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Edison, New Jersey

May 20, 2023

Edison is a township located in Middlesex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Situated in Central New Jersey within the core of the state's Raritan Valley region, Edison is a commercial hub (home to Menlo Park Mall and Little India) and is a bedroom community of New York City within the New York metropolitan area.[19] As of the 2020 United States census, the township was the state's sixth-most-populous municipality,[20] with a population of 107,588,[9][10] an increase of 7,621 (+7.6%) from the 2010 census count of 99,967,[21][22] which in turn reflected an increase of 2,280 (+2.3%) from the 97,687 counted in the 2000 census.[23]

Edison, New Jersey
Township
Edison Tower
Flag
Seal
Nickname: 
"Birthplace of the Modern World"
Motto(s): 
"Let There Be Light"
"Birthplace of Recorded Sound"[1]
Map of Edison in Middlesex County. Inset: Location of Middlesex County in New Jersey.
Census Bureau map of Edison, New Jersey
Interactive map of Edison, New Jersey
Edison Township
Location in Middlesex County
Edison Township
Location in New Jersey
Edison Township
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 40°31′39″N 74°23′36″W / 40.5274°N 74.3933°W / 40.5274; -74.3933Coordinates: 40°31′39″N 74°23′36″W / 40.5274°N 74.3933°W / 40.5274; -74.3933
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyMiddlesex
Settled1651
IncorporatedMarch 17, 1870 (as Raritan Township)
RenamedNovember 10, 1954 (as Edison Township)
Named forThomas Edison
Government
[6]
 • TypeFaulkner Act Mayor-Council
 • BodyTownship Council
 • MayorSamip Joshi (D, term ends December 31, 2025)[2][3]
 • AdministratorSonia Alves-Viveiros[4]
 • Municipal clerkCheryl Russomanno[5]
Area
[7]
 • Total30.69 sq mi (79.49 km2)
 • Land30.06 sq mi (77.86 km2)
 • Water0.63 sq mi (1.63 km2)  2.05%
 • Rank88th of 565 in state
4th of 25 in county[7]
Elevation
[8]
39 ft (12 m)
Population
 (2020)[9][10]
 • Total107,588
 • Estimate 
(2022)[9][11]
107,361
 • Rank6th of 565 in state
1st of 25 in county[12]
 • Density3,578.2/sq mi (1,381.6/km2)
  • Rank187th of 565 in state
14th of 25 in county[12]
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP Codes
08817, 08818, 08820, 08837, 08899[13][14]
Area code(s)732 and 908[15]
FIPS code3402320230[7][16][17]
GNIS feature ID0882166[7][18]
Websitewww.edisonnj.org

What is now Edison Township was originally incorporated as Raritan Township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 17, 1870, from portions of both Piscataway Township and Woodbridge Township. The township got its original name from the Raritan indigenous people. Portions of the township were taken to form Metuchen on March 20, 1900, and Highland Park on March 15, 1905. The name was officially changed to Edison Township on November 10, 1954, in honor of inventor Thomas Edison, who had his main laboratory in the Menlo Park section of the township.[24]

History

Early history

The earliest residents of the area were the Raritan people of the Lenape Native Americans, who lived in the area and travelled through it to the shore. In 1646, Chief Matouchin led a group of 1,200 warriors.[25]

Edison Township, comprising former sections of Piscataway and Woodbridge townships, was settled (by Europeans) in the 17th century. The earliest village was Piscatawaytown, which is centered around St. James Church and the Piscatawaytown Common, near the intersection of Plainfield and Woodbridge Avenues in South Edison.[26] The Laing House of Plainfield Plantation (listed on the National Register in 1988), the Benjamin Shotwell House (listed 1987) and the Homestead Farm at Oak Ridge (liste 1995), are buildings from the colonial era included in National Register of Historic Places listings in Middlesex County.[27]

The community was previously known as "Raritan Township", not to be confused with the current-day Raritan Township in Hunterdon County.[24]

The Edison era

 
Replica of Edison's lab where he invented the first commercially practical light bulb. Henry Ford, Edison's longtime friend, built it at the Henry Ford Museum in Michigan.

In 1876, Thomas Edison set up his home and research laboratory in New Jersey on the site of an unsuccessful real estate development in Raritan Township called "Menlo Park", (currently located in Edison State Park). While there he earned the nickname "the Wizard of Menlo Park". Before his death at age 83 in 1931, the prolific inventor amassed a record 1,093 patents for creations including the phonograph, a stock ticker, the motion-picture camera, the incandescent light bulb, a mechanical vote counter, the alkaline storage battery including one for an electric car, and the first commercial electric light.[28]

The Menlo Park lab was significant in that was one of the first laboratories to pursue practical, commercial applications of research.[29] It was in his Menlo Park laboratory that Thomas Edison came up with the phonograph and a commercially viable incandescent light bulb filament. Christie Street was the first street in the world to use electric lights for illumination.[30] Edison subsequently left Menlo Park and moved his home and laboratory to West Orange in 1886.[31]

20th century

Near Piscatawaytown village, a portion of the township was informally known as "Nixon", after Lewis Nixon, a manufacturer and community leader. Soon after the outbreak of World War I, Nixon established a massive volatile chemicals processing facility there, known as the Nixon Nitration Works. It was the site of the 1924 Nixon Nitration Works disaster, a massive explosion and resulting fire that killed 20 people and destroyed several square miles of the township.[32]

In 1954, the township's name was changed to honor inventor Thomas A. Edison.[24][33] Also on the ballot in 1954 was a failed proposal to change the community's name to Nixon.[34]

In 1959, the Menlo Park Mall, a two-level super regional shopping mall, opened on U.S. Route 1.

21st century

Edison has been one of the fastest-growing municipalities in New Jersey. As of the 2000 United States Census, it was the fifth most-populated municipality in the state, after the cities of Newark, Jersey City, Paterson, and Elizabeth.[35]

Edison is primarily a middle-class community with more than 75 ethnic communities represented. Edison has a large Jewish community next to Highland Park, with multiple synagogues located in Edison. Edison also has a growing Indian community and a number of temples serving the religious needs of the community. Reflecting the number of Edison's residents from India and China, the township has sister city arrangements with Shijiazhuang, China,[36] and Baroda, India.

Edison was ranked the 28th most-livable small city in the United States by CNN Money magazine, and second in New Jersey in 2006 in Money magazine's "Best Places To Live".[37] In 2008, two years later, Money ranked the township 35th out of the top 100 places to live in the United States.[38] In the 2006 survey of America's Safest Cities, the township was ranked 23rd, out of 371 cities included nationwide, in the 13th annual Morgan Quitno survey.[39] In 2009, Edison was ranked as one of "America's 10 Best Places to Grow Up" by U.S. News & World Report. The rankings focused on low crime, strong schools, green spaces, and abundance of recreational activities.[40] In 2014, parenting.com ranked Edison as the top safest city in America.[41]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township had a total area of 30.69 square miles (79.49 km2), including 30.06 square miles (77.86 km2) of land and 0.63 square miles (1.63 km2) of water (2.05%).[7][42]

Edison is on the east side of Raritan Valley (a line of communities in central New Jersey), along with Plainfield, and completely surrounds the borough of Metuchen, New Jersey, making it part of 21 pairs of "doughnut towns" in the state, where one municipality entirely surrounds another.[43] The township borders the municipalities of East Brunswick, Highland Park, New Brunswick, Piscataway, Sayreville, South Plainfield and Woodbridge Township in Middlesex County; Clark, Plainfield and Scotch Plains in Union County.[44][45][46]

Edison has numerous sections and neighborhoods.[47] Unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the township include Bonhamtown, Camp Kilmer, Centerville,[citation needed] Clara Barton, Eggert Mills[citation needed], Greensand, Haven Homes, Lahiere, Lincoln Park, Lindenau, Martins Landing, Menlo Park, Millville, New Dover, New Durham, Nixon, North Edison, Oak Tree, Phoenix, Potters, Pumptown, Raritan Arsenal, Raritan Manor, Sand Hills, Silver Lake,[citation needed] Stelton, Valentine, and Washington Park.[47]

Edison is about halfway between Midtown Manhattan, and New Jersey's capitol, Trenton, being about 27 miles from both.

While the Township's topography is mostly flat, there are some hillier areas, especially along the Perth Amboy Moraine, which forms an arc across the township, left by the southern limit of the Laurentide Ice Sheet. The highest point is on Grandview Avenue, which reaches a maximum elevation of about 220 feet. The lowest elevation in the township is on sea level on the Raritan River.

The Robinsons Branch of the Rahway River flows through Edison en route to the Robinson's Branch Reservoir.[48]

Climate

Extreme temperatures in Edison have ranged from −17 °F (−27 °C), recorded in February 1934, to 106 °F (41 °C), recorded in July 1936 and August 1949. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Edison has a Humid Subtropical climate (Cfa) with abundant rainfall throughout the year although the late summer months tend to have more rain. Summers tend to be hot and humid with a lot of rain and Winters tend to be cool to cold with snow being an annual occurrence with snow falling multiple times every winter.

Climate data for Edison, New Jersey
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °F (°C) 73
(23) 		76
(24) 		88
(31) 		97
(36) 		99
(37) 		101
(38) 		106
(41) 		106
(41) 		105
(41) 		94
(34) 		86
(30) 		77
(25) 		106
(41)
Average high °F (°C) 39
(4) 		42
(6) 		51
(11) 		62
(17) 		72
(22) 		81
(27) 		86
(30) 		84
(29) 		77
(25) 		66
(19) 		55
(13) 		43
(6) 		63
(17)
Daily mean °F (°C) 31
(−1) 		33
(1) 		42
(6) 		51
(11) 		61
(16) 		70
(21) 		75
(24) 		74
(23) 		66
(19) 		55
(13) 		45
(7) 		35
(2) 		53
(12)
Average low °F (°C) 23
(−5) 		25
(−4) 		32
(0) 		41
(5) 		50
(10) 		60
(16) 		65
(18) 		63
(17) 		56
(13) 		44
(7) 		36
(2) 		28
(−2) 		44
(6)
Record low °F (°C) −8
(−22) 		−17
(−27) 		1
(−17) 		18
(−8) 		29
(−2) 		37
(3) 		44
(7) 		40
(4) 		31
(−1) 		22
(−6) 		9
(−13) 		−7
(−22) 		−17
(−27)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 4.02
(102) 		3.02
(77) 		4.10
(104) 		3.94
(100) 		4.71
(120) 		3.97
(101) 		5.39
(137) 		4.34
(110) 		4.54
(115) 		3.80
(97) 		4.04
(103) 		3.76
(96) 		49.63
(1,261)
Source: [49]

Demographics

Asian community

Edison hosts one of the region's main centers of Asian American cultural diversity.[50][51][52] The growing Little India is a South Asian-focused commercial strip in Middlesex County, the U.S. county with the highest concentration of Asian Indians.[53][54][55] The Oak Tree Road strip runs for about one-and-a-half miles through Edison and neighboring Iselin in Woodbridge Township, near the area's sprawling Chinatown and Koreatown, running along New Jersey Route 27.[56] It is the largest and most diverse South Asian cultural hub in the United States.[57][58] In Middlesex County, election ballots are printed in English, Spanish, Gujarati, Hindi, and Punjabi.[59] As part of the 2010 Census, 28.3% of Edison residents identified themselves as being Indian American.[21] In the 2000 Census, 17.75% of Edison residents identified themselves as being Indian American, the highest percentage of Indian-American people of any municipality in the United States with 1,000 or more residents identifying their ancestry.[60]

Historical population

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
18703,460—
18803,7899.5%
18903,018−20.3%
19002,801*−7.2%
19102,707*−3.4%
19205,419100.2%
193010,02585.0%
194011,47014.4%
195016,34842.5%
196044,799174.0%
197067,12049.8%
198070,1934.6%
199088,68026.3%
200097,68710.2%
201099,9672.3%
2020107,5887.6%
2022 (est.)107,361[9][11]−0.2%
Population sources: 1870-1920[61]
1870[62][63] 1880-1890[64]
1890-1910[65] 1910-1930[66]
1940–2000[67] 2000[68][69]
2010[21][22][35] 2020[9][10]
* = Lost territory during previous decade.[24]

2010 census

The 2010 United States census counted 99,967 people, 34,972 households, and 26,509 families in the township. The population density was 3,339.0 per square mile (1,289.2/km2). There were 36,302 housing units at an average density of 1,212.5 per square mile (468.1/km2). The racial makeup was 44.10% (44,084) White, 7.05% (7,046) Black or African American, 0.23% (229) Native American, 43.19% (43,177) Asian, 0.04% (36) Pacific Islander, 2.72% (2,718) from other races, and 2.68% (2,677) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.11% (8,112) of the population.[21]

Of the 34,972 households, 36.4% had children under the age of 18; 62.3% were married couples living together; 9.6% had a female householder with no husband present and 24.2% were non-families. Of all households, 20.4% were made up of individuals and 7.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.26.[21]

22.7% of the population were under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 30.1% from 25 to 44, 27.0% from 45 to 64, and 12.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38.1 years. For every 100 females, the population had 95.8 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 93.8 males.[21]

The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $86,725 (with a margin of error of +/− $3,000) and the median family income was $100,008 (+/− $2,624). Males had a median income of $66,898 (+/− $4,094) versus $50,953 (+/− $1,462) for females. The per capita income for the township was $36,464 (+/− $1,184). About 3.5% of families and 7.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.6% of those under age 18 and 6.3% of those age 65 or over.[70]

2000 census

As of the 2000 United States census[16] there were 97,687 people, 35,136 households, and 25,881 families residing in the township. The population density was 3,243.0 people per square mile (1,252.2/km2). There were 36,018 housing units at an average density of 1,195.7 per square mile (461.7/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 59.49% White, 29.27% Asian, 6.89% African American, 0.14% Native American, .04% Pacific Islander, 2.02% from other races, and 2.15% from two or more races. 6.37% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.[68][69]

There were 35,136 households, out of which 34.3% had children under the age of 18 living in them, 61.1% were married couples living together, 9.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.3% were non-families. 21.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 3.19.[68][69]

In the township the population was spread out, with 22.9% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 34.0% from 25 to 44, 23.4% from 45 to 64, and 11.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.0 males.[68][69]

The median household income in the township is $69,746, and the median income for a family was $77,976. Males had a median income of $53,303 versus $36,829 for females. The per capita income for the township was $30,148. About 3.3% of families and 4.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.3% of those under age 18 and 6.3% of those age 65 or over.[68][69]

Economy

 
Raritan Center is a 2,300-acre (930 ha) business park.

Manufacturing

A number of production facilities in and around the area, included Edison Assembly, Ford Motor Company's production plant for Rangers, Mustangs, Pintos, Mercurys, and Lincolns. Other notable companies included Frigidaire's air-conditioner plant in Edison, Siemens in Edison.

Starting in the 2000s, manufacturing began to leave Central Jersey, and many facilities closed and moved overseas.[71][72][73] The Ford plant was demolished by 2008 and was replaced by Sam's Club, Topgolf and Starbucks.[74]

Corporate presence

Majesco Entertainment, a video game company, has its corporate headquarters in Edison.[75] Other companies have warehouse operations within Edison. These companies include the Italian food producer and importer Colavita, an Amazon fulfillment center, as well as the regional hubs for FedEx, UPS, and Newegg. In addition Edison is home to the state's largest private convention center, the New Jersey Convention and Exposition Center, located within the Raritan Center Business Park.[76] Raritan Center itself is the largest industrial park on the east side of the Mississippi River. The United States headquarters of the international company Zylog Systems is located in Edison,[77] as is the headquarters of the e-commerce companies Boxed and Bare Necessities.[78]

Sports

Plainfield Country Club is a private country club that has hosted the 1987 U.S. Women's Open and The Barclays golf tournament, the first PGA Tour FedEx Cup playoff event, in both 2011 and 2015.[79]

Parks

Oak Tree Pond is the site of the Battle of Short Hills, a minor battle of the American Revolutionary War and whose conversion into a park ended a real estate development controversy.[80]

Roosevelt Park, located between Parsonage Road and Route 1, west of the Mall, covers 196 acres (79 ha), including the 8-acre (3.2 ha) Roosevelt Park Lake. The park was established in 1917, making it the oldest county park in Middlesex County.[81]

Edison State Park and Dismal Swamp are also located in the township.

Government

Local government

Edison Township operates within the Faulkner Act, formally known as the Optional Municipal Charter Law, under the Mayor-Council form of government, which was implemented as of January 1, 1958, based on the recommendations of a Charter Study Commission.[82] The township is one of 71 municipalities (of the 564) statewide governed under this form.[83] Edison's governing body is comprised of the Mayor and the seven-member Township Council. Members of the council are elected at-large in partisan elections held as part of the November general election to four-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with three or four seats coming up for election in odd-numbered years, with the mayoral seat up for vote at the same time that three seats are expiring.[6][84]

As of 2022, the Mayor of Edison is Democrat Samip "Sam" Joshi, whose term of office ends December 31, 2025.[2] Members of the Township Council are Council President Joseph Coyle (D, 2023), Council Vice President Joyce Ship-Freeman (D, 2023), Richard Brescher (D, 2023), Margot Harris (D, 2025), Nishith Patel (D, 2025), Ajay Patil (D, 2023) and John Poyner (D, 2025).[85][86][87][88]

The first (and to-date, only) female Mayor of Edison was Antonia "Toni" Ricigliano, whose term of office ended on December 31, 2013.[89][90]

Election 2017

Former Edison Democratic Chair and Detective Keith Hahn ran for mayor as a Republican[91] against incumbent Mayor Thomas Lankey. Lankey was re-elected with 12,032 votes to Hahn's 8,574 votes.[92]

Election 2016

In June 2016, the Township Council selected Joseph Coyle from a list of three candidates nominated by the Democratic municipal committee to fill the seat expiring in December 2019 that had been held by Robert Karabinchak, until he stepped down from office to take a vacant seat in the New Jersey General Assembly.[93] Coyle served on an interim basis until the November 2016 general election, when voters elected him to fill the balance of the term of office.[94]

Election 2005

Running on a good government platform and a call to reform the Democratic Party, Jun Choi won the June 2005 primary by a 56–44% margin, defeating longtime incumbent Mayor George A. Spadoro, the first time in Edison history that a challenger won the Democratic primary.[95] Choi won endorsements from mainstream Democratic leaders including Bill Bradley, for whom he worked on the 2000 presidential campaign, and was unexpectedly endorsed by a number of traditionally candidate-neutral unions in Edison.

In the ensuing general election, Choi did not face a Republican candidate, but instead faced a former Democrat turned Independent, William (Bill) Stephens. An article in The American Prospect details aspects that Choi brought together in his 2005 mayoral campaign, including 1. attracting new voters into the process, 2. a good government message, 3. anti-Wal-Mart or economic justice theme and 4. an effective Internet-based progressive mobilization.[96]

On Election Day, November 8, 2005, Jun Choi declared victory, leading in unofficial results with a vote of 12,126 to 11,935. However, due to the small margin of victory, candidate William Stephens pursued a recount and subsequently, an election contest, both without success. On January 1, 2006, at age 34, Mayor Choi was sworn-in by Governor Jon Corzine as the youngest Mayor in Edison history. Choi ran for re-election in 2009, but was defeated in the primary election by Antonia "Toni" Ricigliano, who went on to win the general election, and took office January 1, 2010.

Recent politics in Edison have concerned plans for zoning the township to facilitate the creation of "walkable" communities that will attract businesses, while still maintaining open spaces and parks and easy access to commuter transit. This strategy is meant to encourage "Smart Growth".[97]

Politics in Edison since the 2005 mayoral election have been polarized by an attempt by retail giant Walmart to open a store in central Edison near the junction of Interstate 287 and New Jersey Route 27. Even though Jun Choi stated in his mayoral campaign that he would stop Walmart from being built, Walmart filed suit and won, and Choi was there to cut the yellow ribbon when the store was opened.[98]

Law enforcement

The town is served by the full-time Edison Division of Police, led by Chief Thomas Bryan and employing 168 officers as of 2012, assisted by the Edison Auxiliary Police.[99] The department is striving to overcome a history of widespread officer misconduct.[100][101][102][103][104][105]

Federal, state, and county representation

Edison is located in the 6th Congressional District[106] and is part of New Jersey's 18th state legislative district.[107][108][109] Prior to the 2010 Census, Edison had been split between the 6th congressional District and the 7th Congressional District, a change made by the New Jersey Redistricting Commission that took effect in January 2013, based on the results of the November 2012 general elections.[110]

For the 118th United States Congress, New Jersey's Sixth Congressional District is represented by Frank Pallone (D, Long Branch).[111][112] New Jersey is represented in the United States Senate by Democrats Cory Booker (Newark, term ends 2027)[113] and Bob Menendez (Harrison, term ends 2025).[114][115]

For the 2022–2023 session, the 18th Legislative District of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Patrick J. Diegnan (D, South Plainfield) and in the General Assembly by Robert Karabinchak (D, Edison) and Sterley Stanley (D, East Brunswick).[116]

Middlesex County is governed by a Board of County Commissioners, whose seven members are elected at-large on a partisan basis to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with either two or three seats coming up for election each year as part of the November general election. At an annual reorganization meeting held in January, the board selects from among its members a commissioner director and deputy director.[117] As of 2022, Middlesex County's Commissioners (with party affiliation, term-end year, and residence listed in parentheses) are Commissioner Director Ronald G. Rios (D, Carteret, term as commissioner ends December 31, 2024; term as commissioner director ends 2022),[118] Commissioner Deputy Director Shanti Narra (D, North Brunswick, term as commissioner ends 2024; term as deputy director ends 2022),[119] Claribel A. "Clary" Azcona-Barber (D, New Brunswick, 2022),[120] Charles Kenny (D, Woodbridge Township, 2022),[121] Leslie Koppel (D, Monroe Township, 2023),[122] Chanelle Scott McCullum (D, Piscataway, 2024)[123] and Charles E. Tomaro (D, Edison, 2023).[124][125] Constitutional officers are County Clerk Nancy Pinkin (D, 2025, East Brunswick),[126][127] Sheriff Mildred S. Scott (D, 2022, Piscataway)[128][129] and Surrogate Claribel Cortes (D, 2026; North Brunswick).[130][131][132]

Politics

As of March 2011, there were a total of 53,352 registered voters in Edison Township, of which 25,163 (47.2%) were registered as Democrats, 6,242 (11.7%) were registered as Republicans and 21,929 (41.1%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were 18 voters registered to other parties.[133]

Presidential elections results
Year Republican Democratic Third Parties
2016[134] 36.2% 13,483 61.0% 22,707 2.8% 1,031
2012[135] 36.3% 12,769 62.8% 22,104 1.0% 339
2008[136] 39.3% 14,986 58.8% 22,409 1.1% 418
2004[137] 43.1% 15,615 55.2% 20,000 0.6% 311

In the 2012 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 62.8% of the vote (22,104 cast), ahead of Republican Mitt Romney with 36.3% (12,769 votes), and other candidates with 1.0% (339 votes), among the 35,546 ballots cast by the township's 54,857 registered voters (334 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 64.8%.[138][139] In the 2008 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 58.8% of the vote (22,409 cast), ahead of Republican John McCain with 39.3% (14,986 votes) and other candidates with 1.1% (418 votes), among the 38,129 ballots cast by the township's 55,305 registered voters, for a turnout of 68.9%.[136] In the 2004 presidential election, Democrat John Kerry received 55.2% of the vote (20,000 ballots cast), outpolling Republican George W. Bush with 43.1% (15,615 votes) and other candidates with 0.6% (311 votes), among the 36,205 ballots cast by the township's 52,308 registered voters, for a turnout percentage of 69.2.[137]

Gubernatorial elections results
Year Republican Democratic Third Parties
2017[140] 39.4% 8,382 58.5% 12,453 2.1% 451
2013[141] 58.6% 12,502 39.3% 8,373 2.1% 443
2009[142] 46.6% 11,230 44.5% 10,727 7.4% 1,792
2005[143] 38.3% 10,166 55.1% 14,636 3.8% 1,002

In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 58.6% of the vote (12,502 cast), ahead of Democrat Barbara Buono with 39.3% (8,373 votes), and other candidates with 2.1% (443 votes), among the 21,877 ballots cast by the township's 55,392 registered voters (559 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 39.5%.[141][144] In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 46.6% of the vote (11,230 ballots cast), ahead of Democrat Jon Corzine with 44.5% (10,727 votes), Independent Chris Daggett with 6.4% (1,549 votes) and other candidates with 1.0% (243 votes), among the 24,097 ballots cast by the township's 53,358 registered voters, yielding a 45.2% turnout.[145]

Education

Public schools

The Edison Township Public Schools serve students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade.[146] The district's two high schools separate the south and north ends of Edison. In the Edison High School zone to the south, there are six K–5 elementary schools, while in the J.P. Stevens High School zone there are five K–5 elementary schools. As of the 2021–22 school year, the district, comprised of 19 schools, had an enrollment of 16,268 students and 1,215.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.4:1.[147] Schools in the district (with 2021-22 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[148]) are Edison Early Learning Center[149] (53 students; grades PreK-K), Franklin D. Roosevelt Preschool[150] (124; PreK-K), Benjamin Franklin Elementary School[151] (602; K-5), Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School[152] (618; K-5), Lincoln Elementary School[153] (900; K-5), Lindeneau Elementary School[154] (444; K-5), James Madison Primary School[155] (455; K-2, who then move on to James Madison Intermediate) James Madison Intermediate School[156] (521; 3–5), John Marshall Elementary School[157] (736; K-5), Menlo Park Elementary School[158] (796; K-5), James Monroe Elementary School[159] (521; K-5), Washington Elementary School[160] (589; K-5), Woodbrook Elementary School[161] (902; K-5), John Adams Middle School[162] (980; 6–8, from James Madison Intermediate and MLK Jr.), Herbert Hoover Middle School[163] (911; 6–8, from Franklin, Lincoln, Monroe, and some Lindeneau), Thomas Jefferson Middle School[164] (868; 6–8, from Lindeneau, Marshall and Washington), Woodrow Wilson Middle School[165] (1,163; from Menlo Park and Woodbrook), Edison High School[166] (2,243; 9–12, from Hoover and Jefferson) and J.P. Stevens High School[167] (2,643; 9–12, from Adams and Wilson).[168][169]

J.P. Stevens was the 80th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 328 schools statewide in New Jersey Monthly magazine's September 2012 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools", after being ranked 65th in 2010 out of 322 schools listed, while Edison High School was ranked 174 in 2012 and 169 in 2010.[170] According to U.S. News & World Report in 2016, J.P. Stevens ranked 41st within New Jersey and 905th nationally, while Edison H.S. ranked 59th and 2,015th.[171][172]

The community is also served by the Greater Brunswick Charter School, a K–8 charter school serving students from Edison, Highland Park, Milltown and New Brunswick.[173] As of the 2017–2018 school year, the school had an enrollment of 395 students and 33.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.0:1.[174]

Eighth grade students from all of Middlesex County are eligible to apply to attend the high school programs offered by the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools, a county-wide vocational school district that offers full-time career and technical education at Middlesex County Academy in Edison, the Academy for Allied Health and Biomedical Sciences in Woodbridge Township and at its East Brunswick, Perth Amboy and Piscataway technical high schools, with no tuition charged to students for attendance.[175][176] Middlesex County College is home to the Middlesex County Academy for Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Technologies, an engineering-based high school, which is part of the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools. The high school is covered by tax dollars and so there is no additional cost for all Middlesex County residents, but admission is based on a test, past grades, and other academic and extracurricular activities. About 160 students, 40 per grade from around the county attend the Academy.[177]

Private schools

Bishop George Ahr High School (9–12), St. Helena School (Pre-K–8) and St. Matthew School (Pre-K–8) operate under the supervision of Roman Catholic Diocese of Metuchen.[178] Jewish schools in the township, which all operate independently, include Rabbi Jacob Joseph School, Rabbi Pesach Raymon Yeshiva (Pre-K–8, founded in 1945)[179] and Yeshiva Shaarei Tzion (Pre-K–8, opened in 1992).[180]

Other private schools in Edison include Lakeview School (for children ages 3–21 with disabilities),[181] Our Lady of Peace School and Wardlaw-Hartridge School (Pre-K–12, founded in 1882).[182]

In 1998, the Huaxia Edison Chinese School, which teaches in Simplified Chinese on Sunday afternoons, was established in Thomas Jefferson Middle School, subsequently relocating to Herbert Hoover Middle School. Huaxia currently resides in Edison High School. However, many families from Taiwan send their children to Edison Chinese School, located at John Adams Middle School, or Tzu Chi, located at Woodrow Wilson Middle School. These schools both teach Traditional Chinese. J.P. Stevens High School offers Mandarin Chinese and Hindi as an elective language for students who are interested in learning it.

Colleges

Lincoln Technical Institute (or Lincoln Tech) is a for-profit vocational school located in Edison.[183] Lincoln Tech offers various programs in Nursing and in medical and computer applications.

Middlesex County College (MCC) is a public, two-year community college located in Edison at the intersection of Woodbridge Avenue and Mill Road.[184]

Rutgers University's Livingston campus is located on the former Camp Kilmer, partially located in Edison.[185]

Libraries

Edison has three public library branches.[186]

Infrastructure

Transportation

Roads and highways

 
View south along the New Jersey Turnpike (Interstate 95) in Edison

Edison is a transportation hub, with an extensive network of highways passing through the township and connecting to major Northeast cities, New York City, Boston, Philadelphia, Trenton, New Jersey, Washington, D.C. and others.[187] As of May 2010, the township had a total of 307.05 miles (494.15 km) of roadways, of which 257.31 miles (414.10 km) were maintained by the municipality, 29.78 miles (47.93 km) by Middlesex County and 14.75 miles (23.74 km) by the New Jersey Department of Transportation and 5.21 miles (8.38 km) by the New Jersey Turnpike Authority.[188]

State roads include Route 27[189] and 440,[190] both of which are state-maintained. U.S. Route 1 also passes through the township.[191] Interstate 287 passes through Edison, where it houses its southern end at I-95.[192] The municipality also houses about a 5-mile (8.0 km) section of the New Jersey Turnpike (Interstate 95).[193] Exit 10 is located in Edison, featuring a 13-lane toll gate and a unique interchange design.[194] When the "dual-dual" setup of the turnpike was created, it first started in Edison and continued north to Exit 14 in Newark. It wasn't until 1973 that the "dual-dual" was extended south of 10 to Exit 9 in East Brunswick Township (and then extended further south in 1990 to Exit 8A in Monroe Township).

Since Interstate 287 connects to Interstate 87 (the New York State Thruway), Exit 10 (of the turnpike) is one of the busiest interchanges to be used by tractor-trailers as it connects the New Jersey Turnpike to the New York Thruway. For truck drivers, it is the only direct limited-access road connection they have from the Turnpike to the Thruway as the Garden State Parkway, which has its northern terminus at the Thruway, prohibits trucks from using the roadway north of Exit 105.

In 2009, the New Jersey Department of Transportation selected Edison as one of the first communities to have a red light camera enforcement system. The program was ended by the state in December 2014, despite a more than 30% drop in accidents at the three camera-controlled intersections in the township.[195]

Public transportation

Edison station, located in South Edison, is served by NJ Transit northbound trains to Newark Penn Station and Penn Station New York, and southbound to the Trenton Transit Center via the Northeast Corridor Line, with connecting service to Amtrak, and SEPTA.[196][197] Some passengers in North Edison are closer to, and may prefer to use, the Metropark station (near neighboring Iselin in Woodbridge Township) or Metuchen station.[198][199]

NJ Transit bus service is provided on the 62 route to Newark, with local service available on the 801, 804, 805, 810, 813, 814, 819, 978 and 979 routes.[200]

The Taiwanese airline China Airlines provides private bus service to John F. Kennedy International Airport from the Kam Man Food location in Edison to feed its flight to Taipei, Taiwan.[201]

Healthcare

JFK Medical Center, located on James Street off Parsonage Road is a 498-bed hospital founded in 1967.[202]

Roosevelt Care Center is a long term/sub-acute care facility located just east of Roosevelt Park. The facility was original constructed in 1936 under the auspices of the Work Projects Administration.[203]

Edison is served by the Raritan Valley Regional EMS. The squad consists of three sub-squads, Edison First Aid Squad #1 (established in 1935), Edison First Aid Squad #2 (since 1936) and Clara Barton First Aid Squad (since 1951). The three squads merged in 2009 to better provide residents of Edison with more comprehensive care. RVREMS receives support from paramedics out of JFK Medical Center. The squad consists of approximately 50 volunteer EMTs.[204]

Telecommunications

Edison is served by area codes 732 and 848 and 908. Area Code 848 is an overlay area code that was created so that a split was not needed.

Edison has five Verizon Central offices serving the Township:

  • Central Office Rahway (Switch ID: RHWYNJRADS5) (Area Code 732): Serving from Wood Avenue North to Roxy Avenue on the west side of the Street inward to New Dover Road.
  • Central Office Plainfield (Switch ID: PLFDNJPFDS5) (Area Code 908): Serving Roxy Avenue heading north into South Plainfield on both sides of Inman Avenue.
  • Central Office Metuchen (Switch ID: MTCHNJMTDS5) (Area Code 732): Serving Edison, Metuchen and Iselin (Technically Iselin Numbers that have 732–283 and 732–404 are routed out of the Woodbridge Office Switch ID: WDBRNJWDDS5).
  • Central Office Edison (Switch ID: EDSNNJEDDS5): Serving South Edison with phone numbers that come up as "New Brunswick" – 732–339, 732–393, 732–572, 732–777, 732–819, 732–985, and Exchanges for "Metuchen" that are 732–248, 732–287, 732–650.
  • Central Office Fords (Switch ID: FRDSNJFRDS5): Serving Eastern Edison area and Raritan Center areas with 732–225, 732–346, 732–417, 732–512 and Perth Amboy Exchanges 732–661, 732–738.

In 1982, the BPU and New Jersey Bell, after receiving thousands of complaints from both North and South Edison residents, made an exception that any calls originating and terminating in the Township would be considered a local call. This was due to the new home construction in Edison where existing cables that belonged to the Rahway central office were assigned to give new phone service to over 400 homes.

In 1997, mandatory ten-digit dialing came to Edison with the introduction of Area code 732. Edison residents living on Roxy Avenue once again were in the spotlight in the news, with one side of the street served by the Rahway central office (Area code 732) and the other side of the street is served by the Plainfield central office (Area Code 908). Residents complained to the BPU and Bell Atlantic that it would be easier to yell across the street than dial a ten-digit number to call their neighbor across the street.

Edison has Cablevision's Optimum cable television service. Before Cablevision, there was TKR, which was so poorly run that many FCC and BPU complaints about programming and many town hall meetings eventually forced change. TKR was bought out by Cablevision.

Sister cities

Notable people

See also: Category:People from Edison, New Jersey

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Edison include:

Notable places

See also

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  259. ^ King, Wayne. "Legislators Vote to Ban Photo Radar For Speeders", The New York Times, June 12, 1992. Accessed August 29, 2019. "Another sponsor of the bill, Assemblyman Jeffrey Warsh, Republican of Edison, called the device 'nothing less than a full, frontal assault on the system of American jurisprudence' that would overturn 'the tradition that we are innocent until proven guilty.'"
  260. ^ Staff. "Darrin A. Winston, 42, of Clarksburg in Millstone Township", Asbury Park Press, August 17, 2008. Accessed September 4, 2008. "Darrin A. Winston, 42, of Clarksburg in Millstone Township, passed away Friday, Aug. 15, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. Born in Passaic, he lived in Edison before moving to Millstone Township 10 years ago."
  261. ^ Sullivan, William J. "Edison native Jeremy Zuttah making impact on O-line for Bucs", The Star-Ledger, November 10, 2008. Accessed October 16, 2011. "Jeremy Zuttah was a sturdy presence during his Rutgers career, starting 40 of 44 games in his four seasons on the offensive line for the Scarlet Knights. Now, the Edison native has quickly made his presence felt in the NFL as a rookie with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers."
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  263. ^ Chang, Kathy; and Kesten, Karen L. "Birth of a town" Edison Sentinel, December 30, 2009. Accessed September 17, 2017. "The Bonhamtown section of Edison was named after Nicholas Bonham, a freeholder from 1682 to 1683. In his book Welcome to Edison – An Enlightening Community, David C. Sheehan writes that Bonhamtown at the time was 'a hamlet town [of few homes], which is said to have been the site of an old Indian Village and later a Continental Army camp and battleground during the Revolution.'"
  264. ^ Camp Kilmer, National Archives at New York City. Accessed March 22, 2012. "Toward the end of 1941, with the threat of war imminent, the War Department chose a site between Edison and Piscataway, New Jersey as a staging area for troops."
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  267. ^ Staff. "State Orders Edison Landfill Shut", The New York Times, June 28, 1977. Accessed November 4, 2018. "The State Department of Environmental Protection ordered today that Kin-Buc Inc. in Edison Township stop accepting solid waste and close its land-fill operation within 30 days."
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edison, jersey, edison, township, located, middlesex, county, state, jersey, situated, central, jersey, within, core, state, raritan, valley, region, edison, commercial, home, menlo, park, mall, little, india, bedroom, community, york, city, within, york, metr. Edison is a township located in Middlesex County in the U S state of New Jersey Situated in Central New Jersey within the core of the state s Raritan Valley region Edison is a commercial hub home to Menlo Park Mall and Little India and is a bedroom community of New York City within the New York metropolitan area 19 As of the 2020 United States census the township was the state s sixth most populous municipality 20 with a population of 107 588 9 10 an increase of 7 621 7 6 from the 2010 census count of 99 967 21 22 which in turn reflected an increase of 2 280 2 3 from the 97 687 counted in the 2000 census 23 Edison New JerseyTownshipEdison TowerFlagSealNickname Birthplace of the Modern World Motto s Let There Be Light Birthplace of Recorded Sound 1 Map of Edison in Middlesex County Inset Location of Middlesex County in New Jersey Census Bureau map of Edison New Jersey Interactive map of Edison New JerseyEdison TownshipLocation in Middlesex CountyShow map of Middlesex County New JerseyEdison TownshipLocation in New JerseyShow map of New JerseyEdison TownshipLocation in the United StatesShow map of the United StatesCoordinates 40 31 39 N 74 23 36 W 40 5274 N 74 3933 W 40 5274 74 3933 Coordinates 40 31 39 N 74 23 36 W 40 5274 N 74 3933 W 40 5274 74 3933Country United StatesState New JerseyCountyMiddlesexSettled1651IncorporatedMarch 17 1870 as Raritan Township RenamedNovember 10 1954 as Edison Township Named forThomas EdisonGovernment 6 TypeFaulkner Act Mayor Council BodyTownship Council MayorSamip Joshi D term ends December 31 2025 2 3 AdministratorSonia Alves Viveiros 4 Municipal clerkCheryl Russomanno 5 Area 7 Total30 69 sq mi 79 49 km2 Land30 06 sq mi 77 86 km2 Water0 63 sq mi 1 63 km2 2 05 Rank88th of 565 in state4th of 25 in county 7 Elevation 8 39 ft 12 m Population 2020 9 10 Total107 588 Estimate 2022 9 11 107 361 Rank6th of 565 in state1st of 25 in county 12 Density3 578 2 sq mi 1 381 6 km2 Rank187th of 565 in state14th of 25 in county 12 Time zoneUTC 05 00 Eastern EST Summer DST UTC 04 00 Eastern EDT ZIP Codes08817 08818 08820 08837 08899 13 14 Area code s 732 and 908 15 FIPS code3402320230 7 16 17 GNIS feature ID0882166 7 18 Websitewww wbr edisonnj wbr orgWhat is now Edison Township was originally incorporated as Raritan Township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 17 1870 from portions of both Piscataway Township and Woodbridge Township The township got its original name from the Raritan indigenous people Portions of the township were taken to form Metuchen on March 20 1900 and Highland Park on March 15 1905 The name was officially changed to Edison Township on November 10 1954 in honor of inventor Thomas Edison who had his main laboratory in the Menlo Park section of the township 24 Contents 1 History 1 1 Early history 1 2 The Edison era 1 3 20th century 1 4 21st century 2 Geography 2 1 Climate 3 Demographics 3 1 Asian community 3 2 Historical population 3 3 2010 census 3 4 2000 census 4 Economy 4 1 Manufacturing 4 2 Corporate presence 5 Sports 6 Parks 7 Government 7 1 Local government 7 1 1 Election 2017 7 1 2 Election 2016 7 1 3 Election 2005 7 1 4 Law enforcement 7 2 Federal state and county representation 7 3 Politics 8 Education 8 1 Public schools 8 2 Private schools 8 3 Colleges 8 4 Libraries 9 Infrastructure 9 1 Transportation 9 1 1 Roads and highways 9 1 2 Public transportation 9 2 Healthcare 9 3 Telecommunications 10 Sister cities 11 Notable people 12 Notable places 13 See also 14 References 15 External linksHistory EditEarly history Edit The earliest residents of the area were the Raritan people of the Lenape Native Americans who lived in the area and travelled through it to the shore In 1646 Chief Matouchin led a group of 1 200 warriors 25 Edison Township comprising former sections of Piscataway and Woodbridge townships was settled by Europeans in the 17th century The earliest village was Piscatawaytown which is centered around St James Church and the Piscatawaytown Common near the intersection of Plainfield and Woodbridge Avenues in South Edison 26 The Laing House of Plainfield Plantation listed on the National Register in 1988 the Benjamin Shotwell House listed 1987 and the Homestead Farm at Oak Ridge liste 1995 are buildings from the colonial era included in National Register of Historic Places listings in Middlesex County 27 The community was previously known as Raritan Township not to be confused with the current day Raritan Township in Hunterdon County 24 The Edison era Edit Replica of Edison s lab where he invented the first commercially practical light bulb Henry Ford Edison s longtime friend built it at the Henry Ford Museum in Michigan In 1876 Thomas Edison set up his home and research laboratory in New Jersey on the site of an unsuccessful real estate development in Raritan Township called Menlo Park currently located in Edison State Park While there he earned the nickname the Wizard of Menlo Park Before his death at age 83 in 1931 the prolific inventor amassed a record 1 093 patents for creations including the phonograph a stock ticker the motion picture camera the incandescent light bulb a mechanical vote counter the alkaline storage battery including one for an electric car and the first commercial electric light 28 The Menlo Park lab was significant in that was one of the first laboratories to pursue practical commercial applications of research 29 It was in his Menlo Park laboratory that Thomas Edison came up with the phonograph and a commercially viable incandescent light bulb filament Christie Street was the first street in the world to use electric lights for illumination 30 Edison subsequently left Menlo Park and moved his home and laboratory to West Orange in 1886 31 20th century Edit Near Piscatawaytown village a portion of the township was informally known as Nixon after Lewis Nixon a manufacturer and community leader Soon after the outbreak of World War I Nixon established a massive volatile chemicals processing facility there known as the Nixon Nitration Works It was the site of the 1924 Nixon Nitration Works disaster a massive explosion and resulting fire that killed 20 people and destroyed several square miles of the township 32 In 1954 the township s name was changed to honor inventor Thomas A Edison 24 33 Also on the ballot in 1954 was a failed proposal to change the community s name to Nixon 34 In 1959 the Menlo Park Mall a two level super regional shopping mall opened on U S Route 1 21st century Edit Edison has been one of the fastest growing municipalities in New Jersey As of the 2000 United States Census it was the fifth most populated municipality in the state after the cities of Newark Jersey City Paterson and Elizabeth 35 Edison is primarily a middle class community with more than 75 ethnic communities represented Edison has a large Jewish community next to Highland Park with multiple synagogues located in Edison Edison also has a growing Indian community and a number of temples serving the religious needs of the community Reflecting the number of Edison s residents from India and China the township has sister city arrangements with Shijiazhuang China 36 and Baroda India Edison was ranked the 28th most livable small city in the United States by CNN Money magazine and second in New Jersey in 2006 in Money magazine s Best Places To Live 37 In 2008 two years later Money ranked the township 35th out of the top 100 places to live in the United States 38 In the 2006 survey of America s Safest Cities the township was ranked 23rd out of 371 cities included nationwide in the 13th annual Morgan Quitno survey 39 In 2009 Edison was ranked as one of America s 10 Best Places to Grow Up by U S News amp World Report The rankings focused on low crime strong schools green spaces and abundance of recreational activities 40 In 2014 parenting com ranked Edison as the top safest city in America 41 Geography Edit Roosevelt Park in Edison According to the United States Census Bureau the township had a total area of 30 69 square miles 79 49 km2 including 30 06 square miles 77 86 km2 of land and 0 63 square miles 1 63 km2 of water 2 05 7 42 Edison is on the east side of Raritan Valley a line of communities in central New Jersey along with Plainfield and completely surrounds the borough of Metuchen New Jersey making it part of 21 pairs of doughnut towns in the state where one municipality entirely surrounds another 43 The township borders the municipalities of East Brunswick Highland Park New Brunswick Piscataway Sayreville South Plainfield and Woodbridge Township in Middlesex County Clark Plainfield and Scotch Plains in Union County 44 45 46 Edison has numerous sections and neighborhoods 47 Unincorporated communities localities and place names located partially or completely within the township include Bonhamtown Camp Kilmer Centerville citation needed Clara Barton Eggert Mills citation needed Greensand Haven Homes Lahiere Lincoln Park Lindenau Martins Landing Menlo Park Millville New Dover New Durham Nixon North Edison Oak Tree Phoenix Potters Pumptown Raritan Arsenal Raritan Manor Sand Hills Silver Lake citation needed Stelton Valentine and Washington Park 47 Edison is about halfway between Midtown Manhattan and New Jersey s capitol Trenton being about 27 miles from both While the Township s topography is mostly flat there are some hillier areas especially along the Perth Amboy Moraine which forms an arc across the township left by the southern limit of the Laurentide Ice Sheet The highest point is on Grandview Avenue which reaches a maximum elevation of about 220 feet The lowest elevation in the township is on sea level on the Raritan River The Robinsons Branch of the Rahway River flows through Edison en route to the Robinson s Branch Reservoir 48 Climate Edit Extreme temperatures in Edison have ranged from 17 F 27 C recorded in February 1934 to 106 F 41 C recorded in July 1936 and August 1949 According to the Koppen Climate Classification system Edison has a Humid Subtropical climate Cfa with abundant rainfall throughout the year although the late summer months tend to have more rain Summers tend to be hot and humid with a lot of rain and Winters tend to be cool to cold with snow being an annual occurrence with snow falling multiple times every winter Climate data for Edison New JerseyMonth Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec YearRecord high F C 73 23 76 24 88 31 97 36 99 37 101 38 106 41 106 41 105 41 94 34 86 30 77 25 106 41 Average high F C 39 4 42 6 51 11 62 17 72 22 81 27 86 30 84 29 77 25 66 19 55 13 43 6 63 17 Daily mean F C 31 1 33 1 42 6 51 11 61 16 70 21 75 24 74 23 66 19 55 13 45 7 35 2 53 12 Average low F C 23 5 25 4 32 0 41 5 50 10 60 16 65 18 63 17 56 13 44 7 36 2 28 2 44 6 Record low F C 8 22 17 27 1 17 18 8 29 2 37 3 44 7 40 4 31 1 22 6 9 13 7 22 17 27 Average precipitation inches mm 4 02 102 3 02 77 4 10 104 3 94 100 4 71 120 3 97 101 5 39 137 4 34 110 4 54 115 3 80 97 4 04 103 3 76 96 49 63 1 261 Source 49 Demographics EditAsian community Edit Edison hosts one of the region s main centers of Asian American cultural diversity 50 51 52 The growing Little India is a South Asian focused commercial strip in Middlesex County the U S county with the highest concentration of Asian Indians 53 54 55 The Oak Tree Road strip runs for about one and a half miles through Edison and neighboring Iselin in Woodbridge Township near the area s sprawling Chinatown and Koreatown running along New Jersey Route 27 56 It is the largest and most diverse South Asian cultural hub in the United States 57 58 In Middlesex County election ballots are printed in English Spanish Gujarati Hindi and Punjabi 59 As part of the 2010 Census 28 3 of Edison residents identified themselves as being Indian American 21 In the 2000 Census 17 75 of Edison residents identified themselves as being Indian American the highest percentage of Indian American people of any municipality in the United States with 1 000 or more residents identifying their ancestry 60 Historical population Edit Historical population CensusPop Note 18703 460 18803 7899 5 18903 018 20 3 19002 801 7 2 19102 707 3 4 19205 419100 2 193010 02585 0 194011 47014 4 195016 34842 5 196044 799174 0 197067 12049 8 198070 1934 6 199088 68026 3 200097 68710 2 201099 9672 3 2020107 5887 6 2022 est 107 361 9 11 0 2 Population sources 1870 1920 61 1870 62 63 1880 1890 64 1890 1910 65 1910 1930 66 1940 2000 67 2000 68 69 2010 21 22 35 2020 9 10 Lost territory during previous decade 24 2010 census Edit The 2010 United States census counted 99 967 people 34 972 households and 26 509 families in the township The population density was 3 339 0 per square mile 1 289 2 km2 There were 36 302 housing units at an average density of 1 212 5 per square mile 468 1 km2 The racial makeup was 44 10 44 084 White 7 05 7 046 Black or African American 0 23 229 Native American 43 19 43 177 Asian 0 04 36 Pacific Islander 2 72 2 718 from other races and 2 68 2 677 from two or more races Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8 11 8 112 of the population 21 Of the 34 972 households 36 4 had children under the age of 18 62 3 were married couples living together 9 6 had a female householder with no husband present and 24 2 were non families Of all households 20 4 were made up of individuals and 7 9 had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older The average household size was 2 80 and the average family size was 3 26 21 22 7 of the population were under the age of 18 7 6 from 18 to 24 30 1 from 25 to 44 27 0 from 45 to 64 and 12 6 who were 65 years of age or older The median age was 38 1 years For every 100 females the population had 95 8 males For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 93 8 males 21 The Census Bureau s 2006 2010 American Community Survey showed that in 2010 inflation adjusted dollars median household income was 86 725 with a margin of error of 3 000 and the median family income was 100 008 2 624 Males had a median income of 66 898 4 094 versus 50 953 1 462 for females The per capita income for the township was 36 464 1 184 About 3 5 of families and 7 2 of the population were below the poverty line including 8 6 of those under age 18 and 6 3 of those age 65 or over 70 2000 census Edit As of the 2000 United States census 16 there were 97 687 people 35 136 households and 25 881 families residing in the township The population density was 3 243 0 people per square mile 1 252 2 km2 There were 36 018 housing units at an average density of 1 195 7 per square mile 461 7 km2 The racial makeup of the township was 59 49 White 29 27 Asian 6 89 African American 0 14 Native American 04 Pacific Islander 2 02 from other races and 2 15 from two or more races 6 37 of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race 68 69 There were 35 136 households out of which 34 3 had children under the age of 18 living in them 61 1 were married couples living together 9 1 had a female householder with no husband present and 26 3 were non families 21 1 of all households were made up of individuals and 7 2 had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older The average household size was 2 72 and the average family size was 3 19 68 69 In the township the population was spread out with 22 9 under the age of 18 7 8 from 18 to 24 34 0 from 25 to 44 23 4 from 45 to 64 and 11 9 who were 65 years of age or older The median age was 36 years For every 100 females there were 96 3 males For every 100 females age 18 and over there were 94 0 males 68 69 The median household income in the township is 69 746 and the median income for a family was 77 976 Males had a median income of 53 303 versus 36 829 for females The per capita income for the township was 30 148 About 3 3 of families and 4 8 of the population were below the poverty line including 4 3 of those under age 18 and 6 3 of those age 65 or over 68 69 Economy Edit Raritan Center is a 2 300 acre 930 ha business park Manufacturing Edit A number of production facilities in and around the area included Edison Assembly Ford Motor Company s production plant for Rangers Mustangs Pintos Mercurys and Lincolns Other notable companies included Frigidaire s air conditioner plant in Edison Siemens in Edison Starting in the 2000s manufacturing began to leave Central Jersey and many facilities closed and moved overseas 71 72 73 The Ford plant was demolished by 2008 and was replaced by Sam s Club Topgolf and Starbucks 74 Corporate presence Edit Majesco Entertainment a video game company has its corporate headquarters in Edison 75 Other companies have warehouse operations within Edison These companies include the Italian food producer and importer Colavita an Amazon fulfillment center as well as the regional hubs for FedEx UPS and Newegg In addition Edison is home to the state s largest private convention center the New Jersey Convention and Exposition Center located within the Raritan Center Business Park 76 Raritan Center itself is the largest industrial park on the east side of the Mississippi River The United States headquarters of the international company Zylog Systems is located in Edison 77 as is the headquarters of the e commerce companies Boxed and Bare Necessities 78 Sports EditPlainfield Country Club is a private country club that has hosted the 1987 U S Women s Open and The Barclays golf tournament the first PGA Tour FedEx Cup playoff event in both 2011 and 2015 79 Parks EditOak Tree Pond is the site of the Battle of Short Hills a minor battle of the American Revolutionary War and whose conversion into a park ended a real estate development controversy 80 Roosevelt Park located between Parsonage Road and Route 1 west of the Mall covers 196 acres 79 ha including the 8 acre 3 2 ha Roosevelt Park Lake The park was established in 1917 making it the oldest county park in Middlesex County 81 Edison State Park and Dismal Swamp are also located in the township Government EditLocal government Edit Edison Township operates within the Faulkner Act formally known as the Optional Municipal Charter Law under the Mayor Council form of government which was implemented as of January 1 1958 based on the recommendations of a Charter Study Commission 82 The township is one of 71 municipalities of the 564 statewide governed under this form 83 Edison s governing body is comprised of the Mayor and the seven member Township Council Members of the council are elected at large in partisan elections held as part of the November general election to four year terms of office on a staggered basis with three or four seats coming up for election in odd numbered years with the mayoral seat up for vote at the same time that three seats are expiring 6 84 As of 2022 update the Mayor of Edison is Democrat Samip Sam Joshi whose term of office ends December 31 2025 2 Members of the Township Council are Council President Joseph Coyle D 2023 Council Vice President Joyce Ship Freeman D 2023 Richard Brescher D 2023 Margot Harris D 2025 Nishith Patel D 2025 Ajay Patil D 2023 and John Poyner D 2025 85 86 87 88 The first and to date only female Mayor of Edison was Antonia Toni Ricigliano whose term of office ended on December 31 2013 89 90 Election 2017 Edit Former Edison Democratic Chair and Detective Keith Hahn ran for mayor as a Republican 91 against incumbent Mayor Thomas Lankey Lankey was re elected with 12 032 votes to Hahn s 8 574 votes 92 Election 2016 Edit In June 2016 the Township Council selected Joseph Coyle from a list of three candidates nominated by the Democratic municipal committee to fill the seat expiring in December 2019 that had been held by Robert Karabinchak until he stepped down from office to take a vacant seat in the New Jersey General Assembly 93 Coyle served on an interim basis until the November 2016 general election when voters elected him to fill the balance of the term of office 94 Election 2005 Edit Running on a good government platform and a call to reform the Democratic Party Jun Choi won the June 2005 primary by a 56 44 margin defeating longtime incumbent Mayor George A Spadoro the first time in Edison history that a challenger won the Democratic primary 95 Choi won endorsements from mainstream Democratic leaders including Bill Bradley for whom he worked on the 2000 presidential campaign and was unexpectedly endorsed by a number of traditionally candidate neutral unions in Edison In the ensuing general election Choi did not face a Republican candidate but instead faced a former Democrat turned Independent William Bill Stephens An article in The American Prospect details aspects that Choi brought together in his 2005 mayoral campaign including 1 attracting new voters into the process 2 a good government message 3 anti Wal Mart or economic justice theme and 4 an effective Internet based progressive mobilization 96 On Election Day November 8 2005 Jun Choi declared victory leading in unofficial results with a vote of 12 126 to 11 935 However due to the small margin of victory candidate William Stephens pursued a recount and subsequently an election contest both without success On January 1 2006 at age 34 Mayor Choi was sworn in by Governor Jon Corzine as the youngest Mayor in Edison history Choi ran for re election in 2009 but was defeated in the primary election by Antonia Toni Ricigliano who went on to win the general election and took office January 1 2010 Recent politics in Edison have concerned plans for zoning the township to facilitate the creation of walkable communities that will attract businesses while still maintaining open spaces and parks and easy access to commuter transit This strategy is meant to encourage Smart Growth 97 Politics in Edison since the 2005 mayoral election have been polarized by an attempt by retail giant Walmart to open a store in central Edison near the junction of Interstate 287 and New Jersey Route 27 Even though Jun Choi stated in his mayoral campaign that he would stop Walmart from being built Walmart filed suit and won and Choi was there to cut the yellow ribbon when the store was opened 98 Law enforcement Edit The town is served by the full time Edison Division of Police led by Chief Thomas Bryan and employing 168 officers as of 2012 assisted by the Edison Auxiliary Police 99 The department is striving to overcome a history of widespread officer misconduct 100 101 102 103 104 105 Federal state and county representation Edit Edison is located in the 6th Congressional District 106 and is part of New Jersey s 18th state legislative district 107 108 109 Prior to the 2010 Census Edison had been split between the 6th congressional District and the 7th Congressional District a change made by the New Jersey Redistricting Commission that took effect in January 2013 based on the results of the November 2012 general elections 110 For the 118th United States Congress New Jersey s Sixth Congressional District is represented by Frank Pallone D Long Branch 111 112 New Jersey is represented in the United States Senate by Democrats Cory Booker Newark term ends 2027 113 and Bob Menendez Harrison term ends 2025 114 115 For the 2022 2023 session the 18th Legislative District of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Patrick J Diegnan D South Plainfield and in the General Assembly by Robert Karabinchak D Edison and Sterley Stanley D East Brunswick 116 Middlesex County is governed by a Board of County Commissioners whose seven members are elected at large on a partisan basis to serve three year terms of office on a staggered basis with either two or three seats coming up for election each year as part of the November general election At an annual reorganization meeting held in January the board selects from among its members a commissioner director and deputy director 117 As of 2022 update Middlesex County s Commissioners with party affiliation term end year and residence listed in parentheses are Commissioner Director Ronald G Rios D Carteret term as commissioner ends December 31 2024 term as commissioner director ends 2022 118 Commissioner Deputy Director Shanti Narra D North Brunswick term as commissioner ends 2024 term as deputy director ends 2022 119 Claribel A Clary Azcona Barber D New Brunswick 2022 120 Charles Kenny D Woodbridge Township 2022 121 Leslie Koppel D Monroe Township 2023 122 Chanelle Scott McCullum D Piscataway 2024 123 and Charles E Tomaro D Edison 2023 124 125 Constitutional officers are County Clerk Nancy Pinkin D 2025 East Brunswick 126 127 Sheriff Mildred S Scott D 2022 Piscataway 128 129 and Surrogate Claribel Cortes D 2026 North Brunswick 130 131 132 Politics Edit As of March 2011 there were a total of 53 352 registered voters in Edison Township of which 25 163 47 2 were registered as Democrats 6 242 11 7 were registered as Republicans and 21 929 41 1 were registered as Unaffiliated There were 18 voters registered to other parties 133 Presidential elections results Year Republican Democratic Third Parties2016 134 36 2 13 483 61 0 22 707 2 8 1 0312012 135 36 3 12 769 62 8 22 104 1 0 3392008 136 39 3 14 986 58 8 22 409 1 1 4182004 137 43 1 15 615 55 2 20 000 0 6 311In the 2012 presidential election Democrat Barack Obama received 62 8 of the vote 22 104 cast ahead of Republican Mitt Romney with 36 3 12 769 votes and other candidates with 1 0 339 votes among the 35 546 ballots cast by the township s 54 857 registered voters 334 ballots were spoiled for a turnout of 64 8 138 139 In the 2008 presidential election Democrat Barack Obama received 58 8 of the vote 22 409 cast ahead of Republican John McCain with 39 3 14 986 votes and other candidates with 1 1 418 votes among the 38 129 ballots cast by the township s 55 305 registered voters for a turnout of 68 9 136 In the 2004 presidential election Democrat John Kerry received 55 2 of the vote 20 000 ballots cast outpolling Republican George W Bush with 43 1 15 615 votes and other candidates with 0 6 311 votes among the 36 205 ballots cast by the township s 52 308 registered voters for a turnout percentage of 69 2 137 Gubernatorial elections results Year Republican Democratic Third Parties2017 140 39 4 8 382 58 5 12 453 2 1 4512013 141 58 6 12 502 39 3 8 373 2 1 4432009 142 46 6 11 230 44 5 10 727 7 4 1 7922005 143 38 3 10 166 55 1 14 636 3 8 1 002In the 2013 gubernatorial election Republican Chris Christie received 58 6 of the vote 12 502 cast ahead of Democrat Barbara Buono with 39 3 8 373 votes and other candidates with 2 1 443 votes among the 21 877 ballots cast by the township s 55 392 registered voters 559 ballots were spoiled for a turnout of 39 5 141 144 In the 2009 gubernatorial election Republican Chris Christie received 46 6 of the vote 11 230 ballots cast ahead of Democrat Jon Corzine with 44 5 10 727 votes Independent Chris Daggett with 6 4 1 549 votes and other candidates with 1 0 243 votes among the 24 097 ballots cast by the township s 53 358 registered voters yielding a 45 2 turnout 145 Education EditPublic schools Edit The Edison Township Public Schools serve students in pre kindergarten through twelfth grade 146 The district s two high schools separate the south and north ends of Edison In the Edison High School zone to the south there are six K 5 elementary schools while in the J P Stevens High School zone there are five K 5 elementary schools As of the 2021 22 school year the district comprised of 19 schools had an enrollment of 16 268 students and 1 215 0 classroom teachers on an FTE basis for a student teacher ratio of 13 4 1 147 Schools in the district with 2021 22 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics 148 are Edison Early Learning Center 149 53 students grades PreK K Franklin D Roosevelt Preschool 150 124 PreK K Benjamin Franklin Elementary School 151 602 K 5 Martin Luther King Jr Elementary School 152 618 K 5 Lincoln Elementary School 153 900 K 5 Lindeneau Elementary School 154 444 K 5 James Madison Primary School 155 455 K 2 who then move on to James Madison Intermediate James Madison Intermediate School 156 521 3 5 John Marshall Elementary School 157 736 K 5 Menlo Park Elementary School 158 796 K 5 James Monroe Elementary School 159 521 K 5 Washington Elementary School 160 589 K 5 Woodbrook Elementary School 161 902 K 5 John Adams Middle School 162 980 6 8 from James Madison Intermediate and MLK Jr Herbert Hoover Middle School 163 911 6 8 from Franklin Lincoln Monroe and some Lindeneau Thomas Jefferson Middle School 164 868 6 8 from Lindeneau Marshall and Washington Woodrow Wilson Middle School 165 1 163 from Menlo Park and Woodbrook Edison High School 166 2 243 9 12 from Hoover and Jefferson and J P Stevens High School 167 2 643 9 12 from Adams and Wilson 168 169 J P Stevens was the 80th ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 328 schools statewide in New Jersey Monthly magazine s September 2012 cover story on the state s Top Public High Schools after being ranked 65th in 2010 out of 322 schools listed while Edison High School was ranked 174 in 2012 and 169 in 2010 170 According to U S News amp World Report in 2016 J P Stevens ranked 41st within New Jersey and 905th nationally while Edison H S ranked 59th and 2 015th 171 172 The community is also served by the Greater Brunswick Charter School a K 8 charter school serving students from Edison Highland Park Milltown and New Brunswick 173 As of the 2017 2018 school year the school had an enrollment of 395 students and 33 0 classroom teachers on an FTE basis for a student teacher ratio of 12 0 1 174 Eighth grade students from all of Middlesex County are eligible to apply to attend the high school programs offered by the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools a county wide vocational school district that offers full time career and technical education at Middlesex County Academy in Edison the Academy for Allied Health and Biomedical Sciences in Woodbridge Township and at its East Brunswick Perth Amboy and Piscataway technical high schools with no tuition charged to students for attendance 175 176 Middlesex County College is home to the Middlesex County Academy for Science Mathematics and Engineering Technologies an engineering based high school which is part of the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools The high school is covered by tax dollars and so there is no additional cost for all Middlesex County residents but admission is based on a test past grades and other academic and extracurricular activities About 160 students 40 per grade from around the county attend the Academy 177 Private schools Edit Bishop George Ahr High School 9 12 St Helena School Pre K 8 and St Matthew School Pre K 8 operate under the supervision of Roman Catholic Diocese of Metuchen 178 Jewish schools in the township which all operate independently include Rabbi Jacob Joseph School Rabbi Pesach Raymon Yeshiva Pre K 8 founded in 1945 179 and Yeshiva Shaarei Tzion Pre K 8 opened in 1992 180 Other private schools in Edison include Lakeview School for children ages 3 21 with disabilities 181 Our Lady of Peace School and Wardlaw Hartridge School Pre K 12 founded in 1882 182 In 1998 the Huaxia Edison Chinese School which teaches in Simplified Chinese on Sunday afternoons was established in Thomas Jefferson Middle School subsequently relocating to Herbert Hoover Middle School Huaxia currently resides in Edison High School However many families from Taiwan send their children to Edison Chinese School located at John Adams Middle School or Tzu Chi located at Woodrow Wilson Middle School These schools both teach Traditional Chinese J P Stevens High School offers Mandarin Chinese and Hindi as an elective language for students who are interested in learning it Colleges Edit Lincoln Technical Institute or Lincoln Tech is a for profit vocational school located in Edison 183 Lincoln Tech offers various programs in Nursing and in medical and computer applications Middlesex County College MCC is a public two year community college located in Edison at the intersection of Woodbridge Avenue and Mill Road 184 Rutgers University s Livingston campus is located on the former Camp Kilmer partially located in Edison 185 Libraries Edit Edison has three public library branches 186 Infrastructure EditTransportation Edit Roads and highways Edit View south along the New Jersey Turnpike Interstate 95 in Edison Edison is a transportation hub with an extensive network of highways passing through the township and connecting to major Northeast cities New York City Boston Philadelphia Trenton New Jersey Washington D C and others 187 As of May 2010 update the township had a total of 307 05 miles 494 15 km of roadways of which 257 31 miles 414 10 km were maintained by the municipality 29 78 miles 47 93 km by Middlesex County and 14 75 miles 23 74 km by the New Jersey Department of Transportation and 5 21 miles 8 38 km by the New Jersey Turnpike Authority 188 State roads include Route 27 189 and 440 190 both of which are state maintained U S Route 1 also passes through the township 191 Interstate 287 passes through Edison where it houses its southern end at I 95 192 The municipality also houses about a 5 mile 8 0 km section of the New Jersey Turnpike Interstate 95 193 Exit 10 is located in Edison featuring a 13 lane toll gate and a unique interchange design 194 When the dual dual setup of the turnpike was created it first started in Edison and continued north to Exit 14 in Newark It wasn t until 1973 that the dual dual was extended south of 10 to Exit 9 in East Brunswick Township and then extended further south in 1990 to Exit 8A in Monroe Township Since Interstate 287 connects to Interstate 87 the New York State Thruway Exit 10 of the turnpike is one of the busiest interchanges to be used by tractor trailers as it connects the New Jersey Turnpike to the New York Thruway For truck drivers it is the only direct limited access road connection they have from the Turnpike to the Thruway as the Garden State Parkway which has its northern terminus at the Thruway prohibits trucks from using the roadway north of Exit 105 In 2009 the New Jersey Department of Transportation selected Edison as one of the first communities to have a red light camera enforcement system The program was ended by the state in December 2014 despite a more than 30 drop in accidents at the three camera controlled intersections in the township 195 Public transportation Edit Edison station located in South Edison is served by NJ Transit northbound trains to Newark Penn Station and Penn Station New York and southbound to the Trenton Transit Center via the Northeast Corridor Line with connecting service to Amtrak and SEPTA 196 197 Some passengers in North Edison are closer to and may prefer to use the Metropark station near neighboring Iselin in Woodbridge Township or Metuchen station 198 199 NJ Transit bus service is provided on the 62 route to Newark with local service available on the 801 804 805 810 813 814 819 978 and 979 routes 200 The Taiwanese airline China Airlines provides private bus service to John F Kennedy International Airport from the Kam Man Food location in Edison to feed its flight to Taipei Taiwan 201 Healthcare Edit JFK Medical Center JFK Medical Center located on James Street off Parsonage Road is a 498 bed hospital founded in 1967 202 Roosevelt Care Center is a long term sub acute care facility located just east of Roosevelt Park The facility was original constructed in 1936 under the auspices of the Work Projects Administration 203 Edison is served by the Raritan Valley Regional EMS The squad consists of three sub squads Edison First Aid Squad 1 established in 1935 Edison First Aid Squad 2 since 1936 and Clara Barton First Aid Squad since 1951 The three squads merged in 2009 to better provide residents of Edison with more comprehensive care RVREMS receives support from paramedics out of JFK Medical Center The squad consists of approximately 50 volunteer EMTs 204 Telecommunications Edit Edison is served by area codes 732 and 848 and 908 Area Code 848 is an overlay area code that was created so that a split was not needed Edison has five Verizon Central offices serving the Township Central Office Rahway Switch ID RHWYNJRADS5 Area Code 732 Serving from Wood Avenue North to Roxy Avenue on the west side of the Street inward to New Dover Road Central Office Plainfield Switch ID PLFDNJPFDS5 Area Code 908 Serving Roxy Avenue heading north into South Plainfield on both sides of Inman Avenue Central Office Metuchen Switch ID MTCHNJMTDS5 Area Code 732 Serving Edison Metuchen and Iselin Technically Iselin Numbers that have 732 283 and 732 404 are routed out of the Woodbridge Office Switch ID WDBRNJWDDS5 Central Office Edison Switch ID EDSNNJEDDS5 Serving South Edison with phone numbers that come up as New Brunswick 732 339 732 393 732 572 732 777 732 819 732 985 and Exchanges for Metuchen that are 732 248 732 287 732 650 Central Office Fords Switch ID FRDSNJFRDS5 Serving Eastern Edison area and Raritan Center areas with 732 225 732 346 732 417 732 512 and Perth Amboy Exchanges 732 661 732 738 In 1982 the BPU and New Jersey Bell after receiving thousands of complaints from both North and South Edison residents made an exception that any calls originating and terminating in the Township would be considered a local call This was due to the new home construction in Edison where existing cables that belonged to the Rahway central office were assigned to give new phone service to over 400 homes In 1997 mandatory ten digit dialing came to Edison with the introduction of Area code 732 Edison residents living on Roxy Avenue once again were in the spotlight in the news with one side of the street served by the Rahway central office Area code 732 and the other side of the street is served by the Plainfield central office Area Code 908 Residents complained to the BPU and Bell Atlantic that it would be easier to yell across the street than dial a ten digit number to call their neighbor across the street Edison has Cablevision s Optimum cable television service Before Cablevision there was TKR which was so poorly run that many FCC and BPU complaints about programming and many town hall meetings eventually forced change TKR was bought out by Cablevision Sister cities Edit Shijiazhuang Hebei China 36 Vadodara Gujarat India 205 Notable people EditSee also Category People from Edison New Jersey People who were born in residents of or otherwise closely associated with Edison include Peter J Barnes Jr 1928 2018 Chairman of the New Jersey State Parole Board who had served in the New Jersey General Assembly 206 Peter J Barnes III born 1956 politician who serves in the New Jersey General Assembly and previously on the Edison Township Council 207 Tyus Battle born 1997 college basketball player for the Syracuse Orange 208 Brandon Bielak born 1996 pitcher for the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball 209 Gayleatha B Brown 1947 2013 United States Ambassador to Benin and to Burkina Faso 210 David Bryan born 1962 keyboardist founding member of Bon Jovi 211 Michael Campbell born 1989 wide receiver who played in the NFL for the New York Jets 212 Leonte Carroo born 1994 wide receiver who has played in the NFL for the Miami Dolphins 213 Alan Chez born 1961 trumpet player for the Late Show with David Letterman 214 215 Jun Choi born 1971 politician who served as Mayor of Edison 216 Rich Clementi born 1976 mixed martial arts fighter 217 Ken Cuccinelli born 1968 former Attorney General of Virginia 218 Jerry Dior 1932 2015 graphic designer best known for creating the Major League Baseball logo 219 Tom Dwan born 1986 professional poker player 220 Bernard J Dwyer 1921 1998 politician who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1981 to 1993 221 Thomas Edison 1847 1931 inventor who is the township s namesake 24 33 Katherine Polk Failla born 1969 United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York 222 Darren Fenster born 1978 former professional baseball player who has been a manager in the Boston Red Sox Minor League Baseball system 223 Gail Fisher 1935 2000 actress best known for her role on Mannix 224 Rich Gaspari born 1963 retired professional bodybuilder and founder of supplement company Gaspari Nutrition who was inducted into the IFBB Hall of Fame in 2004 225 Frank Guinta born 1970 served in the U S House of Representatives from New Hampshire s 1st congressional district 226 Halsey born 1994 as Ashley Nicolette Frangipane singer songwriter 227 Pamela Long singer with former Bad Boy group Total 228 Paul Matey born 1971 attorney who is a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit 229 Patrick McDonnell born 1956 cartoonist creator Mutts comics 230 Earl Schenck Miers 1910 1972 historian who wrote extensively about the American Civil War 231 Victor Mitchell born 1965 former member of the Colorado House of Representatives 232 Akash Modi born 1995 artistic gymnast who represented the United States at the 2018 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships 233 Brittany Murphy 1977 2009 actress 234 Jim Norton born 1968 stand up comedian 235 Margie Palatini author of books for children 236 Robert Pastorelli 1954 2004 theater film and television actor 237 Zach Perez born 1996 professional soccer player who plays as a defender for USL League One club Richmond Kickers 238 Marc Pisciotta born 1970 former Major League Baseball pitcher 239 Mark L Polansky born 1956 NASA astronaut 240 Bernard Purdie born 1939 prolific session drummer 241 Jim Rose born 1953 sports anchor for WLS TV in Chicago Illinois 242 Matt Salzberg businessperson and entrepreneur who co founded Blue Apron where he was CEO Embark Veterinary and Suma Brands 243 Susan Sarandon born 1946 actress lived in the Stephenville community 244 245 246 Nancy Shevell born 1959 third wife of Paul McCartney and a leader in the trucking industry 247 Jasmin Singer born 1979 animal rights activist writer speaker and actress 248 Chris Snee born 1982 guard who has played for the New York Giants 249 George A Spadoro born 1955 former Mayor of Edison Council President and Assemblyman 250 Joel Stein born 1971 Los Angeles Times columnist 251 Robert T Stevens 1899 1983 businessman and former chairman of J P Stevens and Company 252 Anthony Stolarz born 1994 professional ice hockey goaltender for the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League 253 Jim Stoops born 1972 former professional baseball pitcher who played for one season in MLB for the Colorado Rockies 254 Jennifer Sung born 1972 lawyer who is a nominee to be a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit 255 Marques Townes born 1995 basketball player for the Loyola Ramblers men s basketball team who transferred out of Cardinal McCarrick after his sophomore year 256 Karl Anthony Towns born 1995 professional basketball player for the Minnesota Timberwolves 257 Mike Vallely born 1970 professional skateboarder and lead singer of Black Flag 258 Jeffrey A Warsh born 1960 politician who served two terms in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1992 to 1996 where he represented the 18th Legislative District 259 Darrin Winston 1966 2008 played two seasons in Major League Baseball for the Philadelphia Phillies 260 Jeremy Zuttah born 1986 offensive lineman for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 261 Notable places EditAdvian which in 2012 featured what was then the nation s largest solar rooftop installation at 17 acres 6 9 ha 262 Bonhamtown site of a battle during the American Revolutionary War 263 Camp Kilmer a World War II era army post was partially located in what is now Edison 264 Dismal Swamp preserved wetlands area that also includes portions of Metuchen and South Plainfield 265 Durham Woods a complex of several apartment buildings and scene of the Edison New Jersey natural gas explosion in 1994 in which a 36 inch natural gas pipeline burst and exploded destroying buildings in the area 266 Edison Landfill landfill site undergoing environmental cleanup since it was ordered closed in 1977 267 Edison station in South Edison offering service on NJ Transit s Northeast Corridor Line 268 ILR Landfill closed landfill site owned by Industrial Land Reclaiming ILR providing power to Middlesex County s wastewater treatment operations from methane gas recovery 269 Kin Buc Landfill former landfill and Superfund site where 70 million US gallons 260 000 m3 of hazardous waste was dumped 270 Laing House of Plainfield Plantation historic home built in the early 1700s when the region was being settled by Scottish Quakers in the late 17th and early 18th century 271 Roosevelt Park a 196 acre park next to Menlo Park Mall Menlo Park Mall located at the intersection of Route 1 and Parsonage Road has a gross leasable area of 1 260 703 square feet 117 123 1 m2 272 Oak Tree Road in Edison and the Iselin section of Woodbridge Township is known for its large concentration of Indian stores and restaurants The Thomas Alva Edison Memorial Tower and Museum in Menlo Park dedicated in 1938 Located in Edison State Park at the site where its namesake inventor invented the incandescent light bulb and the phonograph 273 See also Edit New Jersey portalEdison divorce torture plotReferences Edit Kuperinsky Amy The Jewel of the Meadowlands N J s best worst and weirdest town slogans NJ Advance Media for NJ com January 22 2015 Accessed July 12 2016 Edison s town seal is marked with Let There Be Light and its welcome signs say Birthplace of Recorded Sound thanks to Thomas A Edison s tinkering in Menlo Park the same reason why a newer slogan for Essex County s West Orange Edison later lived there is Where Invention Lives a b Mayor Sam Joshi Township of Edison Accessed April 13 2022 2023 New Jersey Mayors Directory New Jersey Department of Community Affairs updated February 8 2023 Accessed February 10 2023 Us Township of Edison Accessed March 7 2023 Clerk s Office Township of Edison Accessed March 7 2023 a b 2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book Rutgers University Edward J Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy March 2013 p 84 a b c d e 2019 Census Gazetteer Files New Jersey Places United States Census Bureau Accessed July 1 2020 Township of Edison Geographic Names Information System United States Geological Survey United States Department of the Interior Retrieved March 5 2013 a b c d e QuickFacts Edison township Middlesex County New Jersey United States Census Bureau Accessed January 18 2023 a b c Total Population Census 2010 Census 2020 New Jersey Municipalities New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development Accessed December 1 2022 a b Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Minor Civil Divisions in New Jersey April 1 2020 to July 1 2022 United States Census Bureau released May 2023 Accessed May 18 2023 a b Population Density by County and Municipality New Jersey 2020 and 2021 New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development Accessed March 1 2023 Look Up a ZIP Code for Edison NJ United States Postal Service Accessed January 25 2012 ZIP Codes State of New Jersey Accessed October 9 2013 Area Code Lookup NPA NXX for Edison NJ Area Codes com Accessed October 9 2013 a b U S Census website United States Census Bureau Accessed September 4 2014 Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey Missouri Census Data Center Accessed April 1 2022 US Board on Geographic Names United States Geological Survey Accessed September 4 2014 Lynn Kathleen Living In Edison N J A Diverse Suburb in a Convenient Location The New York Times July 13 2022 Accessed July 17 2022 Table1 New Jersey Counties and Most Populous Cities and Townships 2020 and 2010 Censuses New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development Accessed December 1 2022 a b c d e f DP 1 Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics 2010 for Edison township Middlesex County New Jersey United States Census Bureau Accessed December 25 2011 a b Table DP 1 Profile of General Demographic Characteristics 2010 for Edison township Archived December 8 2013 at the Wayback Machine New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development Accessed December 25 2011 Table 7 Population for the Counties and Municipalities in New Jersey 1990 2000 and 2010 New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development February 2011 Accessed May 1 2023 a b c d e Snyder John P The Story of New Jersey s Civil Boundaries 1606 1968 Bureau of Geology and Topography Trenton New Jersey 1969 p 170 re Edison Township p 173 re Raritan Township History of Metuchen Federal Writers Project of the Works Project Administration 1941 Accessed December 3 2019 The local natives were doubtless a group of the Raritans who belonged to the Unami tribe Philhower an expert on New Jersey s Indians describes them as a quickwitted modest fine looking people black haired and of a dark copper color who spoke the Lenape dialect In 1646 the tribe consisted of 1200 warriors and twenty chiefs among whom tradition has it was Matouchin chief of the Indians in this section Staff Artifacts found during search of Edison s Piscatawaytown Edison Sentinel October 12 2011 Accessed September 17 2017 Three artifacts discovered in the township s oldest neighborhood are believed to date back to the Colonial era Piscatawatown and the Commons were founded in 1666 as the original settlement of Piscataway The Commons is still public land and is one of the few remaining commons areas in the state The location was part of Piscataway Township until 1870 when it became part of Raritan Township In 1954 the area became part of Edison New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places in Middlesex County New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Historic Preservation Office updated September 18 2019 Accessed December 4 2019 Walsh Bryan The Electrifying Edison Time July 5 2010 Accessed March 16 2015 Gordon John Steele 10 Moments That Made American Business American Heritage February March 2007 Accessed December 3 2019 But even more important than the inventions themselves was the process Laboratories in the past had mostly pursued pure research with little or no regard for the practical applications that might flow from that research Menlo Park was all about practical application turning ideas into products that would have commercial potential An Edison Historical Timeline Township of Edison Accessed September 17 2017 Thomas Edison and Menlo Park The Thomas Edison Center at Menlo Park Accessed September 17 2017 In 1886 Edison started building a new facility in West Orange New Jersey In 1887 his laboratory moved out of Menlo Park and into the new much larger laboratory in West Orange Staff Fertilizer Plant Blows Up Theory Is That TNT Accidentally Left in Shells Caused Blast The New York Times March 2 1924 Accessed November 4 2018 At least twenty persons were killed yesterday in an explosion of a two story tile and brick fertilizer building of Ammonite Company at Nixon N J six miles northeast of New Brunswick A dozen others were unaccounted for last night and were listed as missing a b Menlo Park New Jersey United States Encyclopedia Britannica Staff Edison May Be the Name Of Raritan After Vote The New York Times September 5 1954 Accessed November 4 2018 Raritan Township N J Sept 4 This community may change its name on election day to Edison N J to honor the man who perfected the incandescent lamp here seventy five years ago The other petition with 2 856 names asks that the name be changed to Nixon N J after the late Lewis Nixon a local manufacturer and civic leader a b The Counties and Most Populous Cities and Townships in 2010 in New Jersey 2000 and 2010 New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development Accessed December 21 2016 a b Position Paper on Sister State and Sister City Relations Between Australia and China Australia China Chamber of Commerce and Industry of New South Wales dated November 14 2001 Accessed August 30 2015 100 Best Places to Live 2006 28 Edison Money Cable News Network October 22 2009 backed up by the Internet Archive as of August 2 2010 Accessed March 16 2015 Best Places to Live 2008 New Jersey Money Cable News Network December 5 2009 backed up by the Internet Archive as of December 3 2012 Accessed March 16 2015 13th Annual Safest and Most Dangerous Cities Top and Bottom 25 Cities Overall Top and Bottom 26 Cities Overall Morgan Quitno backed up by the Internet Archive as of January 5 2008 Accessed April 4 2016 Mullins Luke America s 10 Best Places to Grow Up Low crime strong schools green spaces and fun activities are key ingredients for a happy childhood U S News amp World Report August 19 2009 Accessed April 4 2016 Top 10 Safest Cities in America 2014 Parenting 2014 Retrieved June 10 2020 US Gazetteer files 2010 2000 and 1990 United States Census Bureau Accessed September 4 2014 DeMarco Megan Voters to decide whether to merge two Princetons into one The Star Ledger November 3 2011 Accessed January 8 2017 There are 22 sets of doughnut towns in New Jersey those where one town wraps around the other town Note that following voter approval of the Princeton merger 21 pairs of doughnut towns remain Areas touching Edison MapIt Accessed July 12 2016 Municipalities Middlesex County New Jersey Accessed December 1 2019 New Jersey Municipal Boundaries New Jersey Department of Transportation Accessed November 15 2019 a b NJDOT Graphic Information System Maps Middlesex PDF New Jersey Department of Transportation Retrieved March 2 2020 Our Mission Rahway River Watershed Association Accessed December 15 2022 The Robinson s Branch begins in Scotch Plains and flows east through Westfield and Clark The South Branch begins in Edison and flows north through Woodbridge before joining the main stem in Rahway Monthly Averages for Edison NJ 08820 Weather com Accessed August 31 2011 Siddiqui Habib Letter from America Stopping Terrorism in the West Asian Tribune August 7 2011 Accessed March 22 2012 Truly the western governments should have an open and honest debate about why immigration is important for their very survival in this age It may be a great idea that when their leaders visit New York for attending the UN sessions that they should opt for taking a ride in a taxicab driven by a naturalized citizen of the USA to places like Queens in New York City and Edison in New Jersey to get a flavor of what multiculturalism truly means Staff School News Middlesex County College Home News Tribune March 5 2010 Accessed March 22 2012 The curator of the exhibit Kathryn Myers professor of art at the University of Connecticut said the college s location in Edison made it an ideal choice for the program Since Edison is home to a significant South Asian population it is an appropriate site for this exhibition where an abundance of creative endeavors reflects the rich diversity of this community she said Andrew Jacobs The Census A Region of Enclaves Edison N J Amid Strip Malls Indian Expansion The New York Times June 18 2001 Accessed March 22 2012 Although Indians have settled in every part of the state they have had a remarkable impact on Edison a 32 square mile township The Asian population of Edison most of it Indian has grown to 29 000 from 2 200 in 1980 The adjacent hamlet of Iselin part of Woodbridge Township has had an even greater increase in its Asian population Genovese Peter Big business in Little India Commerce flourishes in vibrant ethnic neighborhood NJ Advance Media for NJ com November 16 2012 updated March 30 2019 Accessed December 3 2019 Shah Riddhi Eat Street Oak Tree Road Iselin N J The Garden State boasts the country s most delicious South Asian strip Saveur March 31 2011 Accessed December 3 2019 Berger Joseph A Place Where Indians Now New Jerseyans Thrive The New York Times August 22 2016 Accessed December 3 2019 Shaftel David Indo Chinese Food Is Hard to Find Except in New Jersey The New York Times March 9 2017 Accessed December 3 2019 King Kate Little India Thrives in Central New Jersey Oak Tree Road once rundown and desolate is a booming ethnic business district that attracts South Asian customers The Wall Street Journal September 25 2017 Accessed December 3 2019 Burke Monte How Indo Americans Created The Ultimate Neighborhood Bank Forbes June 25 2012 Accessed December 3 2019 The Indo American community in Edison N J builds wealth the old fashioned way financing each other s businesses Vote By Mail New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections Accessed December 3 2019 Asian Indian Communities EPodunk Accessed October 5 2011 Compendium of censuses 1726 1905 together with the tabulated returns of 1905 New Jersey Department of State 1906 Accessed October 9 2013 Raum John O The History of New Jersey From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time Volume 1 p 248 J E Potter and company 1877 Accessed October 9 2013 Raritan township was formed from Piscataway and Woodbridge in 1870 and has a population of 3 460 It is nine miles north and south and six east and west Staff A compendium of the ninth census 1870 p 260 United States Census Bureau 1872 Accessed November 22 2012 Porter Robert Percival Preliminary Results as Contained in the Eleventh Census Bulletins Volume III 51 to 75 p 98 United States Census Bureau 1890 Accessed July 14 2012 Listed as Raritan Township Shows 1890 population of 3 789 Thirteenth Census of the United States 1910 Population by Counties and Minor Civil Divisions 1910 1900 1890 United States Census Bureau p 337 Accessed July 14 2012 Listed as Raritan Township Fifteenth Census of the United States 1930 Population Volume I United States Census Bureau p 717 Accessed January 25 2012 Table 6 New Jersey Resident Population by Municipality 1940 2000 Workforce New Jersey Public Information Network August 2001 Accessed May 1 2023 a b c d e Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic Social Economic Housing Characteristics for Edison township Middlesex County New Jersey Archived August 1 2013 at the Wayback Machine United States Census Bureau Accessed January 25 2012 a b c d e DP 1 Profile of General Demographic Characteristics 2000 Census 2000 Summary File 1 SF 1 100 Percent Data for Edison township Middlesex County New Jersey United States Census Bureau Accessed July 14 2012 DP03 Selected Economic Characteristics from the 2006 2010 American Community Survey 5 Year Estimates for Edison township Middlesex County New Jersey United States Census Bureau Accessed January 25 2012 Attrino Anthony G Edison s ExxonMobil to close Middlesex County plant in 2014 NJ Advance Media for NJ com October 5 2012 Accessed April 4 2016 Fisher Janon and Hanley Robert With Last 50 Pickups Ford Ends 56 Years of Work in Edison The New York Times February 27 2014 Accessed April 4 2016 Siwolp Sana Edison Hopes to Transform Old Factory Sites Smartly The New York Times January 26 2005 Accessed April 4 2016 Like a number of other suburban towns in the New York area during the boom years after World War II Edison N J was a magnet for manufacturers looking for vast tracts of land that usually could not be found in older industrial areas like Elizabeth and Rahway Fifty years later however many of the large manufacturing companies that flocked to Edison have left Chang Kathy Edison Towne Square becoming a booming recreational hub Edison Metuchen Sentinel News March 12 2019 Accessed December 3 2019 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 More than a decade ago a 1 2 million lifestyle center was envisioned for the 98 acre site The center is on the former Ford Motor Company site on Route 1 Since 2000 when a 152 000 square foot Sam s Club membership warehouse and gas station opened businesses have been coming to the site including Topgolf which is an entertainment and event venue with point scoring golf games Starbucks and Zinburger Wine and Burger Bar Majesco Entertainment J M Huber Corporation one of the largest family owned businesses in the United States is based in Edison Accessed January 8 2016 Who We Are New Jersey Convention and Exposition Center Accessed March 22 2012 About Us Zylog Systems Limited Accessed September 17 2017 Headquartered in Edison NJ and Chennai India with over 1000 employees and 10 offices that span across the globe from North America Europe Asia Middle East Singapore to Malaysia and with state of the art Offshore Development Centers ODCs amp Research Development Center in India ZSL is certified for ISO 9001 2015 standards and assessed for higher CMMI Levels King Hope The 2 5 billion high school CNNMoney August 31 2015 Accessed April 4 2016 Rothman Evan Playoff Payoff The Barclays professional golf tournament returns to New Jersey s 95 year old Plainfield Country Club New Jersey Monthly July 11 2011 Accessed August 26 2015 From August 23 through 28 the 95 year old club in Edison will host the 125 best players from the 2011 PGA Tour at the Barclays the first leg in the four tournament playoff for the FedExCup worth a cool 10 million to the winner For Plainfield Country Club it s the first important professional championship since the 1987 U S Women s Open New Jersey Development of Revolutionary War Battlefield Edison Archived May 27 2010 at the Wayback Machine Advisory Council on Historic Preservation August 9 2004 Accessed March 22 2012 Roosevelt Park Middlesex County New Jersey Accessed July 14 2022 Roosevelt Park is the oldest park in the Middlesex County Park System dating back to 1917 Set in the midst of a highly developed area Roosevelt Park is our answer to New York City s Central Park Here park visitors can enjoy 196 acres of majestic trees complemented by a picturesque eight acre lake just perfect for fishing The Faulkner Act New Jersey s Optional Municipal Charter Law Archived October 12 2013 at the Wayback Machine New Jersey State League of Municipalities July 2007 Accessed October 9 2013 Inventory of Municipal Forms of Government in New Jersey Rutgers University Center for Government Studies July 1 2011 Accessed November 18 2019 Edison Municipal Council Township of Edison Accessed December 14 2022 The Edison Township Council is the legislative branch of this local government It is comprised of seven members All of the members are elected to at large seats with four year terms The terms are staggered Three council seats are up of election in a given year and then the remaining four seats are up for election two years later Council Members Township of Edison Accessed April 13 2022 2022 Municipal Data Sheet Township of Edison Accessed December 14 2022 General Election November 2 2021 Official Results Middlesex County New Jersey updated November 19 2021 Accessed April 13 2022 November 5 2019 General Election Official Results Middlesex County New Jersey Accessed January 1 2020 Mayor Antonia Ricigliano Township of Edison backed up by the Internet Archive as of September 7 2013 Accessed September 17 2017 Currently serving as the first woman Mayor of Edison Township since being sworn into office January 1 2010 Melisurgo Len Local leaders in New Jersey getting ready to take oath The Star Ledger January 1 2010 Accessed October 9 2013 In Edison the first female mayor in the township s history Antonia Toni Ricigliano is scheduled to take the oath of office today ending the four year reign of the township s first Asian American mayor Jun Choi McCarthy Craig August 23 2017 Outsted Edison Democratic Chair plans to run for mayor as a Republican nj com NJ Advance Media Retrieved July 15 2018 McCarthy Craig November 8 2017 Middlesex County real time elections results 2017 nj com NJ Advance Media Retrieved July 15 2018 Kent Spencer Edison Township Council appoints Dem to fill vacancy NJ Advance Media for NJ com June 24 2016 Accessed July 12 2016 The Edison Township Council has appointed Joseph A Coyle a Democrat to fill the seat left vacant by Robert Karabinchak after Karabinchak was appointed to the state Assembly in late May according to a statement from the township November 8 2016 General Election Results Middlesex County New Jersey Accessed January 30 2017 Barca Jerry Edison Dems endorse Choi Primary victor gains support Home News Tribune June 9 2005 Accessed March 22 2012 Green Adam and Stoller Matt Jersey Boy The election of a Korean American mayor in Edison New Jersey may offer a blueprint for Democrats nationwide in 2006 Archived from the original on May 13 2008 Retrieved September 23 2007 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint bot original URL status unknown link The American Prospect January 9 2006 backed up by the Internet Archive as of May 13 2008 Accessed March 22 2012 Edison Smart Growth Planning Summit Township of Edison backed up by the Internet Archive as of September 17 2007 Mayor Loses Courageous Legal Battle With Wal Mart Sprawl Busters April 28 2007 Retrieved January 18 2021 Division of Police Township of Edison Accessed September 17 2017 Mueller Mark Betraying the badge Edison police produce astonishing record of misconduct The Star Ledger December 10 2012 Accessed December 15 2015 Cohen Noah 4 Edison cops plead guilty in retaliation plot over DUI The Star Ledger September 16 2016 Accessed September 17 2016 Mueller Mark Edison Police Department s ugly infighting expected to spill out in court this week The Star Ledger February 23 2015 Accessed December 15 2015 Kent Spencer Retired Edison officer admits to stealing 38K from town The Star Ledger August 2 2016 Accessed August 3 2016 Napoliello Alex Edison cop ex officer charged with plot to burn down superior s house The Star Ledger November 7 2016 Accessed November 7 2016 Russell Suzann Edison cop in sex scandal to return to work Monday Courier News March 9 2016 Accessed December 3 2019 An Edison police officer who has been suspended with pay for more than two years in connection with allegedly pressuring a woman for sex and lying to internal affairs is slated to return to work Monday in compliance with a judge s court order Plan Components Report New Jersey Redistricting Commission December 23 2011 Accessed February 1 2020 Municipalities Sorted by 2011 2020 Legislative District New Jersey Department of State Accessed February 1 2020 2019 New Jersey Citizen s Guide to Government New Jersey League of Women Voters Accessed October 30 2019 Districts by Number for 2011 2020 New Jersey Legislature Accessed January 6 2013 2011 New Jersey Citizen s Guide to Government Archived June 4 2013 at the Wayback Machine p 57 New Jersey League of Women Voters Accessed May 22 2015 Directory of Representatives New Jersey United States House of Representatives Accessed January 3 2019 Biography Congressman Frank Pallone Jr Accessed January 3 2019 Frank Pallone Jr was born in Long Branch New Jersey where he grew up and still 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Commissioner to be County Commissioner Director and another to be County Commissioner Deputy Director Ronald G Rios Middlesex County New Jersey Accessed May 1 2022 Shanti Narra Middlesex County New Jersey Accessed May 1 2022 Claribel A Azcona Barber Middlesex County New Jersey Accessed May 1 2022 Charles Kenny Middlesex County New Jersey Accessed May 1 2022 Leslie Koppel Middlesex County New Jersey Accessed May 1 2022 Chanelle Scott McCullum Middlesex County New Jersey Accessed May 1 2022 Charles E Tomaro Middlesex County New Jersey Accessed May 1 2022 2022 County Data Sheet Middlesex County New Jersey Accessed May 1 2022 Nancy J Pinkin Middlesex County New Jersey Accessed May 1 2022 Clerks Constitutional Officers Association of New Jersey Accessed June 19 2022 Mildred S Scott Middlesex County New Jersey Accessed May 1 2022 Sheriffs Constitutional Officers Association of New Jersey Accessed June 19 2022 Claribel Cortes Middlesex County New Jersey Accessed May 1 2022 Constitutional 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Elections December 31 2009 Accessed November 22 2012 Edison Board of Education District Policy 0110 Identification Edison Township Public Schools Accessed April 28 2023 Purpose The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Pre Kindergarten through twelve in the Edison School District Composition The Edison School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Edison District information for Edison Township School District National Center for Education Statistics Accessed December 1 2022 School Data for the Edison Township Public Schools National Center for Education Statistics Accessed December 1 2022 Edison Early Learning Center Edison Township Public Schools Accessed April 28 2023 Franklin D Roosevelt Preschool Edison Township Public Schools Accessed April 28 2023 Benjamin Franklin Elementary School Edison Township Public Schools Accessed April 28 2023 Martin Luther King Jr Elementary School Edison Township Public Schools Accessed April 28 2023 Lincoln Elementary School Edison Township Public Schools Accessed April 28 2023 Lindeneau Elementary School Edison Township Public Schools Accessed April 28 2023 James Madison Primary School Edison Township Public Schools Accessed April 28 2023 James Madison Intermediate School Edison Township Public Schools Accessed April 28 2023 John Marshall Elementary School Edison Township Public Schools Accessed April 28 2023 Menlo Park Elementary School Edison Township Public Schools Accessed April 28 2023 James Monroe Elementary School Edison Township Public Schools Accessed April 28 2023 Washington Elementary School Edison Township Public Schools Accessed April 28 2023 Woodbrook Elementary School Edison Township Public Schools Accessed April 28 2023 John Adams Middle School Edison Township Public Schools Accessed April 28 2023 Herbert Hoover Middle School Edison Township Public Schools Accessed April 28 2023 Thomas Jefferson Middle School Edison Township Public Schools Accessed April 28 2023 Woodrow Wilson Middle School Edison Township Public Schools Accessed April 28 2023 Edison High School Edison Township Public Schools Accessed April 28 2023 J P Stevens High School Edison Township Public Schools Accessed April 28 2023 School Performance Reports for the Edison Township School District New Jersey Department of Education Accessed April 28 2023 New Jersey School Directory for the Edison Township Public Schools New Jersey Department of Education Accessed December 29 2016 Staff The Top New Jersey High Schools Alphabetical New Jersey Monthly August 16 2012 Accessed November 20 2012 Staff Best High Schools John P Stevens High School U S News amp World Report 2016 Accessed November 11 2016 Staff Best High Schools Edison High School U S News amp World Report 2016 Accessed November 11 2016 About Us Greater Brunswick Charter School Accessed December 15 2019 The Greater Brunswick Regional Charter School is defined by the broad themes of child directed learning in the vein of constructivism Howard Gardner s unschooled mind and Montessori instruction multi age groupings of students a unique degree of parental and community involvement and a region of residence serving the entire and contiguous school districts of New Brunswick Edison Highland Park and Milltown District information for Greater Brunswick Charter School National Center for Education Statistics Accessed November 1 2019 Heyboer Kelly How to get your kid a seat in one of N J s hardest to get into high schools NJ Advance Media for NJ com May 2017 Accessed November 18 2019 Middlesex County has two stand alone career academies for high achieving students the Academy for Science Math and Engineering Technology located on the campus of Middlesex County College in Edison and the Academy for Allied Health and Biomedical Sciences in Woodbridge How to apply Students must attend a mandatory information session and submit an application by November of their 8th grade year Locations Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools Accessed December 2 2019 Middlesex County Academy for Science Mathematics and Engineering Technologies Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools Accessed September 17 2017 Schools in the Dioces of Metuchen Listed by County Roman Catholic Diocese of Metuchen Accessed December 4 2019 About RPRY Rabbi Pesach Raymon Yeshiva Accessed December 4 2019 From pre nursery through eighth grade RPRY is committed to providing a stellar foundation for our students Jewish commitment academic success and emotional well being Born of a dream to rebuild Jewish education in the United States after the Holocaust Rabbi Pesach Raymon Yeshiva was founded in 1945 as Moriah Yeshiva Academy by Rabbi Pesach Raymon About Our School Yeshiva Shaarei Tzion Accessed December 4 2019 The school quickly grew into a three campus system with a Preschool a Girls School and a Boys School serving families from communities throughout Central New Jersey YST is Highland Park Edison s only Jewish community school to offer separate boys and girls elementary education Lakeview School New Jersey Institute for Disabilities Accessed December 4 2019 Facts amp Stats Wardlaw Hartridge School Accessed December 4 2019 Lincoln Technical Institute in Edison NJ Lincoln Tech Accessed August 26 2015 Edison Campus Map Middlesex County College Accessed December 4 2019 Boyd Leslie Campuses are cities within Piscataway Courier News October 26 1999 Accessed October 9 2013 Across Metlars Lane is the 972 acre Livingston Campus home to 2 145 undergraduate students and the Rutgers Athletic Center where the university basketball teams play About one third of the Livingston campus is in Edison and Highland Park Locations Edison Public Library Accessed March 22 2012 Middlesex County Road Map New Jersey Department of Transportation Accessed December 1 2019 Middlesex County Mileage by Municipality and Jurisdiction New Jersey Department of Transportation May 2010 Accessed July 24 2014 Route 27 Straight Line Diagram New Jersey Department of Transportation updated March 2018 Accessed December 4 2019 Route 440 Straight Line Diagram New Jersey Department of Transportation updated May 2016 Accessed December 4 2019 U S Route 1 Straight Line Diagram New Jersey Department of Transportation updated May 2018 Accessed December 4 2019 Interstate 287 Straight Line Diagram New Jersey Department of Transportation updated May 2017 Accessed December 4 2019 Interstate 95 Straight Line Diagram New Jersey Department of Transportation updated May 2017 Accessed December 4 2019 Enlarged View 42 Edison Township Middlesex County New Jersey Department of Transportation March 2019 Accessed December 4 2019 D Amico Jessica State s red light camera program comes to a stop Edison Metuchen Sentinel January 15 2015 backed up by the Internet Archive as of March 4 2016 Accessed September 17 2017 In Edison cameras were located at three intersections all along Route 1 at Plainfield Avenue Prince Street and Wooding Avenue According to information from the township dating back to 2013 the cameras brought about a 32 percent reduction in accidents at the three intersections Rightangle collisions fell by 71 percent and rear end accidents decreased by 17 percent according to the data Edison station NJ Transit Accessed October 9 2013 Northeast Corridor Line Edison station NJ Transit Accessed October 9 2013 Metuchen station NJ Transit Accessed October 9 2013 Metropark station NJ Transit Accessed October 9 2013 Middlesex County Bus Rail Connections NJ Transit backed up by the Internet Archive as of May 22 2009 Accessed January 25 2012 Airport Shuttle Bus Archived March 6 2016 at the Wayback Machine China Airlines September 15 2015 Accessed September 17 2017 About JFK Medical Center JFK Medical Center Accessed September 17 2017 Founded in 1967 JFK Medical Center is a non profit 498 bed community hospital serving residents of Middlesex Union and Somerset counties in Central New Jersey With more than 900 affiliated physicians JFK offers services including general and specialized surgery cardiac care maternity and pediatric care and emergency medicine Home Page Roosevelt Care Center Edison Accessed March 24 2015 About Us Raritan Valley Regional EMS Accessed September 19 2021 Kalita S Mitra Suburban Sahibs Three Immigrant Families and Their Passage from India to America p 115 Rutgers University Press 2003 ISBN 9780813533186 Accessed August 30 2015 Staff Assemblyman Barnes nominated to head parole board Home News Tribune Accessed March 22 2012 Governor Jon S Corzine today nominated Assemblyman Peter J Barnes Jr of Edison as chairman of the State Parole Board Assemblyman Barnes s Legislative Website New Jersey Legislature Accessed October 16 2011 Waters Mike Why Syracuse recruit Tyus Battle switched schools high schools that is The Post Standard November 13 2015 Accessed February 2 2017 Battle lives in Edison N J with his father brother sister and step mother Brandon Bielak Notre Dame Fighting Irish baseball Accessed April 6 2021 Born in Edison New Jersey Ambassador Gayleatha B Brown United States Ambassador to the Republic of Benin Archived from the original on June 8 2009 Retrieved February 11 2013 Embassy of the United States Cotonou Benin Accessed March 22 2012 She was educated in the Red Jacket Elementary School Matewan Elementary and High Schools in Mingo County West Virginia and Edison Township High School Edison New Jersey About David Bryan Accessed December 31 2006 Michael Campbell Pro Football Reference com Accessed May 1 2020 Born August 12 1989 Age 30 263d in Edison NJ High School Edison NJ Barto Tyler Leonte Carroo the Rutgers receiver that almost wasn t The Trentonian November 14 2013 Accessed October 17 2018 Carroo said head coach Kyle Flood s hiring helped soothe his concerns Once Coach Flood got the job I knew this place was the right place for me and I was going to be fine the Edison native said Al Chez Brass Consultant The Bushwackers backed up by the Internet Archive as of October 6 2007 Accessed September 17 2017 When the family moved to Edison N J his father helped start up a local drum corps called The Saints Al Chez Archived September 18 2017 at the Wayback Machine Youth Education in the Arts Accessed September 17 2017 Whiten Jon Jun Choi Elected Chair of New Jersey Policy Perspective New Jersey Policy Perspective January 13 2016 Accessed May 1 2020 Former Edison Mayor Jun Choi was unanimously elected to serve as Chair of the New Jersey Policy Perspective board last month Rich Clementi Ultimate Fighting Championship Accessed March 22 2012 Kenneth T Cuccinelli The Washington Post Accessed March 22 2012 Fox Margalit Jerry Dior Designer of Major League Baseball s Logo Dies at 82 The New York Times May 29 2015 Accessed May 1 2020 Jerry Dior a graphic designer who created one of the most instantly recognizable logos in the history of American marketing the silhouetted batter that has long symbolized Major League Baseball but who received official credit for it only 40 years after the fact died on May 10 at his home in Edison N J He was 82 Pajich Bob Lee Watkinson Wins Aussie Millions Event No 7 CardPlayer com January 11 2008 Accessed November 10 2008 King Wayne Congressional Delegation Will Undergo Some Shifts The New York Times September 25 1992 Accessed March 22 2012 The fourth incumbent to announce his retirement after this term is Bernard J Dwyer of Edison now in his sixth term Katherine Polk Failla Federal Judicial Center Accessed May 1 2020 Born 1969 in Edison NJ Kratch James Rutgers baseball coaching search 11 potential candidates including an early favorite NJ Advance Media for NJ com May 29 2019 Accessed May 1 2020 Darren Fenster Boston Red Sox minor league outfield base running coordinator The 40 year old Edison native and Rutgers Hall of Famer started his coaching career on Hill s staff and has been with the Red Sox for eight years now five as a manager at the Single and Double A levels Van Gelder Lawrence Gail Fisher 65 TV Actress Who Won Emmy for Mannix The New York Times February 20 2001 Accessed March 19 2014 She was born in Orange N J and grew up in Potters Crossing a black section of Edison Township N J Gaspari Rich Rich Gaspari How He Started as a Skinny Kid amp Ended Up 3x Mr Olympia Runner Up Muscular Development February 3 2017 I lived in Edison New Jersey and Rutgers University wasn t too far away Frank Giunta Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Accessed September 17 2017 Guinta Frank a Representative from New Hampshire born in Edison Middlesex County N J September 26 1970 Olivier Bobby N J pop star Halsey was magnetic in her largest home state concert yet NJ Advance Media for NJ com November 28 2017 Accessed February 8 2018 Before she was Halsey the Grammy nominated alt pop songstress who sold out Madison Square Garden last summer and scored her first No 1 album this past June she was Ashley Halsey being an anagram Nicoletta Frangipane born Sept 29 1994 at JFK Medical Center in Edison to parents who had met and married at Fairleigh Dickinson University Jordan Chris R amp B singer Pamela Long tells the Total story Asbury Park Press March 26 2012 Accessed March 28 2013 Today everybody s jumping back on and piggy backing on what the next person is doing said Long a native of Edison Moriarty Thomas Trump will name this Christie ally from Jersey to federal judgeship NJ Advance Media for NJ com April 10 2018 updated January 30 2019 Accessed January 21 2021 Matey a 47 year old who was born in Edison and raised in Rahway spent four years under Christie at the U S Attorney s Office before joining him in Trenton Cartoonist Patrick McDonnell PBS July 9 2010 Accessed September 17 2017 The world of all those characters mirrors his own world in Edison New Jersey one acre of tranquility where deer often graze and a cat sleeps on a nearby window sill reminders says McDonnell of this stillness all around and that true happiness is found in simple things Staff Earl Schenck Miers Dies at 62 Wrote on Civil War and Lincoln The New York Times November 19 1972 Accessed September 17 2017 Edison N J Nov 18 Earl Schenck Miers an author and editor best known for his writings on the Civil War and Abraham Lincoln died yesterday at his home His age was 62 Victor Mitchell Project Vote Smart Accessed March 22 2012 Akash Modi USA Gymnastics Accessed August 11 2019 Birthplace Edison NJ USA Hometown Morganville NJ USA Name of High School High Technology High School High School Graduation Year 2013 Brittany Murphy Interview Interview May 2000 Breathy and infectious Murphy an only child raised by her mom in Edison New Jersey was in a bind the night we talked in a Manhattan apartment Emling Shelley Stand up Comic Jim Norton a New Jersey Boy Returns to the Wellmont Verona CedarGrove Patch March 3 2011 backed up by the Internet Archive as of December 19 2011 Accessed September 17 2017 Although he now lives in New York City he grew up in Edison and says he s still a Jersey boy at heart My story Margie Palatini Accessed March 22 2012 As Zoey Zinevich would say here s the spill I grew up in Edison New Jersey Yup It s named after Thomas you know who He invented the light bulb phonograph movie camera etc etc lots of etc and his first laboratory was in Edison then called Menlo Park Armstrong Lois In the Kitchen With Robert Pastorelli After Leaving Murphy Brown the Man Who Played Eldin the Painter Returns to a Familiar Role well Sort Of as a Celebrity Chef People June 27 1994 Accessed April 4 2016 His mom provided the recipe for zucchini parmigiana one of Bobby s favorites when he was growing up in Edison N J Zach Perez William Paterson Pioneers Accessed October 10 2019 Hometown Edison N J as a captain and was named the team s Most Valuable Player as a junior at Rutgers Prep Won a Greater Middlesex County title at Edison H S during his freshman campaign Jeffers Glenn Shutout In Relief Better Than Shut Eye Chicago Tribune August 9 1997 Accessed March 22 2012 Marc Pisciotta got the call around 11 45 Thursday night The right handed pitcher was going to Chicago I had to go into the clubhouse for some coffee said the Edison NJ native who turned 27 Thursday Caiazza Tom Five million miles and one heck of a view Astronaut returns after space flight township names day in his honor Woodbridge Sentinel May 9 2007 Accessed September 17 2017 Polansky an Edison native and graduate of J P Stevens High School returned to his alma mater Monday after commanding STS 116 the space shuttle mission to the International Space Station last December Jordan Chris Drummer Bernard Pretty Purdie has kept the time to your life Asbury Park Press October 4 2013 Accessed October 5 2013 Purdie eventually moved to Jersey Teaneck and Edison before settling in Springfield Foster Stella July 3 2008 Goode times Chicago Sun Times p 39 King Hope The 2 5 billion high school CNN August 31 2015 Accessed March 11 2022 Chieh Huang Matt Salzberg and Ken Chen graduated just a few years before me We grew up in central New Jersey We went to J P Stevens a public high school in Edison Thomas Bob via Associated Press Film Was Revelation For Susan Sarandon The Palm Beach Post April 24 1981 Accessed October 9 2013 The new film Atlantic City displays the underside of that reviving New Jersey resort and it s a world that actress Susan Sarandon has visited She grew up in Edison N J an hour s drive distant but before the movie she had never seen Atlantic City old or new The Central New Jersey Home News from New Brunswick New Jersey on February 23 1962 9 Newspapers com Retrieved August 16 2021 The Central New Jersey Home News from New Brunswick New Jersey on July 12 1970 29 Newspapers com Retrieved August 16 2021 Via Associated Press Paul McCartney former Edison resident Nancy Shevell to marry at site of his first wedding The Star Ledger September 16 2011 Accessed January 24 2012 Westminster Council said the notice was posted Wednesday meaning the couple could marry anytime after September 30 Shevell was raised in Edison and graduated from J P Stevens High School Always Too Much and Never Enough How a New Yorker found her authentic self through veganism and juicing New York Daily News March 4 2016 Accessed November 26 2019 Like many of us Jasmin Singer had a complicated relationship with food growing up which she details in her memoir Always Too Much and Never Enough The Edison N J native found comfort in junk food while dealing with the divorce of her parents Staff B Mets Plan Giant Event For Chris Snee Day OurSportsCentral com April 15 2008 Accessed October 16 2011 After high school the son of Montrose residents Diane amp Ed Snee earned a full scholarship to Boston College After redshirting his first year the Edison NJ born lineman evolved into a three year starter for the Eagles and an All Big East performer before making himself eligible for the NFL Draft in January 2004 Chang Kathy Edison s TV station marks 20 years of broadcasting Edison Sentinel September 21 2011 Accessed September 17 2017 Then in 1994 with Mayor George Spadoro s vision the township sent its tapes to TKR Cable and began airing a segment called Focus on Edison as well as Township Council meetings and specials Joel Stein Columnist Archived May 23 2010 at the Wayback Machine Los Angeles Times Accessed October 9 2013 Joel Stein is desperate for attention He grew up in Edison N J went to Stanford and then worked for Martha Stewart for a year McFadden Robert D Robert T Stevens Former Army Secretary Dies At 83 The New York Times February 1 1983 Accessed March 8 2018 Robert T Stevens a former Secretary of the Army who became a major figure in the 1954 Army McCarthy hearings that led to the condemnation of Senator Joseph R McCarthy and the collapse of his anti Communist campaigns died Sunday at his home in Edison N J Isaac Dave Edison s Stolarz to be first NJ goalie to play in NHL Courier Post November 26 2016 Accessed March 7 2023 Anthony Stolarz has been thinking about Sunday for a long long time Selected in the second round of the 2012 draft the Edison born player will be the first goalie from New Jersey to play in an NHL game Jim Stoops The Baseball Cube Accessed December 3 2019 Born Date June 30 1972 47 156 Place Edison New Jersey Questionnaire For Judicial Nominees Jennifer Sung United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary Accessed October 14 2021 Birthplace State year and place of birth 1972 Edison New Jersey Haley John Q and A session with Marques Townes of St Joseph Met what sport will he play in college The Star Ledger January 28 2014 Accessed March 26 2018 So that was the first thing I addressed with Townes who grew up in Rahway moved to South Amboy in the fifth grade and who now lives in Edison Haley John Karl Towns of St Joseph Met is The Star Ledger boys basketball state Player of the Year 2013 14 The Star Ledger March 30 2014 Accessed April 23 2017 When a New York City television station was following around a political figure who was visiting newborn babies at John F Kennedy Medical Center in Edison the crew was immediately drawn to Towns He was the biggest kid in the nursery weighing 10 pounds measuring 25 inches in length with huge feet Chang Kathy Vallely brings skating stunts home to Edison Many come out to enjoy pro skateboarding tour stop Edison Sentinel August 11 2010 Accessed September 17 2017 edison After about a dozen times attempting a 360 degree knee flip and grab trick on his skateboard Mike Vallely a professional skateboarder and township native threw his hands up Vallely s hometown was the 13th of 24 stops on the inaugural Glory Bound Skatepark Tour King Wayne Legislators Vote to Ban Photo Radar For Speeders The New York Times June 12 1992 Accessed August 29 2019 Another sponsor of the bill Assemblyman Jeffrey Warsh Republican of Edison called the device nothing less than a full frontal assault on the system of American jurisprudence that would overturn the tradition that we are innocent until proven guilty Staff Darrin A Winston 42 of Clarksburg in Millstone Township Asbury Park Press August 17 2008 Accessed September 4 2008 Darrin A Winston 42 of Clarksburg in Millstone Township passed away Friday Aug 15 at CentraState Medical Center Freehold Township Born in Passaic he lived in Edison before moving to Millstone Township 10 years ago Sullivan William J Edison native Jeremy Zuttah making impact on O line for Bucs The Star Ledger November 10 2008 Accessed October 16 2011 Jeremy Zuttah was a sturdy presence during his Rutgers career starting 40 of 44 games in his four seasons on the offensive line for the Scarlet Knights Now the Edison native has quickly made his presence felt in the NFL as a rookie with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Avidan Management unveils US s largest solar rooftop system April 20 2011 Chang Kathy and Kesten Karen L Birth of a town Edison Sentinel December 30 2009 Accessed September 17 2017 The Bonhamtown section of Edison was named after Nicholas Bonham a freeholder from 1682 to 1683 In his book Welcome to Edison An Enlightening Community David C Sheehan writes that Bonhamtown at the time was a hamlet town of few homes which is said to have been the site of an old Indian Village and later a Continental Army camp and battleground during the Revolution Camp Kilmer National Archives at New York City Accessed March 22 2012 Toward the end of 1941 with the threat of war imminent the War Department chose a site between Edison and Piscataway New Jersey as a staging area for troops Dismal Swamp Archived June 1 2012 at the Wayback Machine Sierra Club Accessed March 22 2012 The Dismal Swamp located in Edison Metuchen and South Plainfield is 660 acres and is designated a priority wetland by the U S Fish and Wildlife Service McFadden Robert D Explosion In Edison The Overview New Jersey Pipeline Explosion Sets Off Panic Chaos and Fear The New York Times March 25 1994 Accessed March 22 2012 About 100 people suffered burns or were felled by smoke 2 000 residents of Edison and nearby Metuchen were evacuated and about 300 lost their homes and all their possessions in the blast of undetermined origin It occurred just before midnight Wednesday in a buried 36 inch pipeline that supplies natural gas from Texas to much of New Jersey and the New York metropolitan area Staff State Orders Edison Landfill Shut The New York Times June 28 1977 Accessed November 4 2018 The State Department of Environmental Protection ordered today that Kin Buc Inc in Edison Township stop accepting solid waste and close its land fill operation within 30 days Edison station NJ Transit Accessed March 22 2012 Caiazza Tom DEP finds hazardous materials in ILR landfill Contaminants were found on site of proposed 500K sq ft warehouse Edison Sentinel March 7 2007 Accessed September 17 2017 The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection DEP has issued a pair of violations to Industrial Land Reclaiming Inc owners of the landfill of the same name for hazardous waste that was found in the soil outside of the landfill wall Superfund Site Kin Buc Landfill Edison Township NJ Environmental Protection Agency Accessed September 17 2017 The Kin Buc Landfill Superfund Site is located in Edison Township New Jersey The 220 acre Site is composed of an inactive landfill that operated from the late 1940s to 1976 From 1971 to 1976 the Site was a State approved landfill for industrial and municipal wastes both solid and liquid The Site accepted hazardous waste during this period until the State revoked its permit in 1976 due to the violation of several environmental statutes Dudley William L The Story of the Friends in PlainfieldIncludingA History of Early Quaker Families Rahway amp Plainfield Friends Quaker Meeting March 29 1929 Accessed March 24 2015 The Laing family composed a prominent part of the first permanent settlers in this neighborhood John Laing the progenitor of this long line in East Jersey came over from Craigforth Aberdeen County Scotland August 1685 landing in Amboy near which place for a few years he lived with his wife Margaret and his children John Abraham William Christiana and Isabel In 1698 he moved to the Plains near where South Plainfield now is His son John married in 1708 Elizabeth Shotwell a direct descendent of the original Abraham Shotwell His daughter Isabel in 1700 married Joseph Fitz Randolph son of Nathaniel Menlo Park Mall Malls and Outlets Accessed October 9 2013 About Us Thomas Alva Edison Memorial Tower and Museum Accessed March 22 2012 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Edison New Jersey Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Edison Official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Edison New Jersey amp oldid 1155784032, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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