Tag: Thomas Jefferson Middle School
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Edison BOE will discuss proposal to end overcrowding in schools on April 26
EDISON – A proposal is on the table to essentially “begin to end” the overcrowding issues in the Edison Township School District and address the dire needs of the district’s aging school buildings. The Board of Education (BOE) is expected to discuss and possibly move forward a proposal, which does not include going out to…
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Edison students spend a day at Amazon to celebrate National Robotics Week
EDISON – For Lokkit Babu Narayanan, an eighth grader at Woodrow Wilson Middle School, the only experience he has had with Amazon is seeing the name on packages at his front doorstep or passing the warehouse on Vineyard Road and Route 27 in Edison. On April 8, Lokkit, along with 59 fellow students from Thomas…
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Edison Towne Square becoming a booming recreational hub
EDISON – With two recreational projects moving forward and the proposed new community center location, the vicinity in and around the Edison Towne Square is becoming a booming recreational hub. “We are excited for the recreational facilities,” Mayor Thomas Lankey said. More than a decade ago, a $1.2 million lifestyle center was envisioned for the…
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Edison Library celebrates 90 years of being ‘a community center for the mind’
EDISON – In 90 years, the Edison Free Public Library went from one location providing access to 238 books to three locations with access to pretty much everything published and more. “The library has become a community center for the mind with books, newspapers, movies and vast programs,” Walter Stochel, of the Metuchen-Historical Society, said…
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Metuchen Edison Piscataway Area Branch of NAACP to present lecture on The Great Black Migration
The Metuchen Edison Piscataway Area Branch of the NAACP will present a lecture on The Great Black Migration at 7 p.m. on Feb. 14 at Thomas Jefferson Middle School, 450 Division St., Edison. The program features a panel discussion on the migration of African Americans, Africans and Caribbeans from the South, plus a chance to…
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NAACP branch to hold Pre-Kwanzaa Celebration in Edison
The Metuchen Edison Piscataway Area Branch of the NAACP will hold its 31st annual Pre-Kwanzaa Celebration at 7 p.m. on Dec. 12 at the Thomas Jefferson Middle School, 450 Division St., Edison. Traditional attire is encouraged, and presents and donations for Support Our Children Fund will be accepted. The event is free and open to the…
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Edison addressing overcrowding in schools
EDISON — Township officials are lending a helping hand to the Edison Township School District as they continue to address the severe overcrowding problem that has existed for many years and continues to get worse. Councilman Robert Diehl said that when the elementary schools in the township opened more than 50 years ago, the student…