NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—Over the past three months, the Rutgers University Board of Governors held three special meetings to approve contracts for highly-paid employees, including a new University President. The board approved an eight-year, $4 million-per-year contract for the football coach and a contract extension for the current basketball coach whichContinue Reading
PISCATAWAY, NJ—Sky Blue FC, a team in the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL), will no longer be playing at the Rutgers University campus after announcing a change of venue for their home matches this season. For years, the club has been using Yurcak Field, located on the Busch campus inContinue Reading
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ–Mike Wolfthal started as the interim New Brunswick High School Athletic Director on November 25, according to TapInto New Brunswick. Wolfthal was previously the Athletic Director at Bishop Ahr, a Catholic school in Edison. In March, he announced his retirement from that position, shortly before the school changedContinue Reading
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—Former Rutgers University football coach Greg Schiano could be re-hired to his old job at a public meeting of the Rutgers Board of Governors at 10am on December 3. Schiano accepted the head coach position for the first time nineteen years ago today, and led the team fromContinue Reading
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ–The Board of Education has been interviewing candidates to take over as Athletic Director after demoting Craig Lowery on October 15 following a scandal that cost the football team four victories. Since the abrupt change, Business Administrator Richard Jannarone has been filling in for Lowery as interim AthleticContinue Reading
PISCATAWAY, NJ–Rutgers University men’s basketball team won its first game of the season on November 7, defeating Bryant University 73-71. While other teams are mired in controversy and without a clear future, the men’s basketball coach is hoping to win enough of the next 29 games to bring the teamContinue Reading
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—On Friday, the New Brunswick High School (NBHS) Zebras football team was 4-0 before losing to North Brunswick that night. But by Tuesday, media outlets were reporting that the Zebras were now 0-5 after accusations that the team used an ineligible player, turning their season upside-down. Greater MiddlesexContinue Reading
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—As of September 1, the soon-to-be-retired Rutgers President was only the 50th highest-paid university employee so far this year. With a salary of $726,464, Dr. Robert “Bob” Barchi is paid almost twice as much as the President of the United States and more than four times the GovernorContinue Reading
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—The New Brunswick Zebras football program is off to a 2-0 start, putting them in a tie for first place in the Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) White Division. Under the leadership of second-year coach Nathaniel Harris, the team is off to its best start yet after a 3-6Continue Reading
