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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.

Posted inBusiness & Labor

Murphy Visits North Brunswick to Announce Funding For Businesses

by Dave Schatz August 2, 2020August 2, 2020

More desperately needed financial relief for New Jersey’s small businesses was made official on July 28.

Posted inHealthcare

Partnering With Christie, RWJBarnabas Pays Ex-Gov. to Lobby For Them

Avatar photo by Charlie Kratovil August 1, 2020August 1, 2020

As the COVID-19 pandemic slammed New Jersey, a former Governor sprung into action, this time as a lobbyist for corporations.

Posted inLaw & Public Safety

NBPA Approves $900K For Barriers and Fencing After Recent Deaths at Garages

by Kristin Ofeldt and Mohsin Sharif July 26, 2020July 26, 2020

The New Brunswick Parking Authority approved a resolution dedicating up to $900,000 toward “acquiring and installing safety barrier/fencing at certain parking deck facilities.”

Posted inLaw & Public Safety

FBI Hunting For Shooter Who Targeted a Judge’s Family and Killed Her Son

Avatar photo by Charlie Kratovil July 20, 2020July 20, 2020

Authorities are investigating the circumstances that led to a fatal shooting in the Hidden Lake home of US District Court Judge Esther Salas on the afternoon of July 19.

Posted inCorruption

After Avoiding Parents, Superintendent Endorses Closure of Lincoln Annex

Avatar photo by Charlie Kratovil July 10, 2020July 17, 2020

A Woodbridge Councilman who Governor Phil Murphy has made the county’s Interim Superintendent of Schools in 2018 has quietly recommended the closure of New Brunswick’s Lincoln Annex School.

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New BA and CFO as Two More Cahill Cabinet Members Quietly Retire

Avatar photo by Charlie Kratovil July 10, 2020July 11, 2020

The City Council met on July 1, but they decided not to tell the public that two key city officials had retired just a day earlier.

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Commander of Domestic Violence Unit Used NBPD Phone to Stalk Woman

Avatar photo by Charlie Kratovil June 22, 2020July 2, 2022

The police lieutenant in charge of handling domestic violence and school matters used a city-owned cell phone to stalk and harass a young woman, sending her lewd pictures taken at police headquarters.

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