Nov 25, 2024 · NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—Prosecutors told a very different story in court than what they had told the press and the public about the latest murder in the streets of New Brunswick. Two local men are now incarcerated pending trial on charges they killed Gonzalo Napoleon Quispez-Parades, a 23-year-old city man who was found unconscious on a Seaman Street sidewalk, bleeding to death on the night of ...

Jul 23, 2016 · WOODBRIDGE, NJ–The township recently settled a civil lawsuit for $70,000 in which three Elizabeth residents claimed their Constitutional rights were violated and they were threatened with a firearm by a local police officer at the Woodbridge Center Mall in May 2014. The settlement, which was offered on April 10, grew out of an alleged encounter with Officers Dennis Benigno, now retired, and ...

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Mar 30, 2019 · NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—Claribel “Clary” Azcona-Barber, a close ally and staffer for longtime New Brunswick Mayor James Cahill, was approved as the new countywide candidate for the Democratic political machine on March 11. The choice was made by an unknown number of individuals who gathered at the Middlesex County College and voted on who should replace New Brunswick’s longtime Freeholder ...

Dec 30, 2015 · NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—The man in charge of relations between the city government and Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH) will continue to serve on the board of the New Brunswick Parking Authority (NBPA). Kevin McTernan’s dayjob is at RWJUH, where he has worked since 1979. He has chaired the NBPA Board of Commissioners, a powerful unpaid position, for the last fourteen years.

Oct 26, 2023 · New Brunswick is known as the “healthcare city” and is home to two of New Jersey’s most well-known and established hospitals: Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital and St. Peter’s University Hospital. It is also home to the Johnson & Johnson corporation’s worldwide headquarters, and facilities for several other companies in the healthcare field.

Aug 19, 2015 · NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—A captain with the New Brunswick Police Department (NBPD) defended a detective who has once again been accused of falsely arresting and imprisoning a young man for more than four months. Captain William Milligan did not hesitate to admit that there a number of “aggressive officers” on the force, and argued that those officers naturally get more complaints and lawsuits.

May 22, 2024 · NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—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. On March 8 at approximately 11:39pm, Councilwoman Suzanne Sicora-Ludwig crashed her 2014 Range Rover sport utility vehicle into a tree near her home, according to city records.

Nov 2, 2024 · EDISON, NJ—Over 100 candidates are appearing on ballots for local school board races around the county in the November 5 election, even after several dropped out. Though the elections are non-partisan, voter registration information is public and reveals that 60 of the candidates are registered Democrats, while 23 are registered Republicans, and one is a registered Libertarian.

Jan 4, 2015 · NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—Once upon a time, New Brunswick, like most other cities in the United States, boasted an extensive streetcar system. Streetcars, also known as trams or trolleys, are powered by electricity, and run on tracks laid out across the roads themselves. Walking through New Brunswick today, one can often see the thick, steady stream of automobiles and buses, filing through its ...