Tag: Edison
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Edison primary is beginning of widely contested election race
By REBECCA HERSH Correspondent The June 8 primary election in Edison left residents with one undeniable fact: the next few months of campaigning for mayoral and council positions in Edison will be anything but boring. Edison Council Vice President Sam Joshi, the official candidate of the Middlesex County Democratic Organization (MCDO), was the overwhelming winner…
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7 Years later, James Monroe Elementary alumni return to Middlesex College, their home for 3 months as children
EDISON – It was a cool Saturday evening in March 2014 when a discarded cigarette caused the destruction of James Monroe Elementary School in Edison. Fire engulfed the building, creating a six-alarm inferno. The next day, Middlesex College President Joann La Perla-Morales offered space to house the school, and by the following Wednesday, James Monroe…
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Joshi wins Democratic nod for mayor in Edison; current mayor plans to run as independent
EDISON – Samir “Sam” Joshi received the Democratic nod for mayor in Edison – followed by reports that current Mayor Thomas Lankey filed to run as an independent for the November election. On Primary Day, June 8, Joshi received 5,955 votes, followed by Mahesh Bhagia with 3,185 and Arthur Esposito with 546, according to unofficial…
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Johnson Rehabilitation Institute aligns three facilities
Hackensack Meridian Health has unified their three rehabilitation hospitals under the Hackensack Meridian Johnson Rehabilitation Institute name to reflect the shared vision and mission to provide the highest level of rehabilitation care to patients. Through this alignment, Riverview Rehabilitation Center, Red Bank, and Shore Rehabilitation Institute, Brick, will now be renamed. The new names…
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Spotswood Community Team collecting items for men’s shelter
Spotswood Community Team and Spotswood Recreation will collect items for the Ozanam Men’s Shelter iN Edison in honor of Father’s Day. Visit the Amazon shopping list at https://tinyurl.com/nn27zr4p Items are requested by June 13 for Father’s Day distribution. For more information, email [email protected]
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Theater camp opens for 31st summer at new Edison location
EDISON – Taubenslag Productions’ award-winning Summer Theater Camp will be opening for its 31st year at a new location in Edison. Formerly at Middlesex College, Taubenslag Productions’ Theater Camp will now be located at the Edison Elks, 375 Old Post Road, across the street from Edison High School. The new location offers Theater Camp an…
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Terra Nova Garden Club presents scholarship to teen interested in horticulture
By REBECCA HERSH Correspondent Digging beneath the Route 1 and Route 27 congested suburban landscape of Edison, one discovers an Edison that might make some green with envy – an Edison that reflects New Jersey’s nickname “The Garden State.” For seven decades, Edison residents have nurtured a garden project called the Terra Nova Garden…
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Edison resident named medical director of Atlantic Health System’s Heart Success program
Atlantic Health System announced that Abhishek Singh, MD, PhD, has been named medical director of Atlantic Health System’s Heart Success program, which cares for patients with advanced heart failure. Singh, a longtime Edison resident, is triple board-certified in internal medicine, cardiology, and advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology. “As one of the nation’s leading cardiology…
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Two slates of candidates compete during Democratic primary in Edison
By REBECCA HERSH Correspondent EDISON – In the upcoming Democratic Primary Election on June 8, the personalities, visions and qualifications of those running for the office of Edison Township Council have been dominated by the political tension between the two Democratic Party factions battling for control in the township. The issue receiving attention is…
