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Voter Guide: April 16 New Brunswick School Board Election

This Tuesday, April 16, New Brunswick residents have the opportunity to shape the future of its schools with three seats up for vote in the Board of Education election

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 members Diana Solis and Edward Spencer, are…

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18-Year-Old Faces Vehicular Homicide Charge After Fatal High-Speed Crash

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—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. Noah Reyes is the young man being held responsible for the March 6 crash that killed Dennis Frick. The Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office (MCPO) had kept Reyes’ identity secret from the public until…

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New Rutgers Solar Canopies Are Producing Electricity in New Brunswick

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.

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…

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Danielsen's OPRA Bill Lets Governments Sue Citizens Who File Records Requests

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.

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 sorts of New Jersey citizens to investigate…

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Court Tavern to Become Vegan Restaurant This Spring

The Court Tavern, which has been closed since 2019 but was a favored watering hole and rock and roll club in this city for generations, will become a vegan restaurant this spring. 

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ – 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. The Court Tavern, which has been closed since 2019 but was a favored watering hole in this city for generations, will become Veganica sometime this spring.  The news first appeared in a writeup by the Home News.…

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Middlesex County Leads NJ in Troubling Category: Crash Deaths

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.

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 crashes occur by the year 2040. And the statistics are no better this year, with at…

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Ex-Governor Admits He Was Wrong For Backing Trump, Drops From 2024 Race

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—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. “I was wrong. I made a mistake,” Christie said in a campaign advertisement, stopping short of apologizing for backing his former friend and ally, ex-President Donald Trump. Six days…

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New Brunswick Today's Year-End Music Review

In our year-end music review, music reporter Bennett Kelly asks Santa for a rock and roll club, and shares highlights from an anniversary, a breakup, an induction, a birthday, two remembrances, nine interviews and a 200+ song playlist of 2023 releases.

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 least two 10+ story buildings at the site of the former Ferren parking deck and mall over the next…

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NBT Music Spotlight: Gabba Ghoul

Formed in 2021, Gabba Ghoul quickly became a favorite in the New Brunswick music scene and beyond for its distinct blend of math rock, pop and emo. In late November, Gabba Ghoul suffered the tragic loss of its lead singer, Lacy Smith, at the age of 22.

Gabba Ghoul is: Lacy Smith – VocalsJosh Skoudis – BassHenry Ricatto – GuitarGeorge Ford – Drums Formed in 2021, Gabba Ghoul quickly became a favorite in the New Brunswick music scene and beyond for its distinct blend of math rock riffs with pop and emo song structures. They captured audience attention at spirited live shows and delivered a serving of Jersey humor as seen in their name, song…

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After More Than Five Months, RWJ Nurses Vote to End Their Strike

The nurses of Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital have agreed to return to work, ending a months-long battle over staffing issues.

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—The nurses of Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH) have agreed to return to work, ending a months-long battle over staffing issues. Their union, United Steelworkers Local 4-200, voted to accept the proposal for a new three-year contract, which was submitted for consideration in November. The results of the vote were announced on December 15, the 133rd day of the…

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NBT Music Spotlight: Eloh Kush

Eloh Kush is a born and raised New Brunswick hip hop artist in the midst of a prolific stretch, releasing fourteen albums since 2018.

Kushon “Eloh Kush” Watson is a born and raised New Brunswick hip hop artist in the midst of a prolific stretch, releasing fourteen albums since 2018 amongst other ventures in books, fashion and labels. Last month, our music reporter Bennett Kelly sat down with Kush at the Hyatt bar, discussing his local roots and latest music, his philosophies in arts and science, his membership in the groups…

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Another Young Person Killed in The Heart of New Brunswick

A teenager is dead and two others injured after a shooting outside La Famosa Bar & Liquor on Remsen Avenue during the evening of November 30

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—A teenager is dead and two others injured after a shooting outside La Famosa Bar & Liquor on Remsen Avenue during the evening of November 30. Enger Abreu was mortally wounded and succumbed to his injuries, according to authorities. At just nineteen years old, Abreu is the youngest person murdered in New Brunswick in over a decade. Police responded at 11:10pm and initially…

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October 2023 New Brunswick Crime Log

Police investigated reports of at least 34 serious violent crimes in the month of October 2023, including at least six stabbings, four shootings, and two armed robberies.

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—Police investigated reports of at least 34 serious violent crimes in the month of October 2023, including at least six stabbings, four shootings, and two armed robberies. The incidents left four people dead, and sent at least fourteen more victims to the hospital, while at least six others were treated at the crime scenes by emergency medical personnel. Less than one-third of…

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NBT Music Spotlight: Hair Magic

Hair Magic is a Highland Park-based punk rock trio featuring Rutgers alum Jen Rector on guitar and vocals, Christine Espiritu on bass, and New Brunswick Music Scene Archive founder Christie Lutz on drums.

Hair Magic is a Highland Park-based punk rock trio featuring Rutgers alum Jen Rector on guitar and vocals, Christine Espiritu on bass, and New Brunswick Music Scene Archive founder Christie Lutz on drums. The band released its second EP in April and tonight (Nov. 18) plays its final gig of 2023 at the Old Franklin Schoolhouse in Metuchen. The trio sat down with our music reporter Bennett Kelly…

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NBT Music Spotlight: Doug Vizthum

Doug Vizthum was a lifer at Bobby Albert’s Court Tavern, working the door, bartending, booking shows and of course performing countless times with bands Pleased Youth, Bad Karma, Lunar Ensemble and others.

Doug Vizthum was a lifer at Bobby Albert’s Court Tavern, working the door, bartending, booking shows and of course performing countless times with bands Pleased Youth, Bad Karma, Lunar Ensemble and others. A recent Florida transplant, our music reporter Bennett Kelly discussed new music, old Brunswick, Florida “meatballs” and more with Vizthum over the phone in October.  Doug Vizthum: Hey,…

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While Dems Win County, Republicans Gain Ground in Local Elections

Unofficial election results from the November 7 general election signal that Democrats will maintain full control of the Middlesex County government, as well as several local governments.

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—Unofficial election results from the November 7 general election signal that Democrats will maintain full control of the Middlesex County government, as well as local governments in Edison, Woodbridge, North Brunswick, Plainsboro, Carteret, Metuchen, and Highland Park. County Commissioners Charles Tomaro, of Edison, and Leslie Koppel, of Monroe Township, appear to have won…

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A Dozen Mayor Elections in County, But Almost Half Are Uncontested

At least four Middlesex County towns are poised to elect new Mayors on November 7, while another eight incumbent Mayors here will be seeking re-election that same day.

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