Charlie is the founder and editor of New Brunswick Today, and the winner of the Awbrey Award for Community-Oriented Local Journalism. He is a proud Rutgers University journalism graduate, a community organizer, and a former independent candidate for mayor of New Brunswick.
New Brunswick Public Schools to Close on Wednesday For The Second Time This Week
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—City public schools will be closed on Wednesday for the second day this week due to inclement weather.
A mix of various precipitation is expected to descend on New Brunswick tonight, and apparently the forecast was concerning enough to cause the district to close once again.
With Snow Forecasted, New Brunswick School System Decides to Close on Monday
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ–The city school system will be closed on Monday February 3, due to a weather forecast that calls for several inches of snow overnight.
Though snow has not yet begun to fall, the school board announced the closure via their Nixle emergency alert system.
However, the message blasted out to residents at 10:38pm included an erroneous date: "Due to inclement weather, New Brunswick Public Schools will be closed tomorrow, Wednesday, January 22nd, 2014."
RAC Fundraiser Cost Attendees $125 to Meet Julie Hermann, Vivian Stringer, and Eddie Jordan
PISCATAWAY, NJ—Last night, February 1, Rutgers University held an exclusive event entitled “Meet the Coaches and RU Basketball Greats” as part of an initiative to renovate the Rutgers Athletic Center (RAC) on Livingston Campus.
Annual Homeless Count Attracts Hundreds to City Soup Kitchen
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—Imagine living through one of the coldest of winters in recent memory without having a warm place to stay.
Long-term homelessness is an issue that various county organizations are trying to address, as Elijah's Promise hosted the annual "Point in Time Count & Survey" on Wednesday to determine the number of homeless individuals in the county and provide them services.
Elijah's Promise, the city's only soup kitchen, was one of three sites in the county where the survey was conducted.
State Theatre Screens Free Movies For Customer Appreciation Day
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—The city's historic State Theatre is celebrating their customers with three free movie screenings on Saturday, February 1.
At 10am, the day starts off with the kid-friendly film "Wreck-it-Ralph," an animated comedy about a villain who longs to be a hero and all of his misadventures along the way.
Next is a screening of The Avengers, a movie based off of the Marvel Comic superhero team of the same name. The Avengers screening begins at 1pm.