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Greetings New Brunswick! We're your go-to source for what's happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Three-alarm New Brunswick blaze displaces 22, injures three firefighters
  • Rutgers tobacco research institute hiring senior business manager in New Brunswick
  • High-paying Johnson & Johnson compliance role open in New Brunswick

Also on today's calendar: New Website Connects New Jersey Residents with a Trusted Criminal Defense Lawyer and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you get when you cross an angry cow with an angry sheep? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Very warm; a morning shower, with a high of 88 and low of 69 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Friday: Turning sunny and less humid, temps: high: 81, low: 58.
  • Saturday: Sun giving way to clouds, with a high of 82 and low of 65 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. 3 Firefighters Injured, 22 Homeless In New Brunswick Fire (patch.com) — New Brunswick residents are reeling after a three-alarm fire on Louis Street injured three firefighters and forced 22 people, including several Rutgers students, from their homes. The blaze, which began early Tuesday afternoon and took nearly four hours to control, caused significant disruption but no civilian injuries, while officials have not yet released the cause.
   

2. Business Manager I (rutgers.edu) — Rutgers' Institute for Nicotine and Tobacco Studies is hiring a full-time Business Manager I based on the Downtown New Brunswick campus, overseeing budgets and grants for its tobacco research programs. Local candidates with a finance-related bachelor's degree and several years of university financial management experience are encouraged to apply, with a competitive salary range and full benefits offered.
   

3. Compliance Specialist IV (jnj.com) — Johnson & Johnson Health Care Systems is recruiting a Compliance Specialist IV in New Brunswick, offering a six-figure salary to oversee quality and compliance for MedTech field inventory across North America. The full-time role suits experienced quality professionals familiar with FDA and ISO-13485 standards, lean management, audits, and process improvement, with some travel and potential telecommuting.
   

4. Special Education Teacher (rutgers.edu) — A new full-time special education teaching position is open at Rutgers' Douglass Developmental Disabilities Center in New Brunswick, working on-site with children and adults on the autism spectrum. Local educators with a NJ K-6 certification and experience in behavioral technology, data management, and family programming can earn a competitive salary with strong benefits while training Rutgers undergraduates and collaborating closely with families.
   

5. Sherrill addresses Dale Caldwell investigation allegations (nj1015.com) — New Brunswick residents may notice extra attention on their streets as Lt. Gov. Dale Caldwell has been photographed outside his New Brunswick home amid an ongoing misconduct investigation. Gov. Mikie Sherrill says any credible allegations will be fully examined, while Republican lawmakers demand clearer timelines, possible administrative leave, and public release of findings once the probe concludes.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: An animal that's in a baaaaad mooood! (Thank you Lisa A. for sending it in!)
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