Edison News
By MAUREEN BERZOK
December 16, 2024
NEW JERSEY – Last year's school funding plan negatively impacted about 20% of New Jersey's public schools, including districts in Middlesex County. Specifically, East Brunswick and South Brunswick saw cuts in state aid totaling nearly 19 million dollars. The expected state aid was not applied in ...
EDISON, NJ - The Edison Firefighter Association announced the passing of retired firefighter Bruce J. Gregory, who served the community for 27 years. According to a Facebook post, Gregory passed away on Wednesday at the age of 76 due to cancer. Bruce was born in Perth Amboy in November 1948. He is ...
EDISON, NJ — This Central New Jersey town took it on the chin, making national and international news from as far away as Australia, India and Great Britain, after imposing new rules of conduct at public meetings — including prohibiting “props” like the American flag.Now, the Edison Township ...
CHATHAM, NJ — Fifteen of Middlesex County’s smartest students are among 111 teenagers now named as Governor's STEM Scholars for 2025, selected from more than 1,000 applicants across the Garden State.These students represent some of New Jersey’s highest academic achievers, according to the ...
EDISON, NJ—Six new officers were recently sworn into the Edison Police Force, bringing the total number of officers in the department to 199. According to the mayor's office, this makes the police department the largest in the past 18 years. The new officers are Salvatore Della Fave III, Brandon ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ – Residents of all ages braved the cold last weekend to help officially kick off the 2024 holiday season. On Dec. 1, the South Plainfield Public Celebrations Committee (SPPCC), with support from the South Plainfield Volunteer Fire Department (SPVFD), hosted its annual Making ...
SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ - Four high school students from Edison Township have been named New Jersey Governor’s STEM Scholars (GSS). Gauri Kshettry, Sanjay Ravishankar, Nandini Venkatesh, and Tanishka Dhake join the 111 New Jersey High School and College students to be accepted into the class of ...
EDISON, NJ - The US Senate passed the Cardiomyopathy Health, Education, Awareness, Research, and Training in Schools (HEARTS) Act on Tuesday, a bill that prepares schools to handle life-threatening cardiac emergencies. The bill was authored by Congressman Frank Pallone and was inspired by the ...
MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ – A Monmouth Junction man was arrested and charged with lewdness and criminal sexual contact for performing more than 12 sex acts in public in a South Brunswick apartment complex and inside a Rutgers University Library in Piscataway over the past year.Jihad Goines, 21, of ...
EDISON, NJ - Students from the Edison Academy Magnet School will participate in NASA’s App Development Challenge, according to a press release. This is one of eight Artemis Student Challenges, which presents students with coding challenges in relation to deep space exploration missions.The ...
EDISON, NJ - On Saturday night, firefighters responded to a fire at a multifamily housing structure on Jackson Avenue. Two families have been displaced by the fire. No fatalities or injuries have been reported at this time. The cause of the fire is currently unknown. At 6:00 PM, firefighters ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — Police have charged a 22-year-old local man with attempted murder after he allegedly struck his stepfather in the head with a hammer, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Police Director Robert Hubner said in a prepared statement.The 48-year-old man survived the alleged ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — The Lord & Taylor store in Woodbridge Center will soon be a cutting-edge medical research facility with nearly 300 employees, after an $11.5 million sales deal for the former department store.Accu Reference Medical Labs signed a contract in late November to buy the former ...
MIDDLESEX COUNTY — Police here and across the state are starting a month-long crackdown on drunk driving, many of those efforts fueled by grants from the NJ Department of Highway Traffic Safety.The state’s 2024 “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaign has divided $732,400 among 130 law enforcement ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ – Maricel Gentile, celebrated chef and owner of Maricel’s Kitchen in East Brunswick, has been crowned a Holiday Champion on Chef Buddy Valastro’s highly anticipated new competition series, Holiday Recipe Rumble, now streaming on Hulu, starting today, December 6, 2024. Maricel's ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – Scott White doesn’t want the next president at Rutgers University to be some C-suite hotshot who’s wading ashore on the Banks of the Old Raritan because it’s a good career move.“I’d love to find a candidate, a president who loves this university, who wants to be here more than ...
EDISON, NJ - Mayor Sam Joshi has released a statement regarding the recent controversy about the council's decision to ban props from the council chambers during public comment, including the American flag. The decision has attracted media attention and criticism. In a press release, the Mayor said ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ – First Lady Tammy Murphy will host her 7th annual Nurture NJ Leadership Summit in person in East Brunswick next Monday, December 9, bringing together experts from across the state and country to support New Jersey’s mission to become the safest, most equitable state in the ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – Seven students with affiliations to Rutgers who sold narcotics through a private social media network are facing drug charges following a multiagency undercover investigation.A large amount of marijuana, LSD, cocaine, psilocybin mushrooms, Adderall, Xanax, a large amount of cash and ...
MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ — School districts in Carteret, Dunellen, Highland Park and Piscataway will share $12.1 million in NJ Department of Education grants to help pay for more preschool classrooms or increase the size of existing classrooms.This money is part of $42 million being awarded to 22 ...
EDISON, NJ - According to the township, at least 185 of the 240 evacuated apartments from a fire at the Inman/Grove Senior Citizen Residence have been deemed safe. A number of residences still remain displaced from the fire and are staying at a local hotel, according to Mayor Joshi.On Tuesday ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ - Defending state champions Saint Joseph High School of Metuchen and Howell headline a deep and talented field of boys and girls high school bowling teams that will compete in the Marisa Tufaro Classic.Proceeds from the event, at which bowlers and their coaches are invited to donate ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — The only thing New Jersey animal rights activists want for Christmas is to see the SeaQuest indoor aquarium at Woodbridge Center mall permanently closed.To help that happen, activists and supporters from Uncle Neil’s Home and Revolution Philadelphia plan two holiday season protests ...
EDISON, NJ - On Tuesday night, a four-alarm fire broke out at Inman/Grove Senior Citizen Residence. According to the township, at least two residents have died. The cause of the fire is unknown. Authorities believe the cause is not suspicious.The township was alerted to the fire at 6:02 PM.
EDISON, NJ - The township council adopted an ordinance to establish rules of decorum and conduct during public meetings. Part of these rules includes banning the use of props while addressing the council. Some residents were escorted out of the meeting for holding an American Flag and a copy of the ...
EDISON, NJ - According to the Department of Community Affairs, Edison Township should aim to construct approximately 727 affordable housing units by 2035. These calculations were done by the state for all 564 municipalities to estimate their fourth round obligations under New Jersey’s Mount Laurel ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — Three more electric, zero-emission buses will soon shuttle senior citizens around town, another step in this town’s effort to be environmentally-conscious.These new shuttle buses will bring senior citizens from their homes, retirement communities, and assisted-living facilities to ...
EDISON, NJ - The township will host their third annual Winter Wonderland at Papaianni Park on Saturday, December 7, from 3:00 PM to 8:00 PM. This family-friendly event is free and open to the public, according to a press release.This event will feature live music, games, food, vendors, skating, a ...
EDISON, NJ — More than 6,500 rabbis and Jewish leaders from a hundred nations and across the United States are to come today – Sunday, Dec. 1 – to the NJ Convention & Exposition Center in Raritan Center.This unprecedented New Jersey event is part of a four-day Chabad-Lubavitch conference of ...
EDISON, NJ - A Cranford woman has been charged in connection to a car crash on Route 1 during the early morning hours of Thanksgiving. Prosecutors say Alyssa Figueredo, age 31, ran a red light and injured three people, two of whom sustained life-threatening injuries.At 1:32 AM, authorities ...