Tag: Thomas Edison
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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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‘Spark’ of Thomas Edison inspires those visiting museum in Menlo Park
By REBECCA HERSH Correspondent EDISON – Kathleen Carlucci, director of Thomas Edison Center at Menlo Park in Edison, makes no apologies for using the following pun: “We believe that a glimpse into Thomas Edison’s life, inventions & legacy is electrifying.” And for more than a decade, Carlucci has spent her professional life making sure that…
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Monroe scout documents the phonograph at Thomas Edison Center
Researching the history of Thomas Edison’s phonograph sounded like a great idea to a Monroe Eagle Scout candidate. Shankar Saikia, a sophomore at Monroe Township High School, chose to research, design and build a permanent exhibit highlighting one of Thomas Edison’s most significant inventions on the grounds of the Thomas Edison Center at Menlo Park…
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Edison unveils murals at town hall
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — Thomas Edison’s light shines through the arts as members of the Edison Arts Society unveiled two ceramic murals along the entrance way leading into the Edison Municipal Building at 100 Municipal Boulevard. Fernando Silva, an internationally known artist and township resident, spent 3,000 man hours making the 400…
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Mural to brighten Edison town hall entrance
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — The ‘dark’ concrete entrance corridor leading into the Edison Municipal Building is getting a sunny uplift with the help of the internationally renowned artist and township resident, Fernando Silva. “It needs some dressing up … it’s a dark corridor,” said Beth Maroney, who is the director of publicity…