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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

Woodbridge School Board Rejects All Bids for Elementary Reading Program

June 22, 2026 by Christopher
Childrens Books 4x3 1

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.

Categories News Tags Education & Schools, Middlesex County, Woodbridge

Woodbridge School Board Approves Plans for New Hopelawn Elementary School

June 19, 2026June 19, 2026 by Christopher
90 Clyde Avenue, Hopelawn, NJ.

The Woodbridge Township Board of Education voted Thursday to submit plans for a new K-5 school in Hopelawn to the state for review. Mayor McCormac says the project will be funded by PILOT revenue, not property taxes, with a target opening of September 2028.

Categories News Tags Education & Schools, Local Government & Policy, Middlesex County, Woodbridge

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

Woodbridge Converts Failed Luxury Building Into Affordable Housing

June 11, 2026 by Christopher
Three-story apartment building at 99 Florida Grove Road in Hopelawn, Woodbridge, NJ, the future site of Sunrise Village supportive housing

A vacant apartment building along Route 440 in Hopelawn is being converted into supportive housing for residents with disabilities and high medical needs. A closing is expected in July.

Categories News Tags Housing, Local Government & Policy, Middlesex County, Woodbridge

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

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
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