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Collected by: New Brunswick Free Public Library

Archived since: Nov, 2017

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The City of New Brunswick Website featuring contacts for all departments, city services, special announcements, and historical information.

Subject:   Government - Cities Government City Government Politics

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Title: Proposed 2022 Municipal Budget Will Lower Taxes for New Brunswick Residents.

URL: https://www.tapinto.net/towns/new-brunswick/articles/proposed-2022-municipal-budget-will-lower-taxes-for-new-brunswick-residents/

Description: The proposed municipal budget for 2022 holds the line on taxes for the third year in a row, and actually reduces municipal taxes for the second straight year.

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Subject:   Budget Mayor Jim Cahill Municipal Taxes City Government Revitalization Parker Health Group Community Oriented Police Services (COPS) grant Construction Recreation

Title: Demand For New Brunswick's Retail Cannabis Licenses Exceeds Supply.

URL: https://www.tapinto.net/towns/new-brunswick/sections/business-and-finance/articles/demand-for-new-brunswick-s-retail-cannabis-licenses-exceeds-supply/

Description: Demand for retail cannabis licenses in the city exceeds the supply, and New Brunswick is in the process of weeding through the applications now that the deadline to submit one has passed.

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Subject:   Easton Avenue Recreational Marijuana Licenses regulations

Title: New Brunswick in Line for $2.15M in State Funding to Upgrade Baker Park.

URL: https://www.tapinto.net/towns/new-brunswick/sections/development/articles/new-brunswick-in-line-for-2-15m-in-state-funding-to-upgrade-baker-park/

Description: The city is in line to receive $2.15 million in state funding to outfit Alec E. Baker Park with a new splash pad, fitness circuit equipment and other upgrades.

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Subject:   Alec E. Baker Park Remsen Avenue Gov. Phil Murphy Environmental Protection Commission Shawn M. LaTourette Green Acres funding Garden State Preservation Trust (GSPT) Brandon Goldberg

Title: New Brunswick Mayor Cahill Recognized for City's Ongoing Redevelopment.

URL: https://www.tapinto.net/towns/new-brunswick/sections/development/articles/new-brunswick-mayor-cahill-recognized-for-city-s-ongoing-redevelopment/

Description: Mayor Jim Cahill has been recognized for helping to orchestrate more than $5 billion in redevelopment in his 31 years in office.

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Subject:   Mayor James Cahill Redevelopment ROI-NJ Influencers “Power List” 2023 New Jersey Health + Life Sciences Exchange (HELIX) Blanquita B. Valenti Community School Jack and Sheryl Morris Cancer Center New Brunswick Development Corp. (DEVCO)

Title: Public Meets to Discuss Downtown Vacant Land's Development on Thursday.

URL: https://www.tapinto.net/towns/new-brunswick/sections/development/articles/public-meets-to-discuss-downtown-vacant-land-s-development-on-thursday/

Description: Discussions from the public to discuss what type of park should take shape on a grass-covered lot where the Wolfson Parking Deck once stood.

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Subject:   Development Community parks

Title: A 3-Way Race for New Brunswick Mayor Develops.

URL: https://www.tapinto.net/towns/new-brunswick/sections/elections/articles/a-3-way-race-for-new-brunswick-mayor-develops/

Description: Three people are now running for mayor in November, Democrat Inbument Mayor Jim Cahill, Republican Maria C. Powell and Independent Charlie Kratovil.

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Subject:   Elections City Government Mayor Jim Cahill Charlie Kratovil Maria C. Powell

Title: Mayor Cahill, Councilmembers Egan and Escobar Seeking Re-Election.

URL: https://www.tapinto.net/towns/new-brunswick/sections/elections/articles/mayor-cahill-councilmembers-egan-and-escobar-seeking-re-election/

Description: In an election year in which the City Council will expand to seven seats, the New Brunswick Democratic Organization (NBDO) today announced that Mayor Jim Cahill and Councilmembers Kevin Egan and Rebecca Escobar will be seeking re-election to four-year terms.

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Subject:   City Government Elections City Council Mayor Jim Cahill

Title: Republican With Wide-Ranging Political Resume Running For Mayor of New Brunswick.

URL: https://www.tapinto.net/towns/new-brunswick/sections/elections/articles/republican-with-wide-ranging-political-resume-running-for-mayor-of-new-brunswick/

Description: Maria Concepcion Powell, a great-grandmother whose peculiar political journey includes a run for the presidency of Mexico, is going to run unopposed in the June primary and eventually take on Democratic incumbent Jim Cahill in the November election.

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Subject:   City Government Elections Mayors Maria Concepcion Powell Jim Cahill National Women’s Grocer Association

Title: City Hoping Sweeping Renovations will Entice Residents to Utilize Baker Park.

URL: https://www.tapinto.net/towns/new-brunswick/sections/government/articles/city-hoping-sweeping-renovations-will-entice-residents-to-utilize-baker-park/

Description: The city is hoping a sweeping renovation of Alec E. Baker Park will transform it into an outdoor destination for residents who want to go for a jog, walk their dog, play soccer or splash around on a summer day.

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Subject:   Government Parks and Playgrounds Alec E. Baker Park City Council Brandon Goldberg Parks Department Salvatore Salsa Urban Parks Program Green Acres Program

Title: Former Deputy Fire Chief Hired as New Brunswick's Emergency Management Coordinator.

URL: https://www.tapinto.net/towns/new-brunswick/sections/government/articles/former-deputy-fire-chief-hired-as-new-brunswick-s-emergency-management-coordinator/

Description: Tom Dobkowski, who has served as deputy fire chief in New Brunswick, has been tapped for the role of the recently revamped municipal emergency management coordinator position.

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Subject:   City Government Fire Department Emergency Management

Title: Masks Will Be Optional as New Brunswick City Council Returns to In-Person Meetings.

URL: https://www.tapinto.net/towns/new-brunswick/sections/government/articles/masks-will-be-optional-as-new-brunswick-city-council-returns-to-in-person-meetings/

Description: Masks will be optional for those attending the first in-person City Council meeting in more than two years.

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Subject:   COVID-19 Masks City Council Meetings City Government

Title: Mayor Cahill, New City Council Members Sworn in During Historic Day for New Brunswick.

URL: https://www.tapinto.net/towns/new-brunswick/sections/government/articles/mayor-cahill-new-city-council-members-sworn-in-during-historic-day-for-new-brunswick/

Description: James Cahill and City Council members were sworn into office on January 2, 2023.

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Subject:   Government Elections Mayor James Cahill City Council Petra Gaskins Manuel Castaneda Kevin Egan Rebecca Escobar

Title: New Brunswick City Council Lowers Maximum Annual Rent Increases

URL: https://www.tapinto.net/towns/new-brunswick/sections/government/articles/new-brunswick-city-council-lowers-maximum-annual-rent-increases/

Description: The City Council, in a municipality in which 80% of residents rent their homes, has moved to adopt new limits on annual rent increases. At the expiration of a written or oral lease, the annual increase for a tenant in New Brunswick will not be below 1% and will not exceed 4%.

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Subject:   City Council Government annual rent increases Ordinance 082302 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers in the Northeast Region Esperanza Neighborhood New Brunswick Tenant Association Councilwoman Suzanne Sicora Ludwig Dan Dominguez Councilman Manuel Castañeda Rent Control Board

Title: New Brunswick Democrats Announce Two Additional City Council Candidates to Run on Slate for June Primary.

URL: https://www.tapinto.net/towns/new-brunswick/sections/government/articles/new-brunswick-democrats-announce-two-additional-city-council-candidates-to-run-on-slate-for-june-primary/

Description: Following a screening process culminating tonight, the New Brunswick Democratic Organization (NBDO) has named two additional council candidates for its slate: Petra Gaskins and Manuel Castaneda.

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Subject:   Politics New Brunswick Democratic Organization Kevin Egan Rebecca Escobar Jim Cahill Petra Gaskins Manuel Castaneda

Title: New Brunswick Hires Investigator After DPW Employee Calls for Higher Wages, Hazard Pay.

URL: https://www.tapinto.net/towns/new-brunswick/sections/government/articles/new-brunswick-hires-investigator-after-dpw-employee-calls-for-higher-wages-hazard-pay/

Description: The city has hired a labor attorney to look into several matters raised by a member of the city’s Department of Public Works (DPW), who said she and her co-workers are not being paid enough, are not being paid for some of their work and are often asked to use broken equipment.

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Subject:   Government COVID Department of Public Works Brittany Richardson Hatfield Schwartz City Council

Title: New Brunswick Moving to Raise Penalties on Parking Violations

URL: https://www.tapinto.net/towns/new-brunswick/sections/government/articles/new-brunswick-moving-to-raise-penalties-on-parking-violations/

Description: Motorists who violate city parking ordinances can soon expect to pay bigger penalties, after years of the standard rates in place.

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Subject:   Government City parking ordinances City Council Mayor Jim Cahill J.T. Miller

Title: New Brunswick Sets Tax Rates for Recreational Pot Businesses.

URL: https://www.tapinto.net/towns/new-brunswick/sections/government/articles/new-brunswick-sets-tax-rates-for-recreational-pot-businesses/

Description: Recreational marijuana wholesalers will pay a 1% tax under an ordinance adopted at Wednesday night’s City Council meeting.

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Subject:   City Government Recreational Marijuana Taxes Ordinance 0-3220 City Council

Title: New Brunswick Trailblazers Gaskins, Castaneda Eager to Join City Council.

URL: https://www.tapinto.net/towns/new-brunswick/sections/government/articles/new-brunswick-trailblazers-gaskins-castaneda-eager-to-join-city-council/

Description: Gaskins is the first Black woman to be elected to the City Council. At 29, she is also believed to be the youngest person. And, Castaneda is the first Latino man to be elected to the City Council, and just the third Latino overall.

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Subject:   Government Petra Gaskins Manuel Castaneda City Council Make-A-Wish Foundation African Americans Hispanic Americans

Title: New Water Bill Regulations Will Keep Renters From Getting Ripped Off, Group Says.

URL: https://www.tapinto.net/towns/new-brunswick/sections/government/articles/new-water-bill-regulations-will-keep-renters-from-getting-ripped-off-group-says/

Description: Residents from New Brunswick’s Esperanza neighborhood say a series of amendments to city’s ordinances will make the issue of water bills fairer and easier to understand – and keep some of the landlords from ripping off their tenants.

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Subject:   City Government Esperanza Tenant Group Landlords Water Utility Bills Rent Control Fidela Franco New Brunswick City Council

Title: New Brunswick Awarded $70K in Clean Communities Grants.

URL: https://www.tapinto.net/towns/new-brunswick/sections/green/articles/new-brunswick-awarded-70k-in-clean-communities-grants/

Description: The city could soon be looking greener and cleaner, after it was awarded about $70,000 in Clean Communities grant money through the state Department of Environmental Protection.

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Subject:   Clean Communities grant Department of Environmental Protection

Title: New Brunswick Relaxing COVID-19 Restrictions for Public Access to City Hall.

URL: https://www.tapinto.net/towns/new-brunswick/sections/health-and-wellness/articles/new-brunswick-relaxing-covid-19-restrictions-for-public-access-to-city-hall/

Description: The city will be relaxing restrictions for public access to City Hall and other facilities as the COVID-19 transmission rate continues to drop.

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Subject:   COVID City Government Public Buildings City Hall

Title: New Brunswick Crime Dropped 73% Between 1991-2020

URL: https://www.tapinto.net/towns/new-brunswick/sections/police-and-fire/articles/new-brunswick-crime-dropped-73-between-1991-2020/

Description: Crime in New Brunswick dropped by 73% between 1991 and 2020, according to information supplied to TAPinto New Brunswick by the city police.

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Subject:   Crime New Brunswick Police Department Uniform Crime Reports of the New Jersey State Police National Night Out National Association of Police Organizations New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police

Title: New Brunswick Police Achieve Re-accreditation For Another Three Years.

URL: https://www.tapinto.net/towns/new-brunswick/sections/police-and-fire/articles/new-brunswick-police-achieve-re-accreditation-for-another-three-years/

Description: As part of standards and procedures that have been enacted throughout the years, the New Brunswick Police Department has been re-accredited, reaffirming the department’s adherence to the finest law enforcement standards in the nation.

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Subject:   Police New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police Reaccreditation

Title: New Brunswick Police to Begin Wearing Body Cameras Today

URL: https://www.tapinto.net/towns/new-brunswick/sections/police-and-fire/articles/new-brunswick-police-to-begin-wearing-body-cameras-today/

Description: The city’s police department will begin to utilize body cameras today.

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Subject:   Police Technology Crime Safety

Title: New Brunswick, Rutgers will Receive Federal Funding to Hire More Police.

URL: https://www.tapinto.net/towns/new-brunswick/sections/police-and-fire/articles/new-brunswick-rutgers-will-receive-federal-funding-to-hire-more-police/

Description: New Brunswick will receive $250,000 to hire two police officers thanks to funding from the Department of Justice’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) COPS Hiring Program. Rutgers University will receive $100,000 to recruit and retain officers thanks to an award made through the COPS Office’s Community Policing Development Program.

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Subject:   Rutgers University New Brunswick Police Department Representative Frank Pallone Jr. Department of Justice’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services COPS Hiring Program COPS Office’s Community Policing Development Program 6th Congressional District

Title: New Brunswick Train Station to get $49M Makeover.

URL: https://www.tapinto.net/towns/new-brunswick/sections/transportation-2/articles/new-brunswick-train-station-to-get-49m-makeover/

Description: Mayor Jim Cahill, Gov. Phil Murphy and other officials attended a press conference to announce a $49 million renovation project for the citys train station.

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Subject:   Mayor Jim Cahill Governor Phil Murphy New Brunswick Train Station New Jersey Innovation and Technology Hub NJ TRANSIT Middlesex County Improvement Authority (MCIA) Representative Frank Pallone Jr. Middlesex County Commissioner Director Ron Rios Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin

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