Tag: Edison Memorial Tower

  • Edison receives $1.5 million in state funding towards ‘youth sports, history and culture’

    Edison receives $1.5 million in state funding towards ‘youth sports, history and culture’

    EDISON – For Edison Jets Football and Cheer, the news of state funding means no more practicing on “moldy, ripped” mats and no more “slipping and sliding” on a grassy field when it rains. “I’m glad we are finally getting a building we can finally practice in safely and efficiently,” said Allison Dima, who is…

  • JFK Medical Center marks 50 years

    JFK Medical Center marks 50 years

    EDISON — JFK Medical Center is celebrating 50 years. The Township Council voted in favor of a resolution celebrating the significant milestone at a council meeting on July 26. In 1961, Edison Mayor Anthony M. Yelencsics launched an effort to establish a hospital to serve Edison, Metuchen, Woodbridge and the surrounding communities. JFK Medical Center…

  • Mural to brighten Edison town hall entrance

    Mural to brighten Edison town hall entrance

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — The ‘dark’ concrete entrance corridor leading into the Edison Municipal Building is getting a sunny uplift with the help of the internationally renowned artist and township resident, Fernando Silva. “It needs some dressing up … it’s a dark corridor,” said Beth Maroney, who is the director of publicity…