Tag: Edison Mayor Sam Joshi
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Federal funds will help renovate, expand Edison’s Toth Health Center; enhance student support at Middlesex College
In his first month in office, Edison Mayor Sam Joshi visited Washington D.C. to meet with members of Congress and the U.S. Senate about Edison’s funding needs. “This year, my administration has secured an unprecedented amount of federal, state and county funds towards various Edison projects and I look forward continuing this success,” Joshi said…
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Criterion Sentinel: Memorable stories of 2022
As 2022 comes to a close, we take a look at memorable stories that hit the pages of the Criterion Sentinel. Joshi sworn in as mayor of Edison; calls on community to work together for ‘unity and good government’ – https://archive.centraljersey.com/2022/01/01/joshi-sworn-in-as-mayor-in-edison-calls-on-community-to-work-together-for-unity-and-good-government/ Mayor Sam Joshi was sworn in at John P. Stevens High School on New…
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Middlesex County envisions Middlesex College a ‘multi-faceted destination’ for education, sports, arts and entertainment
EDISON – Can Middlesex College become a multi-faceted destination for the entire county? That is what officials plan as they have finalized its Community, Innovation, and Opportunity (CIO) Strategic Investment plan as part of the county’s Destination 2040 Strategic Plan. The plan to transform and bolster Middlesex College and the Magnet School System, as well…
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Crowds enjoy first Diwali Festival in Edison
EDISON – As fireworks lit the skies, many in the crowd held up their iPhones to snap photos, as they gathered at Papaianni Park to celebrate during the township’s first Diwali Festival. The park was transformed with a mass of vendors of traditional Indian food, colorful clothing and jewelry on Oct. 22. Families were able…
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Edison’s annual Harvest Fun Fest offers fun for the whole family
EDISON – The township’s annual Harvest Fun Fest offered fun for the whole family. The festivities were presented by Mayor Sam Joshi and the Edison Recreation Department on Oct. 15. Many were in their festive Halloween costumes as they roamed around the grounds of the Thomas Edison Center at Menlo Park on Christie Street. As…
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Edison Township to hold first Diwali Festival
EDISON – The township is holding its first Diwali Festival. The event will take place from noon to 8 p.m. at Papaianni Park, 100 Municipal Blvd., Oct. 22. “It’s a historic milestone to celebrate Diwali as a township for the first time,” Mayor Sam Joshi said, who is of South Asian descent. “More than one-third…
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Edison takes ‘a pause’ to reflect on Sept. 11, 2001
EDISON – It began as just an ordinary morning on Sept. 11, 2001. Police Chief Thomas Bryan, who was an officer in Internal Affairs at the time with the Edison Police Department (EPD), was talking to a friend on his way to work. Council President Joseph Coyle was at work. Council Vice President Joyce Ship-Freeman…
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Edison hires its first two female firefighters
EDISON – It was a historic moment as Edison Township not only hired its largest class of firefighters, but also its first two female firefighters. “We want to make sure Edison is safe and also an inclusive community and that’s what we’re striving for every day,” Mayor Sam Joshi said. The swearing-in for the class…
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Edison’s first community garden is now open at Swales Park
EDISON – The community garden at Swales Park has become a family volunteer affair for the Kaul family. For Romila Kaul it began essentially with a volunteer project for her son’s Cub Scout 318 group. She serves as den leader for the group. She got her daughter Geetika, a student at John P. Stevens High…