Tag: Rutgers University
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Six new officers join ranks of Woodbridge Police Department
WOODBRIDGE – Six new police officers have joined the ranks of the Woodbridge Township Police Department. In a ceremony on Jan. 10, Mayor John McCormac said the officers are joining the best police department in the state, noting the department gets accredited every three years by a national firm. “[The firm] comes out and looks…
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Rutgers student from South River charged with violating court order following attempted murder charges
A Rutgers University student has been charged with contempt of a court order weeks after officials lodged an attempted murder charge. Izaia Bullock, 22, of South River, was charged on Oct. 30 with two counts of attempted murder in the first degree and two counts of conspiracy to commit murder in the first degree.…
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Farming conference open to the public, gardeners, farmers of all skill levels
The 29th annual Northeast Organic Farming Association of New Jersey (NOFA-NJ) Winter Conference will take place on Jan. 26 and 27 at the Rutgers University Douglass Student Center, 100 George St., New Brunswick. The conference is an opportunity to educate the public, gardeners and farmers at all skill levels on topics relating to regenerative organic…
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Sculpture by late South Brunswick artist welcomes visitors to the Zimmerli
South Brunswick artist, the late George Segal, has made a lasting impression at the Zimmerli Art Museum in New Brunswick, most recently having his “Red Acrobat” sculpture installed. Segal (1924-2000) was born in the Bronx, but lived nearly his entire life in New Jersey, specifically South Brunswick. He studied at The Cooper Union and Pratt…
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Gov. Murphy taps long-time Metuchen municipal court judge to lead state Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control
METUCHEN — In the coming weeks, Metuchen officials will begin the process of selecting a new municipal court judge, according to Mayor Jonathan Busch. On Nov. 9, New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal and Gov. Phil Murphy announced in a press release they will tap long-time Municipal Court Judge James Graziano to lead the…
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Edison, Metuchen call on county to help preserve ‘Lucille Ball Pond’
After residents expressed concerns of development of the so-called “Lucille Ball Pond” area on the corner of Clive Street and Mason Drive on the border of Edison and Metuchen, officials in both towns are calling on the county to preserve the pond as a protected wetland. Metuchen Mayor Jonathan Busch has spoken about the…
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Suicide Prevention Conference set for Dec. 6
Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care and the Traumatic Loss Coalitions for Youth will hold the 15th annual Suicide Prevention Conference, “From Research to Reality,” supported by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention New Jersey Chapter and Rutgers University Student Health from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Dec. 6 at the Busch Campus Student Center,…
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Lawrence Brook Watershed Partnership to hold membership meeting on Sept. 18
The Lawrence Brook Watershed Partnership will hold a membership meeting at 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 18 at the Milltown Senior Center, 60 Violet Terrace, Milltown. Johnny Quispe, a graduate student at Rutgers University, will present his current research. For more information, visit www.lbwp.org or call 732-249-LBWP (5297).
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37 Voices project will feature oral history of those needing affordable, basic necessities
In New Jersey, 37 percent of residents have trouble affording basic necessities, according to the United Way of Northern New Jersey. The “37 Voices” project will feature interviews with 37 people living in the greater New Brunswick and Newark areas who fall into this threshold — people who find it hard to pay for basic…
