Tuesday Night’s Planning Board Meeting Will Likely Be Residents Only Opportunity to Comment on Proposal For New Development
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.
Lawsuit Filed By Police Lt. Says Former Director Used Racial Slur & Passed Him Over For Promotions
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ – A New Brunswick police lieutenant recently filed a lawsuit that claims Peter Mangarella, the city's police director from March 2010 to June 2011, used a racial slur that was derogatory of African-Americans.
The suit also said that Mayor James Cahill failed to take "appropriate remedial action," when it was brought to his attention by the police union.
Last January, in his sixteenth year on the police force, Steven Middleton, an African-American officer who lives in the city, was promoted to the rank of lieutenant.
Daughter of Former Mayor Will Seek 3rd Term as Councilwoman But Needs New Running Mates
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ – Eight years ago, she was the new kid on the block at the city council. Now, Councilwoman Elizabeth Garlatti is poised to become the most senior member on the body if she can win re-election this November.
The city's Democratic Party organization announced yesterday that Garlatti will be seeking a third term on the city council, according to a report on Patch.com.
Councilman: New Brunswick Police Car Might Have Been Involved in Somerset Drug Deal
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ – At Wednesday's Council meeting, New Brunswick City Councilman Kevin Egan said he was told that a New Brunswick police vehicle may have been involved in a drug crime charged to Andrew Ferrazzoli, 51, of Piscataway.
Ferrazzoli worked in the police department as a "services office manager" and was in charge of the department's vehicle maintenance and purchasing.
Prosecution Rests Case Against Dharun Ravi After Introducing Damning Evidence and Testimony
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ – In one of the highest-profile trials in the United States, a former student at Rutgers University is facing charges that he used his personal computer to spy on his gay roommate having sex during their first month at school.
EXCLUSIVE: NBPD Employee Quietly Resigns Following Drug Charges in Franklin
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ – In the latest scandal to rock the city’s embattled police department, Andrew Ferrazzoli, a civilian employee of the NBPD, quietly resigned two weeks ago following a drug charge he picked up in Franklin Township.
As part of an operation spearheaded jointly by Somerset and Middlesex Counties dubbed “Operation: Corridor Crackdown,” over 30 people were arrested and charged with buying or selling cocaine along the Route 27 corridor on February 17.
Rutgers Student Charged With Aiding Anti-semitic Firebombings in Bergen County
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ – Bergen County authorities announced the arrest of a 19-year-old Rutgers student Friday. He is the second man to be charged in connection with the firebombings of synagogues in Rutherford and Paramus, New Jersey.
Aakash Dalal, a freshman at the University, was arrested in New Brunswick on March 2. His childhood friend Anthony Graziano was arrested in January and charged with the attacks