NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—Only one of the city’s two major hospitals held public meetings in compliance with state law this year, according to the state Department of Health (DOH) website. With just two days left to provide the required legal notice for a meeting taking place in 2020, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH) is conspicuously […]
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.
Posted inCorruption
Rushing to Certify Results, Election Board Forgot to Count Some Ballots
Eleven provisional ballots, which could contain legitimate votes, were found “unopened” almost three weeks after Election Day and three days after the official results were certified. Middlesex County election officials also confirmed they counted at least seven votes cast on mail-in ballots that had been reported stolen, and it is not possible to remove these suspect votes from the final results.
Posted inBusiness & Labor
New Jersey Workers Win COVID-19 Protections
TRENTON, NJ–On November 5, Governor Phil Murphy signed Executive Order 192, mandating safety requirements to protect workers from the COVID-19 pandemic in all New Jersey workplaces. The executive order is the culmination of a months-long organizing effort by activists and frontline workers. “With today’s action, New Jersey becomes the only state to leverage its public […]
Posted inLaw & Public Safety
Police Looking For Voyeur Caught on Video Peeping Into Home Near Rutgers
Video obtained by New Brunswick Today shows the man New Brunswick police are warning people about: a serial voyeur creeping on women in the Fifth and Sixth Wards of the city.
Posted inGovernment & Politics
Judge Forces City to Release Secret Pandemic Plan
A secret city plan in place for at least six months will soon have to be released to New Brunswick Today, after Superior Court Judge Alberto Rivas ruled in favor of our lawsuit against the government.
Posted inHealthcare
Trump and Christie Infected, May Have Spread Virus in NJ
The President of the United States appears to have contracted the dreaded coronavirus and brought it with him to New Jersey.
Posted inLaw & Public Safety
2 Weeks After Deadly Mass Shooting, Mayor Still Silent
It’s been over two weeks since nine people were shot and two young lives were cut short in a hail of gunfire on Delafield Street.
