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Rahway police are investigating the possible abandonment of 18 puppies found roaming a Jefferson Avenue neighborhood on June 20. Witnesses reported seeing a gray SUV in the area before the animals were discovered.
Four council members voted no on a right-of-way agreement after the township’s own attorney described the company as a provider of high-speed connectivity for stock exchanges, AI data centers, and large enterprises — not a consumer broadband provider.
Five new officers joined the Woodbridge police force Tuesday. The council also accepted a $1M climate grant, approved a new park for Fords, and walked back a property acquisition.
Charles Ross is leaving Edison High School after 16 years. The district has not named a replacement. The board also approved busing changes families need to know about before September.
The Rahway Public Library Board of Trustees approved additional summer hours for part-time staff on Tuesday after rejecting a proposal to pull the $6,675 cost from the library’s expanded programming budget.
Rahway police identified and arrested two juvenile suspects following a string of overnight break-ins that hit at least four businesses earlier this month. No names have been released.
Grove Avenue closes June 25 between Route 27 in Metuchen and Oak Tree Road in Edison for an NJDOT bridge replacement. The detour runs through Edison via Plainfield Road through at least Aug. 31.
A Superior Court judge ruled Monday that three disputed petition signatures were valid and ordered the Union County Clerk to certify Hope Moran’s nominating petition for the Rahway mayor’s race.
The district will have to start over on a contract for outside help in improving reading instruction. State data show that Woodbridge students are reading below the statewide average.
Lawyers for Hope Moran and challenger Robert Rachlin filed dueling briefs ahead of a Monday hearing that will decide whether the independent Rahway mayoral candidate gets on the November ballot.