Middlesex County

Students across New Jersey are packing their bags, moving into dorms and heading back to campus for a new school year. Rutgers University remains the state’s largest college, but which other schools make the top 10? Take a look at New Jersey’s largest colleges and the thousands of students they serve.

Cleaning up a Superfund site involves much more than removing contaminated soil. At the former Cornell-Dubilier Electronics facility in South Plainfield, decades of industrial activity contaminated buildings, groundwater, nearby properties and Bound Brook. The cleanup has required demolition, excavation, thermal treatment, groundwater extraction and years of monitoring. This deep dive examines how Superfund sites are investigated, how cleanup methods are selected, who pays for the work and why protecting a community can take decades.

Data centers are a critical part of the modern economy. With access to major fiber networks, transportation infrastructure, and power resources, South Brunswick is well-positioned to benefit from this rapidly expanding sector.

These three battery storage projects are at the forefront of NJ’s energy pivot.

The proposed North Brunswick Train Station is moving closer to construction. With 60% design approval secured, the project is entering the final engineering and design stage.

Northern and central New Jersey saw about $1.5B in commercial real estate sales in late 2025, led by strong warehouse activity in Middlesex and Morris counties, along with office and retail deals.

"Last week's 20-inch water main break was one of the largest in the township, initially impacting 20,000 residents in the southern section of the municipality."

NJ Transit has advanced the construction of a new vertical lift rail bridge. This new bridge, which will provide a two-track movable span across the Raritan River, will be positioned slightly off the original alignment between Perth Amboy and South Amboy.