Tag: South Plainfield
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Iselin man injured after ambulance strikes low clearance bridge in Edison
EDISON – An 81-year-old Iselin man, who was being transported to JFK University Medical Center, was injured after the ambulance he was riding in struck a train bridge on Parsonage Road, according to Deputy Police Chief Robert Dudash. The South Plainfield ambulance was traveling southbound when it struck the low clearance bridge at 11:13 p.m.…
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Federal funds allocated to address PFAS contamination; Middlesex Water announces interim plan
Help – on the federal level – is on the way for those affected by Middlesex Water Company’s notice regarding perfluorooctanoic acid. On Dec. 17, Congressman Frank Pallone (D-6), chairman of the Energy and Commerce Committee, announced the passage of key provisions in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for drinking water infrastructure, including $15 billion for…
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Middlesex Water Company expands PFOA drinking water notice; reports water still safe to use
Middlesex Water Company has expanded its initial drinking water notification regarding perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) to include all residential and retail customers served by its Park Avenue treatment plant in South Plainfield, according to an updated notice on Nov. 1. The initial notification only included a portion of the water company’s (MWC) customers the week of…
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Middlesex Water Company addresses drinking water notice; reports ‘no immediate threat’
WOODBRIDGE – It is safe for customers to use water received from the Middlesex Water Company’s Park Avenue treatment plant in South Plainfield. That is what Dennis Doll, the president and chief executive officer of the company, said he can’t stress enough at the first of several meetings held to address a drinking water notice…
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Bill to rename Dismal Swamp Conservation Area in honor of legislator is headed to governor
A bill to rename the Dismal Swamp Conservation Area and a commission to oversee its regulation in honor of the late Peter J. Barnes III is headed to Gov. Phil Murphy’s desk to be signed into law. The legislation, which Senator Patrick J. Diegnan Jr. and Assemblymen Robert Karabinchak and Sterley Stanley sponsored, unanimously passed…
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Edison Council supports renaming Dismal Swamp Conservation Area in honor of Peter J. Barnes III
EDISON – Peter J. Barnes III was instrumental in preserving hundreds of acres of land in the township including the approximately 660 acres of the Dismal Swamp Conservation Area. With that, the Edison Township Council approved a resolution recommending the renaming of the Dismal Swamp Conservation Area (DSCA) to the Peter J. Barnes III Preservation…
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Democratic Assemblywoman Nancy Pinkin wins county clerk election
EAST BRUNSWICK–Assemblywoman and East Brunswick resident Nancy Pinkin has won 223,186 votes, making her Middlesex County’s newest clerk. Republican and South Plainfield Councilman Joseph Wolak won 135,302 votes. There were a total of 373 write-in votes and 358,861 total votes, according to the Middlesex County Clerk’s Office, which certified the election results on Nov. 20.…
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Area first responders show appreciation for their fellow frontline heroes
EDISON – The Edison Office of Emergency Management, in a salute to the hard work and tremendous sacrifice made by the staff and employees of Hackensack Meridian Health JFK Medical Center, organized a show of appreciation for their fellow frontline heroes. The event on April 10 featured police and fire from Edison, Metuchen, Woodbridge, South…
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Pinkin becomes first assemblyperson to receive advocacy award from American Cancer Society
In recognition of her legislative work on initiatives to ensure patient welfare, Assemblywoman Nancy Pinkin (D-Middlesex) became the first New Jersey Assembly member to be awarded the Distinguished Advocacy Award by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN). Pinkin was honored with the 2019 award for her leadership and dedication to policy issues spanning…