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May 14, 2013
Bounty Doubled on Escaped Convict Whose Trial Was Held in New Brunswick 35 Years Ago

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—On the 40th anniversary of a gunfight that killed a New Jersey State Trooper in East Brunswick, the FBI announced that the woman convicted in the case is now the first woman to be placed on the FBI's Most Wanted Terrorist List.

Authorities also announced that the bounty for information leading to Assata Shakur's capture has been doubled to $2 million, the highest bounty on any individual in New Jersey's history.

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April 17, 2013
Edison Man Charged in Connection with Fatal Hit and Run

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—An Edison man has been charged in connection with the hit-and-run that left a pedestrian dead this past Sunday.

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April 14, 2013
Rutgers Dance Marathon Raises Half a Million Dollars For Sick Kids

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—Last weekend, the 14th annual Rutgers Dance Marathon took place, raising a total of $503,641.77. The funds are to be donated to the Embrace Kids Foundation, a group committed to aiding children with cancer and blood disorders.

According to their website, the Rutgers University Dance Marathon has donated over 3.1 million dollars to the Embrace Kids Foundation to date. This makes DM the largest student-run philanthropy event in New Jersey.

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March 20, 2013
Robert Wood Johnson Nurses Win Another Outstanding Quality Award

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—Last month, the American Nurses Association gave Robert Wood Johnson’s nursing staff the 2012 Outstanding Nursing Quality Award for the second consecutive year, according to a report in the Home News Tribune.

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March 20, 2013
Rutgers Student Passes Away in Cook Campus Dormitory

NORTH BRUNSWICK, NJ—Andrew Gottfried, a 19-year-old Rutgers University freshman, died in his room at Perry Hall on the Cook campus, according to Rutgers spokesman Steve Manas.

Gottfried's body was discovered shortly after 9am on March 15, the final day of classes before a week-long break in the semester was scheduled to begin.  Paramedics and police who were called to the scene attempted to revive Gottfried unsuccessfully.

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March 19, 2013
Bank Robbers Plead Guilty Four Years After Shootout With New Brunswick Police

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—Four years to the day after a violent shootout in the Sixth Ward, the Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office announced that the three men who survived plead guilty to armed robbery and attempted murder.

On March 12, 2009, four men fleeing a bank robbery headed into New Brunswick where city police officers joined in the pursuit.

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March 8, 2013
Palestine Children's Relief Fund Gala Features Personal Video From Noam Chomsky

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—On Februrary 28, Rutgers University's leading Palestinean aid organization hosted their Spring Gala at the Rutgers Student Center, where they played a special video message from well-known linguist and activist Noam Chomsky.

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March 5, 2013
10-Unit Building Opens for Homeless with Special Needs

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—Promise House, a new unique housing development in the Second Ward is welcoming its first residents this month.

The ten-unit residence will provide permanent housing for a particularly at-risk subset of the homeless population, namely those who are physically disabled or mentally ill.

Triple C Housing, a South Brunswick-based non-profit, spearheaded the new construction project on Redmond Street.  Since 1979, Triple C has served the low-income special needs populations in Middlesex and Ocean counties.

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January 10, 2013
New Perinatal Center for St. Peter's University Hospital

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—St. Peter's University Hospital has recently expanded and redesigined their perinatal center. The new modernized facility is now equipped with state-of-the-art equipment, including an Antenatal Testing Unit

St. Peter's now offers a Perinatal Emergency Triage and Treatment Unit, an eight-bed unit serves that will serve as an emergency room for pregnant women, along with a High-Risk Antepartum Unit that will treat women with chornic medical coniditions or complex pregnacies.

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October 10, 2012
RWJ Wellness Center Career Fair

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—A new fitness & wellness center opening in partnership with Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital is holding a career fair tonight in the former site of the Rutgers University bookstore.

The fair runs from 5-7pm in the Ferren Mall, located directly across from New Brunswick's train station.  Walk-ins are welcome, and those who wish to pre-register can do so here.

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September 24, 2012
New Brunswick Community Farmer's Market Open Every Thurs. & Sat. Into October

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—For the past four years, Johnson & Johnson (J&J) and Rutgers University have teamed up to provide the New Brunswick community with a local farmer's market located at Jones Avenue and Georges Road.

The New Brunswick Community Farmer's Market, a seasonal operation based near the Cook campus of Rutgers, regularly open on Thursdays and Saturdays from 11am-3pm.  This past Saturday, they stayed open until 5pm.

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August 2, 2012
Neuroscientist at RWJ Wins Prize for Work in Schizophrenia & Bipolar Disorder

NEW YORK, NY—Zhiping Pang, a researcher at the Child Health Institute in New Brunswick was awarded the 2012 Freedman Prize by the The Brain and Behavior Research Foundation at a ceremony on July 27.

The prestigious award was given for Dr. Pang's success in developing a new way of studying synaptic dysfunction of brain and behavior disorders, including schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.

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July 28, 2012
8th Annual Charity Cycling Event Pedals Toward a Cure for Cancer
The Century for the Cure bicycling benefit was started by Scott Glickman a Warren Township resident in 2005. The benefit is seven years and still going strong raising up to $825,000 to finding a cure for cancer.

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—The Cancer Institute of New Jersey (CINJ) is calling for volunteers and bicycling enthusiasts to cycle for their 8th Annual "Century for the Cure" ride.

The city-based CINJ holds this event with one goal in mind: to find a cure for cancer.  Registration is now open for this year's September 8 ride.

The race will start at at Camp Riverbend in Warren Township and offer a variety of courses trailing through the scenic back roads of central New Jersey.

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July 27, 2012
Robert Wood Johnson Pursues Partnership with Somerville Hospital

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—The Robert Wood Johnson Health Network might be getting even bigger soon, as executives have been in talks with Somerset Medical Center in Somerville to define a parternship.

The Robert Wood Johnson network includes hospitals with the RWJ name in New Brunswick, Rahway, and Hamilton, as well as the Raritan Bay Medical Centers in Old Bridge and Perth Amboy.  The system also includes a variety of other facilities in Middlesex, Monmouth, Somerset, Union, and Mercer counties.

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July 6, 2012
Johnson & Johnson Seeking Approval of New Experimental Drug to Fight Tuberculosis

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—Johnson & Johnson announced last Monday that they are seeking approval of the Food & Drug Administration to sell bedaquiline, an expermiental drug that combats tuberculosis (TB).

Bedaquiline is the first drug specifically made to fight tuberculosis in over four decades. It was desinged to combat multidrug-resistant tuberculosis, according to a report on MyCentralJersey.com.

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June 11, 2012
PHOTO: Annual Soap Box Derby Lets Kids Race in Street

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—Kids from all over New Jersey came to New Brunswick to compete in the annual Soap Box Derby, held on Johnson Drive adjacent to Johnson & Johnson's worldwide headquarters.

In addition to the soap box races, visitors also enjoyed a car show held in the Johnson & Johnson parking lot.

This year's winners include Jeffrey Clouser, Julianne Miller, and Alex Hawkins.  They each move onto the national championships in Akron, Ohio.

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June 4, 2012
Rutgers Cell & DNA Repository To Conduct Genetic Research on U.S. Military Suicides

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—The Rutgers Cell and DNA Repository (RUCDR) has received $2.4 million from the US Army STARRS (Study to Assess Risk and Resilience in Service Members) to conduct a study on the genetic make-up of soldiers at risk for suicide or psychological issues.

The deal means that Rutgers will have the opportunity to be a part of the largest study of mental health risks ever conducted by the United States military, according to a report in the Home News Tribune.

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May 24, 2012
Johnson & Johnson's Blood Thinner Rejected For Additional Uses by the FDA in 6-4 Vote
FDA voted 4-6 against expanding the use of Johnson & Johnson's blood thinner Xarelto. Johnson & Johnson's subsidiary company Janssen Research and Development wanted to expand the use of the drug to treatpatients with acute coronary syndrome.

WASHINGTON, DC—The Food & Drug Administration's advisors voted 6-4 against expanding the use of the Johnson & Johnson's drug Xarelto.

The blood thinner has already been approved in the U.S. to reduce the risk of blood clots in patients who have undergone knee or hip replacement surgery and prevent strokes in people with atrial fibrillation not caused by a heart valve problem, according a report on NJ.com.

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May 21, 2012
Hundreds Attend Block Party For 40th Anniversary of the PRAB
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—Hundreds of community members came out to the dead-end block of Sandford Street next to the headquarters of the Puerto Rican Action Board (PRAB).

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—Hundreds of community members came out to the dead-end block of Sandford Street next to the headquarters of the Puerto Rican Action Board (PRAB) to celebrate the organization's 40th birthday.

Food and dessert vendors sold hot and cold dishes, while live musicians serenaded the crowd on stage.  Nearby, a man offerred himself as a victim in the event's dunk tank.  But by far the longest line was for free face-painting.

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May 19, 2012
New Brunswick Boxing Gym Poised For A Comeback
The New Brunswick Boxing Gym is set to re-open soon on Jersey Ave.

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—Located in an inconspicuous and, for the moment, non-descript building at 121 Jersey Avenue, is a place where children, teenagers and adults from all over Northeast have been coming for years to learn a skill many of them would likely otherwise learn the hard way: the ability to fight.

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April 30, 2012
New Chief Executive Takes Helm at Johnson & Johnson During Turbulent Time
New CEO Alex Gorsky is optimistic about the company's future despite various lawsuits and negative media attention.

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—The new chief executive of Johnson & Johnson, Alex Gorsky, announced at the company's shareholders meeting on April 26 that he would make their customers the first priority, according to a report on MyCentralJersey.com.

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February 14, 2012
St. Peter's University Hospital Going Solar
St. Peter's Hospital will be moving ahead with a plan to install 10,000 solar panels at both the main campus on Easton Avenue and their clinic on How Lane.  The plan was approved by the city's Planning Board in 2011.

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ - St. Peter’s University Hospital proposed a plan to install 10,000 solar panels on four of their buildings and two large parking lots. The solar panel system will be able to generate 2.3 million kilowatts of electricity, enough energy to power an estimated 230 homes.

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January 23, 2012
St. Peter's University Hospital to Adopt Historic NYC Chapel
A historic Greenwich Village chapel was purchased by St. Peter's Healthcare System and dismantled.  The new owner is hoping to raise $7M for reconstruction on the St. Peter's campus in New Brunswick.

NEW YORK, NY - In December 2010, Saint Peter’s University Hospital’s parent company purchased the pews, stained glass windows, alters and status of one of New York City’s oldest chapels, according to a report on NJ.com.