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[0:47] Well.
[0:47] PCTV & Eye on Piscataway is taking its annual road trip down to SHI
[0:52] Stadium, and I want to say it's
[0:55] nice to see coach Schiano here again.
[0:58] I think this is about 15 years we've been doing this interview
[1:01] maybe a little longer, a little longer.
[1:02] I know, I know, it's long enough that we both now have gray hair.
[1:05] There you go.
[1:06] So it's been a while, but this is the start of training camp.
[1:10] Is coming in for the 2026 Scarlet Knight season.
[1:13] And we just want to go over a little bit of preview.
[1:17] Words of wisdom.
[1:17] So what the fans of both Piscataway and the general central new Jersey area
[1:21] want to know about Rutgers football.
[1:23] So, coach, you've had some changes.
[1:26] Have there many changes within the coaching staff, so to speak?
[1:30] How do you want to start offense defense?
[1:32] Big, big changes defensively we've kind of revamped everything.
[1:36] We weren't very good last year on defense and it really affected
[1:40] the outcome of several games, and I just felt like we had to make a change.
[1:44] It was time and took a little while to find the guy,
[1:48] but he's the right guy in Travis Johannsen.
[1:50] So where where does Coach Johanson come from and what's his historical?
[1:56] And we got assume that everybody
[1:58] that's looking at this show are not, are novices of football.
[2:02] We want to make them fans of Rutgers University football.
[2:05] So where did he how long, where was he coaching prior to you picking him up?
[2:10] Well, Travis was born and raised in Minneapolis,
[2:13] but he coached in South Dakota, so he was
[2:16] he was the defense coordinator there for a number of years.
[2:19] And then most recently last year, was the head coach
[2:22] at the University of South Dakota, took his team to the playoffs.
[2:25] So so is that like a Division two school?
[2:28] Well, it's it's a FCS.
[2:30] Okay. Yeah.
[2:31] So what used to be called one AA.
[2:33] And you know, to take the team to the playoffs was quite a feat.
[2:37] And I was really excited when he agreed to come.
[2:40] So how they teach their players out there I'm just thinking because South
[2:45] Dakota has a lot of bison, do they use them as pushing the bison around?
[2:49] I'll tell you what,
[2:50] he's a really good football coach and we're fortunate to have him.
[2:53] So what type of philosophy were you looking for in a defensive coach?
[2:58] Because I know a lot of times
[2:59] you would handle someone in the past, handle some of the play calling.
[3:02] I mean, to me it's all about fundamentals.
[3:05] It's about what you believe in
[3:06] and you have to find someone that has similar beliefs, right?
[3:09] It's got to be like in any business, it's got to be a fit.
[3:11] But then the ability for Travis and the defensive staff to
[3:15] connect with the players and I'm sure not a lot different than what you do
[3:20] if you don't have connection, it's hard to get things done.
[3:23] And when you do have connection, man it's exponential.
[3:26] So that's that's what I'm excited about.
[3:28] Just watching for the last 6 or 7 months the job that he and his staff
[3:32] have been doing.
[3:34] So he did as defensive coordinator.
[3:37] Now. Now, were there any other assistants that came in that are new defense?
[3:42] Several actually.
[3:43] Yeah.
[3:43] So some guys from Big Ten schools, some guys from other conferences.
[3:50] But I think a really good mix and you never know right,
[3:53] until you put them all together.
[3:54] But there's a chemistry there. There's a vibe there that I like
[3:57] and I think the players have really taken to them.
[3:59] That's the most important thing.
[4:00] Okay, so it's really interesting as a layperson looking at football,
[4:05] when you go to search for assistant coaches
[4:08] and they and with the mixes of how different conferences play their
[4:12] strategy and football, how does that work when you personally have to
[4:17] obviously review and interview every individual coach?
[4:20] It's different, right?
[4:21] Earlier in my career, I had a lot of people
[4:24] my age that were guys that we could bring to Rutgers.
[4:28] Now, most of the guys that are,
[4:29] you know, my generation are either coaching in the NFL
[4:32] or their head coaches themselves somewhere.
[4:34] So it's gotten more to be more of a challenge when you have to make.
[4:39] So I really believe in growing your own coaches.
[4:41] Sometimes you need to go outside of the program
[4:44] like we did with Travis, and it's been really helpful.
[4:46] You know, when there's change, there's growth,
[4:48] and there's been a huge growth this spring.
[4:51] It's a little refreshing.
[4:52] So now on the offensive side, your offensive coordinator
[4:56] who's been with you I believe, for four years.
[4:58] Correct.
[4:59] What can we expect even though you've lost
[5:02] a very seasoned QB,
[5:05] that what can we expect from the coaching staff side on the offense?
[5:10] Yeah, you know, the coaching staff has remained
[5:12] pretty much consistent on offense.
[5:14] We made a change at offensive line.
[5:16] Coach Jim Turner's joined us.
[5:19] Really a seasoned NFL and college coach, but I really like where we are.
[5:24] Kirk has done an incredible job of building our offense
[5:28] and that's what he does. He builds it over time, right.
[5:31] Incremental improvement.
[5:32] We've gotten better and better,
[5:33] and I think we have some really fine players on the offensive side of the ball,
[5:37] three of them in particular that we were able to retain Coby Asamoah, K.J.
[5:42] Duff and Antoine Raymond.
[5:44] And we're going to get into both of those later in the interview.
[5:47] But what?
[5:48] So now we just spoke very briefly about your your coaching staff.
[5:51] What what are your impressions of the team so far
[5:55] even though they haven't hit the training camp yet?
[5:58] I like our team.
[5:59] I do, I like I like what we've done.
[6:01] I think we've fixed some of the issues we had defensively.
[6:05] They continue to have to do that in training camp and into the season.
[6:08] But I like the chemistry, I like the cohesion of the team
[6:11] and that's what it's about.
[6:12] You know, we're sitting in our team room, right?
[6:14] We have 130 guys on the roster.
[6:17] You know when they come together, that's exponential growth.
[6:21] You know individually they add up to this.
[6:24] But when you put them together, you know, that's where it really gets exciting.
[6:27] And I like the group we have.
[6:29] Well, speaking of that, the commentators and the folks
[6:34] that do progression projections when it comes to football
[6:38] said, this is probably
[6:39] one of the toughest schedules that Rutgers had in a long time.
[6:43] It seems like the way the schedule is at home,
[6:45] you're going to be taking on the entire state of Michigan.
[6:48] But how does that you know, when you look at the paper
[6:53] like a draw, and these schedules are all put together years in advance,
[6:57] and you never know what teams statured or how good the potential going to be.
[7:03] I mean, as a head coach, you're saying, oh my God,
[7:05] how can this how could this schedule possibly fall on my head like this?
[7:09] I love it.
[7:10] I think that, you know, we for years, you know,
[7:12] I wanted to, longed to be in the Big Ten conference.
[7:15] And finally we're there.
[7:17] And what an opportunity to play at the, I believe, the best conference
[7:21] in all of college football.
[7:22] And that's proven to be true in the last few years especially.
[7:25] Right.
[7:25] So historically,
[7:28] what a what a great conference we're in and the schedule.
[7:31] I love it.
[7:31] You know you play again.
[7:32] You want to be the best.
[7:33] You got to play against the best.
[7:34] So you have you know obviously
[7:37] starting out I believe University of Massachusetts.
[7:40] And then you have Boston College, which by the way is the 25th
[7:44] anniversary of 9/11.
[7:45] So it's could probably be a very emotional game
[7:49] because when it's happening and then you head into I believe USC.
[7:54] Yeah, coming.
[7:54] Which is coming to Piscataway, which is great.
[7:58] I mean, who would ever thought that USC would be coming to Piscataway?
[8:01] I did have a chance last year
[8:03] or two years ago to go out to the USC game out there.
[8:08] But I think some of the teams that are coming in
[8:11] are really going to put a spotlight on the stadium here.
[8:14] And obviously your team in the northeast.
[8:17] Yeah, there's no doubt.
[8:17] And that's the great part of playing in this league.
[8:20] Right. As you play big, big time college football games.
[8:23] And the nice thing for us is
[8:25] some of those games come here to our home stadium in our hometown.
[8:28] Yeah.
[8:28] And then you also have the reigning national champ coming in Indiana.
[8:33] And then I think you have both Michigan and Michigan State,
[8:36] and then University of Nebraska, I believe is at home, which is good.
[8:41] I'm trying to convince the mayor of Lincoln, Nebraska,
[8:43] to come out for the game, bring them out, so we'll get her out there.
[8:46] So anyway, let's talk a little bit about some of the players.
[8:49] The quarterback competition obviously is to
[8:53] a lot of people are very much including yourself interested in that.
[8:57] How do you think that is it going to be an open forum to see
[9:00] who's going to be capable between the two players?
[9:03] You know, it is.
[9:04] And they're really both very, very competent players.
[9:07] Like one of the things that people say, well, you haven't named a starter.
[9:10] And the reason is they both did well and I had.
[9:13] So you're saying when they both did well, you're talking about spring training.
[9:16] That's right.
[9:16] And you know, had it been the other way where neither had done
[9:19] well, I'd be very concerned.
[9:20] I'm actually really excited to see the competition pick up here in training camp.
[9:25] And at some point we'll make a decision.
[9:26] And the good thing, at least for a year, is we're going to
[9:31] we're going to have one who's the starter and we're going to have another guy
[9:33] who's a quality, quality football player that's back.
[9:36] So are they two different type of style quarterbacks, or are they going to
[9:40] just be in the mold of what the offensive coordinator wants to see as a QB?
[9:45] No. They're similar.
[9:47] I mean, they have some differences, but they're similar athletically.
[9:50] They're similar with their abilities.
[9:52] That's why I think it's such a close battle. Right.
[9:54] And they're both really super kids.
[9:57] I mean, young men that you'd want leading your team.
[10:00] So when you go to make the choice, I'm assuming it'll be happening
[10:04] early on, possibly in the middle
[10:06] towards the end of the 30 day period before your first home game.
[10:10] Yeah.
[10:10] Somewhere in the middle to the back part of training camp we'll make a decision.
[10:13] I don't know if we'll necessarily announce it
[10:15] or not publicly, but I think you need to do that.
[10:18] You need your team to know who's going to be leading, leading the offense.
[10:21] So the reason why you want to know, hopefully sooner than later,
[10:25] is because you want the offensive line to get used to that QB
[10:29] they're calling and things like that.
[10:32] Yeah, and the receivers and the running backs, a whole offensive team.
[10:34] And it's just, you know,
[10:35] when you have the right guy at quarterback,
[10:38] he really leads the whole team, not just the offense.
[10:40] I know you're a very spoiled when you're a seasoned
[10:44] veteran quarterback Kelly Marcus, that was there for two years
[10:48] who really and I actually very much enjoyed him when he was out there.
[10:52] He was a very proficient quarterback and his statistics proved that.
[10:56] Yeah, he was he was a fine player.
[10:58] I just my only wishes we had him for a couple more years.
[11:01] But you don't look back.
[11:02] You look forward.
[11:03] He's down in Washington with the commanders now.
[11:05] And I know he's going to do. A good.
[11:06] We wish him the best of luck.
[11:08] And you know his brother Dino still plays on the team.
[11:12] So that's that's a neat connection.
[11:15] We're going to take a little break here and show some other segments that happened
[11:18] throughout the month.
[11:55] We're at 1665 Stelton Rd
[11:57] at the newest business here in Piscataway.
[12:00] And I'm going to turn the mic over to the chief spokesperson
[12:03] of the newest business.
[12:04] And please tell all the residents of Piscataway & Central New Jersey
[12:08] and name of your business.
[12:09] Sure our restaurant name is Kati Roll.
[12:12] We are so excited here because in Piscataway
[12:15] we never have this kind of food before.
[12:19] So we are like very new to here and we wanted to see more people coming.
[12:25] And we are grateful that I'm also lucky to have,
[12:29] because I'm resident of Piscataway and wanted to pass on
[12:33] to another person who is another
[12:36] business owner, Neil's daughter.
[12:39] Yeah. There you go. Hi.
[12:42] First of all, thank you so much for giving us this opportunity.
[12:46] We're very excited to have this business in Piscataway.
[12:49] We've had a lot of people telling us, you know, we always have to come down
[12:53] to Edison to eat, but we brought all the food right to you.
[12:56] Street food. There is live bonnie booty there.
[12:59] There's every place from India we have the food from.
[13:03] So you don't have to travel.
[13:05] We have right here in Edison.
[13:07] I mean, Piscataway. Edison people can come here and we have a lot of options.
[13:13] And thank you so much for the mayor.
[13:15] Well, part of Edison used to be part of Piscataway.
[13:18] Okay. So you're okay.
[13:20] But more importantly is you won't have to get on a plane ride
[13:23] to go over to India to get the food.
[13:25] You can come right here to Stelton Road, and you'll get Northwest Cuisine
[13:29] of India and also southern cuisine right there, and everything else in between.
[13:34] So I want to.
[13:35] I'm going to ask now, what's your name?
[13:37] Vihan. Vihan is going to help me with the scissors here.
[13:41] So Vihan. Okay. Ready?
[13:43] And Vihan says he's going to be the the new mayor next year in 2026 at MLK.
[13:50] At JA biztown.
[13:51] Okay, there you go.
[13:52] So you're going to help me and we're going to count to ready.
[13:55] Come on. Help me.
[13:56] Three. Two. One.
[13:59] Yeah.
[14:01] Well, that's your first official act as a mayor.
[14:04] Okay, well.
[14:06] Thank you. Don't forget 1665 Stelton Road.
[14:09] If you want to whet your tongue and eat something very delicious,
[14:13] this is the place to come.
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[14:51] [Applause and Cheer]
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[16:37] One of the biggest concerns that we have as public officials,
[16:40] not just here in Piscataway, but across the United States,
[16:43] you always hear that word food desert when it comes to food desert, where
[16:48] there's lack of grocery, lack of options for people to shop and get healthy food.
[16:53] Well, today we now have an oasis called Patel Brothers here.
[16:58] Yes. Let's hear it up.
[17:03] If you walk through
[17:04] this store right now, you see nothing but great produce.
[17:07] So much so, Mr.
[17:08] Patel said whoever's the first shopper is going to get 25% off.
[17:13] Yeah, 100%.
[17:14] Please don't. Don't have a heart attack.
[17:17] But I want to thank the community for reinvesting back in Piscataway Township.
[17:22] I know it's been a big concern.
[17:23] And Michele Lombardi and myself regards to getting a grocery store
[17:28] back here in town.
[17:29] And but the good news is this is meeting a niche market here
[17:34] for a lot of people in this community, Piscataway Township.
[17:37] And I want to thank you once again for doing that.
[17:40] So would you like to say a few words? Yes.
[17:42] Thank you very much for coming.
[17:44] Nice and early on this hot, sunny day morning.
[17:46] This is our 60th location in the US.
[17:50] It's our ninth one in the state of new Jersey.
[17:53] We're very, very excited about this opportunity.
[17:56] And we'd like to thank the mayor's office for coming here,
[17:58] for cutting the ribbon for our new location.
[18:01] And after we cut the ribbon, we have a small performance behind us
[18:05] right there to show off our not show off, to showcase our culture.
[18:09] And one thing I know, it's been a very big concern of Councilwoman
[18:12] Michele Lombardi here about
[18:15] health, health and wellness here in town.
[18:17] Michele, would you like to say something?
[18:18] No, this I took a little look around inside and the produce looks amazing.
[18:23] The store is fresh, new and beautiful, and it's definitely something
[18:28] that we needed here in Piscataway.
[18:29] Now, you don't have to go out of Piscataway
[18:32] Now, that's.
[18:34] Beautiful store.
[18:35] And I got to tell you
[18:36] that the produce has given my garden a run for the money right now,
[18:40] so maybe I might have to take some cues from you.
[18:43] Well. Thank you.
[18:43] And why don't you want to come on up here, Mr. Patel.
[18:45] Help assist.
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[20:02] Well, the state of new Jersey has some new laws
[20:05] that are in effect now regarding e-bikes.
[20:08] And I think there's a lot of e-bikes throughout Piscataway
[20:11] Township to be on the show here today.
[20:14] We actually have Sergeant Bill Kloos from the Piscataway traffic Division
[20:18] to talk very briefly about some of the changes in law
[20:21] that residents may not know or do know about,
[20:25] but we want to make sure everybody's in compliance.
[20:27] So, Sergeant, what are the big changes that have taken place
[20:31] in the state of new Jersey pertaining to e-bikes?
[20:33] I know the township
[20:35] did an ordinance going back earlier in the year regards to that.
[20:39] And now the state of New Jersey has a superseding law regards that.
[20:43] So any towns that had prior e-bike laws are now going to have
[20:47] to make them applicable, as with the state of New Jersey Had.
[20:50] But give us some of the highlights.
[20:52] What people need to be aware of about pertaining to e-bikes.
[20:55] And I believe there's all different classifications of the e-bikes.
[20:58] So hopefully you're going to be the the guru so to speak, on the bike laws.
[21:03] So if anybody has any questions, they can feel free to pick up the phone
[21:06] and call to non-emergency number of the Piscataway Police Department.
[21:10] So go ahead Sergeant. Take it away. All right.
[21:12] So first of all, thank you for having us here
[21:16] with the new law.
[21:17] New Jersey
[21:17] has new Jersey has classified e-bikes into multiple different classes now.
[21:22] So there's the first.
[21:25] The first
[21:25] the first class you could look at is what they call a low speed electric scooter.
[21:29] And in a low speed electric scooter is exactly what it sounds like
[21:33] the maximum speed it can't.
[21:35] It must stay below 19mph.
[21:38] And with a low speed electric scooter,
[21:41] anybody can ride those low speed electric scooters.
[21:44] They're treated essentially the same as bicycles in the state of new Jersey.
[21:47] Just like your six year old could get on a bicycle.
[21:50] with trainers.
[21:51] Exactly as long as they're riding safe.
[21:54] A six year old could get on an electric a low speed electric scooter
[21:57] in new Jersey.
[21:57] As long as it's as long as it stays less than 19mph.
[22:02] Now, when you now with the low speed electric scooters,
[22:07] if you're under the age of 17, you must wear a helmet just like any
[22:10] kind of bicycle.
[22:11] And I just want to interject here with the sergeant.
[22:15] To the parents out there, we do have periodically
[22:18] and I'm going to make a pitch for we do have a debt assessment.
[22:23] The councilman do has a road tour of the bikes,
[22:26] and there will be some bike helmets to be given out.
[22:30] You need to make sure your child and even adults should lead by example.
[22:34] Should have helmets on. Absolutely.
[22:36] Yeah.
[22:36] More more injuries happen through head injuries from bicycle accidents.
[22:39] So go ahead. Sorry. Absolutely. The helmets only going to protect you.
[22:42] Yeah. So yeah.
[22:44] So so with those with the low speed electric scooters,
[22:47] as long as you're wearing, if you're less than 17, the helmet is required.
[22:51] Everybody really should wear a helmet for your own safety.
[22:53] But if it's less than 17, it's required.
[22:55] And the thing with those low speed electric scooters
[22:57] is, I'm sure, mayor, and I'm sure you and I'm sure
[22:59] a lot of people in the community, you see these electric scooters riding.
[23:03] They'll weave in and out of traffic and all kinds of stuff like that, maybe
[23:06] go up on the sidewalk.
[23:08] Well, these electric scooters, must
[23:10] they have the same duties and rights as vehicles.
[23:12] So they have to
[23:13] they have to abide by all the same motor vehicle regulations as you do.
[23:16] And I do know the.
[23:18] One that looks like a surfboard with a stick coming up.
[23:20] You know, they have to be applicable to all the normal traffic regulations.
[23:25] Correct.
[23:26] If you if you're driving your car and you have to flip on your turn signal,
[23:29] they have to either use their turn signal or put their hand out to motion the turn
[23:33] just like you would in a car.
[23:34] So I think that's a very important thing to understand,
[23:38] especially for parents that might be buying their children
[23:41] these scooters and making sure children understand the laws behind that so.
[23:46] And I think this is important because school is going to be coming
[23:49] back in in September, and folks need to know if they're planning
[23:53] to buy something for their child to go to used to go to school.
[23:57] That is very important.
[23:59] Absolutely.
[24:00] And then even more so, if you're looking to buy something,
[24:04] the next class up would be even more important
[24:06] to understand the classification behind this,
[24:08] because the next class up is an electric low speed bicycle.
[24:11] That's the next class up of these e-bikes.
[24:14] The electric low speed bicycle is is
[24:18] is what it sounds like an electric low speed bicycle.
[24:20] It has it has a motor.
[24:22] But the motor only helps when you're pedaling.
[24:25] So it has to.
[24:27] So again, you have to be pedaling for the motor to help you.
[24:29] And these low speed electric bicycles can only go up to 20mph.
[24:34] These these low speed electric bicycles.
[24:36] This is where a big change has happened in the
[24:38] in the legislature in new Jersey, because these now require registration
[24:42] and a driver's license or a permit or an e-bike permit.
[24:46] That's a that's a very big change.
[24:47] So what. Is what is the age of that.
[24:50] Is there a different age. Right.
[24:51] That for a permit whatever.
[24:53] Or is it just like a regular driving a car. Nope.
[24:56] So that's a it's a great question because there is an age.
[24:58] So now these low speed electric bikes, you have to be
[25:02] a minimum of 15 years old to ride one of these at all times.
[25:06] So if you're if you're a parent and you have a.
[25:09] Parents out there, you're looking at a sophomore.
[25:12] Yeah, essentially 15 years old.
[25:14] And if you have
[25:15] if you have if parents out there, if you have a child that's less than 15,
[25:19] do not let them get on an e-bike because it's prohibited by law.
[25:22] Okay.
[25:22] And at 15 and 16, if you wanted to,
[25:26] if you had a teenager that wanted to ride an e-bike at 15 or 16,
[25:30] what they would do is they would go through the e-bike permit process.
[25:33] It's essentially like a moped license.
[25:36] After they get a permit, they practice on the road
[25:38] for a period of time, and then they would go to the DMV,
[25:41] take their road test, and eventually they would get an e-bike license,
[25:43] just like a moped license that you could get at 15 or 16 years old.
[25:47] Okay.
[25:47] Now, is there another class classification on bikes? Yes.
[25:51] Because some of these bikes I see they're going way more than 20 miles an hour.
[25:55] Absolutely.
[25:55] The next class up is motorized bicycles in new Jersey.
[25:59] These are still these can still be e-bikes.
[26:02] Okay.
[26:02] And these are the these motorized bicycles.
[26:05] The key here is that
[26:06] if they have a throttle capability, the moment you have a throttle
[26:10] where the e-bike can drive, where the e-bike can propel itself
[26:13] without you pedaling, then it becomes a motorized bicycle.
[26:18] Okay. And these motorized
[26:19] bicycles, it's classified as anything that goes up to 28mph.
[26:23] So before we talked about 20mph, and now we're up to 28mph.
[26:27] So if you're riding something
[26:29] that goes up to 28mph or it has a throttle capability,
[26:33] any throttle capability, then it's a motorized bicycle.
[26:37] And this is where there's even there's there's been pushed
[26:41] there has been pushed even more updates because
[26:43] now these require license, registration and insurance.
[26:46] Oh so interesting. One just requires a permit.
[26:49] Now these you have to actually register the actual
[26:53] bike with DMV. Correct.
[26:55] Yeah. You have to register both e-bikes, but you have to ensure which is.
[26:58] Which is interesting.
[26:59] That leads to a whole insurance issue.
[27:01] You know, once you have to register,
[27:03] I'm sure your insurance carrier is going to want to know about that.
[27:05] Absolutely. Yeah.
[27:06] And you have to make sure that, again, these these higher speed ones
[27:09] are not only registered but they're insured.
[27:11] So all right.
[27:13] So you have three classifications out there.
[27:17] What happens if say an officer pulls over
[27:21] somebody that's not in compliance especially a minor.
[27:25] Can the that be confiscated temporarily until the parent whatever. Yes.
[27:31] So I don't know how the process is set up now that the state is mandating.
[27:36] Yes. So so the depending on the age of the the minor if it's a minor
[27:42] operating one of these unlawfully, depending on the age,
[27:45] the minor could be issued summonses through our township ordinance.
[27:49] The the parent could actually be held
[27:52] responsible for a second or subsequent offense down the line.
[27:55] If we have a repeat offender, the e-bike could be impounded
[28:00] depending on the circumstances behind it,
[28:03] and then in order to get it out of the impoundment, you would
[28:05] of course have to get it properly registered, insured, all all of that
[28:09] to bring it into compliance.
[28:09] And I.
[28:10] Think that would be applicable
[28:11] for anybody who actually has to register the vehicle with DMV to.
[28:15] Correct. If it's not right there.
[28:17] Yeah.
[28:17] Basically, the impoundment process for this would be just like impounding a car
[28:22] if your car didn't have registration or insurance and it got impounded.
[28:25] It's essentially the same for for an e-bike now.
[28:28] So I think those are the big highlights of the new law out there.
[28:32] You will we will make sure that the residents know further about this.
[28:35] We will be promoting this either
[28:37] through the police department on our social media accounts.
[28:40] One of the other things that I know we're looking at is that we're having problems.
[28:44] So we're getting complaints from residents about some of these
[28:48] e-bikes riding in the parks and creating dangerous situations.
[28:51] So we may end up prohibiting the use of e-bikes in our parks.
[28:56] Meaning, in a sense, if there's a multi-use path or a sidewalk
[29:00] or whatever, I mean, not not if you want to take the e-bike
[29:04] to go to the park, but actually riding around in the park.
[29:07] Yes. Yeah, that's like there.
[29:09] So we're going to have to take a look at that because,
[29:11] you know, not everybody's obeying the current rules of the road.
[29:16] And, you know, it could become a very dangerous situation out there.
[29:19] Absolutely.
[29:20] And that's and that's where we're at in, in in our enforcement of this,
[29:24] of the new laws that have recently been passed
[29:27] from from the traffic safety division's perspective, we're in the education stage.
[29:31] We're trying to make sure everyone understands all these laws,
[29:33] and we're working into the enforcement stage now.
[29:35] So that's.
[29:36] And I think a lot of it, we're going to have to make sure
[29:38] that the school district knows that with their students out there,
[29:40] because they're the ones that are on the on the line there with that.
[29:44] So Sergeant Kloos, I would like to thank you.
[29:47] Behalf of the Piscataway Police Department for you
[29:49] stopping by the Traffic Safety Division.
[29:51] And as a reminder, school will be opening in September.
[29:54] And so parents out there, if you have any questions, feel free.
[29:58] Is there a contact number in the police department, Sergeant.
[30:01] Absolutely. Contact today. Any questions? Absolutely.
[30:03] Anybody looking to talk about e-bikes or clarify anything can call me directly.
[30:08] My phone number is (732) 562-2340.
[30:12] I want to thank you for stopping by Eye on Piscataway.
[30:14] Thank you. Thanks, mayor.
[30:22] July 13th, 2026, marked the beginning of
[30:26] the Piscataway Township Police Department's youth week
[30:29] for children interested in law enforcement.
[30:32] The week started off outside of the public safety building,
[30:35] with multiple opening speeches.
[30:41] This is a good way you can get a little taste of it, so.
[30:44] Listen to the officers, and parents, thank you for allowing us
[30:47] to have your children for the week here,
[30:49] and I'm going to turn it over to Director Stith.
[30:51] Parents, just to reiterate what the mayor said,
[30:54] thank you for, entrusting us with your kids for the week.
[30:59] They're going to have a great time. And to the kids,
[31:02] you're in good hands, you're going to have a good time,
[31:04] stop by the office, and I'll teach you how to tie a bowtie, alright?
[31:08] Good luck to you!
[31:15] Throughout an intensive week, the cadets learned all about what goes into
[31:19] being members of the force. This includes, but not limited to,
[31:22] learning how to lift fingerprints and using a radar detector,
[31:25] to visits from the K-9 units and seeing a police drone in action!
[31:54] One of the highlights of youth week was the visit from the
[31:57] Hackensack Meridian Health Air Medical Unit.
[32:00] The cadets got to see the helicopter land, got a chance to tour the helicopter
[32:04] and sit inside it, and speak with the pilots and medical staff
[32:07] to learn about their roles.
[32:15] On July 17th, the graduation ceremony was
[32:19] held at the Piscataway Community Center at the YMCA
[32:22] to honor the hard work of the cadets!
[32:25] During the event, the cadets marched to their seats as a unit,
[32:28] and the drill instructors handed out multiple superlative awards
[32:31] for standout recruits.
[32:33] Welcome to the graduating class of Police Youth Week 2026!
[32:38] Just looking at you right now, the transformation is incredible!
[32:41] More important than the drones, the helicopters, or the tactical gear,
[32:44] You learned the true definition of the badge:
[32:47] Integrity, discipline, and community.
[32:50] Stand tall, make good choices,
[32:52] and continue to make your families, and your community proud!
[32:56] Congratulations, Police Youth Week class of 2026!
[32:59] Through hard work, this individual significantly improved in drill and
[33:02] ceremony since day one.
[33:03] Engaging with classroom instructors, and showed interest in wanting to be
[33:08] a police officer.
[33:09] The Most Improved Award is proudly presented to the recruit
[33:14] Nieem Thompson!
[33:18] This award is presented to the recruit who has demonstrated outstanding performance
[33:21] and teamwork and leadership throughout the academy.
[33:24] From the beginning, they followed instructions properly and set
[33:26] the standard for how a recruit should conduct themselves.
[33:29] They had enough courage to speak to other recruits and assist them
[33:32] in making proper adjustments to be up to par with the rest of the class.
[33:36] This award is proudly presented to recruit Makenzie Rosario!
[33:43] The Detective Award is presented to the recruit who completed the
[33:47] scavenger hunt in the fastest time, while answering every
[33:49] question correctly.
[33:51] This award is proudly presented to recruit Rafael Sharif!
[33:56] I'm presenting the PT Award, this award is presented to the recruit who has
[34:00] demonstrated outstanding performance in physical training
[34:02] throughout the academy.
[34:04] Their dedication, determination, and commitment to physical excellence
[34:08] have made them a stand-out recruit.
[34:09] This award is proudly presented to recruit Matthew Oliveri!
[34:17] The Best Overall Recruit Award, requires a rare combination of traits.
[34:20] We look for the recruit who is always squared away,
[34:23] whose uniform, bearing, and attitude never waiver.
[34:27] We look for someone who maintains laser-focus,
[34:30] who treats their peers and instructors with the utmost respect,
[34:33] and who quietly chooses to do the right thing,
[34:35] even when they think nobody is watching.
[34:37] For outstanding leadership, sharp intelligence, and exemplary
[34:41] display of the core values of the Piscataway Police Department,
[34:43] it is my privilege as your Youth Week coordinator to present
[34:46] the 2026 Best Overall Recruit Award, to Ashmit Karnik!
[34:53] Class, who are we? POLICE YOUTH WEEK
[34:56] CLASS 2026, SIR! Good! Good job!
[35:02] Congratulations to all of our youth week graduates
[35:05] of the class of 2026!
[35:16] So who do you out
[35:17] of all the freshmen that potentially could play?
[35:21] Who do you think stands out?
[35:23] Oh, I don't know. You know.
[35:24] That's.
[35:24] A good question every year and I usually give you the same answer.
[35:28] I hate putting pressure on those freshmen.
[35:30] I could put pressure.
[35:32] You can, but you can ask who you want.
[35:33] I'll tell you.
[35:36] Well, I think it's it's been very hard to come up as a freshman
[35:41] because you have you don't really don't know
[35:42] what their talents are until they actually suit up for the game.
[35:45] That's a great point.
[35:46] And you know, a lot of them now start school in January.
[35:49] So they've been with us for a spring.
[35:51] So just for the general public, why do a lot of these players
[35:55] start in January instead of saying start over the summer. Why?
[35:58] Well, it's a whole nother semester that you can develop
[36:01] in a college football program. So what does that mean?
[36:03] Nutrition, strength and conditioning, football skills and training,
[36:06] all that stuff that you get a head start on.
[36:09] And now it's not really a head start because most guys are doing that.
[36:13] So if you're starting.
[36:14] In June so they graduate high school early.
[36:17] They do.
[36:18] And then they spend their time enrolling for the spring semester.
[36:22] And then they're able
[36:23] to see like in spring practices and they have the whole summer.
[36:27] So they're not just coming in. I guess what.
[36:30] End of June.
[36:31] July knew they had somewhat
[36:34] an idea of how the team practices.
[36:38] Yeah. Like anything else. Right.
[36:39] More experience you have, the more comfortable you are doing it.
[36:42] I think it helps. I know it helps.
[36:44] And it's become because we're talking about guys that have NFL futures, right?
[36:48] Not all of them, but a lot of them.
[36:50] And how do I best prepare myself for that?
[36:53] If that's something I want a whole nother, you know, what amounts to a whole nother
[36:57] 10th of the time.
[36:58] I get to spend one tenth more here than I normally would.
[37:02] That's that's important.
[37:03] And it's also not just you, but it's also your entire support staff.
[37:07] Everything. Everything now.
[37:09] And of course, they're enrolling in classes to at the same time,
[37:13] obviously you have to do, but which helps out. The portal.
[37:19] That's obviously an annual merry go round
[37:22] for most college football head coaches.
[37:26] What folks that were in the portal.
[37:28] Who do you think is going to make an immediate impact coming from the portal?
[37:31] Well, you know, to me the most important thing first is retaining your own players.
[37:35] So you have to sit there and say, okay, who can we definitely not lose?
[37:40] Those are the guys you do everything within your power to keep.
[37:42] Then you go out and you look and say, hey,
[37:44] what are the needs of this football team, whether it be this year or two years?
[37:47] And you know what?
[37:48] I, I want to delve in that for a min
[37:51] because I know you've been very loud proponent on that.
[37:55] You know, with the advent of
[37:58] NILs that the university needs to get where a lot of the top flight
[38:02] schools are that, you know, felt like you had your hand behind your back.
[38:07] Do you feel that way still? No.
[38:09] And I've made mention of it, I think for the first time in my 25 years
[38:13] being affiliated with Rutgers, we have vertical alignment
[38:16] at the university when it comes to the football program, from our chairperson,
[38:20] Amy Towers, to our new president, William Tate, to our athletic director,
[38:24] Kelly Zinn, and the head football coach, you're talking to him.
[38:27] I think we all see winning at Rutgers the same way.
[38:31] And we all we also see how we're going to invest to get there.
[38:35] And that has never been all four layers since I've been here.
[38:39] We've had maybe 2 or 3, but never all four.
[38:42] And to me, that's what it takes when you're
[38:44] when you're trying to compete and be a champion in the best league
[38:48] in college football, you need to be aligned at every step.
[38:51] And that just gives you a chance.
[38:53] But the programs that are doing that, they certainly are aligned at every step.
[38:57] And I think it probably helps that with directors.
[38:59] And she has a little bit of experience coming from LSU
[39:02] with the Southeast Conference dealing with football.
[39:07] How hard was it
[39:08] to you to keep some of the existing players to share?
[39:11] Big challenge, big challenge.
[39:13] And the guys that I mentioned, you know, KJ could have gone anywhere in the country
[39:17] And he thought about it like, you can't blame him, right?
[39:21] And the money that's being thrown around.
[39:23] But at the end of the day, he made a decision
[39:25] that he was going to stay somewhere and really leave a legacy.
[39:29] And I think he has an opportunity to do that here.
[39:32] He's a tremendous player.
[39:33] He's become a big, big leader on our football team.
[39:36] But you look at Kobe Asamoah, same thing.
[39:38] Like these are guys that could have
[39:39] gone anywhere in the country and they chose to stay here.
[39:43] And it's a choice now.
[39:44] We can't say we're going to keep every player
[39:46] that's not realistic, but you have to say, okay,
[39:48] this is where we're going to use our resources
[39:50] and we're going to do everything we can to keep them if they don't want to stay.
[39:54] You can't make anybody stay. But you know what?
[39:56] You can make it an appealing case, but you better have those relationships
[40:01] in advance, right?
[40:02] You know, like I've said many times,
[40:03] you don't go build a bridge when you want to cross the river.
[40:06] So I think for the general public, for those folks
[40:08] that are not well versed in the portal, I mean, years ago, I mean,
[40:12] you would sign a recruit and typically they would stay for all four years.
[40:17] Now you're lucky if they stay for 2 or 3 years.
[40:20] Yeah, but and Rutgers is not the only one.
[40:24] It's every university is going through the same thing,
[40:27] but it leads to a bigger challenge for coaches and coaching staffs
[40:32] around the country because of the way the portal process works. Now.
[40:36] You're not kidding.
[40:37] And you have to figure out
[40:38] different ways to teach and prepare because you got to get them ready.
[40:41] Some of the guys, you know, we'll have guys that we brought in
[40:44] from the transfer portal.
[40:45] We've had six months to get them ready, and now we'll have training camp
[40:48] and we've got to go.
[40:50] Have you ever had a situation where somebody said, oh, I'm coming.
[40:52] And then next thing you know, they changed their mind.
[40:55] Often.
[40:56] Yeah, that happens all the time, both in players and in coaches.
[40:59] Yeah, yeah. You know people have change in heart.
[41:01] So now you're seeing a portal for coaches too now.
[41:03] Well the portal for coaches has always been.
[41:06] But the portal for players certainly has taken off.
[41:08] Yeah. All right.
[41:09] So we talked about a little bit about the portal.
[41:12] I mean
[41:12] are there any other specific of players that you brought in through the portal
[41:16] that you're expecting them to step up and playing the key positions?
[41:20] Yeah. Well, you know, we weren't very good on defense.
[41:22] So we went out and focused on on players that we thought could help.
[41:26] And I think we have found for Time Morris, a linebacker from rice has really
[41:30] impressed us, not only in the way he's played, but his leadership ability.
[41:33] Malachi Davis, a guy from Toledo who was a really fine player.
[41:37] I think he's going to be very, very effective defensive end for us.
[41:41] Those are two guys.
[41:41] We have a bunch of defensive backs that I think,
[41:43] you know, without mentioning them all by name.
[41:46] There's great competition now.
[41:47] We've built some depth in the offensive line using the portal.
[41:51] So and then Dylan Lonergan, one of the quarterbacks, you know
[41:54] he along with A.J.
[41:55] Dillon comes to us from Boston College.
[41:57] So which is ironic.
[41:59] He's going to be playing against his former players this year.
[42:01] Well we are we'll figure out who the quarterback's going to be in camp,
[42:04] but he's certainly going to be with us.
[42:06] Yeah, but yeah, that'll be you.
[42:08] Talk about an emotional moment, right?
[42:10] There's be a lot of reasons for emotion there.
[42:12] If Dylan is in fact the quarterback at that time.
[42:15] So yeah, there's a lot that goes into it that and there's
[42:18] a lot of unforeseen factors that come into play.
[42:22] But you know, it just makes it just a little more complicated.
[42:25] It's you really have to stay on top of it.
[42:28] And we have a great staff that helped me do that.
[42:31] So when you think about staff during the portal,
[42:32] did you like you wanted to focus on the defense?
[42:35] Did you have Coach Johannson
[42:40] obviously heavily involved and looking at the portal with you?
[42:43] Well, he wasn't hired yet. Okay.
[42:44] So yeah, it was that was a that was a bit of a tough, tough situation.
[42:49] Right.
[42:49] And some of the kids would say, well, we don't know who
[42:51] the defensive coordinator is going to be.
[42:52] So that's that's a legitimate concern.
[42:54] But the reality is we're going
[42:56] to we're going to run a defense that's based in these principles,
[42:59] and this is the program you're going to be coming to. Yes.
[43:03] I can't tell you exactly who
[43:04] that individual is, who's going to be leading the defense.
[43:07] But the principles and our program are going to be what they are.
[43:10] And I felt we did very well in the portal.
[43:12] The guys that we needed to get, I think we got.
[43:15] So you have two recruits reclassified to the class of 26.
[43:20] How does that how does that work with the reclassification?
[43:23] And how important is that for your program for you know,
[43:27] I don't think, you know, unless you're a football fanatic, you understand that.
[43:31] But if you're somebody who just turns the TV on and they don't understand that,
[43:35] how that works.
[43:36] You're right. And it's not.
[43:38] It's something that happens a lot.
[43:41] You know, starting in January starts a lot, happens a lot.
[43:43] But but forgoing your whole senior year takes a couple of things have to happen.
[43:47] Number one, they have to be academically qualified.
[43:49] They have to have enough credits to do that.
[43:52] And number two, the situation has to fit.
[43:54] And how does that happen?
[43:55] It's any number of factors. But you're right.
[43:58] We have two players that are going to do that.
[43:59] And I think it's it's going to be a great benefit to them in their development.
[44:03] And it's going to be a benefit.
[44:06] And obviously they have to agree to that.
[44:07] Oh yeah. Yeah.
[44:08] That's and I really want them to be very much in agreement,
[44:12] not kind of wavering because, you know, it's a little different.
[44:15] You're passing up your whole senior year of high school. But
[44:19] we've done it with a few.
[44:20] Antoine Raymond actually did that.
[44:22] His program again, situations are all different.
[44:25] His high school program dropped football in May.
[44:28] So he and his mom. Oh, he had to. Yeah.
[44:31] He could have gone to another high school, but I said,
[44:33] if you're going to go to another place, why not come here?
[44:35] And what a great opportunity
[44:36] it was for him because he got to learn under Kyle.
[44:40] Yeah.
[44:40] So he was able to see how Kyle did his business.
[44:43] Couldn't ask for a better mentor.
[44:45] No doubt. Yeah. No doubt.
[44:47] So you have Aidan Gibson was reclassified as we were talking about 2026.
[44:52] How challenging will that be to allocate the touches.
[44:55] And in the backfield.
[44:57] Well everything comes down to practice right.
[44:59] You go out and practice. You earn your reps.
[45:01] So we happen to have Antoine Raymond, who I think
[45:04] is a premier running back in the country.
[45:07] And I believe he rushed for over 1200 yards.
[45:10] He did. He did.
[45:11] And that's pretty, pretty good going into the Big Ten schedule.
[45:14] You're able to rush that. No kidding right.
[45:16] And especially as a second year player.
[45:18] But like I said he had the opportunity to learn under Kyle.
[45:21] He's a tremendous athlete a guy that really understands.
[45:24] And we have a great running back coach in Damien Shaw.
[45:26] He's done a tremendous job year in and year out with our running backs, and
[45:31] that's why Aiden's going to have an opportunity
[45:33] not only to learn from Coach Shaw, but also to learn from Antoine.
[45:36] So you talked about a little bit about Kyle Monangai, and you have
[45:41] Pacheco, Monangai both grads alum.
[45:44] Does that help you recruit for somebody
[45:47] who's a promising running back?
[45:50] Say, hey, listen, I have two of two former Rutgers
[45:54] players are now stars in the NFL at the running back position.
[45:59] Sure it does. Yeah.
[46:00] I mean, these young guys, especially the top running backs,
[46:03] they all have the aspiration to go play in the National Football League.
[46:05] And when you can say, hey, this coach developed these players, that sure helps.
[46:10] So you have you talked prior about K.J.
[46:14] Duff staying.
[46:16] Obviously a lot of the defenses that you're going to be playing
[46:19] are going to be keen on him. How is that going to work out?
[46:22] Is there going to be somebody else
[46:23] that's going to sort of take the pressure off him?
[46:25] He was lucky last year to work with a colleague that was very good
[46:30] who transferred out, but he's going to be sort of there alone by himself.
[46:35] And now that with all the hoopla about him,
[46:37] you know, obviously defenses are going to be keen on.
[46:39] Not that they didn't last time.
[46:41] Yeah.
[46:41] I mean, he will garner a lot of attention from the defense.
[46:44] But Dave Brock, our receiver
[46:46] coach, has done a tremendous job of building that room.
[46:49] And it's taken a couple of years, but we have great depth in the room.
[46:53] It's great competition right now.
[46:55] Ben Black, who is a tremendous player.
[46:58] But because like you said, we had we were kind of loaded at the position.
[47:01] He's helped and he's played and contributed.
[47:04] But now it's his turn to step up and be the guy opposite K.J., and he is.
[47:08] He's shown that all offseason.
[47:09] He's had a great offseason, so I expect him.
[47:12] But we have a bunch of young receivers that it's their time now and I'm confident
[47:16] they'll step up
[47:17] and we have some some really good ones coming from high school here.
[47:20] You know, starting next. Next.
[47:22] So will there be any that are actually physically play that were just coming out
[47:26] that they're not red shirt. They're going. To play.
[47:28] You know what.
[47:28] There's two young freshmen that I think have a chance to play.
[47:31] Yeah that it'll be interesting again.
[47:34] That's such a talented room.
[47:35] Now I think that maybe one of the if not the most,
[47:38] it probably is the most talented room in our program.
[47:41] So when you have a freshman there, what is the point of no return
[47:45] where they can actually have some playing time but yet be redshirted?
[47:50] Well redshirting now.
[47:51] And it just changed.
[47:53] Redshirting has gone away.
[47:55] There's new there's a new rule in college sports.
[47:58] It's five for five.
[47:59] You're not supposed to call it five for five.
[48:00] They don't want us to call it that.
[48:01] But what it is is you have five years of eligibility to play,
[48:05] and whether it's from high school graduation
[48:08] or from your 19th birthday, that's the way it's right.
[48:12] You have five years to play five.
[48:13] So now you don't have to worry about that anymore
[48:15] where you can't play and pass this or you can't play.
[48:18] And I.
[48:18] Think part of that,
[48:18] you know, people were redshirting, but they wanted to jump to the portal.
[48:22] You know you got a little confusing there.
[48:24] Yeah.
[48:24] So now it's much more straightforward.
[48:28] Now again you hold your breath right because someone will sue and then
[48:31] but right now that's the rule.
[48:33] And I'm hopeful that it'll just kind of be consistent.
[48:35] I got to ask a technology question.
[48:38] Are coaches now using AI to figure out
[48:43] what other teams plays that they've run over the course of a game?
[48:48] You know, they stick it in the tape.
[48:50] I just had a curiosity. Yeah, we are.
[48:51] Sort of like a computer just trying to figure out
[48:53] why they did X amount of plays this way and there.
[48:57] So there's a lot of different technology that's used in coaching nowadays.
[49:01] There's certain things you're not allowed to use during the game,
[49:04] but you use a lot of it in your preparation during the week.
[49:08] During the game, you're only allowed to use the headsets electronically.
[49:12] And now the iPads that we watch the video on.
[49:15] So during the game. But that's. The two.
[49:18] So you don't wait to look at the jumbotron?
[49:20] No, we don't wait. Well,
[49:22] sometimes you do, but most of the time you're looking right at that iPad now.
[49:25] But years past there was no iPads right last year.
[49:29] Whatever.
[49:29] So that was a new NCAA rule that you can use an iPad, correct.
[49:33] Oh, so it came in within the 21st century.
[49:35] Yeah. We're modernizing. Yes. Yeah.
[49:38] So I have to say what other new new rules
[49:41] have changed with the NCAA pertaining to actual to play the game.
[49:44] Yeah, there's there's a few. But look
[49:49] the game you
[49:49] know, people want to worry and cry about what's happening.
[49:53] The the game of college football's never been more popular.
[49:56] We just have to fix a few things.
[49:58] And I think the number one thing is everybody's got to calm down
[50:01] a little bit and assess, okay, how how did this change?
[50:03] Before you go change a change,
[50:05] let's see how the change works first and then maybe we adjust it.
[50:09] I don't think we're that far off, but there are some things
[50:12] that definitely have to get changed.
[50:13] And one of the big things is the NIL the way it works, right?
[50:17] I was always the one when I know
[50:20] I mentioned this before is that I thought the NCAA.
[50:23] I know you can't say it, but I will really screwed this up.
[50:26] There should have been parameters, you know, instead of letting the free
[50:30] market take control of everything because, you know,
[50:32] there are teams that are going to be at a disadvantage
[50:35] there because depending upon where they are
[50:37] and whatever market they are in, that they really didn't get ahold
[50:40] of this quickly on and recognize how impactful this was going to be.
[50:45] Yeah, I mean, you know what's fair?
[50:47] Nothing's fair in life, right? You got to figure it out.
[50:49] But I think, as you said, what drove this was the markets and the courts.
[50:55] And that's a rough way to do things.
[50:57] And we did have an opportunity as not just the NCAA,
[51:00] all of us, to get it right, and we failed.
[51:03] So then other processes occurred.
[51:06] But now we have another chance to get it right.
[51:09] And we need to do that so we can make college football.
[51:12] I mean, like I said, it's more popular than ever.
[51:13] How do we sustain that?
[51:15] I know, and now it's given on from Wednesday to Saturday now,
[51:20] which that that would have been taboo having games on Wednesday nights.
[51:24] So now it's Thursday, Friday Saturday night.
[51:26] Yeah. People people love their football.
[51:28] Yeah.
[51:29] Quickly, if I know I always ask you a question
[51:34] for the general public, what pitch would you make
[51:37] to parents that want to have their son come play at Rutgers?
[51:41] Well, it hasn't changed right now.
[51:44] Money is changed for sure.
[51:46] And like I've said, we have vertical alignment
[51:48] and we have more resources now to match what the expectations are.
[51:52] But at the end of the day, they're still 18 to 22 year old kids.
[51:56] They may drive nicer cars and they may have more money in their bank account,
[51:59] but they're still young people that need guidance, need to be led and mentored.
[52:03] And that's what our staff does.
[52:04] And, you know, I've said it many times, my goal is to win
[52:07] the national championship at Rutgers.
[52:09] But my purpose and why I coach is to help develop these guys.
[52:14] A lot of young people God puts under my watch, and to me,
[52:18] there's a responsibility there.
[52:20] How are we going to develop
[52:21] these young guys to become great husbands, fathers and members of communities?
[52:25] That's our responsibility.
[52:26] And these guys are the future leaders of our country.
[52:29] I mean, those are.
[52:30] And you're also looking down the road, potentially future coaches.
[52:33] Future coaches, future mayors, future everything.
[52:37] Yeah.
[52:37] Well, we have like one of our police officers came out, came out of football.
[52:42] Captain of our team. Yeah.
[52:43] Darn right Ray Pilch.
[52:45] We're going to close out the show.
[52:47] But favorite ice cream?
[52:51] That's a tough question. Store or flavor?
[52:54] Either or.
[52:58] That you're willing to admit.
[52:59] I am I am really an easy guy when it comes to ice cream.
[53:02] There's not many I don't like, but I'm kind of an old fashioned guy.
[53:05] I got into this.
[53:06] But do you like it soft or hard?
[53:08] Well, I like I like the salted caramel.
[53:11] That's my. That's my one. That that sounds a little.
[53:13] That sounds a little bit, you know, modernized, doesn't it?
[53:16] Now, I know your favorite dish is Italian.
[53:20] Yep. Chicken Scarpariello.
[53:22] And your favorite sandwich?
[53:27] Probably an Italian.
[53:28] Okay.
[53:29] All right.
[53:29] And your favorite refreshment drink?
[53:32] Nonalcoholic. Nonalcoholic?
[53:34] Yeah. Gatorade zero.
[53:36] Gatorade zero. Because no calories. There you go.
[53:38] Yeah.
[53:39] Well, I want to thank the head football coach, Greg Schiano, for stopping
[53:43] Eye on Piscataway.
[53:44] We obviously wish him and his staff and the players
[53:47] the best of luck in the 2026 season, coming especially here at SHI.
[53:52] We want to make sure everybody's in the seats at the stadium.
[53:54] We want to make sure it's a sellout for every game.
[53:57] That's good for Piscataway Township and I myself, as the mayor, cannot pay
[54:01] enough every time that the Big Ten Network says live from Piscataway, new Jersey.
[54:05] You know, for PR,
[54:06] if we ever had to pay for that PR wise, that would be a lot of money.
[54:08] But I really appreciate all the hard work that you do, coach.
[54:11] Appreciate you as a resident of town.
[54:13] And best of luck to the players and everybody.
[54:16] Well, the same goes mayor. We appreciate everything you do.
[54:18] You do a great job and you're doing it for a long time.
[54:20] So thank you.
[54:21] Thank you. Good seeing you. You too.
[54:30] Welcome to National Night Out.
[54:31] 2026 Piscataway.
[54:40] We like to welcome you to our Piscataway National Night Out.
[54:43] We've been doing this for over like 35 years.
[54:46] And every year it gets better and better.
[54:48] Let's remember what this night is for National Night Out.
[54:51] Get to know the men and women in blue out here.
[54:53] All of our first responders
[54:55] patronize the businesses out here and have a very good time here.
[54:59] This is what this is about.
[55:01] To get to know your community.
[55:03] You're here at the community center.
[55:05] This is what it's all about.
[55:07] We have a gorgeous, wonderful,
[55:11] pretty, environmentally clean community
[55:14] with great public safety services.
[55:18] The our police department is a solid organization looking out for your safety.
[55:23] We have great volunteer opportunities in our volunteer fire companies.
[55:28] And you know what?
[55:30] We all live together in peace and harmony,
[55:34] and that's the way it should be in America.
[55:36] Don't you agree?
[55:39] I come from a law enforcement family.
[55:42] My mother is the sheriff of Middlesex County.
[55:45] My father is a retired lieutenant
[55:46] from the prosecutor's office, and so is my brother.
[55:50] So I know that there are a lot of good police officers out here,
[55:53] and this is an opportunity for you to come together and meet them here today.
[55:58] So when something is going on, you feel comfortable
[56:01] getting to know them and they feel comfortable getting to know you.
[56:04] So I hope you take this opportunity tonight to do just that.
[56:07] So when I say P-Way, you say... You know! enjoy.
[56:12] This evening is is the evening of fellowship
[56:16] and you get opportunity to meet some of the police officers
[56:19] that serve this community. So have a great time.
[56:21] We have activities for all ages.
[56:23] Have a great time. Thank you.
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