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Woodbridge Advances Keasbey Fire District Dissolution Plan

July 29, 2026 by Christopher
Keasbey Fire Department firehouse in Woodbridge Township, NJ, the district facing possible dissolution

Woodbridge advanced its plan to dissolve Keasbey Fire District Number Four, again, after a faulty public notice forced a restart.

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Rahway Opens Wheatena Dog Park With Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony

July 29, 2026 by Christopher
State, county, and local leaders in Rahway at a ribbon cutting for the city's first dog park, Wheatena Park.

Rahway celebrated the grand opening of Wheatena Dog Park, the city’s first dog park, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony featuring Mayor Raymond Giacobbe Jr., Senate President Nick Scutari, and county officials.

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Woodbridge Restarts Keasbey Fire District Dissolution Process

July 27, 2026 by Christopher
Keasbey Fire Department firehouse in Woodbridge Township, NJ, the district facing possible dissolution

Woodbridge is redoing two months of work on the plan to dissolve Keasbey Fire District Number Four after a meeting notice error. A new vote looms on August 12.

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Edison Residents Pack Meeting, Overflow Room on Furloughs

July 24, 2026 by Christopher

So many Edison residents showed up over the furlough crisis that the township set up overflow seating. Here’s what firefighters, parents, and neighbors said.

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Edison Council Passes Emergency Funding, Ends Furloughs

July 24, 2026 by Christopher
Edison Municipal Building on July 23, 2026

Edison’s council unanimously restored funding Thursday, ending police and civilian furloughs. A councilman revealed why he walked out Monday.

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Edison Calls Special Session to Avoid Furloughs as Mayor, Councilman Trade Blame

July 22, 2026 by Christopher
Edison Municipal Complex

Mayor Sam Joshi is using his own authority under state law to force a Thursday vote on emergency spending, buying time to avoid furloughing employees. But the underlying fight over the budget remains unresolved.

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Edison’s Budget Vote Collapsed Monday Despite Looming Employee Furloughs

July 22, 2026July 21, 2026 by Christopher
Side by side pictures of Council President Joseph Coyle and Councilmember Richard Brescher.

Edison’s council fell one vote short of passing its budget Monday. The township says furloughs are next unless a new vote happens by July 31.

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Edison’s 2026 Budget Heads to a Final Vote

July 20, 2026 by Christopher
Mural outside of Edison Municipal Building

Edison’s council votes Monday on a $181.8 million budget, months late. Health insurance drives the increase. One agenda item raises new questions.

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Woodbridge School Board Approves $19.5 Million in Outside Placements​

July 17, 2026 by Christopher
A small yellow school bus travels along a rural or suburban road in Mercer County, New Jersey, as part of a shared student transportation route.

The Woodbridge Township Board of Education approved out-of-district placements for over 200 students with disabilities, a $737,000 districtwide security upgrade, and new phonics-based reading materials at its July meeting.

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CoreWeave Lawyer Wrote Kenilworth Mayor’s Talking Points

July 16, 2026 by Christopher
Kenilworth Municipal Building in Kenilworth, New Jersey, where the mayor and borough council held public meetings on the CoreWeave data center project

Records obtained by The Central Jerseyan show Kenilworth’s defense of a CoreWeave data center was scripted by the company’s own lawyer, then a paid lobbying push.

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