy Defends Nomination of “Good Friend” Fined by Feds

by Dave PolakiewiczJanuary 4, 2021January 4, 2021

The treasurer of Middlesex County College’s Board of Trustees still has the backing of Governor Phil Murphy despite reports linking the man’s company to a state probe of pay-to-play in public sector health insurance contracts.

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County Grants 51 Small Businesses Federal Funds

by Dave SchatzDecember 27, 2020December 28, 2020

Using the federal CDBG funding authorized by the CARES Act, the county awarded $1,062,260 in grants for job retention and creation to local establishments with no more than ten employees and net incomes of $100,000 or less per year.

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With Trump Still in Denial, Biden Wins Electoral College

by Christina CapellaDecember 20, 2020December 20, 2020

After months of heated public debate, the Electoral College officially voted in favor of Joe Biden, in a move that will make him the 46th President of the United States.

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