By on May 5, 2025No Comment And when it comes to having a pig as a pet They like to sleep in bed with their pet parents – if allowed But they need more attention than a cat or they’ll get into things “They need stimulation,” said Sam Lyons of NY Teacup Piggies they will get the “zoomies” and zip around the house “It’s nice to have a friend (another pig) if they’re alone a lot.” Lyons recently visited the Kenilworth Public Library to give children an opportunity to learn more about teacup pigs They were also able to have a photo op with them NY Teacup Piggies is an organization that breeds healthy and happy mini-pigs these pigs will be the size of a Corgi – about a foot long and 30 to 38 pounds Lyons had been working with animals for more than 10 years She said the pigs “snuggle like a baby to feel safe.” They eat corn Pigs are very “food motivated,” said Lyons they will ring it if they want to go outside “We want to give as many personal experiences as possible with animals,” she said providing therapy to others through comfort Scientific research has shown that pig therapy can assist in lower blood pressure To learn more about the Kenilworth Public Library Children learn about teacup piggies at Kenilworth Library added by on May 5, 2025View all posts by Maryanne Christiano-Mistretta → Joe Coughlin is a co-founder and the editor in chief of The Record. He leads investigative reporting and reports on anything else needed. Joe has been recognized for his investigative reporting and sports reporting, feature writing and photojournalism. Follow Joe on Twitter @joec2319 NJ – Meet Luna Kenilworth's TAPinto Pet of the Week!This is Luna the Tuna NJ - Please see the following announcement from the Kenilworth Police .. NJ - The Brearley Varsity Baseball team continues to impress fans 2025Contact: info@MeetTheMomentDems.comRodriguez & .. Please inquire at the visitors center for tour information Please call 771-208-1571 to schedule a group or school visit Download the NPS app to navigate the parks on the go Falling tree limbs in Birmingham kills one person (WBMA) — The Homewood Police Department announced that Kenilworth Drive at Ridge Road will be closed for approximately two weeks This closure is part of the Kenilworth Drive Stormwater Project The city engineer has outlined tentative traffic movements during the closure: - Southbound traffic on Kenilworth Drive will be directed to turn left onto Ridge Road - Only residents of the first two homes on Crest Drive will have access to Kenilworth Drive - Traffic from Ridge Road will be required to turn right onto Kenilworth Drive A map illustrating the road closures is being prepared and will be posted once completed Revlon is heading to Onyx Equities’ Northeast Science and Technology Center in Kenilworth where it will lease 62,000 square feet for its New Jersey-based research and development hub the cosmetics giant will move its research labs pilot manufacturing and office functions to the 108-acre campus on Galloping Hill Road The facility will occupy part of a 1.2 million-square-foot building now known as 15 NEST which up until recently served as Merck & Co.’s global research headquarters Machine Investment Group and Pivot Real Estate Partners acquired the 2 million-square-foot complex from Merck early last year with plans to reposition it as a multitenant property That plan has largely hinged on the turnkey office lab and biomanufacturing space left by the pharmaceutical company and Tuesday’s announcement noted that Revlon will be the first tenant to occupy 15 NEST since Merck’s departure earlier this year “Revlon selected NEST for its existing lab infrastructure which will help us further amplify our innovation capabilities and provide a state-of-the-art setting to meet our specific R&D needs,” said Lise Jorgensen “This substantial investment in our R&D capabilities marks a critical and exciting step in Revlon’s future and reinforces our commitment to develop the most advanced consumer-inspired products for our brands around the world.” Revlon’s decision comes less than a month after Onyx announced that CoreWeave a cloud computing startup backed by Nvidia would lease 280,000 square feet at the campus for a new $1 billion data center JLL represented ownership in the latest deal while Newmark Executive Managing Director Daniel Levine and Managing Director Dan Reider represented Revlon Rock Brook is the MEP/FP engineer for the new facility “Revlon’s decision to join NEST is an exciting step towards our vision of a dynamic innovation ecosystem,” said Matthew Flath Onyx Equities’ senior vice president for asset management “With their decades-long legacy in beauty and personal care Revlon complements the forward-thinking research environment at NEST and is helping to establish a community where leading science and technology companies unite to innovate thrive and elevate industry standards.” A.I. cloud startup CoreWeave to build $1 billion data center at Onyx’s NEST campus in Kenilworth has been covering New Jersey commercial real estate for 13 years Many industry leaders view him as the go-to real estate reporter in the state a role he is eager to continue as the editor of Real Estate NJ He is a lifelong New Jersey resident who has spent a decade covering the great Garden State Restaurant chain Bojangles has opened along a major commercial corridor in Piscataway as part of a previously announced deal brokered by The Goldstein Group All RIGHTS RESERVED Copyright 2023 Real Estate NJ 101 Eisenhower Parkway Roseland Our site uses cookies. Learn more about our use of cookies: cookie policy Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. A host of famous names appeared on ballot papers across the country as voters went to the polls I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice Local councillors are usually obscure figures passionate local activists hoping to improve their areas or ambitious party loyalists wanting to climb the electoral ladder But among the thousands of councillors who stood across the country on Thursday From Olympians to former Love Island stars, The Independent looks at whether celebrity power helped the candidates over the line in one of the most unpredictable sets of local elections in British history Stiliyan Petrov, the son of an ex-Aston Villa and Bulgaria captain of the same name, stood for Reform UK. The son of Bulgaria’s most capped player, he hoped to represent Nigel Farage’s party in Lapworth & West Kenilworth But he was beaten by the Green Party candidate James Cracknell stood for a seat on Oxfordshire County Council The double Olympic gold medal-winning rower represented the Conservatives in Henley having previously attempted to become the area’s MP Awarded an OBE for “services to sport” in the 2005 New Year Honours list he promised to help the area “get its buzz back” But he came second to a candidate from Henley Residents Group Reform UK’s candidate to be the new mayor of Hull and East Yorkshire is also an Olympic gold medalist said Hull and East Yorkshire has “given me everything” and that he now wants to fight for the region in return winning more than 10,000 more votes than his nearest rival The Love Island star hoped to strike it lucky with voters and win a Reform UK seat on Cornwall council Ollie Williams appeared on the ITV dating show in 2020 but left after just three days claiming he had feelings for another woman The 29-year-old sparked fury among viewers as photos emerged of him posing beside dead animals leading to suggestions he was “trophy hunting” He has avoided the limelight in the years since his appearance on the ITV show but stood for Reform in the Lostwithiel and Lanreath ward claiming “freedom of speech and society has been eroded for far too long and it’s time to act” He was defeated by the Lib Dem candidate Sarah Preece Self-styled “Brexit bad boy” Arron Banks co-founded the Leave.EU campaign alongside now Reform UK deputy leader Richard Tice The long-standing Farage supporter ran to become the West of England mayor for his party Announcing his candidacy at Reform’s local election launch in Birmingham, he called on people to “vote Banksy for Bristol”. 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Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies govt and politics"},{"score":0.859681,"label":"/law govt and politics/politics/elections/local elections"},{"score":0.842061,"label":"/law govt and politics/politics/political parties"},{"score":0.704853,"label":"/law govt and politics/politics/elections/presidential elections"},{"score":0.698219,"label":"/law govt and politics/government/parliament"},{"score":0.570875,"label":"/law Home » Brandon Bailey’s Racecard Preview: Hollywoodbets Kenilworth – 6 May 2 THREE TIGERS ran a lovely race on debut behind Gimmeathrill he was slightly slow out the machine and still managed to storm home for fourth there is no doubt that he will improve tremendously from that performance he has run some very nice races in competitive fields he should find this race much easier on Tuesday afternoon he must have a good winning chance on form 5 GOLD GIBOSKI put in a great performance on debut behind All The Rage and then stayed on strongly late to finish just over two lengths behind the winner 8 THE ROARING ROCK will need to improve quite a bit to win he might have a place chance at best in this field (Brandon Bailey: 2 – 3 – 5 – 8) 8 SIGNOR DANTE found no support in the market on debut he was very green early and then stayed on strongly to finish just under four lengths behind Green Planet he should love the step up in trip to 1400m if he has made the necessary improvement back at home 5 DRICUS was a touch disappointing last time behind Show Off he never really got into the race when they turned for home at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth on the 21st of April 9 OCEAN SKY has run two lovely races in succession if he can get some luck in running from a wide draw here 10 FATHER CHRISTMAS ran a much better race on the 14th of April behind Gold Dust he could sneak into the places from a wide draw (Brandon Bailey: 8 – 5 – 9 – 10) 1 WILD APPLAUSE got going very late last time behind Angel’s Oasis she was just off the speed early and then rattled home late to finish just over 0,5 lengths behind the winner Jockey Muzi Yeni sticks with her from a good draw 3 LOUI’S STAR had no luck in running from a wide draw on the 14th of April behind Gold Dust and Jockey Andrew Fortune has been booked to ride 2 SWEET CONIFER didn’t find much under pressure in her last start behind English Mistress 10 SUPREME FATE has been rested for 111 days (Brandon Bailey: 1 – 3 – 2 – 10) 1 WATER DRAGON stayed on really well last time behind Chasingtherainbow he was a long way back and fought hard all the way to the line he has a good each way chance in this field 2 UNICORN ALERT has dropped even further in the ratings he was very disappointing in his last start he is currently racing off a dangerous rating he can easily win a race like this on his best form 8 TWO A PENNY has been rested for 146 days 6 LANDOFTHERISINGSUN won his maiden impressively on the 11th of February the big weight on his back won’t make life easy for him (Brandon Bailey:  1 – 2 – 8 – 6) 1 PINOT GRIGIO finished powerfully for third in his last start behind La Pulga on the 14th of April he should get the run of the race on Tuesday afternoon 9 MAJOR MASTER needed his last run badly over 1200m at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth he is a lovely looking gelding with lots of ability he should be storming home late from a wide draw 3 DIAMOND ROCK ran a fair race behind La Pulga on the 14th of April he should love the drop in trip now to 1600m he is consistent and should be amongst the places again (Brandon Bailey: 1 – 9 – 3 – 2) 4 COSMIC RHYTHM absolutely took off late to run a great race behind Wehaveasituation on the 16th of April he was drawn poorly last time and really made up good ground in the home straight to finish just over two lengths behind the winner he will have a massive winning chance in this field 8 WEHAVEASITUATION won well on the 16th of April she was given a top ride by Jockey Andrew Fortune she likes to race just off the speed early and then she comes with a strong finish late 1 BEER WITH THE BOYS never runs a bad race there is no reason why he shouldn’t be right there again he is currently racing off a competitive rating of 61 (Brandon Bailey: 4 – 8 – 1 – 2) 10 BEACH QUEEN really finished her race off nicely on the 16th of April behind Lady Look Alike and she caught the eye late to finish second 1 DREAM SEARCHER has done nothing wrong of late she must have a good place chance from a good draw 7 SAINT BRIGID stayed on strongly late behind Wehaveasituation on the 16th of April 3 HANG OUT THE STARS ran a much better race on the 16th of April she was only beaten just over four lengths by the winner (Brandon Bailey: 10 – 1 – 7 – 3) 5 LET IT BE SAID ran a super race in the Grade 3 Variety Club Mile on the 14th of April and then finished off nicely to run second behind the very talented Garrix he should love the drop in trip here to 1400m 4 SUGAR MOUNTAIN never got into the race over 1200m last time he should show major improvement now that he steps up in trip 3 SILVER FALCON came from a long way back in the Grade 3 Champagne Stakes on the 21st of April he stayed on well to finish fourth behind some very talented sprinters he could have a place chance from a good draw (Brandon Bailey: 5 – 1 – 4 – 3) he was very unlucky last time behind Paratrooper and unfortunately the gaps just didn’t appear when it was needed he flashed home late to run a brilliant third if he gets a smooth run in transit on Tuesday afternoon 2 TRIPPI’S SILK won impressively on the 16th of April he will always have a good winning chance at this level 12 CROWNED HORNBILL looks to be improving at a rate of knots he showed speed early and then fought them off nicely he must have a good winning chance again here 15 KING’S QUEST is highly rated by the stable (Brandon Bailey: 13 – 2 – 12 – 15) Martin Carlino is a co-founder and the senior editor who assigns and edits The Record stories Martin is an experienced and award-winning education reporter who was the editor of The Northbrook Tower A host of famous names will appear on ballot papers across the country as voters go to the polls on Thursday But among the thousands of councillors standing across the country on Thursday From Olympians to ousted ex-MPs, The Independent looks at how the main parties are hoping star power will help their candidates over the line in one of the most unpredictable sets of local elections in British history Stiliyan Petrov, the son of an ex-Aston Villa and Bulgaria captain of the same name, is standing for Reform UK in the May local elections His father is Bulgaria’s most capped player and he hopes to represent Nigel Farage’s party in Lapworth & West Kenilworth “I decided to stand for election because I think it’s time the working-class people and the youth of this country have a voice that’ll actually represent them,” the ex-professional footballer’s son said James Cracknell is standing for a seat on Oxfordshire County Council The double Olympic gold medal-winning rower is standing as a Conservative for Henley He was awarded an OBE for “services to sport” in the 2005 New Year Honours list and is promising to help Henley “get its buzz back” he has made holding water companies to account over river cleanliness a key issue he is fighting on Reform UK’s candidate for the Hull and East Yorkshire mayoral election is also an Olympic gold medalist The boxer is swapping his gloves for the chance to represent the region as the first head of the new combined authority The Love Island star is hoping to strike it lucky with voters and win a Reform UK seat on Cornwall council but is now standing for Reform in the Lostwithiel and Lanreath ward “Our freedom of speech and society has been eroded for far too long and it’s time to act,” he declared The long-standing Farage supporter is now running to become the West of England mayor for his party Announcing his candidacy at Reform’s local election launch in Birmingham, he called on people to “vote Banksy for Bristol”. As well as close ties to Mr Farage, Mr Banks has a history of ties to Donald Trump and was pictured with him after the US Presidential election in 2016 govt and politics"},{"score":0.883518,"label":"/law govt and politics/politics/elections/local elections"},{"score":0.84707,"label":"/law govt and politics/politics/political parties"},{"score":0.715858,"label":"/law govt and politics/government/parliament"},{"score":0.651601,"label":"/law govt and politics/politics/elections/presidential elections"},{"score":0.559151,"label":"/law New Jersey Institute of Technology is planting a flag at the Northeast Science and Technology Center in Kenilworth with plans to open a new research hub at the fast-growing campus Phil Murphy and a joint venture led by Onyx Equities announced Thursday that it would occupy 25,000 square feet as the property’s first academic partner marking another milestone in the repositioning of the former Merck & Co Its space at building 15 NEST will be home to the NJIT @ NEST Center for Translational Research a facility that it says will allow professors and students to conduct groundbreaking research and accelerate the transformation of discoveries into tangible solutions for real-world problems “New Jersey is at the forefront of life sciences and technology innovation and this partnership between NJIT and the NEST Center solidifies our position as a global leader in these critical industries,” Murphy said “By investing in academic-industry partnerships we’re not only fostering groundbreaking research but also creating jobs and driving economic growth that benefits all New Jerseyans I’m proud to see NJIT and NEST lead the way in shaping the future of science and technology.” the location of CoreWeave and NJIT will support the highly acclaimed university’s growth in machine learning with the goal of becoming a major player in AI innovation in higher education “This partnership will provide NJIT’s researchers with access to first-class lab spaces and will open up tremendous opportunities for collaboration with others at the NEST Center,” NJIT President Teik C “This opportunity aligns perfectly with our vision and new strategic plan which calls for an expansion of NJIT’s role as a nexus of innovation that brings together people and ideas from around the world to spur creativity innovation and high-impact practical research.” NJIT’s researchers and students will use the facility to explore cutting-edge fields “The ecosystem created between the private and public sector and both large companies and startups is best anchored by academia,” said John Saraceno co-founder and managing principal of Onyx Equities we felt it was critical to bring NJIT — an institution of the highest caliber — to NEST The decision for the university to move these facilities to the NEST campus will positively impact both health care and humanity.” Revlon takes 62,000 sq. ft. for R&D hub at Onyx-led NEST campus in Kenilworth Greek Real Estate Partners has gained a seal of approval for one of its key divisions thanks to a new accreditation from the Institute of Real Estate Management This article was developed using publicly available information A new $1 billion data center is coming to the Northeast Science & Technology Center — the sprawling former Merck & Co campus in Kenilworth — where cloud computing firm CoreWeave has signed a long-term lease with Onyx Equities and Machine Investment Group the startup plans to convert a 280,000-square-foot former lab and manufacturing building at the 2 million-square-foot complex on Galloping Hill Road It’s part of a planned $1.2 billion investment by Roseland-based CoreWeave a key player in artificial intelligence that is backed by the chip giant Nvidia paving the way for the firm’s first data center in New Jersey also expects to spend more than $50 million on the project “CoreWeave’s commitment to invest over a billion dollars at the NEST campus demonstrates New Jersey’s leading role in artificial intelligence and our innovation strategies are working,” Gov we’re committed to attracting businesses that will build an innovation economy for the future this new data center will further fuel our state’s leadership in innovation.” JLL represented Onyx, while Cushman & Wakefield represented CoreWeave, which provides cloud infrastructure and rents out high-end chips like the kind that has fueled Nvidia’s meteoric rise. ROI-NJ was the first to report on the deal “This partnership positions the NEST campus as a major hub for data processing AI and biopharma innovation,” said John Saraceno a cofounder and managing principal of Onyx Equities “CoreWeave will be a key cornerstone of NEST as life science and biotechnology tenants at the campus will benefit from CoreWeave’s advanced cloud infrastructure to support their AI-driven projects and boost research and development capabilities.” PSE&G said it would begin to ready the area’s electrical infrastructure to support the energy needs of the data center facility The utility currently serves more than 30 large data centers affordable and reliable energy to all of our customers no matter their location or their energy requirements,” said Ralph LaRossa “This project is a good example of the work that Governor Murphy and the New Jersey Economic Development Authority are doing to foster a new wave of economic development for our state We are excited to welcome and partner with Onyx and CoreWeave on this project.” said it more than quadrupled its data center footprint in 2023 It’s now on track to end the year with 28 data centers globally “We are incredibly excited to open a next-generation data center in CoreWeave’s home state of New Jersey,” CEO and cofounder Michael Intrator said “Governor Phil Murphy’s efforts have helped spur the creation of an AI ecosystem in the state and CoreWeave’s announcement today underscores that New Jersey is open for AI business.” The facility’s future location, known as 11 NEST, will be part of the 108-acre NEST campus that Onyx has been marketing for more than a year since the venture acquired the former Merck headquarters property The firm noted that the parcel is purpose-built and zoned for life science innovation and data centers answering a need for immediately available laboratory and biomanufacturing space in the tristate area Machine Investment Group and Pivot Real Estate Partners group acquired the campus February 2023 as part of a deal arranged by JLL Onyx, Machine Investment Group buy 2 million sq. ft. Merck campus in Kenilworth