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 […]
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New Brunswick has been home to many important news organizations throughout its history, and it is also the location of Rutgers University’s School of Communication & Information. The Rutgers University Daily Targum still operates a newsroom on-campus and, though it no longer has facilities in the city, the Home News Tribune continues to cover New Brunswick, in addition to the Star-Ledger and online outlets like New Brunswick Today.
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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 […]
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Death Tolls at NJ Nursing Homes Finally Released
EDISON, NJ—Local nursing homes, including a state-run “veterans home,” are among Central New Jersey’s most deeply affected by outbreaks of COVID-19, according to newly-released data on over 400 facilities. The Menlo Park Veterans Home in Edison was the site of 86 cases of the disease associated with 25 deaths there, the most of any home […]
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WATCH: Reporter April Ryan Has Her Bodyguard Forcibly Remove NBToday Camera and Reporter
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—New Brunswick Today’s camera equipment was briefly stolen by a bodyguard who proceeded to violently force this reporter out of a hotel lobby. Newly-released video shows the bodyguard, Joel Morris, getting physical with the author of this article on August 3 shortly after 8:30pm at the Heldrich Hotel. The video was handed over […]
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Radio Host to Take Over as Mayor’s Spokesman
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—Bert Baron, an award-winning radio host in the area, will be joining the administration of Mayor James Cahill. The AM radio host will take over the role of “public information officer” from Jennifer Bradshaw, who joined Cahill’s team in 2014. “Upon her return, she will assume a new role in the field of […]
