Tag: Edison Township Council
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Local officials, police speak on events in Minneapolis, call for unity to end racism
Local officials took to social media, whether in a statement or personal note, to express their thoughts following the events surrounding the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis on May 25. Floyd, an African American man, died after Minneapolis Police Department Officer Derek Chauvin, a white man, knelt on his neck for more than eight…
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Water rate increases on horizon in Edison; current limited manpower, equipment preventing water utility to move forward
EDISON – With current limited manpower and equipment, the township’s re-established Edison Water Utility has become a reactive department, not a proactive one it kicked off as in January, according to Robert Smith, director of the Edison Water Utility. “We are doing as much as we can with the staff we have … we just…
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Edison Council comes to agreement with resolution against COVID-19 related hate speech and bias crimes
EDISON – The seven-member dais of the Edison Township Council has come to a consensus after reworking a resolution against COVID-19 related hate speech and bias crimes. “The purpose of the resolution is to address hate towards race, religion and ethnicity,” Council Vice President Sam Joshi said. Joshi proposed the new reworked resolution at a…
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Edison council president said political agenda is behind attention surrounding her ‘hacked’ social media page
EDISON – A proposal to pass a resolution against COVID-19 related hate speech and bias crimes drew a larger discussion by the Edison Township Council about whether the proposal had a political agenda against Council President Joyce Ship-Freeman. Councilman Richard Brescher proposed the resolution at a meeting on May 13. He said the idea for…
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Edison Water Utility moving into 21st century with signficant projects
EDISON – The Edison Water Utility is essentially moving into the 21st century with the movement of three significant projects. The Township Council approved three resolutions for three separate contracts to authorize Mott MacDonald, South Iselin, to provide additional engineering services at a meeting on March 11. “The three projects are essential to the operation,…
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Edison Water Utility is up and running, responding to customers
EDISON – The re-established Edison Water Utility is “fully operational and responding to the needs of customers,” Mayor Thomas Lankey stated during the 29th annual State of Edison address. The mayor touched on the utility which launched on Jan. 1, six months after it was created from virtually nothing. As municipal officials continue to explore…
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Minnie B. Veal’s impact continues to resonate for those who grew up in Potter’s Crossing section of Edison
EDISON – Minnie Bell Veal’s impact continues to resonate among the children who grew up in the Potter’s Crossing section of Edison in the 1960s. She was determined to make sure each child understood the importance of education, with the motto “failure is not an option.” She provided a place for the children to go…
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Metuchen hires new borough administrator
METUCHEN – Although Metuchen’s new borough administrator lives in neighboring Edison Township, Melissa Perilstein is essentially an adopted Metuchenite, Mayor Jonathan Busch joked. The Metuchen Borough Council approved a resolution for the mayor’s appointment of Perilstein as the new borough administrator at a meeting on Feb. 3. She will begin her new position with an…
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Edison Township Council reorganizes with first African American female on dais
EDISON – The Edison Township Council has reorganized with two new council members and two members in new leadership roles. In front of dignitaries, family and friends, Council members Joseph Coyle and Ajay Patil were sworn in for their second, four-year terms, while newcomers Richard Brescher and Joyce Ship-Freeman were sworn in for their first…
