NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—City employees failed to properly monitor a chemical feed, resulting in almost three times the normal amount of a treatment chemical being added to the drinking water supply here. According to a spokesperson from the office of Mayor James Cahill, “the New Brunswick Water Utility detected a...

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—August marked one year since the Mexican Consulate in New Brunswick opened its doors, becoming the 53rd consular office established by the Mexican government in the United States, but the move has been in the works since the 2000’s. The new office at 390 George Street...

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—City police are now investigating a trio of recent shootings, on top of one they already solved earlier in the month of September. With four injured victims in the four incidents, that’s the most shooting victims in a single month since May, when four people were shot in a single incident on Redmond Street.

The state's largest parking authority has raised the rates to park in all nine of its decks, starting September 1.

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ – New Brunswick’s Hip Hop 50 collective (HH50), formed last year to celebrate the 50th birthday of the genre, is expanding its reach in 2024 with an Olympic Breakdancing watch party in Newark this Saturday, August 10. Jose Perez is presenting the event, which runs from 11:30 am to 4:30 pm at […]

William Tambussi, the South Jersey political machine attorney, stands accused of a slew of criminal acts in a stunning indictment against him and five others for running a corrupt political and redevelopment racket.

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—One week after a raging fire left the home at 127 Louis Street uninhabitable—displacing seven residents—the city’s fire department admitted that two firefighters were injured while attempting to control the blaze. The fire broke out on June 12 at 7:48pm, according to the New...

The June 11 deal resolves allegations related to the marketing of the pharma giant's talc-based baby powder and body powder products, which J&J pulled from shelves in 2020 and has now agreed not to sell ever again in the United States.

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—The City Council of New Brunswick seems poised to once again close three blocks of the city’s main drag to vehicles. An agenda item up for a public hearing and final vote on June 5 would lead to a closure of George Street the following day, if the measure is signed into law […]

In the aftermath of a one-car crash, a councilwoman is facing charges of driving recklessly and intoxicated at a level more than three times the legal limit.

Highland Park’s Porchfest returns this Sunday, May 19th from 12pm to 6pm, rain or shine.

The recordings capture the group of responding cops bantering among themselves about the situation, joking and fantasizing about sicking a "drug dog" on the immigrants and escorting the bus out of town at gunpoint.

This Tuesday, April 16, New Brunswick residents have the opportunity to shape the future of its schools with their votes. Three seats are up for the the Board of Education in New Brunswick, with three incumbents and three challengers vying for the three-year terms. The incumbent candidates, including board president Jennifer Sevilla, along with board […]

More than three weeks after a fatal crash killed a 65-year-old driver on Route 1, an 18-year-old man surrendered to authorities to face a charge of vehicular homicide.

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—At Rutgers University, a solar power project more than a year in the making has been completed and is now producing more electricity than expected. Solar arrays–groups of solar panels–have been installed above parking lots at 16 locations across its campuses, as well as at the university’s office of Institutional Planning and Operations (IP&O) in Piscataway, which spearheaded the project.

TRENTON, NJ—Today, two different state legislative committees are poised to simultaneously consider a freshly-dropped pair of bills that would overhaul and undermine the state’s Open Public Records Act (OPRA). The OPRA has been a critical tool for journalists to uncover corruption and inform the public using primary sources, but it is also used by all […]

The cultural landmark in downtown New Brunswick will transform from rock and roll club to vegan restaurant this spring, New Brunswick Today confirmed this week.

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—For the second year in a row, Middlesex County led the state in death caused by crashes, even as the numbers trended downward in the rest of the state. Motor vehicle crashes killed 64 people here last year, despite a county government pledge two years prior to pursue a “vision” where no serious […]

Before a single vote was cast in the 2024 US Presidential race, New Jersey's controversial former Governor Chris Christie dropped out, marking the end of his second failed presidential campaign.

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ – Have you heard the news? Hub City is reaching ever higher into the sky. The city’s next big thing, The Helix – no, not a rock group – is committing the downtown Wasteland to memory with every square yard of concrete poured and every new tenant announced.  It’s looking like at […]