Tag: Thomas Alva Edison Memorial Tower

  • Volunteers needed for cleanup at Thomas Edison Park

    Volunteers needed for cleanup at Thomas Edison Park

    The township’s Environmental Commission and Clean Communities program is looking for hale and hearty volunteers to help with park clean-up and beautification projects. A cleanup will be held from 9 a.m. to noon July 9 at Thomas Edison Park off Route 27 and Christie Street, site of the historic Edison Memorial Tower. Organizers say they…

  • Edison raises funds for Autism Speaks

    Edison raises funds for Autism Speaks

    By Kathy Chang Staff Writer EDISON — In April, township officials began a month long initiative to raise awareness about autism by bathing the Thomas Alva Edison Memorial Tower in blue lights. On May 16, officials announced that during the month, they raised $8,240 to benefit programs that Autism Speaks-New Jersey sponsors throughout the Garden…

  • Edison goes blue for autism awareness

    Edison goes blue for autism awareness

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — The Thomas Alva Edison Memorial Tower will be awash in blue lights every night in April to mark National Autism Awareness Month. “Autism rates continue to steadily increase across our state, affecting many families in our community and throughout Middlesex County,” said Mayor Thomas Lankey, noting that a…