Reporter at New Brunswick Today

Richard researched transportation, land use, history, and other topics. Investigated site plans. Attended public meetings (planning board, zoning board, parking authority board of directors, City Council) to record and help determine what was discussed. Analyzed blueprints and site plans to determine what land uses sites would be put to. Photographed sites that would be affected by proposed projects, as well as sites involved in news events. Employed Sketchup CAD to visualize new land uses, such as buildings and structures. Critiqued and wrote articles in fast-paced work environment, writing before deadlines. Made judgments as to what constituted proper material to include in articles. Created a zoning map; am working on ways to show it to the public. Consulted vintage maps to determine historic land uses.

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Rutgers Grants $20,000 to Study How to Fix Problem For Bicyclists

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ–Rutgers University is spending $20,000 to investigate how to improve the bicycle path connecting New Brunswick and Piscataway at the site of the Route 18 bridge.

Mayor James Cahill identified the nexus of George Street and the John Lynch Bridge as a priority among missing bicycle links.  The longtime Mayor asserts that the study "will provide input to the city's strategic planning and improvement projects for bridge access and bicycle network connectivity."

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New Learning Center Planned For Jameson Complex at Rutgers

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ–Construction is expected to begin this summer on a new 20,000 square foot "learning center" adjacent to the Jameson dormitories on Jones Avenue.

The Global Village Learning Center will include both classrooms and student housing to serve the Douglass Residential College at Rutgers University.

The center will house 37 Douglass students, as well as a large meeting room aimed at "offering students a supportive living-learning environment."

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42-Year-Old Horse That Carried Scarlet Knight Mascot Passes On

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ–"Lord Nelson," a 42-year old horse that had served Rutgers University for 37 years, has died. 

Lord Nelson was reportedly born at a quarter-horse ranch in Oklahoma, and by about five years later, he was living at Roosevelt Sales Stables in Edison, when Rutgers acquired him in 1978.

That year, Lord Nelson's education consisted of training with the New York Mounted Patrol for a season.  He was driven into NYC each day during this training session.

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Planning Board Approves Four-Story Building For Easton Avenue

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—Plans for a new four-story apartment building on a lively block of Easton Avenue was approved unanimously by the city's Planning Board on February 26.

The structure would replace two-story mixed-use buildings that housed popular businesses before they were destroyed by a four-alarm inferno on March 3, 2004.

Three years after the fire, David Abisleiman, of the family that runs Evelyn's Lebanese restaurant at 45 Easton Avenue, bought the property for a dollar from other family members.