CONTENTS 02 AROUND THE COUNTY News and updates from our elected officials 04 FOCUSING ON THE FUTURE
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Shanti Narra, Deputy Director Chair, Public Safety & Health Committee Claribel A. Azcona-Barber Chair, Community Services Committee Charles Kenny Chair, Transportation Committee Ronald G. Rios, Director Chair, Administration, Ex-Officio Chair of All Committees
Board of County Commissioners gathers with state, county, and local officials, and residents for annual Reorganization Meeting
06 THE COUNTY’S
LEADING TOGETHER for an even brighter future.
TRANSFORMATIVE JOURNEY For more than a decade, the County has been building a brighter future for those who call Middlesex County home
Leslie Koppel Chair, Finance Committee
08 BUILDING THE FUTURE
Learn how the Community, Innovation, and Opportunity Strategic Investment Plan will transform the Middlesex College campus
Chanelle Scott McCullum Chair, Economic Development Committee
10 FOOD FOR THOUGHT County’s “Get Food Smart” campaign is reducing food waste through education 14 WILL YOUR FAMILY BE PREPARED? Useful tips about wills from the Office of the Surrogate
Charles E. Tomaro Chair, Infrastructure Committee
THE COVER
CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS
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Nancy J. Pinkin County Clerk
The cover image was captured in one of the Rutgers University Floriculture Greenhouses on Nichol Avenue in New Brunswick. Five separate greenhouses, totaling 8,000 square feet and each with its own climate zone, are home to hundreds of plants. The Floriculture Greenhouses complex, part of the Plant Biology Department in the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, is 15,000 square feet of protected tropical and sub-tropical environments and outdoor gardens. Used by students for classes, student farms, and research space, the Floriculture Greenhouses are also open to the public Monday through Friday and host plant sales throughout the year. For more information, visit plantbiology.rutgers.edu/floriculture-greenhouse.html
Mildred S. Scott Sheriff
ABOUT THE MAGAZINE The Your Middlesex County magazine is a 16-page publication produced three times a year and mailed to every household in Middlesex County, NJ. The magazine shares the latest news and events from around Middlesex County. It also features information on programs, initiatives, and capital projects spearheaded by County offices for the benefit of residents and the business community – to ensure Middlesex County is the best place to live, work, and play. The magazine is produced on behalf of the Middlesex County Board of County Commissioners.
Claribel Cortes Surrogate
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