Door's Wide Open For Business As NJ Innovation Hub Opens In New Brunswick

An incubator for science, technology and business opens across from the New Brunswick train station. "We're the Stone Pony of bio-tech."

Amazon Will Run AI, Cloud Computing From New Brunswick HELIX

Amazon Web Services cloud computing will power the Rutgers/RWJBarnabas Health Innovation Hub.

Johnson & Johnson Joins The New Brunswick HELIX Tech/Science Campus

The door is wide open for other pharmaceutical companies, such as Novo Nordisk (the maker of Ozempic) or Merck, to move into the HELIX.

Clydz Cocktail Bar Is Relocating To The New Brunswick HELIX

The HELIX is the science/tech "innovation campus" coming to the heart of New Brunswick.

Highland Park Farmers' Market Reopens March 6

"Opening day" doesn't always have to mean baseball ...

New Brunswick Kills Plan To Build AI Data Center At 100 Jersey Avenue

New Brunswick residents were extremely concerned a data center would increase their electric and water bills.

$50,000 Powerball Ticket Sold In Middlesex County Will Expire Jan. 13

A lottery ticket sold at the 7-Eleven near the Menlo Park mall will expire Jan. 13.

New Piscataway Wawa Announces Opening Date

The Wawa is located at 88 Centennial Avenue, and they will have giveaways, such as free t-shirts and free any-size hot coffee:

Rutgers Lends Its Name To Eric LeGrand Scarlet Knight Bourbon

For the first time, Rutgers lends its name to a liquor brand, partnering with former player Eric LeGrand to launch Scarlet Knights Bourbon.

Piscataway Gift Shop Sells $50,000-Winning Lottery Ticket

Check your pockets if you bought a ticket in Piscataway recently.

Venture Capital Firm Is Latest Tenant At The New Brunswick HELIX

Portal Innovations​ venture capital announced they will rent space at the HELIX, being built across from the New Brunswick train station.

12-Story, $750 Million Cancer Center Opens In New Brunswick

The Jack & Sheryl Morris Cancer Center​ is owned by RWJBarnabas, which is planning to open two more cancer centers in NJ in the next year.

North Brunswick Gas Station Sells Winning Lottery Ticket

Two tickets, one sold there and the other in Hoboken, matched all five numbers so they will have to split the $150,000 jackpot.

RWJBarnabas Opens 15-Story Medical Building In Heart Of New Brunswick

Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital expands its campus with the opening of a 15-story medical outpatient building on Somerset Street.

Highland Park Farmers' Market Opens For 2025 Season This Friday

Spring really is right around the corner! Opening day for the Highland Park farmers' market will be from 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. this Friday.

Piscataway Convenience Store Sells $114K-Winning Lottery Ticket

A mini-mart in Piscataway sold a lottery ticket that won $114,417 in the Fast Play Progressive jackpot in Wednesday's drawing.

Pharmaceutical Company Expands Piscataway Headquarters

Appco, which makes generics of pharmaceuticals, is expanding their headquarters on Old New Brunswick Road.

Highland Park's 4th Retail Marijuana Store Preps To Open

It's called BLKBRN​ (pronounced "Blackburn") and will be located at 176 Woodbridge Ave. They say they are planning an early 2025 opening.

New Piscataway Wawa On Stelton Road Opens At 8 A.M. Thursday

Doors open at 8 a.m. and there will be a T-shirt giveaway for the first 100 customers. Wally the Goose will be there.

New SuperFresh In Highland Park Will Open Friday

SuperFresh's opening will restore a local grocer to the town of Highland Park. 10 a.m. ribbon cutting Friday:

Middlesex Co. Takes Heldrich Hotel Ownership, Students To Train There

The New Brunswick hotel will be repurposed into a training ground for Middlesex County students who want to enter the hospitality field:

Fundraiser Started To Help Jerusalem Pizza After Fire

Money collected will go to help not just the owners of Jerusalem Pizza, but also the five tenants who lived upstairs:

Fire Tears Through Highland Park's Jerusalem Pizza Tuesday Night

Highland Park Police officers pulled tenants who live above the pizzeria to safety; one person had to be hospitalized:

Saint Peter's Hospital In New Brunswick Plans To Join Atlantic Health

In 2022, Saint Peter's attempted to join RWJBarnabas, but in a surprise decision that deal was rejected by the Federal Trade Commission.

Science Career Fair Jan. 9 In New Brunswick

More than 20 top companies will be at this free event, seeking employees in the fields of biology, chemistry, biochemistry and pharmacology.

After 5 Months, RWJUH Nurses' Strike Is Officially Over

1,700 nurses at the New Brunswick hospital first went on strike Aug. 4. It's been the longest nursing strike in New Jersey history.

Nokia Will Leave Union County, Relocate Headquarters To New Brunswick

Nokia Bell Labs announced they will leave their current headquarters in Berkeley Heights and relocate to the HELIX campus in New Brunswick:

Tentative Deal Reached In Nurses' Strike At RWJ University Hospital

The nurses' strike is about to enter its fifth month.

Middlesex County Construction Company Admits Fault In Employee's Death

An employee fell to his death while doing a roof job in 2019, and now this Old Bridge company must pay $75,000 to his family:

South Plainfield Man Made $3.2M Off PPP COVID Loan Scheme, Feds Say

Paycheck Protection Program loans were designed to help businesses actually suffering in the pandemic. The program has been rife with fraud:

Piscataway QuickChek Sells $210,864-Winning Lottery Ticket

The QuickChek at 191 Stelton Road in Piscataway sold a ticket that won $210,864​ in Tuesday's drawing.

Students Protest At Rutgers Starbucks Thursday

Students will protest Thursday in support of workers at the Rutgers campus Starbucks, as more and more Starbucks employees unionize:

New Brunswick Adult Daycare Overbilled Medicaid $126,782

This New Brunswick adult daycare was named as one of the worst offenders in the state when it comes to over-billing Medicaid.

Highland Park's Night Owl Markets Start This Saturday Night

Starting this Saturday night, Oct. 28 the borough of Highland Park will host a series of "Night Owl" outdoor markets through Dec. 10:

Highland Park's Upcoming Night Owl Holiday Markets

These markets feature local artists, artisans and crafters, and are held in the square by the pavilion next to 212 Raritan Ave. Dates:

Fights Reported In Picket Line As RWJ Nurses Remain On Strike

The striking nurses are limited to groups of 10, and cannot block hospital entrances or the entrances to the parking garage:

RWJ Nurses Reject Latest Offer From Hospital; Restraining Order Issued

Both sides are reporting scuffles and name-calling in the picket lines; a police report was filed on a hospital security guard:

All The Spirit Halloween Stores In Middlesex County

As people get ready for one of America's most popular holidays, here's where all the Spirit Halloween stores are in Middlesex County:

Bridging the Autism Service Cliff With Job Interview Training

Rutgers researchers develop program to help adults with autism spectrum disorder successfully navigate job interviews

RWJ Nurses' Strike Now In 3rd Week; No Deal In Sight

On Tuesday, Sen. Bernie Sanders said he supports the nurses on strike. Replacement nurses are being paid $300/hour to work at the hospital: