A 40-year-old man from the Monmouth Junction section of South Brunswick is charged with causing serious injuries in a fiery crash on Route 1.
Transportation
Transportation connections in and around New Brunswick has led the city to be nicknamed “Hub City.” Presently, the city is home to portions of several highways and two stations on the most highly-utilized passenger train line in the nation: the Northeast Corridor. New Brunswick also is home to more public parking garages than any other city in the state.
Posted inLaw & Public Safety
NBPA Approves $900K For Barriers and Fencing After Recent Deaths at Garages
The New Brunswick Parking Authority approved a resolution dedicating up to $900,000 toward “acquiring and installing safety barrier/fencing at certain parking deck facilities.”
Posted inLaw & Public Safety
70-Year-Old Man Killed After Being Struck by Vehicle
Police are investigating a fatal crash that claimed the life of a 70-year-old man overnight on Saturday, June 19.
Posted inTransportation
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
Posted inEnvironment & Climate
In “Abundance of Caution,” City Switches Water Sources After Diesel Fuel Spill
NORTH BRUNSWICK, NJ—A tractor trailer crash on Route 1 caused about 150 gallons of diesel fuel to spill into waterways near where the New Brunswick Water Utility draws its drinking water. The city’s Water Treatment Plant typically treats water sucked out of the Westons Mill Pond, but the utility is fortunate to have a second […]
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Eight Deaths in Six Years at NBPA Parking Garages
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ— On February 14, an employee at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH) passed away, becoming the most recent victim in a little known rash of deaths taking place at New Brunswick’s parking decks. Seven others have also died by falling from public parking decks here, including at least one other worker at […]
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New Biergarten Set to Open Next to Train Station This August
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—The New Brunswick Parking Authority (NBPA) found a tenant for the space that previously housed Brother Jimmy’s Barbecue at 5 Easton Avenue. After months of delays, Redd’s Biergarten is tentatively set for a “soft opening” in mid-August, according to the NBPA Executive Director’s report to his Board of Commissioners on July 24. “I’m […]
