Tag: Edison Township Council
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Safety concerns of private events discussed following fatal shooting at Akbar restaurant
EDISON – As the investigation continues into the fatal shooting of a Newark man at the Akbar restaurant where a Reggae event was being held, township officials are seeking answers into safety procedures during special events. “If an establishment has an event such as what took place at the Akbar, the establishment usually contacts the…
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First of several public hearings held on Edison’s proposed ‘robust’ new public-private partnership with Suez
EDISON – Edison’s water and sewer infrastructure has not been upgraded in 60 to 70 years and needs to be replaced. That is what is known. What is not known is if the proposed $811.3 million new public-private partnership with Suez North America, a Paramus-based water and wastewater company, is the right fit for the…
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Two incumbents, two newcomers receive Democrat support for June primary in Edison
EDISON – The Edison Democratic Organization (EDO) will support two incumbents and two newcomers for the Township Council in the June primary. It was democracy at its best as the 156-member EDO selected four Township Council candidates at a nomination screening on March 14 that was held at the Pines Manor. Twelve candidates, including four…
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Food and Water Watch members raise concerns of Edison water and sewer proposal with Suez
EDISON – Risks of rate increases, hidden surcharges, broken promises and lack of control are some of the concerns raised by Food and Water Watch as they presented their concerns ahead of a public hearing on the proposed $811.3 million new public-private partnership with Suez North America. Junior Romero, central New Jersey organizer for Food…
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Edison Council takes stand on partisan politics
EDISON – With the vote to table a resolution providing Township Council consent to a mayor’s appointment to the Technical Review Committee until after the Edison Democratic [EDO] nomination screening, members of the Township Council, who have all been nominated and endorsed by the EDO, are taking a stand on partisan politics. Councilman Sam Joshi…
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Edison council forms committee of the whole to investigate racist fliers
EDISON – Citing frustration over two years of unanswered questions, the Edison Township Council has formed a committee of the whole to conduct its own investigation into who is responsible for sending racist fliers that displayed two Board of Education candidates in an offensive light during the election season. The Township Council unanimously approved the…
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Edison mayor proposes new public-private partnership with Suez North America to manage water and sewer systems
EDISON – When Mayor Thomas Lankey came into office in 2014, one of his first initiatives was to conduct a water, sewer infrastructure analysis of the township. “The condition [of the infrastructure] was horrendous … nothing had been improved post 1950s and 1960s,” he said. Fast forward five years, the focal point on infrastructure has…
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Edison Library celebrates 90 years of being ‘a community center for the mind’
EDISON – In 90 years, the Edison Free Public Library went from one location providing access to 238 books to three locations with access to pretty much everything published and more. “The library has become a community center for the mind with books, newspapers, movies and vast programs,” Walter Stochel, of the Metuchen-Historical Society, said…
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Area dentist flew around the world to raise money for Alzheimer’s disease
EDISON – Dr. Edwin Galkin and his wife Bobbie live by a certain philosophy: Never leave anything on your bucket list, do it all. And that is how Bobbie quelled her nerves as her husband, 82, fulfilled a bucket list item – flying around the world on a 1976 Cessna 210 eight-seater, single-engine airplane, which…
