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Cheers New Brunswick! We're back, helping you stay up to date with what's happening. Let's take on the day together! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How did New Brunswick's Zebras fare in Week 3 action?
  • How is Rutgers' New Brunswick campus tied to this ethics controversy?
  • How did New Brunswick's Rutgers grow from slaveholding roots to reform?

Also on today's calendar: Tremendous Office Furniture Warehouse Liquidation Sale and 10 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call cows dancing in the dark 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Clouds and sun; not as warm, with a high of 72 and low of 60 degrees.
  • Sunday: Heavy rain developing, temps: high: 72, low: 59.
  • Monday: Cloudy with a shower possible, with a high of 71 and low of 55 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Football roundup for Big Central Conference and area for Week 3 (mycentraljersey.com) — New Brunswick's Zebras were shut out 25-0 by North Plainfield, managing just 81 total yards but getting 47 hard-fought rushing yards from Arisniel Mota Sanchez. The roundup also recaps other Big Central Conference action, giving local fans context on how neighboring teams are faring as Week 3 unfolds.
   

• Rutgers-Newark faculty members call for dean's removal amid ethics probe (whyy.org) — Rutgers faculty in Newark are calling for the removal of a dean amid an ethics investigation into a writing retreat company she co-owns. Records show both her Newark school and the New Brunswick campus paid the firm, raising conflict-of-interest concerns under Rutgers and New Jersey rules that bar state employees' companies from doing business with the university.
   

• Rutgers, Race & The Hardenbergh Legacy (newyorkalmanack.com) — New Brunswick's own Rutgers University is at the heart of this deep dive into how Queen's College was founded here in 1766 and grew amid slavery, revolution, and religious influence. The piece traces local figures like the Hardenbergh family, Henry Rutgers, and later alumni such as Paul Robeson, while highlighting Rutgers' ongoing efforts to confront its ties to slavery through the Scarlet & Black project.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

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Piscataway

  • Piscataway Woman Sentenced to 2 Years in Federal Prison for Role in $9.1M COVID Relief Fraud Scheme (tapinto.net)
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East Brunswick

  • East Brunswick Mayor Defends Affordable Housing Process Amid Criticism (patch.com)
  • East Brunswick Schools Push Toward First Major Redistricting Since 1980s (patch.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Night Moo-s (Thank you John S. for sending it in!)
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