Edison News
By JACOB TURCHI
February 27, 2025
EDISON, NJ - In an affidavit, Igor Kirilenko is quoted as saying “I hope I killed him” after shooting a 72-year-old Edison man in his home. Kirilenko currently faces charges of first-degree Murder and second-degree Possession of a Firearm for an Unlawful Purpose, according to prosecutors. On ...
EDISON, NJ - The township council unanimously approved an ordinance to establish permit parking on Chapel Street, a residential dead-end street located off of Woodbridge Avenue. The new rules will officially go into effect on Tuesday, March 18.According to the ordinance, permit parking will be ...
EDISON, NJ - The township council will consider an ordinance to update the guidelines for their Adopt an Area Program. The ordinance will be introduced at the council meeting on Wednesday and will be up for public hearing and adoption on Wednesday, March 12.“Council Vice President John Poyner’s ...
EDISON, NJ - The Township Council will hear an ordinance to ban the growing of bamboo on private property. The ordinance will be introduced at the council meeting on Wednesday and will be up for public hearing and adoption on Wednesday, March 12.“planting of bamboo can have negative impacts on the ...
MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ – Middlesex College is offering a free certification program to train patient care technicians in the high-demand field of in-patient nursing care. Students enrolled in the in-person course, which runs March 12 through May 12, will learn to provide care and perform EKG and ...
EDISON, NJ - On Monday, township and library officials held a groundbreaking ceremony for the upcoming expansion to the North Branch of the Edison Public Library. The project will add a 4,500-foot expansion to the building, which is planned to be a hub for cultural programming, makerspace ...
TRENTON, NJ — Gov. Phil Murphy proposed a record $58.1 billion state budget with more than $1 billion in new taxes and fees, a continued commitment to property-tax relief, and a raft of socially progressive initiatives that may collide with what he called “the noise of chaos and confusion” of ...
EDISON, NJ - Last week, the Rainforest Café at the Menlo Park Mall officially closed its doors after over two decades of operation. The restaurant was a stable of the mall, and one of the two remaining of its kind in New Jersey.“For the last 26 years, Menlo Park Rainforest Café has been a beloved ...
EDISON, NJ - The township will host a St. Patrick’s Day block party on Saturday, March 15, from 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM at Old Stewarts Lot, located at 922 Amboy Avenue. This event is free and open to the public. The block party will feature traditional Irish music, dance performances, face paintings, ...
MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ — Give county officials a piece of your mind. They want it.The county Division of Housing, Community Development & Social Services wants any of the 865,000 people who live in its 25 towns to fill out an online survey about future local development needs and housing ...
FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP, NJ — A Woodbridge man is now charged with first-degree murder in the 2024 death of his 4-year-old son, according to the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office.Police from Franklin arrested Sean Tate, 36, where he was living in Woodbridge on Tuesday, Feb. 18th. Tate is charged with ...
EDISON, NJ - Edison Schools grades 3-8 have yet to achieve math and reading scores equal to their pre-pandemic levels, according to the Education Recovery Scorecard. Edison schools match statewide trends as New Jersey is ranked 43rd in Math Recovery and 24th in Reading between 2019 and 2024.From ...
MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ - Middlesex County's Division of Housing, Community Development and Social Services is asking residents to take five minutes to complete an online survey about their community's development needs and priorities. Completing the survey will help determine how the Middlesex County ...
EDISON, NJ - On Saturday evening, police responded to two coincident incidents at the Menlo Park Mall. One incident involved a group of juveniles fighting in the food court and the other involved a robbery of a shopper, according to Edison Police Chief Thomas Bryan.Bryan says ten or eleven ...
EDISON, NJ – The Wardlaw+Hartridge School will host its annual late winter Admission Information Session on Saturday, March 8 at 9 a.m. on the school’s campus at 1295 Inman Avenue in Edison. It's an opportunity to learn more about Middlesex County’s No. 1-ranked private school at this event by ...
MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ - The Middlesex County Office of Health Services is working with state and local partners to monitor the current national H5N1 avian influenza outbreak affecting wild birds, poultry, and dairy cows. Currently, there have been no reported cases of human infection in New ...
MIDDLESEX COUNTY - Is your child’s car seat installed correctly? Join the Middlesex County Sheriff’s Office for a FREE Car Seat Safety Clinic, where certified child passenger safety technicians will inspect your car seat and demonstrate how to install it properly, provide hands-on education on the ...
EDISON, NJ - The public is invited to join local dignitaries and library officials at 11 a.m. Monday, Feb. 24 for a groundbreaking ceremony to mark the start of a major revitalization project at the Edison Public Library’s North Edison Branch."We are excited to break ground on this transformative ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – Jodiefoss Ramos’ work-study paycheck could stretch only so far, so she started skipping breakfast. That, however, left the Rutgers’ Air Force ROTC cadet weak when she reported for physical training three times a week.“My stomach would be rumbling all the time, and it was terrible,” ...
EDISON, NJ - A former employee for Edison’s Department of Public Works and Parks and Recreation is suing the township for unpaid overtime wages. According to the lawsuit, Dwayne Mayers regularly worked more than 40 hours a week and the township failed to properly compensate him for overtime pay. A ...
EDISON, NJ - A Keasbey man has been arrested and charged with the murder of an elderly Edison man in his home. Igor Kirilenko, age 61, is being held at the Middlesex County Adult Correctional Center pending the results of a Pre-Trial Detention hearing, according to prosecutors.On Sunday, at 6:39 ...
EDISON, NJ—Municipal offices and all public library branches will be closed on Monday in observance of Presidents' Day. Normal operating hours will resume on Tuesday.Garbage and recycling will not be collected on Monday. Pick-up scheduled for Monday will be collected on Tuesday, and Tuesday's ...
EDISON, NJ - The council passed a resolution to approve an agreement with the county to install two new traffic signals in the township. The new signals will be installed at Inman Avenue and Rahway Road and the intersection of Inman Avenue and Tingley Lane, according to the resolution.This was done ...
CAMDEN, NJ — Salt and brine used on the roads during recent winter weather and drought conditions in New Jersey may cause your tap water to taste salty, according to a news release Friday from New Jersey American Water. “(We) can confirm that water we’re providing customers continues to meet ...
EDISON, NJ - The Edison Board of Education recently settled five cases of sexual abuse of students by a high school teacher in the 1980s for a combined total of $8.9 million. To date, seven of the nine cases against the board of education have been settled for a sum total of $14,150,000, according ...
METUCHEN, NJ - Despite battling a rare form of blood cancer, for which he is currently receiving treatment, Tyler Kandel is rejoining a local music group following a years-long hiatus for one special event to benefit The Marisa Tufaro Foundation.The Metuchen resident and happily married father of ...
EDISON, NJ - The township council voted to introduce an ordinance to establish permit parking on Chapel Street, a residential dead-end street located off of Woodbridge Avenue. The council unanimously voted to introduce the ordinance and will hold a public hearing at their next meeting on Wednesday, ...
EDISON, NJ - The township council voted down the introduction of an ordinance to restore the public’s speaking time to six minutes. The ordinance failed with a three to four vote at the council’s combined meeting on Monday. Council President Harris accused some members of the council of ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ -- The South Plainfield girls basketball team advanced in the preliminary round of the Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament with a 54-43 victory over J.P. Stevens on Monday afternoon.The Tigers (14-8), seeded 15th, will play at second-seeded Monroe in the round of 16 on ...
EDISON, NJ - A scratch-off lottery ticket worth $20,000 was recently sold in Edison Township, according to the NJ Lottery. The $20,000 Loaded scratch off was drawn on Monday, February 3, at Edison Discount Liquors located at 144 Talmagde Road.A second $20,000 scratch-off ticket was drawn in ...