Police are investigating a fatal crash that claimed the life of a 70-year-old man overnight on Saturday, June 19.
Law & Public Safety
New Brunswick is home to the Middlesex County Superior Court and the Middlesex County Family Court, as well as a variety of law enforcement agencies like the New Brunswick Police Department and the Rutgers University Police Department. Public safety and criminal justice are often controversial topics, and crime in the city has been a problem for centuries.
Schools Security Director Ousted in New Brunswick
Peter Mangarella, a former New Brunswick Police Director in charge of security for the city’s school system, is being ousted from his position with the school district after nearly a decade in the job.
2 More Deaths After NBPA Puts Suicide Issue on “Back Burner Due to the Pandemic”
A Highland Park psychologist, age 66, died by falling from a New Brunswick parking deck on the morning of Sunday, June 7.
Deep in Debt, Board of Ed Official Declares Bankruptcy
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—The man in charge of the finances for the city’s school district quietly filed for bankruptcy in January, claiming he and his wife were over $1.6 million in debt, despite his $230,454 annual salary. Richard Jannarone has been the New Brunswick school district’s business administrator for 17 years, but he also owns many […]
Sgt. Violated NBPD Rules by Interfering With Broadcasts
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—A police sergeant will be disciplined after violating the rights of this reporter and a colleague when he and other officers interrupted our live news broadcast and forced us off a public sidewalk. The incident occurred on March 17 and was sparked by a call to police from security officers at St. Peter’s […]
Supreme Court Overturns “Bridgegate” Convictions
WASHINGTON, DC–The criminal conviction of one of former Governor Chris Christie's aides has been appealed to the US Supreme Court
Questioned on Gutting Records Act, Gov. Murphy Declares “We’re at War”
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—It is now much harder for New Jerseyans to obtain public records from their local, county, and state government agencies after an emergency law passed in four days and signed by the Governor. Among the most devastating blows to government transparency in recent memory were Assembly bill A-3849, and its companion bill in […]