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June 2, 2026 Primary Results

June 3, 2026May 29, 2026 by Christopher
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Live primary election results for Rahway, Edison, and Woodbridge. Vote counts updated through election night, June 2, 2026.

Categories News Tags Edison, Elections, Rahway, Woodbridge Leave a comment

Woodbridge Ends Internet Monopoly With New Fiber Ordinance

June 13, 2026May 28, 2026 by Christopher
Telephone Pole Wires Crossed Landscape

Woodbridge passed a new ordinance opening its streets to fiber competition. GoNetspeed is already offering service at some addresses — here’s what it means for residents.

Categories News Tags Infrastructure & Capital Spending, Local Government & Policy, Middlesex County, Woodbridge Leave a comment

Rahway Approves Property Buy For Planned Amphitheater Project

May 29, 2026May 27, 2026 by Christopher
Side-by-side aerial views of 277 and 309 Hamilton Street in Rahway, New Jersey, the former St. Mark's Church properties proposed as the site of the James Kennedy Amphitheater

The Rahway Redevelopment Agency is set to vote on a $2.57 million purchase of two Hamilton Street properties for a proposed outdoor amphitheater in the Arts District.

Categories News Tags Local Government & Policy, Rahway, Redevelopment & Land Use, Union County Leave a comment

Women’s share of NJ local offices stalling, new data shows

May 26, 2026 by Christopher
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Women hold just 20% of mayors’ offices and 32% of town council seats in New Jersey, new Rutgers data shows. Middlesex County ranks near the bottom for female mayors.

Categories News Tags Elections & Politics, Union County Leave a comment

Rahway Artist Claims South Bound Brook Police Stole His Badge Design

May 26, 2026May 26, 2026 by Christopher
Various uses of the South Bound Brook Police Department badge design along with a sketch made by Edward Harper Jr.

Edward Harper Jr. says he designed the South Bound Brook PD patch in 2004 and was never paid. His attorney is demanding $750,000. The borough has no procurement records.

Categories News Tags Rahway, Somerset County, South Bound Brook, Union County Leave a comment

Edison School Board Member Says She Received Threats

May 22, 2026 by Christopher
Edison Board of Education member Anjana Patel speaks at a board meeting while holding her phone.

Edison School Board member Anjana Patel says she received anonymous threatening WhatsApp messages over her Talmadge Road vote. The board voted 9-0 to condemn the threats and call for an FBI investigation.

Categories News Tags Edison, Education & Schools, Middlesex County, Public Safety

Edison Introduces 2026 Budget to a Packed, Emotional Chamber

May 24, 2026May 22, 2026 by Christopher
Savannah Wolenter, a seventh grader at Thomas Jefferson Middle School, addresses the Edison Township Municipal Council on May 20, 2026, asking the council to protect youth sports funding.

Firefighters, police union members, and youth softball players packed Edison’s council chamber Wednesday as the township finally introduced its long-overdue 2026 municipal budget.

Categories News Tags Edison, Local Government & Policy, Middlesex County

Edison School Board Votes to Reject Pre-K Grant

May 20, 2026 by Christopher
Edison Schools Superintendent Edward Aldarelli speaks during a board meeting.

The Edison Board of Education voted 5-4 Tuesday to reject the state pre-K expansion grant, putting the free preschool program on track for elimination in September.

Categories News Tags Edison, Education & Schools, Middlesex County

Metuchen car show fundraiser for EMS squad needs volunteers

May 20, 2026May 20, 2026 by Christopher
Metuchen EMS volunteers standing in front of an ambulance marked with the squad's name and logo.

A Metuchen man has spent 15 years running a charity car show for the borough’s all-volunteer EMS squad. This year, he needs help pulling it off.

Categories Community Tags Community & Events, Metuchen, Middlesex County

Rahway Democrats Clash Over Water and Spending at NAACP Forum

May 19, 2026May 18, 2026 by Christopher
Candidates and officials pose together in front of an NAACP Rahway Branch banner at the Rahway Public Library candidates forum on May 19, 2026.

Rahway council candidates split over water utility privatization and amphitheater costs at a packed NAACP forum, the only one before the June 2 Democratic primary.

Categories News Tags Election 2026, Local Government & Policy, Rahway, Union County
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