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In today's newsletter:

  • New Brunswick's HELIX hub aims to become a biotech powerhouse
  • How this powerful dramedy tackles male domestic violence in New Brunswick.
  • How a New Brunswick resident was tied to a Franklin arson case.

Also on today's calendar: MBA Open House at Berkeley College and 12 more events.

Today's riddle: What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Mostly sunny and nice, with a high of 78 and low of 46 degrees.
  • Friday: Nice with plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 73, low: 47.
  • Saturday: Nice with high clouds, with a high of 75 and low of 53 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Door's Wide Open For Business As NJ Innovation Hub Opens In New Brunswick (patch.com) — New Brunswick residents are seeing a major boost to the city center as the New Jersey Innovation Hub officially opens across from the train station, anchoring the larger HELIX development. The 12‑story complex already hosts 21 biotech and tech startups, Rutgers researchers, and Johnson & Johnson offices, with plans for Nokia Bell Labs and a Tel Aviv University satellite campus to join, positioning New Brunswick as a key innovation and life-sciences hub.
   

• Man Of The House Uses Comedy, Star Power and a Powerful Message to Shine a Light on Male Victims of Domestic Violence (swaysuniverse.com) — A touring stage production about male victims of domestic violence is coming to New Brunswick on October 31, bringing a mix of comedy, music, and a serious message. The show, created by A'ndre Davis and featuring notable R&B performers, aims to spark conversations about emotional and psychological abuse that often go unrecognized, especially when men are the victims.
   

• Arrest made in connection with an Arson Investigation in Franklin Township (town.news) — A New Brunswick man has been arrested in connection with a Franklin Township apartment fire that displaced three families and killed two pets, though no residents were injured. New Brunswick firefighters helped battle the blaze, and county investigators say video evidence links the suspect's arrival and departure to the time the fire started, with multiple charges now filed.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

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  • Bernards' Favreau looks the part, steals the scene at Hillside, earns Week 5 Bellamy & Son Paving Player of the Week honors (cjsportsradio.com)

North Brunswick

  • AWS Kafka / MSK Engineer EventBridge & Schema Registry - TechNumen, Inc - Remote in Piscataway, NJ, US (dice.com)
  • Piscataway Council to Vote on Knightsbridge Road Redevelopment Plan, Durham Park Pickleball Hours (TAPinto.net)
  • CRISPR sgRNA Market To 2035: Therapeutic Pipeline Expansion Drives Demand Higher (indexbox.io)

Piscataway

  • True Food Kitchen closes Florida location in bankruptcy. Where they're open (miramarflnews.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white?" — A chalk board (Thank you Charlie H. for sending it in!)
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