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Today's riddle: I'm a rock group with 4 members; one member was assassinated. What am I? 🤔 (Answer below!)
1. Rutgers Head Basketball Coach Steve Pikiell Announces He Has Cancer (patch.com) — New Brunswick readers are learning that longtime Rutgers men's basketball coach Steve Pikiell has been diagnosed with cancer and will step back from coaching this fall and winter while undergoing treatment. Assistant coach Brandin Knight will serve as interim head coach, while Pikiell, treated by RWJBarnabas Health and Memorial Sloan Kettering, plans to stay involved with the team as much as possible.
2. Illegal Gun, Drugs Found In East Brunswick Motel Parking Lot (patch.com) — Residents in and around New Brunswick may take note that a New Brunswick man was among three people charged after East Brunswick police say they found an illegal handgun, large-capacity magazine, and about half a pound of marijuana in a motel parking lot. The case highlights ongoing public safety concerns at two Route 18 motels that generate thousands of emergency calls each year.
3. Mental Health Clinician III, Per Diem (rutgers.edu) — A new per diem Mental Health Clinician III role is open at Rutgers' Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in downtown New Brunswick, supporting opioid use disorder research and training. Licensed master's-level clinicians will provide interventions, conduct interviews, distribute naloxone, and travel mainly across Central and South Jersey, with work based on-site and connected to RWJ University Hospital partnerships.
4. New Brunswick Arts Venue to Host Candlelit Classical Fundraiser on October 15 (communitynews.org) — New Brunswick's State Theatre New Jersey is hosting a candlelit Classical Season Celebration fundraiser on Thursday, October 15, featuring violinist Christina Bouey and pianist Dr. Yoon Lee in its Studio space on Livingston Avenue. Proceeds support classical programming and local education initiatives like Symphony Scholars for New Brunswick Public School District students. Tickets and sponsorships are available now, with RSVPs requested by October 5.
5. Podcast: Beyond AI: Why patient-centric clinical trials matter now (clinicaltrialsarena.com) — Clinical trial leaders recently gathered in New Brunswick for the OCT East Coast conference, where they stressed making studies easier on patients, not just more high-tech. A new podcast from those sessions explores how AI, remote monitoring, and simple supports like food and housing assistance can improve recruitment, retention, and patient experience in trials that may shape future treatments.
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