Title: Rutgers strike: University considering legal action to force faculty back to work.

URL: https://abc7ny.com/rutgers-strike-day-two-unions/13116684/

Description: The standoff at Rutgers University reached day three on Tuesday after thousands of professors, part-time lecturers and graduate student workers at New Jersey's flagship university went on strike on Monday.

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Subject:   Rutgers University,  Strikes,  Unions,  Part-Time Lecturer Faculty Chapter (PTLFC) AAUP-AFT,  Rutgers American Association of University Professors–American Federation of Teachers (AAUP-AFT),  Governor Phil Murphy,  President Jonathan Holloway

Title: U. students react to ongoing Israel-Hamas war.

URL: https://dailytargum.com/article/2023/10/u-students-react-to-ongoing-israel-hamas-war/

Description: This week, members of the University community held gatherings and spoke with the Targum about their reactions and thoughts on the ongoing situation in the region.

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Subject:   Hamas,  Israel,  Gaza Territory,  Rutgers University Police Department,  Jonathan Holloway,  Rutgers Hillel,  Rutgers Chabad,  Students for Justice in Palestine,  Palestinians

Title: Academic Workers at Rutgers University in New Jersey Are Poised to Strike.

URL: https://jacobin.com/2023/03/rutgers-university-grad-workers-adjunct-faculty-union-strike-authorization-vote-aaup-aft/

Description: Unions representing grad workers, postdocs, and faculty at Rutgers University have been without a contract for almost nine months; earlier in March, they voted by 94% to authorize a strike. We talked to two workers about their contract fight.

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Subject:   Rutgers University,  Rutgers American Association of University Professors–American Federation of Teachers (AAUP-AFT),  Part-Time Lecturer Faculty Chapter (PTLFC) AAUP-AFT,  Strikes,  Liana Katz,  Bryan Sacks

Title: New Brunswick Fully Approves New 30-Story Tower from Boraie Development.

URL: https://jerseydigs.com/11-spring-street-new-brunswick-tower/

Description: During their October 2 meeting, New Brunswick’s planning board signed off on an application to revitalize a 24,000 square foot lot at 11 Spring Street.

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Subject:   New Brunswick Planning Board,  Spring Street,  Boraie Development,  New Brunswick Housing Authority,  MHS Architecture,  apartments

Title: New Brunswick to Consider 409-Unit Tower at Elks Lodge Site.

URL: https://jerseydigs.com/the-liv-elks-lodge-tower-new-brunswick/

Description: A 98-year-old building in the heart of Downtown New Brunswick could meet the wrecking ball in favor of a modern high-rise that would include new space for a local institution.

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Subject:   40 Livingston Avenue,  New Brunswick Elks Club,  New Street Associates LLC,  The Liv,  Minno Wasko,  New Brunswick Downtown Redevelopment Plan

Title: Chabad House to Celebrate 45 Years at Rutgers University.

URL: https://jewishlink.news/chabad-house-to-celebrate-45-years-at-rutgers-university/

Description: With great joy and celebration, the Chabad House Jewish Student Center at Rutgers University, along with its 10 affiliate Chabad houses serving central and southern New Jersey, will hold the grand commemoration of their 45th national founders anniversary dinner.

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Subject:   Chabad House Jewish Student Center,  Rutgers University,  Jonathan Kushner,  Yaakov Kurlantzick,  Dr. Elliot Rudnitzky, M.D.,  Founders Anniversary,  Franco-Ashkenazi Sephardic Synagogue

Title: Rally for Israel at Rutgers-New Brunswick Draws Broad Response.

URL: https://jewishlink.news/rally-for-israel-at-rutgers-new-brunswick-draws-broad-response/

Description: The pillars of Jewish life at Rutgers-New Brunswick—Rutgers Chabad, Rutgers Hillel, Rutgers Jewish Experience, and the AEPi fraternity—came together to sponsor an Emergency Rally for Israel: A Gathering of Prayer and Solidarity on Monday Oct. 9. A huge crowd of students, estimated at 300+ by one of the police officers present, gathered at the steps of Brower Commons to hear student speakers encourage support for Israel.

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Subject:   Rutgers Chabad,  Rutgers Hillel,  Rutgers Jewish Experience,  AEPi fraternity,  Jonathan Holloway,  Israel

Title: Digging Through New Brunswick’s Vinyl Record Crates, Past and Present.

URL: https://newbrunswicktoday.com/2023/04/digging-through-new-brunswicks-vinyl-record-crates-past-and-present/

Description: A history of New Brunswick Record Stores, and an interview with the owner of the lone record store remaining as vinyl record sales outnumber CD's for the first time.

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Subject:   Vinyl Records,  Spina Records,  Murals,  Record Store Day,  Aaron Leszczynski,  Andrew Spina,  Record Stores,  New Brunswick History

Title: Court Tavern to Become Vegan Restaurant This Spring.

URL: https://newbrunswicktoday.com/2024/02/court-tavern-to-become-vegan-restaurant-this-spring/

Description: A cultural landmark in downtown New Brunswick will transform from rock and roll club to vegan restaurant this spring, New Brunswick Today confirmed this week. Veganica Veganized Barrood family Music Club New Brunswick Development Corporation (DEVCO)

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Subject:   Taverns,  Vegan Restaurants

Title: 200 Professors Criticize Rutgers President For Israel-Hamas Response.

URL: https://patch.com/new-jersey/newbrunswick/200-professors-criticize-rutgers-president-israel-hamas-response/

Description: On Tuesday, nearly 200 Rutgers professors published this open letter to Rutgers President Jonathan Holloway, where they accused him of making "one-sided statements that only mentioned Israeli victims in the ongoing Israel-Hamas war."

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Subject:   Rutgers University,  Jonathan Holloway,  Israel,  Palestinians,  Hamas

Title: Deal Collapses For RWJBarnabas Health To Purchase Saint Peter's.

URL: https://patch.com/new-jersey/newbrunswick/deal-collapses-rwjbarnabas-health-purchase-saint-peters/

Description: A proposal to have RWJBarnabas Health take over ownership of Saint Peter's University Hospital has now collapsed.

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Subject:   Health,  Mergers,  Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital,  Saint Peters University Hospital,  Federal Trade Commission,  Healthcare Monopoly

Title: For First Time Ever, Rutgers Will March In Thanksgiving Day Parade.

URL: https://patch.com/new-jersey/newbrunswick/first-time-ever-rutgers-will-march-thanksgiving-day-parade/

Description: For the first time ever, the Rutgers marching band will perform in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade this Thursday.

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Subject:   Rutgers Marching Band,  Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade,  Todd Nichols,  Julia Baumanis

Title: 'Pissed Off' Murphy Wants Rutgers Faculty Strike To End 'ASAP'.

URL: https://patch.com/new-jersey/newbrunswick/murphy-rutgers-strike-im-not-happy-its-gotten-point/

Description: Gov. Phil Murphy did not hide his anger Monday afternoon when reporters asked about the unprecedented Rutgers faculty strike, currently leaving about 67,000 RU students across the state unable to attend classes. It is considered the largest strike in American university history.

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Subject:   Rutgers University,  Strikes,  Unions,  Part-Time Lecturer Faculty Chapter (PTLFC) AAUP-AFT,  Rutgers American Association of University Professors–American Federation of Teachers (AAUP-AFT),  President Jonathan Holloway,  Governor Phil Murphy

Title: New Brunswick Housing Market Still Hot.

URL: https://patch.com/new-jersey/newbrunswick/new-brunswick-housing-market-still-hot/

Description: The housing market typically cools off during the fall and winter, but experts predict that it will stay hot the rest of the year.

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Subject:   Housing,  Construction

Title: New Rooftop Apartment Building Pitched For New Brunswick.

URL: https://patch.com/new-jersey/newbrunswick/new-luxury-rooftop-apartment-complex-pitched-new-brunswick/

Description: There is a new luxury apartment building proposed for 89 Bayard Street in New Brunswick city center, and changes coming to Hiram Square, an existing high-end town home complex.

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Subject:   Construction,  New Brunswick City Center,  Urban Renewal,  Hiram Square

Title: Rutgers Faculty Strike Enters Day 3, No Deal Reached.

URL: https://patch.com/new-jersey/newbrunswick/rutgers-faculty-strike-enters-day-3-no-deal-reached/

Description: Negotiations between Rutgers faculty and administration have still not yielded a deal as the Rutgers' faculty strike enters Day 3 on Wednesday. And now a fourth union of employees on the campus, Rutgers Administrators URA-AFT Local 1766, is considering joining the strike.

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Subject:   Part-Time Lecturer Faculty Chapter (PTLFC) AAUP-AFT,  President Jonathan Holloway,  Governor Phil Murphy,  Rutgers Administrators URA-AFT Local 1766,  Rutgers University,  Strikes,  unions,  Rutgers American Association of University Professors–American Federation of Teachers (AAUP-AFT)

Title: Rutgers President Warns He May Take Legal Action To Break The Strike.

URL: https://patch.com/new-jersey/newbrunswick/rutgers-president-warns-he-may-take-legal-action-break-strike/

Description: It's now Day 2 of the Rutgers faculty strike and university President Jonathan Holloway warned his next step is to seek a legal injunction to break the strike and force teachers back into classrooms.

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Subject:   Rutgers University,  Strikes,  Unions,  Part-Time Lecturer Faculty Chapter (PTLFC) AAUP-AFT,  Rutgers American Association of University Professors–American Federation of Teachers (AAUP-AFT),  President Jonathan Holloway,  Governor Phil Murphy

Title: Rutgers University Strike: What It Means.

URL: https://patch.com/new-jersey/newbrunswick/rutgers-university-strike-what-it-means/

Description: Thousands of faculty and academic union members at Rutgers University are set to take part in an unprecedented strike on Monday as a result of unresolved contract negotiations with the university.

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Subject:   Rutgers University,  Strikes,  unions,  Part-Time Lecturer Faculty Chapter (PTLFC) AAUP-AFT,  Rutgers American Association of University Professors–American Federation of Teachers (AAUP-AFT),,  President Jonathan Holloway,  Governor Phil Murphy

Title: Strike threatened by Rutgers University faculty, staff over ‘housing justice’.

URL: https://www.academia.org/strike-threatened-by-rutgers-university-faculty-staff-over-housing-justice/

Description: Both faculty and staff at Rutgers University, located in New Jersey, are threatening to go on strike over pay and other demands. The Association of American University Professors (AAUP)-American Federation of Teachers (AFT) union, which represents about 6,600 workers at three campuses, issued demands such as a “living wage,” hiking campus minimum wage to $15-an-hour, “race, gender, and campus equity,” and “housing justice.”

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Subject:   Strikes,  Rutgers University,  Association of American University Professors (AAUP)-American Federation of Teachers (AFT),  Living wage,  Housing Justice,  Social Justice,  Job Security

Title: A historic look back at the New Brunswick basement scene in the heart of New Jersey.

URL: https://www.altpress.com/new-brunswick-new-jersey-house-show-scene-history/

Description: A history of New Brunswick’s storied basement music scene, which has served as a training ground for countless rock bands, including the Bouncing Souls, Thursday, and Screaming Females.

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Subject:   Music,  Basement Music Scene,  Rutgers University,  New Brunswick Police Department,  Noise Curfew

Title: Residents recount frightening flash flooding in New Brunswick, N.J.

URL: https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/residents-recount-frightening-flash-flooding-in-new-brunswick-n-j/

Description: The rain came down quickly and suddenly on Tuesday, trapping people in flood waters, including a 3-month-old baby, in New Brunswick.

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Subject:   Mia Sequeira,  Steve Spisso,  Drift Street,  Khrystian Taylor,  Erica Jorgensen,  Flooding,  Rain

Title: Seward Johnson Sculptures Return to New Brunswick Streets.

URL: https://www.cityofnewbrunswick.org/news_detail_T10_R1081.php

Description: Last year, a number of Seward Johnson sculptures became familiar sights around downtown New Brunswick. The realistic-looking sculptures depicting everyday people engaged in ordinary activities caused a number of double-takes from passersby. Now, another half-dozen sculptures are being placed around the city through Nov. 3rd.

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Subject:   Artists,  Art,  Seward Johnson,  New Brunswick City Center,  New Brunswick Public Sculpture,  George Street

Title: New Brunswick Train Station Renovation Stays on Track.

URL: https://www.communitynews.org/princetoninfo/business/fastlane/new-brunswick-train-station-renovation-stays-on-track/article_e2e77622-b498-11ee-afdf-1bb9e2df74ae.html

Description: The New Brunswick Train Station is set to be “revitalized” through a partnership between the Middlesex County Improvement Authority, or MCIA, NJ TRANSIT, and the New Jersey Department of Transportation. The $7 million design contract was awarded to AECOM, an “infrastructure consulting firm,” back in November.

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Subject:   New Brunswick Train Station,  Revitalization,  Middlesex County Improvement Authority,  NJ TRANSIT,  New Jersey Department of Transportation,  AECOM,  Jack and Sheryl Morris Cancer Center,  Health + Life Sciences Exchange (HELIX),  Middlesex County Commissioner Director Ronald G. Rios,  MCIA chairman James P. Nolan

Title: Need a Ride in New Brunswick, N.J.? There’s an App for That.

URL: https://www.govtech.com/dc/on-demand-transit-introduced-in-new-brunswick-n-j-as-micro-transit-becomes-more-common/

Description: Starting Tuesday, transit riders in New Brunswick, N.J., will be able to download RIDE On Demand service, from Middlesex County Area Transit (MCAT) and powered by Via transit technology.

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Subject:   RIDE On Demand,  Transportation,  Middlesex County Area Transit (MCAT),  Via transit technology,  Mike Vaccarino,  Khalid Anjum

Title: A Rutgers junior is suing faculty unions for striking last spring, saying students were harmed by missed classes.

URL: https://www.inquirer.com/jobs/labor/rutgers-university-faculty-strike-student-lawsuit-20240318.html

Description: Jeremy Li's proposed class action alleges that the faculty unions knowingly harmed 67,000 Rutgers students by going on strike and causing classes to be canceled.

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Subject:   Rutgers University,  Strikes,  Jeremy Li,  class-action lawsuit,  New Jersey Superior Court,  Gov. Phil Murphy,  Daniel Suhr

Title: Rutgers Senate Says It’s Lost Confidence in President.

URL: https://www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty-issues/shared-governance/2023/09/25/rutgers-senate-says-its-lost-confidence-president/

Description: The Rutgers University Senate voted 89 to 47 Friday to pass a resolution saying it has “lost confidence” in Jonathan Holloway, the three-university system’s president.

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Subject:   Rutgers University Senate,  Jonathan Holloway,  Rutgers University,  Adrienne Simonds

Title: Bob Albert, former owner of the legendary Court Tavern in New Brunswick, has died.

URL: https://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/entertainment/2022/05/15/bob-albert-court-tavern-dead-new-brunswick-nj/9787909002/

Description: Bob Albert, the indefatigable former owner of the iconic Court Tavern in New Brunswick, has died, said Tom Crowe, an Albert family friend and former manager of the venue.

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Subject:   Court Tavern,  Restaurants,  Bob Albert,  Alzheimer’s Disease,  Entertainment

Title: This new networking group in New Brunswick for Black women includes brunch.

URL: https://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/entertainment/dining/2022/07/13/brown-skin-brunchin-networking-group-new-brunswick-nj/65371187007/

Description: Brown Skin Brunchin’, a national social and networking group for women of color that is bringing its first event to New Brunswick on Sunday, July 17.

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Subject:   Brown Skin Brunchin’,  Dining,  Networking,  Lillian Jackson,  Social Room Bar & Kitchen,  Anthea Jeffrey

Title: New Brunswick's Screaming Females continues to rock on new album, celebrating at NJ fest.

URL: https://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/entertainment/music/2023/02/15/screaming-females-desire-pathway-new-album-garden-party-nj/69888459007/

Description: Screaming Females have been making New Brunswick noise for 18 years, and the sound keeps getting better.

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Subject:   Screaming Females,  Music,  Rock,  Don Giovanni Records,  Jarrett Dougherty,  Marissa Paternoster,  “King Mike” Abbate

Title: New Brunswick is getting a new mural thanks to a $25K grant.

URL: https://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/news/2021/10/06/asphalt-art-initiative-grant-awarded-new-brunswick-nj-new-mural/5993659001/

Description: New Brunswick is one of 26 U.S. cities awarded a $25,000 Asphalt Art Initiative grant from Bloomberg Philanthropies.

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Subject:   Art,  grants,  Bloomberg Philanthropies,  Asphalt Art Initiative,  coLAB arts,  Luis-Miguel Caraballo,  murals

Title: New Brunswick OKs four-story mixed-use building on French Street.

URL: https://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/news/local/middlesex-county/2022/01/07/new-brunswick-nj-oks-four-story-mixed-use-building-french-street/9091113002/

Description: A four-story mixed-use building has been approved for construction on French Street.

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Subject:   Construction,  Urban Development,  French Street,  Zoning Board of Adjustment,  Chelsea Builders LLC

Title: Former Sears on Route 1 in New Brunswick targeted for major redevelopment.

URL: https://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/news/local/middlesex-county/2022/01/13/new-brunswick-nj-former-route-1-sears-targeted-redevelopment/9173438002/

Description: About 170 townhomes, 530 apartments and a grocery store may be built on the 30-acre Route 1 site formerly occupied by Sears.

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Subject:   Sears,  Development,  Planning Board,  Russo Development

Title: New Brunswick Housing Authority approves $206 million redevelopment of Sears site.

URL: https://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/news/local/middlesex-county/2022/07/11/new-brunswick-nj-route-1-sears-redevelopment/65369473007/

Description: Despite objections from some residents, the New Brunswick Housing Authority, acting as a redevelopment agency, has approved a redeveloper for the construction of a major residential and commercial project on the Route 1 site of the former Sears.

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Subject:   City Government,  Development,  New Brunswick Housing Authority,  Sears Department Store,  RTF NB Urban Renewal LLC,  Wallace Dunlap Sr.,  Affordable Housing,  Charlie Kratovil,  Patricia Bombelyn,  Planning Board,  John Hoffman

Title: Apartment building proposed for New Brunswick's Louis Street.

URL: https://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/news/local/middlesex-county/2022/11/23/new-brunswick-nj-apartments-louis-street/69668489007/

Description: A new eight-unit apartment building is proposed for Louis Street off Hamilton Street.

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Subject:   Housing,  Louis Street,  Thomas Anastasio,  Zoning Board of Adjustment

Title: Former college athletes open 'first of its kind' marijuana dispensary in New Brunswick.

URL: https://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/news/local/middlesex-county/2023/05/20/nj-legal-weed-marijuana-dispensary-locations/70222955007/

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Subject:   Earth & Ivy,  recreational cannabis dispensary,  George Street,  Sasha Stephens,  David Ryslik,  Anthony Lotti,  University of Pennsylvania

Title: New Brunswick landmark could be replaced with luxury high-rise.

URL: https://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/news/local/middlesex-county/2023/11/06/new-brunswick-elks-club/71420480007/

Description: The Liv, a 23-story apartment building, is proposed to be built at the site of the New Brunswick Elks Club at 40 Livingston Ave.

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Subject:   New Brunswick Elks Club,  Apartments,  Livingston Avenue,  New Street Associates,  Planning Board,  Morris Street,  George Street Co-Op,  C4/Downtown Development District Renewal Area Zoning district

Title: New Brunswick's George Street may become a permanent pedestrian plaza. Here's what we know.

URL: https://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/news/local/middlesex-county/2024/01/17/new-brunswick-george-street-pedestrian-plaza-mall/72255696007/

Description: City Council members began discussions on the future of George Street between Bayard and Albany Streets.

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Subject:   George Street,  pedestrian mall,  outdoor dining,  New Brunswick City Council,  DMR Architects,  Francis Reiner

Title: Route 1 bridge between Edison and New Brunswick getting three-year, $110 million makeover.

URL: https://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/news/transportation/2024/01/26/route-1-morris-goodkind-bridge-edison-piscataway/72339206007/

Description: The 95-year-old Morris Goodkind Bridge along Route 1 over the Raritan River in Middlesex County will be getting a $110 million restoration aimed at addressing structural deficiencies and congestion while also decreasing any further deterioration.

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Subject:   Morris Goodkind Bridge,  Route 1,  Department of Transportation,  rehabilitation,  construction

Title: Seward Johnson Sculptures to be Temporarily Displayed in City Center New Brunswick

URL: https://www.newbrunswick.com/pub/news/story/117/

Description: Six life-sized sculptures created by a renowned artist and New Brunswick native will be interspersed throughout the city this month. The works of Seward Johnson will be installed along George Street and Livingston Avenue, creating a self-guided walking tour in City Center New Brunswick.

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Subject:   Artists,  Art,  Seward Johnson,  New Brunswick City Center,  New Brunswick Public Sculpture,  Seward Johnson Atelier, Inc.,  Grounds for Sculpture

Title: Ukrainians In Exile Present New Theater Performance in New Brunswick.

URL: https://www.newjerseystage.com/articles2/2022/10/21/ukrainians-in-exile-present-new-theater-performance-in-new-brunswick/

Description: Mothermotherland, created by Slovo. Theater Group, has two free performances in New Brunswick (October 26 and October 29).

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Subject:   Mothermotherland [Theatrical Play],  Slovo. Theater Group,  Audrey Rose Dégez,  Mykoly Khyvylovy,  War in Ukraine,  Kharkiv, Ukraine,  Shindell Choral Hall,  Martinson Hall,  Rutgers University-New Brunswick Douglass Campus,  coLAB Arts,  Mason Gross School of the Arts

Title: ‘You’ll see this around the country.’ A Rutgers agreement could bring change to other schools

URL: https://www.nj.com/education/2023/04/youll-see-this-around-the-country-a-rutgers-agreement-could-bring-change-to-other-schools.html

Description: While awaiting the final results of bargaining, some education experts see the preliminary agreement at Rutgers as groundbreaking in reducing universities’ reliance on underpaid workers lacking job security.

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Subject:   Rebecca Givan,  Faculty Contracts,  Rutgers University,  Tim Cain,  University of Georgia’s Institute of Higher Education,  Rutgers AAUP-AFT (American Association of University Professors-American Federation of Teachers),  Dory Devlin,  Governor Phil Murphy

Title: University museum reopening this week, plans exhibit on 1960s Black activist.

URL: https://www.nj.com/entertainment/2021/08/university-museum-reopening-this-week-with-exhibit-on-1960s-black-activist.html

Description: Closed since March 2020, the display space at 71 Hamilton St. on the New Brunswick campus will have six exhibits in place when it unlocks its doors and plans to unveil “Angela Davis — Seize the Time,” its featured exhibit for the 2021-’22 season, on Sept. 8.

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Subject:   Zimmerli Museum,  Arts,  COVID,  Black activists

Title: N.J. nurses strike could be imminent, union says.

URL: https://www.nj.com/healthfit/2023/07/nj-nurses-strike-could-be-imminent-union-says.html

Description: Nurses at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital may vote to strike on Monday night, rejecting a contract offer with the New Brunswick facility after three months of failed negotiations, according to the union that represents the nurses.

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Subject:   Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital,  Nurses,  Strikes,  Judy Danella,  United Steel Workers Local 4-200

Title: Famed Bell Labs leaving historic headquarters to move to New Brunswick.

URL: https://www.nj.com/middlesex/2023/12/famed-bell-labs-leaving-historic-headquarters-to-move-to-new-brunswick.html

Description: Nokia’s research arm, Nokia Bell Labs, announced Monday it will leave its historic headquarters in Murray Hill over the next five years to relocate to a new tech hub being built in New Brunswick.

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Subject:   Nokia Bell Labs,  HELIX,  New Brunswick Development Corporation (DEVCO),  Nokia,  Murray Hill

Title: Protest by pro-Palestine group at Rutgers sparks controversy amid Middle East tensions.

URL: https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/2023/10/12/palestine-rally-rutgers-nj-israel-conflict/71153828007/

Description: Controversy broke out around a protest by pro-Palestine supporters on Rutgers University's campus in New Brunswick Thursday, in the wake of Israel's bombing of the Gaza Strip after a surprise attack by Hamas that left more than 1,200 Israeli civilians massacred and others taken hostage.

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Subject:   Palestine,  Israel,  Rutgers University,  Gaza Strip,  Hamas,  Students for Justice in Palestine,  Jonathan Holloway

Title: Rutgers unions hail 'historic' gains on wages, job security in deal to end strike.

URL: https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/education/2023/04/15/gov-murphy-said-deal-to-end-rutgers-strike-has-been-reached/70117542007/

Description: Part-time lecturers at Rutgers University who went on strike with other faculty unions this week made "historic compensation gains" in a tentative deal announced early Saturday, labor leaders said, as they agreed to suspend a walkout that had halted classes on three campuses.

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Subject:   Rutgers University,  Strikes,  Unions,  Part-Time Lecturer Faculty Chapter (PTLFC) AAUP-AFT,  Rutgers American Association of University Professors–American Federation of Teachers (AAUP-AFT),  President Jonathan Holloway,  Governor Phil Murphy

Title: Rutgers labor deal could be just days away as contract talks advance.

URL: https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/education/2023/04/26/rutgers-strike-update-new-contract-talks-deal-possible/70153819007/

Description: Union leaders representing 9,000 Rutgers University faculty members said Wednesday that a final deal on a new contract is possible by the end of the week — but only if the university administration negotiators keep up momentum and show urgency to close a few issues that remain on the table.

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Subject:   Rutgers University,  Unions,  Strikes,  Jonathan Holloway,  Paul Boxer,  Rutgers AAUP-AFT,  Rebecca Givan,  Dory Devlin

Title: The Rutgers University faculty strike is over, for now, after a deal is reached

URL: https://www.npr.org/2023/04/15/1170284149/rutgers-university-faculty-strike-ends-tentative-deal/

Description: Faculty at Rutgers University are ending a week-long strike, effective immediately, after agreeing to a tentative contract with the school. The 67,000 students at the New Jersey school system can return to classes on Monday.

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Subject:   Rutgers University,  Strikes,  Unions,  Rutgers Adjunct Faculty Union,  AAUP-AFT,  AAUP-BHSNJ

Title: Nurses at RWJUH in New Brunswick authorize strike.

URL: https://www.roi-nj.com/2023/07/11/healthcare/nurses-at-rwjuh-in-new-brunswick-authorize-strike/

Description: Nurses at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick voted Monday night to authorize a strike. The union representing the nurses, United Steel Workers Local 4-200, did not set a strike day, but it has 10 days to do so. Negotiations are ongoing.

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Subject:   Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital,  United Steel Workers Local 4-200,  Nurses,  Strikes,  Judy Danella,  TapInto New Brunswick

Title: Boraie to build 30-story, 342-unit luxury building in New Brunswick.

URL: https://www.roi-nj.com/2023/09/07/real_estate/boraie-to-build-30-story-342-unit-luxury-building-in-new-brunswick/

Description: Boraie Development, long a key developer in its home city of New Brunswick, is taking steps on another impactful project — a 30-story, 342-unit luxury apartment tower at 11 Spring St.

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Subject:   Boraie Development,  Spring Street,  New Brunswick Housing Authority,  Albany Street complex,  apartments,  Wasseem Boraie

Title: All 3 Rutgers campuses place in Top 100 nationally in U.S. News rankings.

URL: https://www.roi-nj.com/2023/09/18/education/all-3-rutgers-campuses-place-in-top-100-nationally-in-u-s-news-rankings/

Description: All three campuses made huge jumps in the influential U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges ranking, which was released Monday morning.

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Subject:   Rutgers University,  U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges,  Rutgers-New Brunswick,  Rutgers-Newark,  Rutgers-Camden,  Jonathan Holloway,  Big Ten

Title: Nokia Bell Labs is moving to HELIX in New Brunswick.

URL: https://www.roi-nj.com/2023/12/08/real_estate/nokia-bell-labs-is-moving-to-helix-in-new-brunswick/

Description: Nokia Bell Labs will announce Monday that it is moving to the HELIX innovation center in New Brunswick, where it will use one of the three buildings planned for the complex as its North American research & development center, numerous people familiar with the announcement confirmed to ROI-NJ.

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Subject:   Nokia Bell Labs,  HELIX,  New Brunswick Development Corporation (DEVCO),  Murray Hill

Title: Rutgers-New Brunswick Among U.S. News Top 20 Public Universities.

URL: https://www.rutgers.edu/news/rutgers-new-brunswick-among-us-news-top-20-public-universities/

Description: Rutgers University-New Brunswick is one of the nation’s top 20 public universities, according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2022-2023 Best Colleges rankings released today.

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Subject:   Top Public Schools,  Rutgers University - New Brunswick,  Rutgers University - Newark,  Rutgers University - Camden,  U.S. News & World Report,  Jonathan Holloway

Title: Tobias Gerhard Named President of the International Society of Pharmacoepidemiology.

URL: https://www.rutgers.edu/news/tobias-gerhard-named-president-international-society-pharmacoepidemiology/

Description: Tobias Gerhard, interim director of Rutgers Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research and founding director of Rutgers Center for Pharmacoepidemiology and Treatment Science, has been named president of the International Society for Pharmacoepidemiology (ISPE).

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Subject:   Rutgers University,  International Society of Pharmacoepidemiology,  Scientific Information,  Clinical pharmacology,  Epidemiology,  Rutgers Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy

Title: Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital New Brunswick’s Mariam Merced Receives RISE Health’s Inaugural RISE Health Care Hero Award.

URL: https://www.rwjbh.org/blog/2022/march/robert-wood-johnson-university-hospital-new-brun/

Description: Mariam Merced, Director of the Community Health Promotion Program at RWJBarnabas Health’s Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH) in New Brunswick, NJ, was recognized with RISE Health’s Inaugural RISE Health Care Hero Award. This program honors an individual who has made a significant impact on the lives of underserved populations through health care and/or social services, and through superior example of the RISE mission to promote health equity among all patients.

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Subject:   Mariam Merced,  RISE Health’s Inaugural RISE Health Care Hero Award,  Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital,  Underserved Populations

Title: New Brunswick Protest Spurred by Roe v. Wade Reversal.

URL: https://www.tapinto.net/towns/east-brunswick/sections/health-and-wellness/articles/new-brunswick-protest-spurred-by-roe-v-wade-reversal/

Description: About 200 to 250 people gathered at New Brunswick City Hall last night to attend a pro-choice rally organized by Planned Parenthood in the wake of yesterday’s U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning the Roe v. Wade decision to legalize abortion.

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Subject:   New Brunswick City Hall,  Health And Wellness,  Planned Parenthood,  U.S. Supreme Court,  Roe v. Wade,  Tara Norman,  Jim Sullivan,  Deputy Policy Director for the ACLU-NJ,  Kristyn Brandi,  abortion,  Assemblywoman Dr. Sadaf Jaffer

Title: People to Watch in 2023: Keywuan Caulk, Rutgers' Center for Social Justice Education and LGBT Communities.

URL: https://www.tapinto.net/towns/new-brunswick/articles/people-to-watch-in-2023-keywuan-caulk-rutgers-center-for-social-justice-education-and-lgbt-communities/

Description: As the first Black, queer, male director of Rutgers’ Center for Social Justice Education and LGBT Communities in its 30-year history, Caulk is focused on providing programming, resources and services to students and creating a safe space for them even as movements such as #MeToo,  Black Lives Matter and LGBT rights rage on.

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Subject:   Kaywuan Caulk,  Notable Residents,  Rutgers University,  Rutgers Center for Social Justice Education and LGBT Communities,  LGBTQ

Title: coLAB Arts Announces New Murals, Art Installation Projects.

URL: https://www.tapinto.net/towns/new-brunswick/sections/arts-and-entertainment/articles/colab-arts-announces-new-murals-art-installation-projects/

Description: coLAB Arts, a New Brunswick-based organization that strives to create more livable, sustainable and exciting environments through art, has announced projects that will soon take shape in New Brunswick and Highland Park.

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Subject:   Arts,  Murals

Title: John Neilson Sculpture Getting Makeover Ahead of Veterans Day in New Brunswick.

URL: https://www.tapinto.net/towns/new-brunswick/sections/arts-and-entertainment/articles/john-neilson-sculpture-getting-makeover-ahead-of-veterans-day-in-new-brunswick/

Description: The bronze statue of Neilson, a local merchant who undoubtedly brought the city’s hustle and bustle to a standstill on July 9, 1776, when he climbed atop a table borrowed from the White Hall Tavern and read aloud the Declaration of Independence, is getting some primping.

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Subject:   Veteran's Day,  John Neilson,  Declaration of Independence,  Statues,  New Brunswick Public Sculpture

Title: Mercado Esperanza, a Celebration of New Brunswick's Diverse Latin American Cultures, Returns Sunday.

URL: https://www.tapinto.net/towns/new-brunswick/sections/arts-and-entertainment/articles/mercado-esperanza-a-celebration-of-new-brunswick-s-diverse-latin-american-cultures-returns-sunday/

Description: Sunday’s Mercado Esperanza at War Memorial Park will be a great melting pot of Latin tastes, whether it's food, music, arts or dance in the style of a Latin American plaza. There will be eight food vendors, three non-food vendors and family-friendly fun from noon to 5 p.m.

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Subject:   Mercado Esperanza,  Culture,  Art,  Entertainment,  Delicias Oaxaqueñas,  Angelica Osorio,  Latin Food,  New Brunswick Tomorrow,  Charles Bergman

Title: New Brunswick Artist's Street Mural Captures the Tears, Triumph of Juneteenth.

URL: https://www.tapinto.net/towns/new-brunswick/sections/arts-and-entertainment/articles/new-brunswick-artist-s-street-mural-captures-the-tears-triumph-of-juneteenth/

Description: Juneteenth celebrations in New Brunswick included a mural painted at the intersection of Livingston and George Streets and performances.

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Subject:   Art,  Juneteenth,  African Americans,  Luis-Miguel Caraballo,  Artists,  New Brunswick Area Branch NAACP,  New Brunswick Performing Arts Center (NBPAC),  Arts Institute of Middlesex County,  New Brunswick Cultural Center,  State Theatre New Jersey,  Thinkery & Verse,  New Brunswick Vulcan Pioneers

Title: New Director of Zimmerli Museum in New Brunswick Champions Work of Marginalized Artists.

URL: https://www.tapinto.net/towns/new-brunswick/sections/arts-and-entertainment/articles/new-director-of-zimmerli-museum-in-new-brunswick-champions-work-of-marginalized-artists/

Description: Brief biography of Maura Reilly of the Zimmerli Art Museum.

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Subject:   Maura Reilly,  Zimmerli Art Museum,  Community Leaders

Title: People to Watch in 2023: Louie Blaka, New Brunswick Artist.

URL: https://www.tapinto.net/towns/new-brunswick/sections/arts-and-entertainment/articles/people-to-watch-in-2023-louie-blaka-new-brunswick-artist/

Description: Blaka has been inspiring New Brunswick through his artwork – most notably his street murals – since he moved to the city about four year ago.

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Subject:   Prominent Residents,  Louie Blaka,  Art,  Street Murals,  coLAB Arts,  New Brunswick Performing Arts Center,  City of New Brunswick

Title: Several Juneteenth Celebrations Planned Across New Brunswick.

URL: https://www.tapinto.net/towns/new-brunswick/sections/arts-and-entertainment/articles/several-juneteenth-celebrations-planned-across-new-brunswick/

Description: Flag-raising ceremonies, documentary film screenings, public art installments, musical performances and more are on tap across New Brunswick this week to commemorate the 157th anniversary of Juneteenth.

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Subject:   Juneteenth,  Celebrations,  Art,  Entertainment,  Vulcan Pioneers

Title: Street Mural Discussion Centers on Cultural Inclusion.

URL: https://www.tapinto.net/towns/new-brunswick/sections/arts-and-entertainment/articles/street-mural-discussion-centers-on-cultural-inclusion/

Description: Many residents who attended a meeting Wednesday to solicit input for a street mural that would span the intersection of Remsen Avenue and Suydam Street said the artwork should reflect the culture of local people.

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Subject:   Art and Entertainment,  coLab Arts,  Louie Blaka,  Asphalt Art Initiative grant,  Bloomberg Philanthropies,  cultural inclusion

Title: Two Cultures, One Message: New Brunswick's Latest Street Mural Speaks to Community Unity.

URL: https://www.tapinto.net/towns/new-brunswick/sections/arts-and-entertainment/articles/two-cultures-one-message-new-brunswick-s-latest-street-mural-speaks-to-community-unity/

Description: Artist RH DOAZ painted a mural at the intersection of Livingston Avenue and Delavan Street using inspiration from local children.

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Subject:   Art,  Artists,  Murals,  Hamsa,  Anshe Emeth Memorial Temple,  Oaxaca, Mexico,  RH DOAZ,  New Brunswick Tomorrow’s Esperanza Neighborhood Project,  coLAB Arts

Title: Beauty Plus on George Street Closing After 30 Years.

URL: https://www.tapinto.net/towns/new-brunswick/sections/business-and-finance/articles/beauty-plus-on-george-street-closing-after-30-years/

Description: COVID-19 and the closure of George Street to vehicular traffic has caused Beauty Plus to lose customers and close.

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Subject:   Businesses,  COVID-19,  Mohammed Chowdhury,  Tahnina Chowdhury

Title: Eggs and Entrepreneurs: New Brunswick Tomorrow Networking Event Unites Business Owners.

URL: https://www.tapinto.net/towns/new-brunswick/sections/business-and-finance/articles/eggs-and-entrepreneurs-new-brunswick-tomorrow-networking-event-unites-business-owners/

Description: Azteca Estetica Latina Unisex and Mi Pais Sin Fronteras were chosen as the first two recipients of grants from NBT and handed symbolic, oversized checks at an event at Costa Chica Mexican Restaurant & Pizzeria on Handy Street.

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Subject:   French Street,  grants,  New Brunswick Tomorrow,  Azteca Estetica Latina Unisex,  Mi Pais Sin Fronteras,  Costa Chica Mexican Restaurant & Pizzeria,  New Brunswick’s Director of Planning, Community, and Economic Development,  COVID-19 Microenterprise Grant and Existing Microenterprise Grant,  Charles Bergman,  Esperanza Neighborhood Project

Title: New Office, New Chapter for Elizabeth Barrood in New Brunswick.

URL: https://www.tapinto.net/towns/new-brunswick/sections/business-and-finance/articles/new-office-new-chapter-for-elizabeth-barrood-in-new-brunswick/

Description: Elizabeth Barrood’s new office, resplendent with an industrial-grade desk she painted teal and a comfy sofa (also teal!), reflects her personality: bright, cheerful, colorful and understated elegance.

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Subject:   Elizabeth Barrood,  52 Paterson St.,  George Barrood,  Michael Barrood,  Property Management,  Town Clock Community Development Corporation,  Being Brave Event,  Citizen of the Year Award,  New Brunswick Elks Lodge No. 324

Title: NJ's First Recreational Cannabis Dispensary Opening in New Brunswick.

URL: https://www.tapinto.net/towns/new-brunswick/sections/business-and-finance/articles/nj-s-first-recreational-cannabis-dispensary-opening-in-new-brunswick/

Description: Anthony Lotti, David Ryslik and Sasha Stephens will host the grand opening for Earth & Ivy, the first recreational cannabis dispensary in New Jersey.

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Subject:   Anthony Lotti,  David Ryslik,  Sasha Stephens,  Earth & Ivy,  recreational cannabis dispensary,  George Street,  University of Pennsylvania,  Gov. Phil Murphy,  City Council,  New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission

Title: Traffic Closure on George Street Extended Until Oct. 23.

URL: https://www.tapinto.net/towns/new-brunswick/sections/business-and-finance/articles/traffic-closure-on-george-street-extended-until-oct-23/

Description: The pedestrian plaza located on George Street between Albany Street and Bayard Street has been extended through October 2022.

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Subject:   Business,  Outdoor Dining,  Pedestrian Plaza,  Restaurants,  George Street

Title: 10 People to Watch in 2022: Sarah Clarke and Merissa Buczny, DEVCO.

URL: https://www.tapinto.net/towns/new-brunswick/sections/development/articles/10-people-to-watch-in-2022-sarah-clarke-and-merissa-buczny-devco/

Description: Brief biographies of Sarah Clarke and Merissa Buczny of DEVCO.

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Subject:   New Brunswick Development Corporation (DEVCO),  Sarah Clarke,  Merissa Buczny,  Development,  Community Leaders

Title: Cahill, Others Break Ground on 53-Unit Affordable Housing Project in New Brunswick.

URL: https://www.tapinto.net/towns/new-brunswick/sections/development/articles/cahill-others-break-ground-on-53-unit-affordable-housing-project-in-new-brunswick/

Description: Mayor Jim Cahill and other officials took part in a groundbreaking ceremony for Stirlingside Residences that is scheduled to be completed next year.

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Subject:   Mayor Jim Cahill,  New Brunswick Housing and Redevelopment Agency,  Zach Michael Wright,  Stirlingside Residences,  The Community Builders,  50 Neilson St,  Homelessness,  Stirlingside Urban Renewal LLC,  City Council

Title: City Market Board Supports Turning New Brunswick's George Street into Permanent Pedestrian Plaza.

URL: https://www.tapinto.net/towns/new-brunswick/sections/development/articles/city-market-board-supports-turning-new-brunswick-s-george-street-into-permanent-pedestrian-plaza/

Description: The more than 20 members of City Market’s board who participated in a recent vote unanimously support a conceptual plan to permanently close George Street to traffic.

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Subject:   City Market,  George Street,  Pedestrian Mall,  Doug Schneider,  DMR Architects,  George Street Reimagined Project

Title: Esperanza Entrepreneurs: Small Businesses Receive Grants from NBT.

URL: https://www.tapinto.net/towns/new-brunswick/sections/development/articles/esperanza-entrepreneurs-small-businesses-receive-grants-from-nbt/

Description: Four mom and pop businesses in the Esperanza neighborhood were awarded grants at a business networking breakfast hosted by New Brunswick Tomorrow (NBT).

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Subject:   Esperanza neighborhood,  New Brunswick Tomorrow (NBT),  grants,  VIP Repair,  Mozzarella Restaurant,  Mayra and Olga Hair Styling,  Sabor Express Restaurant and Grill,  Entrepreneurship

Title: Herb Garden? Playground? City Seeks Public Input on New Park Construction.

URL: https://www.tapinto.net/towns/new-brunswick/sections/development/articles/herb-garden-playground-city-seeks-public-input-on-new-park-construction/

Description: The city has asked for public input into what the vacant lot on Neilson Street, previously the Wolfson Parking Deck, shoud be transformed into.

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Subject:   Wolfson Park,  Neilson Street Park,  Community Input,  Public Spaces,  Urban Development,  Planning,  City Government

Title: New Brunswick Zoning Board Approves 10-Unit Mixed-Use Building on French Street.

URL: https://www.tapinto.net/towns/new-brunswick/sections/development/articles/new-brunswick-zoning-board-approves-10-unit-mixed-use-building-on-french-street/

Description: An Edison-based developer received preliminary and final site plan approval from the Zoning Board on Monday night to build a four-story mixed-use project on an 8,400-square-foot lot at 236 French St.

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Subject:   Development,  Zoning Board,  Chelsea Builders LLC,  French Street

Title: New Brunswick Zoning Board Approves Plan for Seven-Story Apartment on Bayard Street.

URL: https://www.tapinto.net/towns/new-brunswick/sections/development/articles/new-brunswick-zoning-board-approves-plan-for-seven-story-apartment-on-bayard-street/

Description: A developer can move forward with plans to raze two vacant buildings on Bayard Street and put up a seven-story apartment after receiving approval from the city’s Zoning Board on Monday night.

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Subject:   Zoning Board,  Development,  Housing,  89 Bayard LLC

Title: New Senior Housing Complex to be Named for Former Mount Zion A.M.E. Church Pastor.

URL: https://www.tapinto.net/towns/new-brunswick/sections/development/articles/new-senior-housing-complex-to-be-named-for-former-mount-zion-a-m-e-church-pastor/

Description: A 66-unit senior housing complex to be built on Neilson Street will be named in honor of the late Rev. Henry A. Hildebrand.

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Subject:   Neilson Street,  Housing,  Rev. Henry A. Hildebrand,  Mount Zion African Methodist Episcopal Church,  Hildebrand Commons,  Pennrose,  New Brunswick Zoning Board of Adjustment

Title: People to Watch in 2023: New Brunswick Tomorrow's Charles Bergman, Jovanny Belisaro and Diana Diaz Tapia.

URL: https://www.tapinto.net/towns/new-brunswick/sections/development/articles/people-to-watch-in-2023-new-brunswick-tomorrow-s-charles-bergman-jovanny-belisaro-and-diana-diaz-tapia/

Description: Now with their work and fates entwined, Bergman, Belisario and Diaz Tapia have set out to serve vital roles in the lives of thousands of people who live in a 50-block section of New Brunswick.

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Subject:   Notable Residents,  Charles Bergman,  New Brunswick Tomorrow,  Jovanny Belisario,  Diana Diaz Tapia,  Esperanza Neighborhood Project,  Microgrant program

Title: Plans For 407-Unit Apartment at Elks Lodge Site On Hold Until at Least January.

URL: https://www.tapinto.net/towns/new-brunswick/sections/development/articles/plans-for-407-unit-apartment-at-elks-lodge-site-on-hold-until-at-least-january/

Description: The application to demolish the New Brunswick Elks Lodge to build a 407 Unit Apartment building will be carried until the Jan. 8 meeting after Monday’s 5-hour Planning Board marathon meeting stretched until 12:03 Tuesday morning.

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Subject:   New Brunswick Elks Lodge,  New Street Associates LLC,  New Brunswick-based Weiss Properties,  New Brunswick Planning Board,  The Liv,  Development,  Jim Stahl,  Bob Cartica

Title: New Brunswick High School Marching Band Hits the High Notes in its Return.

URL: https://www.tapinto.net/towns/new-brunswick/sections/education/articles/new-brunswick-high-school-marching-band-hits-the-high-notes-in-its-return/

Description: Before this year, the marching band program at New Brunswick High School had largely been dormant for at least the past 25 years. A new effort is underway to restart the organization.

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Subject:   New Brunswick High School,  Music,  Marching Zebras,  Dr. Jessie Mersinger

Title: People to Watch in 2023: Joe Dziuba, New Brunswick High School.

URL: https://www.tapinto.net/towns/new-brunswick/sections/education/articles/people-to-watch-in-2023-joe-dziuba-new-brunswick-high-school/

Description: Dziuba is one of TAPinto New Brunswick’s People to Watch in 2023 for the way he shapes so many young lives – not just young soccer players – with equal parts encouragement and discipline, fun and focus.

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Subject:   Education,  Community Leaders,  Notable Residents

Title: People to Watch in 2023: Mark Finkelstein, Educational Services Commission of New Jersey.

URL: https://www.tapinto.net/towns/new-brunswick/sections/education/articles/people-to-watch-in-2023-mark-finkelstein-educational-services-commission-of-new-jersey/

Description: Mark Finkelstein’s name is synonymous with “special education” in Middlesex County, after serving his entire professional career as an educator who served area children with the most challenging disabilities. And now that he has announced his June 30 retirement as superintendent of the Educational Services Commission of New Jersey (ESCNJ), after 27 years at the helm, Finkelstein has certainly earned a slot amongst TAPinto New Brunswick’s People to Watch in 2023.

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Subject:   Notable Residents,  Mark Finkelstein,  Middlesex County,  Educational Services Commission of New Jersey (ESCNJ),  Board of Trustees at Middlesex College

Title: 10 People to Watch in 2022: Doug Schneider, Chairman of City Center’s Board of Directors.

URL: https://www.tapinto.net/towns/new-brunswick/sections/food-and-drink/articles/10-people-to-watch-in-2022-doug-schneider-chairman-of-city-center-s-board-of-directors?fbclid=IwAR2vCRUiI6P8qoEnyM5oR4n4i-nukKSSbf4ZedU3cXNRGDOi8fzW7qHH2nU

Description: Article describing Doug Schneiders community involvement and promotion of restaurants and bars.

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Subject:   Doug Schneider,  New Brunswick City Center,  COVID,  Restaurants

Title: George Street Will Open For Vehicular Traffic Oct. 24, Marking End to Outdoor Dining - At Least For Now.

URL: https://www.tapinto.net/towns/new-brunswick/sections/food-and-drink/articles/george-street-will-open-for-vehicular-traffic-oct-24-marking-end-to-outdoor-dining-at-least-for-now/

Description: George Street will re-open for vehicular traffic between Albany and Bayard streets starting Monday, Oct. 24.

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Subject:   George Street,  Outdoor Dining,  COVID,  Restaurants,  Businesses,  Mayor Jim Cahill

Title: New Brunswick's George Street Closed to Traffic Starting May 21.

URL: https://www.tapinto.net/towns/new-brunswick/sections/food-and-drink/articles/new-brunswick-s-george-street-closed-to-traffic-starting-may-21/

Description: George Street will be closed to traffic between Albany and Bayard streets as outdoor dining returns to City Center on Sunday, May 21.

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Subject:   Outdoor Dining,  George Street,  Restaurants,  Taverns,  Michael Tublin,  Anderson Hernandez,  COVID-19,  Mayor Jim Cahill,  Doug Schneider,  New Brunswick City Center

Title: People to Watch in 2023: Jackie Mazza, Clydz and Tavern on George.

URL: https://www.tapinto.net/towns/new-brunswick/sections/food-and-drink/articles/people-to-watch-in-2023-jackie-mazza-clydz-and-tavern-on-george/

Description: Interview with Jackie Mazza and the work she is doing in the kitchen at two local restaurants.

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Subject:   Restautants,  Notable residents,  Jackie Mazza,  Clydz Bar,  Tavern on George

Title: People to Watch in 2023: Pam Stefanek, Director of New Brunswick City Market.

URL: https://www.tapinto.net/towns/new-brunswick/sections/food-and-drink/articles/people-to-watch-in-2023-pam-stefanek-director-of-new-brunswick-city-market/

Description: As the executive director of New Brunswick City Market, Stefanek is at the nexus of some 550 businesses across a 25-block area of city’s downtown. She provides vital services in myriad ways for mom-and-pop shops, restaurants and service-related businesses that deal in everything from deep-dish pizza to deep-tissue massages to deep-pile carpet – and employ thousands of workers from across the city and beyond.

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Subject:   Pam Stefanek,  New Brunswick City Market,  Restaurants,  Food & Drink,  Prominent Residents

Title: 10 People to Watch in 2022: Captain Michael Bobadilla, New Brunswick Police

URL: https://www.tapinto.net/towns/new-brunswick/sections/giving-back/articles/10-people-to-watch-in-2022-captain-michael-bobadilla-new-brunswick-police/

Description: Article describing Captain Michael Bobadilla's community involvement in New Brunswick.

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Subject:   New Brunswick Police Department,  Captain Michael Bobadilla,  Community Involvement

Title: 10 People to Watch in 2022: Chef Curtis McNair, Elijah's Promise.

URL: https://www.tapinto.net/towns/new-brunswick/sections/giving-back/articles/10-people-to-watch-in-2022-chef-curtis-mcnair-elijah-s-promise/

Description: Chef Curtis McNair helped Elijah’s Promise prepare about 350,000 meals in 2021. In fact, the community kitchen’s meal output has more than tripled since before the COVID-19 pandemic hit.

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Subject:   Curtis McNair,  Elijah's Promise,  COVID-19,  Community

Title: 10 People to Watch in 2022: Dan Swern, coLAB Arts.

URL: https://www.tapinto.net/towns/new-brunswick/sections/giving-back/articles/10-people-to-watch-in-2022-dan-swern-colab-arts/

Description: To paint it with a broad brush, Dan Swern’s position as producing director of coLAB Arts is a bit of a double-edged sword.

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Subject:   Dan Swern,  coLAB Arts,  Community

Title: 10 People to Watch in 2022: Rebecca Escobar, City Council Vice President.

URL: https://www.tapinto.net/towns/new-brunswick/sections/giving-back/articles/10-people-to-watch-in-2022-rebecca-escobar-city-council-vice-president/

Description: Details on the life and work of City Council member Rebecca Escobar.

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Subject:   Community,  New Brunswick City Council,  Rebecca Escobar

Title: David Harris, an Unvarnished Voice in New Brunswick's Black Community, Dies at 80.

URL: https://www.tapinto.net/towns/new-brunswick/sections/giving-back/articles/david-harris-an-unvarnished-voice-in-new-brunswick-s-black-community-dies-at-80/

Description: David Jefferson Harris Jr., an unflinching, unvarnished voice of the Black community in New Brunswick who never shied away from challenging the power structure in the city, has died. He was 80.

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Subject:   David Jefferson Harris, Jr.,  Community Leader,  Library board,  Mayoral Candidate

Title: Director of Unity Square in New Brunswick Stepping Down.

URL: https://www.tapinto.net/towns/new-brunswick/sections/giving-back/articles/director-of-unity-square-in-new-brunswick-stepping-down/

Description: Jennifer Hinton will be stepping down as the director at Catholic Charities Unity Square Community Center, a space on Remsen Avenue that has served as the nexus for several organizations, city initiatives and residents in New Brunswick.

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Subject:   Jennifer Hinton,  Catholic Charities Unity Square Community Center,  Remsen Avenue,  Michelle Gil,  Code Blue,  Code Red,  Catholic Charities Diocese of Metuchen,  Krista Glynn,  Choice Food Resource Center,  Mayor Jim Cahill

Title: Jeffrey M. Vega, Longtime President of New Brunswick Tomorrow, Dies at 56.

URL: https://www.tapinto.net/towns/new-brunswick/sections/giving-back/articles/jeffrey-m-vega-longtime-president-of-new-brunswick-tomorrow-dies-at-56/

Description: Jeffrey M. Vega, who conveyed an uncommon warmth and a burning passion to make residents' lives better in his role as president of New Brunswick Tomorrow for 15 years, has died. He was 56.

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Subject:   Jeffrey M. Vega,  New Brunswick Tomorrow,  The Princeton Area Community Foundation,  Jaymie Santiago,  The Jeffrey M. Vega Memorial Endowment

Title: New Mural in New Brunswick Seeks to Keep Robeson's Legacy Alive For Future Generations.

URL: https://www.tapinto.net/towns/new-brunswick/sections/giving-back/articles/new-mural-in-new-brunswick-seeks-to-keep-robeson-s-legacy-alive-for-future-generations?fbclid=IwAR3kZuTaTJrGtVfpG6eSJ0uevQzYGaSYrrNRHN7zPPtlWEafdVic8oCbaUU

Description: Paul Robeson’s myriad of accomplishments were briefly recounted during a ceremony to unveil a new mural honoring the hometown hero.

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Subject:   Paul Robeson,  art,  murals,  Recreation Park,  Kelley Prevard,  coLAB Arts,  African Americans

Title: People to Watch in 2023: John El-Maraghy, Archangel Raphael's Mission.

URL: https://www.tapinto.net/towns/new-brunswick/sections/giving-back/articles/people-to-watch-in-2023-john-el-maraghy-archangel-raphael-s-mission/

Description: Archangel Raphael’s Mission (ARM) has created the mobile shower unit to help change people’s appearances, but it also serves a wider public health purpose in helping keep infections and other issues related to hygiene in check.

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Subject:   Notable Residents,  Archangel Raphael’s Mission,  John El-Maraghy,  Mobile Shower Unit

Title: People to Watch in 2023: Michelle Wilson, Elijah's Promise.

URL: https://www.tapinto.net/towns/new-brunswick/sections/giving-back/articles/people-to-watch-in-2023-michelle-wilson-elijah-s-promise/

Description: Interview highlighting the important work that Michelle Wilson, executive director at Elijah's Promise does on a daily basis.

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Subject:   Notable residents,  Elijah’s Promise,  Michelle Wilson

Title: Saturday Rally to Address Recent Gun Violence in New Brunswick.

URL: https://www.tapinto.net/towns/new-brunswick/sections/giving-back/articles/saturday-rally-to-address-recent-gun-violence-in-new-brunswick/

Description: The Stop the Violence event, which will be held at the corner of Seaman and Remsen starting at 2 p.m., is crucial because he senses that many people in the community are beginning to feel “defeated” by the gun violence.

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Subject:   Stop the Violence,  Guns,  Glen Fleming,  City Council,  City Government