Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Residents may have their picture taken with the cup for free.
Get up close and personal with the FIFA World Cup Winner's Trophy on Friday as the 2014 FIFA World Cup Winner's Trophy is slated to visit New Brunswick High School. From 2:45-4:45 p.m. Friday, March 15, residents may have their picture taken with the cup for free, meet Fuleco, the official World Cup Brazil mascot and compete in a soccer challenge to win prizes. The "Energy Play station" will provide informative activities for families, and "Engage with Safe Kids" will be on hand to dispense information about preventing injuries. The event is sponsored by Johnson & Johnson, who is the first Official Healthcare Sponsor of both the FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil 2013 and 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil, according to a press release from the …
Monday, June 11, 2012
Kids and teens from all over New Jersey competed on Sunday in their own home made soap box derby racing cars for a chance to compete in the international derby race in Akron, Ohio.
Three young drivers from New Jersey will advance to the 75th Annual All American Soap Box Derby on July 21st in Akron, Ohio following Sunday's New Brunswick Soap Box Derby. Held on Johnson Drive, the race featured 37 young soapbox racers, facing off in derby racers that they built themselves with their families and friends. A classic car show by the Hollywood Night Cruisers was held in the nearby Johnson & Johnson parking lot during the derby. The day's sponsors included Turtle & Hughes, Johnson & Johnson and the City of New Brunswick. The winners of the day are as follows: An expedition race will be held on June 16 in Newark for the purpose of drumming up interest in soap box racing among the youth there, according to New Jersey Soap Box …
Thursday, April 26, 2012
The protesters gathered outside of the annual shareholders meeting of Johnson & Johnson at the Hyatt Regency on Thursday.
More than a dozen protesters gathered outside of the Hyatt Regency Hotel on Thursday to protest products and practices of Johnson & Johnson during the company's annual shareholders meeting. Occupy Big Pharma NJ and Occupy New Brunswick said their focuses of the day were to bring attention to Johnson & Johnson's involvement with the American Legislative Exchange Council or ALEC, and to draw attention to controversies over products produced by the company, which lately have included a settlement over the drug Risperdal, a malfunctioning artificial hip being sold overseas, and a massive recall of Children's Tylenol. Johnson & Johnson's new CEO, Alex Gorsky, took the reins of the company today. Occupy New Brunswick previously held a protest on…
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Occupy New Brunswick protested the involvement of Johnson & Johnson and other major corporations in a committee permitted to shape and write U.S. policy without voter approval
In the shadow of Johnson & Johnson's main corporate offices, protesters from Occupy New Brunswick called for the pharmaceutical giant to end its involvement in the American Legislative Exchange Council or ALEC. ALEC is a lobbyist group that includes both politicians and corporations and allows those corporations influence in drafting laws. Johnson & Johnson is part of the group, as are Monsanto, Bank of America, Pfizer and Wal-Mart. About a dozen Occupy New Brunswick protesters gathered in the rain on the corner of Route 27 and George Street around 11:30 a.m. Tuesday to draw attention to the cause and make a plea for Johnson & Johnson to reconsider its involvement in ALEC. According to a press release from Occupy New Brunswick, the protest…
Thursday, June 16, 2011
Downhill drives in homemade vehicles draw 35 kid competitors to Johnson Drive.
When handling a soapbox derby racer, the key to winning lies in the wheels. "(You) can win by a thousandth of a second,'' said Charlie Miller, of Keyport. On Sunday, the annual New Brunswick Soap Box Derby was held for kids all over the state. It is the qualifying event that sends winning racers to the national races in July. Miller's two daughters, Meredith, 15, and Julianne, 12, are both soap box derby racing champions for the state of New Jersey, and Meredith is this year's "Rally Champ," an achievement that will send her all the way to the national derby races. "Experience" is another advantage to have, said Meredith. "The lower you get in the car, the less wind resistance,'' she said. "The lower you are, the faster you go.'' The …
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Tom Vaden
11:02 am on Tuesday, June 12, 2012
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