Wednesday: Very warm and more humid, with a high of 87 and low of 70 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
Thursday: Breezy with a stray t-storm, temps: high: 85, low: 63.
Friday: Mostly sunny and less humid, with a high of 81 and low of 55 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• New Brunswick Parking Authority Continues to Offer Middlesex College Students a Deep Discount (tapinto.net) — Middlesex College students at the New Brunswick Center can park in the attached New Street Garage for just $60 per semester, a huge break from the usual $200 monthly rate. The New Brunswick Parking Authority says the discount is meant to ease costs for commuter students; applications are available online and must be brought, with a class schedule, to the Somerset Street office.
• Prayers on Sept. 11, this week in Central Jersey history, Sept. 7-13 (mycentraljersey.com) — Central Jersey history this week includes several notable New Brunswick moments, from a teen's guilty plea in a high-profile assault case to early 20th-century murder investigations and river swims. The timeline also recalls regional festivals, sports highlights, and 9/11-era community responses that shaped life in and around New Brunswick over the decades.
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
Understanding Homesickness at College – Even When Home Is a Text Away —Patti Zielinski Read on Patch
There is road construction on SR-27 • Lincoln Hwy... There is road construction on SR-27 • Lincoln Hwy reported at 12:01 AM. "Due to Construction both directions, Northeast Corridor Line at Metropark … (Nextdoor )
There is a lane closed on US-202 N reported at... There is a lane closed on US-202 N reported at 12:01 AM. "Roadwork on US 202 Southbound near South of US 206/NJ 28 (Raritan Boro), Continuous Friday… (Nextdoor )
Rutgers University posted a job opening for Assistant Manager of Quality Assurance and Customer Service in New Brunswick. Apply here.
Interstate Waste Services, Inc. posted a job opening for Heavy Equipment Operator in New Brunswick. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near New Brunswick here.
🗞 Nearby News
Highland Park
Another action-packed weekend. 20 takeaways from N.J. football's Week 1 play, Sept. 3-5 (nj.com)
North Brunswick
Football: South Brunswick Defeats North Brunswick, 27-19 (tapinto.net)
Middlesex County Park Clean-Ups This Fall (patch.com)
Sales Representative - DISH jobs hiring near North Brunswick, NJ at EchoStar (echostar.com)
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