Author: KATHY CHANG, Managing Editor
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Luxury apartment complexes, retail and restaurants expected to start opening in downtown Woodbridge; PILOTS continue to provide steady source of revenue for township
WOODBRIDGE – Six years ago, township officials made a commitment to invest in a transit village development for the business district in downtown Woodbridge in efforts to not let the district “wither away and die.” Fast-forward as township officials embark on a new year, the business district is far from dying with the hard-to-miss construction…
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Grassroots community effort needed for proposed expansion of Thomas Edison Center at Menlo Park
EDISON – The Edison Memorial Tower Corporation is embarking on a grassroots community effort to fundraise for the proposed expansion of the museum at the Thomas Edison Center at Menlo Park. “We’re really working to get people interested in creating a museum appropriately sized to honor the legacy of Thomas Edison at Menlo Park,” said…
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Development of third referendum to address thousands of unhoused students in Monroe underway
MONROE – Development of a third referendum to address the needs of facilities to house more than 1,400 unhoused students in the Monroe Township School District is underway. The Buildings, Grounds and Transportation Committee brought in DIGroupArchitecture in New Brunswick to look at renovating Applegarth Elementary School, Monroe Township Middle School, and Monroe Township High…
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Old Bridge hires new municipal clerk
OLD BRIDGE – The township has a new municipal clerk. Kathryn Hutchinson began her new role on Jan. 31. The Township Council approved the appointment of Hutchinson at a meeting on Jan. 11. Township Business Administrator Himanshu Shah said they “went through the hiring process of receiving resumes and going through advertising” after a vacancy…
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Metuchen students reach new levels to help victims of child trafficking in Ghana
METUCHEN – The ability to sponsor a victim of child trafficking in Ghana has taken on “a whole new level” for Metuchen High School students in their efforts to raise funds for Breaking the Chain Through Education, a non-profit charitable organization dedicated to ending child slavery in Africa. “It’s just a completely different experience from…
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Edison councilman plans to move forward ward system ordinance, which would allow residents to decide
EDISON – Residents of Edison may have a say on whether or not to change the township’s current form of government through a special ballot question in November. Councilman Richard Brescher said he plans on moving forward an ordinance he requested Township Attorney William Northgrave to draft over a year ago at the next regular…
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Milltown Mel passes away prior to Groundhog Day
MILLTOWN – Milltown Mel, the toothy teller of the weather, will not be able to make his annual prediction. “We Wranglers are sad to report that Milltown Mel recently crossed over the rainbow bridge. Considering the average lifespan of a groundhog is about 3 years, that is not such a shock, but Mel left us…
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Residents share concerns after Township Council appoints Realtor, developer to Edison Zoning Board of Adjustment
EDISON – The recent appointments to the Planning Board and Zoning Board of Adjustment brought concerns of “business as usual” for some residents, who have voiced opposition against potential development on the former Charlie Brown’s steakhouse site and a warehouse in the Glendale and Silverlake neighborhoods. “Over the past year Edison residents have been discussing…
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Voters will decide on a proposed new community energy aggregation program in Old Bridge
OLD BRIDGE – Township Council members said residents should decide on whether or not they are in favor of a citizen-led proposal for a new community energy aggregation program that would create an option for 100% regionally sourced renewables. “As we look whether it’s renewable energy or the current energy, I think our residents should…
