Tag: Edison Township Council
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Edison Water Utility up and running with a full team ready to go
EDISON – After more than two decades, Edison now owns its own water system again on the south end of the township. For six weeks, Robert J. Smith was building the new Edison Water Utility Department essentially from the ground up. On Nov. 18, he began his role of managing the township’s new water and…
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Two outgoing council members applauded for their service on Edison Council dais
EDISON – With laughter and some tears, two outgoing council members were applauded for their service. Councilmen Michael Lombardi, who served two terms, and Leonard Sendelsky, who served one term, were presented with a plaque at the last council meeting of 2019 on Dec. 23. Fellow council members prided Lombardi for his legal knowledge and…
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Edison will hold meet-and-greet with new water-sewer utility director on Dec. 19
Edison Township will hold a meet-and-greet- with its new Water-Sewer Utility Director Robert J. Smith at 6:30 p.m. on Dec. 19 in council chambers at the Municipal Complex, 100 Municipal Blvd., Edison. Smith will moderate a question–answer session open to the public. The Edison Township Council approved a four-year contract for Smith, a resident of…
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Edison’s new director of Water-Sewer Utility Department comes with 27 years of experience
EDISON – With 27 years of public and private sector experience in water distribution and wastewater collection and treatment, township officials believe that Robert J. Smith is the right person to take the helm of the newly created department to manage and maintain water mains in Edison. “He possesses the professional administrative, managerial and budgetary…
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Democratic slate will fill Edison Township Council seats
EDISON – The Democratic slate, including two incumbents and two newcomers, beat out the Republican opposition for the four, four-year Edison Township Council seats in the November election. Incumbents Joseph A. Coyle received 7,487 votes/16% and Ajay Patil received 7,055 votes/15% to win their second terms, and will be joined by newcomers Joyce Ship-Freeman, who…
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Election results are in for Edison Township Council
EDISON – Democrats beat out the Republican opposition in the Edison Township Council election. Incumbents Joseph A. Coyle (7,487 votes/16%) and Ajay Patil (7,055 votes/15%), were elected to their second terms, joined by newcomers Richard Brescher (7,101 votes/15%) and Joyce Ship-Freeman (7,145 votes/16%) on the Democratic side. The Republican slate included former Councilman Wayne J.…
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Fingerprints may answer who is responsible for distributing racist fliers in 2017 Edison Board of Education election
EDISON – As a new election season rolls around, questions still linger surrounding the offensive events of the 2017 election in Edison. One main question remains – who distributed the racist fliers by mailing on Oct. 31, 2017, with the faces of the two candidates, Jerry Shi and Falguni Patel, who are of Asian descent?…
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Eight vie for four seats on Edison Township Council
EDISON – Eight candidates – four Democrats and four Republicans – are vying for the four, four-year Township Council seats available during the general election on Nov. 5. Incumbents Joseph A. Coyle and Ajay Patil, who are seeking their second terms, are joined by newcomers Richard Brescher and Joyce Ship-Freeman on the Democratic side. They…
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Swales Memorial Park rededicated in honor of former Edison mayor
EDISON – Memories flooded back 64 years when Mayor Thomas J. Swales Jr. served in office as township and county officials, family and friends came together to rededicate the park named after him in the 1990s. This summer the municipal park, Swales Memorial Park at Park Way and Elm Street, underwent enhancements: new plantings, new…
