LET’S GO DOWNTOWN

WHILE MIDDLESEX COUNTY IS KNOWN FOR ITS CENTRAL LOCATION IN NEW JERSEY AND ITS RAIL ACCESS AND AUTOMOBILE AND TRUCKING ACCESS TO THE STATE’S MAJOR THROUGHWAYS, IT’S ALSO KNOWN FOR ITS INTIMATE DOWNTOWN SETTINGS, PROVIDING RESTAURANTS, ARTS, ENTERTAINMENT, AND SHOPPING WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE!

HIGHLAND PARK www.hpboro.com www.mainstreethp.org

At the crossing of the Lincoln Highway and the Raritan River and adjacent to all four Rutgers campuses, is Highland Park which has a downtown unmatched in Middlesex County. It’s an authentic, friendly, convenient environment offering the traditional and the new, the local and unique. Highland Park is a shopping destination that combines small-town friendliness with 21st Century amenities.

NEW BRUNSWICK thecityofnewbrunswick.org www.newbrunswick.com

New Brunswick is a vibrant city of 50,000 residents, a number that triples during the business day with the arrival of college students, corporate and business employees, hospital and health care workers and visitors. It is a community with richly diverse neighborhoods, a bustling downtown, and an innovative and popular cultural arts center. It features a rail stop on NJ Transit’s Northeast Corridor. Within a few city blocks are Johnson & Johnson’s world headquarters, Rutgers.

The State University of New Jersey has one of the country’s largest medical schools, two premiere academic hospitals, three professional theaters, several four-star restaurants, and two four-star hotels.

Metuchen

www.metuchennj.org

Located in the heart of central New Jersey, Metuchen captures the spirit of “small town USA.” Metuchen’s residents and visitors walk down its tree-lined streets, shop in the quaint Main Street stores, frequent the many playgrounds and parks, and gather at the annual events like parades, the arts and crafts festival and the “country” fair. Metuchenites often get to know their local merchants and receive the personalized service they find missing at large chain stores in the nearby shopping malls. Metuchen’s downtown also includes a rail stop on NJ Transit’s Northeast Corridor.

Woodbridge

www.twp.woodbridge.nj.us

Downtown Woodbridge has more than 100 restaurants and shops for everyone’s enjoyment. The downtown features family-owned shops and includes a rail stop on the NJ Transit’s New Jersey Coast Line. In the summers, shop the Woodbridge Farmer’s Market every Wednesday at Parker Press Park. The Farmers Market has the area’s best “Jersey Fresh” and specialty food vendors. Jersey Fresh vegetables, fruits, flowers, plants and organic specialties. The market has BBQ, empanadas, craft beer, sweet treats and more!