Tag: Edison
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Edison VFW Post 3117 to host first 5K run/walk to raise funds for Menlo Park Veterans Home
EDISON – In efforts to raise funds for the New Jersey Veterans Memorial Home at Menlo Park, Veteran of Foreign Wars Post 3117 is hosting its first 5K run/walk in September. “Due to the COVID pandemic, the Veterans home was not getting as many donations to the entertainment fund,” said Filipe Oliveira, commander of the…
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Head daycare teacher in Edison charged with ‘physically’ assaulting toddler in her care
EDISON – A daycare teacher has been charged with “physically” assaulting a 2-year-old child in her care, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Edison Police Chief Thomas Bryan. Nusrat J. Ameen, 56, of Edison, who is employed as a head teacher at the “I Can Kids” Childcare at 806 Route 1 North, was…
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Edison Police Department holds first Advanced Junior Police Academy for high school juniors, seniors
EDISON – The recruits of the Edison Police Department’s first Advanced Junior Police Academy had to put their thinking hats on after finding skid marks in the parking lot of Woodrow Wilson Middle School. The skid marks led to a vehicle resting in front of a tree with a person pronounced dead at the scene.…
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Former Edison man convicted of parental kidnapping in federal court
CAMDEN – A former Edison man was convicted of one count of international parental kidnapping after failing to return a child to the United States when ordered to do so, according to U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger. Amitkumar Kanubhai Patel, 38, of Vadodara, India, who is a naturalized U.S. citizen, was convicted following a five-day…
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Seven age-restricted duplexes will replace former Charlie Brown’s restaurant in Edison
EDISON – Despite objections from residents, the Zoning Board of Adjustment approved seven age-restricted duplexes that will replace the former Charlie Brown’s restaurant on Plainfield Road. The board approved Markim Developers LLC proposal for the site at a meeting in June. “We reduced the density, we reduced the size of the buildings, we reduced the…
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Police departments to hold National Night Out Aug. 2
Police departments throughout the state are holding National Night Out on Aug. 2 in continued efforts to create police-community partnerships. The Edison Police Department will hold their event at Papaianni Park, 100 Municipal Boulevard. Community members can participate in a DWI (driving while intoxicated) golf course simulation and observe a mock crash demo. The night…
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Three-alarm fire displaces residents at Parsonage Hill Village apartment complex in Edison
EDISON – Residents living in 15 apartments at Parsonage Hill Village were displaced after a three-alarm fire broke out at the apartment complex, according to Deputy Fire Chief Andy Toth. Fire dispatch received numerous calls relaying the building was on fire around 5:30 p.m. on July 15, he said. “The responding firefighters observed the whole…
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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…
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Deputy Fire Chief: ‘Sun’ likely cause of brush fire in Edison
EDISON – Fire officials were able to control the burning of approximately 60 acres of unoccupied field at the former Kin-Buc landfill adjacent to the industrial area between Old Post and Meadow roads. The fire started at 11:30 a.m. on July 5, according to Cassidy Grom, policy and communications coordinator in Edison. Fire officials said…
