Author: KATHY CHANG, Managing Editor
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Edison mayor brings in veteran public administrator to help with transition; council approves public relations firm
EDISON – Mayor Sam Joshi has brought in a veteran public administrator to assist his administration in getting started. “[The mayor has] called on my experience to help get a number of improvements and projects [he] wants to get done and get that on the road and moving quickly,” Matthew Watkins told the Township Council…
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Community reminded to push the limits, get into ‘good trouble’ to continue King’s legacy
METUCHEN – In celebration of the lives of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Congressman John Lewis (D-Georgia), the community is reminded to recommit to walking through “unchartered waters” like King did so many years ago even if it means getting into Lewis’s simple philosophy of “good trouble.” That is what King and Lewis did…
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Monroe officials take oaths of office with special guest U.S. Senator Cory Booker
MONROE – The mayor and council members were sworn in to Monroe’s governing body, with special guest U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) in attendance. “The oaths that you are taking today are sacred oaths,” Booker said during the Jan. 1 reorganization meeting. With COVID in mind, the officials took their oaths of office with family…
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Old Bridge Police Department promotes two veteran officers; hire six new officers, including a female, to its ranks
OLD BRIDGE – The Old Bridge Police Department promoted two veteran officers and welcomed six new officers, including a female, to its ranks. Rich Higgins was promoted from sergeant to lieutenant and Aaron Matikonis was promoted from patrolman to sergeant before the Township Council meeting on Jan. 4. “These officers served the Old Bridge Police…
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Metuchen forging ahead with a number of projects; final decisions expected for a new emergency services center
METUCHEN – In 2016, Mayor Jonathan Busch said the formation of a Metuchen Downtown Alliance offered hope. At the time, it was a year before he became mayor, but had opened his non-retail business The Busch Law Group LLC at 450 Main St. “I want to work and live in a place where there is…
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Iselin man injured after ambulance strikes low clearance bridge in Edison
EDISON – An 81-year-old Iselin man, who was being transported to JFK University Medical Center, was injured after the ambulance he was riding in struck a train bridge on Parsonage Road, according to Deputy Police Chief Robert Dudash. The South Plainfield ambulance was traveling southbound when it struck the low clearance bridge at 11:13 p.m.…
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Edison Township Council reorganizes with new leadership, new members
EDISON – The Edison Township Council reorganized with new leadership and new members. Joseph Coyle was nominated to serve as council president and Joyce Ship-Freeman was nominated to serve as council vice president at a meeting on Jan. 4. “I will continue to promote open space and transparent government [which] has the basic tenet of…
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Woodbridge councilwoman remembered for her love of the township; council has up to Feb. 1 to fill her seat
WOODBRIDGE – The loss of Ward 1 Councilwoman Nancy Bader-Drumm was heavy on the minds of the Township Council as they reorganized. “Our team is not as strong today as it was just days ago because we lost a cherished and valuable teammate,” Mayor John E. McCormac said. Bader-Drumm was set to be sworn in…
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Transit village designation in motion at Route 9 bus terminal in Old Bridge; officials hope designation will revive area
OLD BRIDGE – Township officials hope a transit village designation at the bus terminal on Route 9 north will help revive the Old Bridge Shopping Plaza. Veena Sawant, township planner, said the vision for a transit village designation began two-and-a-half years ago; however, it was stalled due to the coronavirus pandemic. “Every time I pass…
