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Three More Indicted in Expanding Investigation of New Brunswick Water Utility Conspiracy

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—A state grand jury indicted a suspended Water Utility employee and two Hub City landlords on September 16. It’s just the latest big news that authorities have been keeping under wraps as their widening investigation into a half-million dollar city government scheme continues. The indictments accuse the suspended city employee and two local […]

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New Brunswick Fire Department Promotes First-Ever Latino Deputy Chief

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—Jorge “George” Arriaga became the first Latino Deputy Chief in the New Brunswick Fire Department (NBFD) in a ceremony on September 12. Mayor Jim Cahill made the promotion official, along with several others, before a packed crowd in City Hall. Fire brass from East Orange, Passaic, Perth Amboy, Trenton, Camden and Hoboken reportedly […]

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New Brunswick Today Public Safety Blotter: September 2019 Incidents, Arrests, and Indictments

For the benefit of our readers, New Brunswick Today will be consistently updating a list of incidents and occurrences in the city, including emergencies, reported crimes, police investigations, and other public safety developments, including grand jury indictments and significant criminal cases. The following information is based on various records obtained from Rutgers University, New Brunswick, […]

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Who is New Acting Middlesex County Prosecutor Chris Kuberiet?

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—Andrew Carey is out as Middlesex County’s top cop, and until Governor Phil Murphy chooses a permanent replacement, former First Assistant Prosecutor Christopher L. C. Kuberiet is now at the helm. But the Governor is exercising his right to remain silent on the matter, and he declined to answer this reporter’s question about […]

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After Trying to Withdraw His Guilty Plea, Killer Gets 16 Years For Fatally Shooting Woman

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—Christian Cortes, the 27-year-old man who admitted to fatally shooting a woman on 7th Street in New Brunswick, tried and failed to withdraw his guilty plea on August 28. The following day, Judge Joseph Rea sentenced Cortes to 16 years in state prison, in accordance with the plea agreement negotiated by Cortes’ prior […]