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, NJ – Morris Kafka is out as President of New Brunswick's most active crime watch programs, and longtime 2nd Ward resident Maria Pellerano is in. Tonight, she will preside over her first meeting as President, the first time in 18 years Kafka will not lead the group.
The change comes amidst a crime wave plaguing the area served by the organization. Two police-involved shootings also occurred in the ward during the past six months.
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ – The NYPD utilized a secret unit of undercover officers, who used CIA training to infiltrate muslim communities up and down the East Coast of the United States. But we already knew that. We also knew that many of the officers on the special detail worked out of an apartment in downtown New Brunswick, until their cover was blown in June 2009.
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ – Shiela Oliver, an Essex County politician who made history in 2010 when she was elected Speaker of the NJ General Assembly, is the first African-American woman to hold the title.
And tonight she'll be speaking at the New Brunswick Free Public Library, in honor of Black History Month.
The event starts at 7pm in the Carl Valenti Community Room. It is free and open to the public.
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ – The Newark Star-Ledger reported that over 70 people protested in cold weather against the latest accusations of police brutality against the New Brunswick Police Department.
Another protest held later in the week drew fifteen people during inclement weather. The next protest is scheduled for Wednesday at 4:30pm, at the site where police shot Victor Rodriguez, a 19-year-old who may now be paralyzed. His family said he had previously fired shots from a starter's pistol to scare away two unknown assailants.
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Internal Affairs head Richard Rowe was indicted for mishandling 81 investigations into his fellow officers.
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ – It took authorities years to realize that dozens of files containing complaints lodged by citizens against NBPD officers had gone missing. Ultimately, Sgt. Richard Rowe, who ran the Internal Affairs division from 2003 to 2007, was blamed for the problem.
Authorities also alledge he tampered with the files and failed to fully investigate 81 of the complaints against his fellow officers, leaving them open indefinitely.
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