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Edison High Principal Charles Ross Is Retiring After 16 Years

June 24, 2026 by Christopher
Retiring Edison High School Principal Charles Ross

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.

Categories News Tags Edison, Education & Schools, Middlesex County

Grove Avenue Bridge Closure: What Metuchen and Edison Drivers Need to Know

June 23, 2026June 23, 2026 by Christopher
Detour Map Hero Image 800 x 600

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.

Categories News Tags Edison, Infrastructure & Transit, Metuchen, Middlesex County

New High Speed Internet Providers Are Moving Into Central Jersey

June 23, 2026June 15, 2026 by Christopher
Telephone Pole Wires Crossed Landscape

Woodbridge, Rahway, and Edison have each approved agreements over the past month allowing fiber internet providers to install equipment in their public streets, opening the door to competition with the cable companies that have long dominated local broadband.

Categories News Tags Edison, Infrastructure, Local Government & Policy, Middlesex County, Rahway, Union County, Woodbridge

Edison Council Approves Military Vehicle for SWAT Team in a Tense 3-2 Vote

June 14, 2026 by Christopher
A Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle, the type of military surplus armored truck the Edison Police Department is seeking authorization to acquire through the federal 1033 Program.

Key questions about the vehicle’s cost and condition went unanswered before the council voted. One member abstained. Another called the body dysfunctional.

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

The Central Jerseyan America 250 Fireworks and Drone Show Guide

June 29, 2026June 11, 2026 by Christopher
Springfield NJ July 4 2025 Fireworks Landscape scaled

Fireworks and drone shows across Central Jersey from July 2 to July 4, 2026. Events in Perth Amboy, Woodbridge, Highland Park, Rahway, Carteret, New Brunswick, Edison, East Brunswick, and Piscataway.

Categories Community Tags Community & Events, Edison, Middlesex County, Rahway, Union County, Woodbridge

Edison Police Want A Military MRAP Vehicle

June 8, 2026June 8, 2026 by Christopher
A Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle, the type of military surplus armored truck the Edison Police Department is seeking authorization to acquire through the federal 1033 Program.

The Edison council votes Wednesday on authorizing the police department to acquire a military MRAP vehicle through the federal 1033 Program. Here’s what residents should know.

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

June 2, 2026 Primary Results

June 3, 2026May 29, 2026 by Christopher
Election Night Vote Tracker Hero Image 2

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

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
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