Edison, New Jersey

3831:) are Edison Early Learning Center (53 students; grades PreK-K), Franklin D. Roosevelt Preschool (124; PreK-K), Benjamin Franklin Elementary School (602; K-5), Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School (618; K-5), Lincoln Elementary School (900; K-5), Lindeneau Elementary School (444; K-5), James Madison Primary School (455; K-2, who then move on to James Madison Intermediate) James Madison Intermediate School (521; 3–5), John Marshall Elementary School (736; K-5), Menlo Park Elementary School (796; K-5), James Monroe Elementary School (521; K-5), Washington Elementary School (589; K-5), Woodbrook Elementary School (902; K-5), John Adams Middle School (980; 6–8, from James Madison Intermediate and MLK Jr.), Herbert Hoover Middle School (911; 6–8, from Franklin, Lincoln, Monroe, and some Lindeneau), Thomas Jefferson Middle School (868; 6–8, from Lindeneau, Marshall and Washington), Woodrow Wilson Middle School (1,163; from Menlo Park and Woodbrook), 962: 4033: 235: 12067:, Rahway & 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." 894: 279: 7421:, 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." 255: 5881:

church was known as the First Baptist Church of Piscataway. Present-day congregants celebrated the tercentennial of their church in a year-long celebration in 1989. The land now occupied by the church and burial ground at Stelton was purchased in April 1731, and a house of worship erected there in 1748. This building was taken down and rebuilt in 1825, but was destroyed by fire January 1, 1851. The building which took its place, also burned in 1924, and the present church was erected in 1925. In 1870 the incorporation of parts of Piscataway and Woodbridge Townships to form Raritan Township, placed the church in the latter municipality, which became Edison.

140: 12715: 126: 17354: 16740: 315: 4384: 156: 2721: 3774: 170: 351: 2660: 66: 3788: 4162: 80: 4289: 5936:, 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." 96: 202: 6526:, 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." 425: 2852: 110: 15839: 12045:. 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." 1068: 2269: 14098: 5208: 446: 3819:. 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 and two 6-8 middle schools, while in the J.P. Stevens High School zone to the north there are five K–5 elementary schools and two 6-8 middle 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 192: 5912:, 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." 9636:. 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." 9683:, 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." 4368:. 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. 1173: 50: 8410:. Accessed May 1, 2022. "The residents of Middlesex County's 25 municipalities elect seven persons to serve as members of the Board of County Commissioners. The Commissioners are elected at large to staggered three-year terms in the November general election. In January of each year, the Board reorganizes, selecting one Commissioner to be County Commissioner Director and another to be County Commissioner Deputy Director." 11949:, 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." 6545:, 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." 15577: 12204: 15594: 15569: 4401: 7397:, 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." 15552: 7486:. 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)& Research Development Center in India, ZSL is certified for ISO 9001:2015 standards and assessed for higher CMMI Levels." 358: 322: 286: 6134:, 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." 10880:, 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." 7536:, 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." 11493:, OurSportsCentral.com, April 15, 2008. Accessed October 16, 2011. "After high school, the son of Montrose residents Diane & 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." 10280:, 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." 6011:, 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." 7672:, 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." 9775:. 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." 6574:, 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." 9096:, 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." 11250: 10656:, 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." 7582:. 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." 11694:, 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." 9794:, 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." 5258:, 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'." 11718:, 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." 7903: 10749:, 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." 11065:, 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." 11822:, 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." 10355: 11191:, 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." 6075:, 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." 11574:, 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." 7990:. "In order to gain the mayor's seat, Choi, a first-time candidate for office, defeated incumbent Mayor George Spadoro in a crushing upset to win the Democratic primary. In the general election, Choi beat an- other party stalwart, William Stephens, a former council president who ran as an independent." 3272:

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

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The Stelton Baptist Church is the second oldest Baptist Church in New Jersey and the 10th oldest in the nation. Stelton Baptist Church was formed in the spring of 1689, and among its original members was the Stelle family, after whom the Stelton section of Edison is named. Through 1875, however, the

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In the township 22.9% of the population was under the age of 18, 7.8% was from 18 to 24, 34.0% from 25 to 44, 23.4% from 45 to 64, and 11.9% was 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

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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

11773:, 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. 4356:

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

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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

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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

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Samip "Sam" Joshi, whose term of office ends December 31, 2025. Members of the Township Council are Council President Nishith Patel (D, 2025), Council Vice President Margot Harris (D, 2025), Richard Brescher (D, 2027), Joseph Coyle (D, 2027), Ajay Patil (D, 2027) and John Poyner (D, 2025) and Asaf

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there were 97,687 people, 35,136 households, and 25,881 families residing in the township. The population density was 3,243.0 inhabitants per square mile (1,252.1/km). There were 36,018 housing units at an average density of 1,195.7 per square mile (461.7/km). The racial makeup of the township was

9901:, 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." 4314:

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

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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

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22.7% of the population was 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

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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.

12022:, 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." 1334:

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

8205:, 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." 3118:

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".

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or economic justice theme and 4. an effective Internet-based progressive mobilization. In the general election, Jun Choi declared victory, leading in unofficial results with a vote of 12,126 to 11,935; a recount effort was unsuccessful. On January 1, 2006, at age 34, Choi was sworn in by

10831:. "Greg Gigantino of Hofstra has been honored as an AFLAC National Assistant Football Coach of the Year, an honor he accepts with a sense of humility.... For 26 years the Edison native has served as a graduate assistant, assistant or associate head coach at five different colleges." 4138:), 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 6536: 1903:, an increase from 28.3% in 2010. 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. 7870:, 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." 11796:, 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." 3032:

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.

7784:, 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." 6477:, 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." 11259:, 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." 4371:

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.

234: 11600:, 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." 4075:

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

6049:, 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." 3142:

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. The department is striving to overcome a history of widespread officer misconduct.

11283:, 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." 10531:, 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." 10463:, 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." 1335:

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.

11681: 11240:. 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" 2993:, 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. 11747:, June 7, 2010. Accessed August 30, 2023. "He thumped his heart. 'I was born in the Soviet Union, and we were poor when we came here' — to Edison, New Jersey — 'so it's incredible to me that that many people are interested.'" 11379:

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

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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,

11042:, 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." 11898:, 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." 11091:, 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." 7037:, 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 " 961: 11975:, 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." 11345:, 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." 10795: 3848:

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. According to

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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 were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

3028:. The township is one of 71 municipalities (of the 564) statewide governed under this form. Edison's governing body is comprised of the mayor and the seven-member Township Council. Members of the council are elected 1153:

ranked the township 35th out of the top 100 places to live in the United States. In the 2006 survey of America's Safest Cities, the township was ranked 23rd, out of 371 cities included nationwide, in the 13th annual

10518: 7642: 7619: 9574: 4111:). Exit 10 is located in Edison, featuring a 13-lane toll gate and a unique interchange design. When the "dual-dual" setup of the turnpike was created, it first started in Edison and continued north to Exit 14 in 11655: 10400: 11362: 4344:

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:

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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

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The Menlo Park lab was significant in that was one of the first laboratories to pursue practical, commercial applications of research. It was in his Menlo Park laboratory that Thomas Edison came up with the

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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%. In the

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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

10586:, 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." 2307:

Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.

9648: 9108: 3963:. 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 3134:. 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. 11678: 9089: 10643: 5472: 11987: 8217: 6354:, 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 6062: 3918:

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.

11668:, 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." 6260: 11652: 7700: 7358: 11921:. 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." 10869: 3056:

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

2909:, a video game company, has its corporate headquarters in Edison. Other companies have warehouse operations within Edison. These companies include the Italian food producer and importer 11078: 6023: 3760: 10897:, August 2013. Accessed August 28, 2024. "I was raised in Edison, and when we were deciding where we could live, the chance to come back to Jersey was something I couldn’t turn down." 8765: 4603: 4352:

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.

985:). 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 8265: 5540: 1164:. The rankings focused on low crime, strong schools, green spaces, and abundance of recreational activities. In 2014, parenting.com ranked Edison as the top safest city in America. 8120: 5674: 11165: 8168: 8144: 8094: 7859: 7803: 6876: 1186:, the township had a total area of 30.69 square miles (79.49 km), including 30.06 square miles (77.86 km) of land and 0.63 square miles (1.63 km) of water (2.05%). 11517:, 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 11054: 7384: 3546:

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.

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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.

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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%. In the

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filament. Christie Street was the first street in the world to use electric lights for illumination. Edison subsequently left Menlo Park and moved his home and laboratory to

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ILR Landfill, closed landfill site owned by Industrial Land Reclaiming (ILR) providing power to Middlesex County's wastewater treatment operations from methane gas recovery.

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Starting in the 2000s, manufacturing began to leave Central Jersey, and many facilities closed and moved overseas. The Ford plant was demolished by 2008 and was replaced by

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was 3,339.0 per square mile (1,289.2/km). There were 36,302 housing units at an average density of 1,212.5 per square mile (468.1/km). The racial makeup was 44.10% (44,084)

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Business Park. Raritan Center itself is the largest industrial park on the east side of the Mississippi River. The United States headquarters of the international company

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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.

11533: 6692: 5517: 10702:, 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." 10669: 4338:

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.

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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."

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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-

11506: 11469:, 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, 6921: 6150: 5783: 5760: 5707: 5696: 5525: 5480: 5353: 5247: 9597: 9131: 8189: 6719:'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" 6588: 5444: 3522:

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

278: 13583: 11871:, 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 11836: 11584: 10618: 10227: 8819: 7209:

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

6760:, 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." 6293: 3535: 3527: 3511: 3481: 3452: 3423: 3394: 3365: 1832:

Edison hosts one of the region's main centers of Asian American cultural diversity. The township was 50.0% ethnically Asian by population as of the 2020 Census.

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Edison Township, which was formed from sections of Piscataway and Woodbridge townships, was settled (by Europeans) in the 17th century. The earliest village was

11962: 11933: 11546:. 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." 11155:, 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." 10939: 8975: 8851: 8068: 6844: 6747: 6721: 6513: 12643: 12011: 11332: 11217:, 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." 11172:

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."

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Edison also has a significant Chinese population. The town contains several Chinese-language schools and cultural associations. The area near the borders with

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on Sunday afternoons, was established in Thomas Jefferson Middle School, subsequently relocating to Herbert Hoover Middle School. Huaxia currently resides in

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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."

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Central Office Plainfield (Switch ID: PLFDNJPFDS5) (Area Code 908): Serving Roxy Avenue heading north into South Plainfield on both sides of Inman Avenue.

16658: 9978: 9086: 7208: 10640: 10093: 9955: 8327:, Congressman Frank Pallone Jr. Accessed January 3, 2019. "Frank Pallone, Jr., was born in Long Branch, New Jersey, where he grew up and still resides." 7882: 6666: 5469: 4315:

with more comprehensive care. RVREMS receives support from paramedics out of JFK Medical Center. The squad consists of approximately 50 volunteer EMTs.

18996: 10782:, 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." 7315:

DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics from the 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates for Edison township, Middlesex County, New Jersey

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accidents at the three intersections. Rightangle collisions fell by 71 percent and rear-end accidents decreased by 17 percent, according to the data."

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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

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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

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and deputy director. As of 2024, Middlesex County's Commissioners (with party affiliation, term-end year, and residence listed in parentheses) are:

2764: 13021: 10047: 10001: 6956: 6898: 6389: 2929:. In addition Edison is home to the state's largest private convention center, the New Jersey Convention and Exposition Center, located within the 1900: 1852: 11910: 10311: 7355: 6042: 17889: 11639: 11146: 10866: 6902: 6613: 6210: 12034: 3073:. 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. 18863: 18396: 18288: 18235: 17112: 16930: 16116: 15506: 14008: 13588: 11075: 10856:. Accessed September 17, 2017. "Guinta, Frank, a Representative from New Hampshire; born in Edison, Middlesex County, N.J., September 26, 1970" 3986:

is a for-profit vocational school located in Edison. Lincoln Tech offers various programs in Nursing and in medical and computer applications.

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

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passes through Edison, where it houses its southern end at I-95. The municipality also houses about a 5-mile (8.0 km) section of the

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set up his home and research laboratory in New Jersey on the site of an unsuccessful real estate development in Raritan Township called "

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parade typically travels northbound from Division Street to festivities in Papaianni Park by the lake and township municipal building.

350: 11051: 10714: 10559: 9032: 6970: 993:, a mechanical vote counter, the alkaline storage battery including one for an electric car, and the first commercial electric light. 314: 18971: 12460: 11612: 11302:, October 4, 2013. Accessed October 5, 2013. "Purdie eventually moved to Jersey — Teaneck and Edison before settling in Springfield." 10686: 7602: 7594: 7556: 5021: 3215: 3048:

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

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Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for Edison township, Middlesex County, New Jersey

5412: 5374: 5092: 4488: 3828: 2383: 1273: 733: 10666: 10376: 8943: 8788: 7924:"Jersey Boy: The election of a Korean-American mayor in Edison, New Jersey may offer a blueprint for Democrats nationwide in 2006" 7179: 5273: 17675: 17483: 17385: 16651: 15436: 14658: 13358: 13143: 12526: 12450: 12392: 12060: 10762: 10413:, November 13, 2015. Accessed February 2, 2017. "Battle lives in Edison, N.J., with his father, brother, sister and step-mother." 10101: 10078: 10055: 10032: 10009: 9986: 9963: 9940: 9913: 7923: 7293: 6420: 5969: 4422: 4304: 4298: 4292: 4146: 4077: 3735: 3722: 3692: 3663: 3634: 3605: 3576: 1116:

community and a number of temples serving the religious needs of the community. Reflecting the number of Edison's residents from

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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

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Eighth grade students from all of Middlesex County are eligible to apply to attend the high school programs offered by the

927: 826: 11806: 9173: 7271: 6314: 5892: 18683: 17441: 17333: 16236: 15639: 12511: 12341: 11018:'(Today) everybody's jumping back on and piggy backing on what the next person is doing,' said Long, a native of Edison." 10908: 10818: 10158: 9825: 8968: 8225: 7970: 6236: 6175:, Australia-China Chamber of Commerce and Industry of New South Wales, dated November 14, 2001. Accessed August 30, 2015. 5403: 5138: 4983: 1034: 743: 18625: 11503: 10540: 9848: 8603: 8575: 8547: 8515: 8499: 8483: 8467: 8451: 8435: 8419: 6917: 5731:

DP-1 – Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 for Edison township, Middlesex County, New Jersey

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Advian, which in 2012 featured what was then the nation's largest solar rooftop installation at 17 acres (6.9 ha).

3930: 919:, who lived in the area and travelled through it to the shore. In 1646, Chief Matouchin led a group of 1,200 warriors. 11832: 10598: 8812: 6283: 18693: 18458: 18453: 18298: 17992: 16940: 16156: 13737: 13576: 13006: 12098: 11959: 11184: 10342: 9871: 8844: 8336: 6841: 6744: 6715: 6510: 4757: 4484: 3855:

in 2016, J.P. Stevens ranked 41st within New Jersey and 905th nationally, while Edison H.S. ranked 59th and 2,015th.

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Tastee Sub Shop is a popular sandwich establishment off of Route 27 Lincoln Highway in South Edison that President

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13th Annual Safest (and Most Dangerous) Cities: Top and Bottom 25 Cities Overall: Top and Bottom 26 Cities Overall

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Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Minor Civil Divisions in New Jersey: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023

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Edison is primarily a middle-class community with more than 75 ethnic communities represented. Edison has a large

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Edison is located in the 6th Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 18th state legislative district.

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on March 15, 1905. The name was officially changed to Edison Township on November 10, 1954, in honor of inventor

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Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910: Population by Counties and Minor Civil Divisions, 1910, 1900, 1890

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for the township was $ 36,464 (+/− $ 1,184). About 3.5% of families and 7.2% of the population were below the

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one of the largest family-owned businesses in the United States is based in Edison. Accessed January 8, 2016.

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cables that belonged to the Rahway central office were assigned to give new phone service to over 400 homes.

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There were 35,136 households, out of which 34.3% had children under the age of 18 living in them, 61.1% were

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Edison has three public library branches: The Main Branch, North Edison Branch and the Clara Barton Branch.

3315:), Sheriff Mildred S. Scott (D, 2025, Piscataway) and Surrogate Claribel Cortes (D, 2026; North Brunswick). 2875:'s production plant for Rangers, Mustangs, Pintos, Mercurys, and Lincolns. Other notable companies included 18772: 18371: 18318: 18225: 18215: 18167: 18129: 18007: 17919: 17914: 17874: 17851: 17453: 17158: 17148: 17062: 17047: 17042: 17032: 16873: 16861: 16856: 16171: 15828: 15728: 15708: 15530: 15339: 14561: 13900: 13890: 13645: 13554: 13128: 13123: 13051: 12981: 12910: 12779: 12653: 12578: 12245: 12235: 10973: 9496: 9477: 9382: 9363: 9344: 9325: 9306: 9287: 9268: 9249: 9230: 9211: 9192: 8623: 8607: 8579: 8551: 8535: 8519: 8503: 8487: 8471: 8455: 8439: 8423: 8407: 7890: 7739: 7716: 7579: 6397: 6007: 5909: 5548: 5154: 5085: 4555: 4308: 3948:

in Edison include Lakeview School (for children ages 3–21 with disabilities), Our Lady of Peace School and

3902: 3894: 3765: 3261: 3235: 3211: 3204: 3155: 1218: 950: 946: 779: 463: 299: 240: 10247: 9718: 8339:, PhillyVoice. Accessed April 30, 2021. "He now owns a home and lives in Newark's Central Ward community." 7496: 5749: 893: 18961: 18533: 18348: 18245: 18220: 18210: 18154: 18052: 18047: 17717: 17660: 17458: 17378: 17324: 17173: 17163: 17122: 16799: 16794: 16406: 16301: 16166: 15803: 15738: 15733: 15460: 14796: 14682: 14228: 14211: 13930: 13905: 13865: 13845: 13428: 13398: 13363: 13353: 13348: 13343: 13328: 13298: 13243: 13203: 12956: 12847: 12827: 12521: 12506: 12440: 12346: 12304: 12267: 12156: 9772: 9609: 9583: 7318: 7212: 7187: 7136: 7111: 7086: 7060: 6325: 6269: 5905: 5734: 5616: 5499: 5452: 5385: 5221: 5017: 4970: 4723: 4690: 4599: 4448: 4439: 4108: 4041: 3938: 3851: 3568: 3357: 3281: 3239: 3070: 3037: 2280: 1183: 1160: 935: 535: 145: 10044: 9998: 6386: 6146: 18688: 18559: 18443: 18037: 17829: 17809: 17804: 17729: 17702: 17610: 17535: 17478: 17468: 17302: 17297: 17285: 16784: 16695: 16690: 16096: 16071: 16031: 15773: 15662: 15616: 15359: 15143: 14786: 14766: 14581: 14365: 14253: 14202: 13973: 13920: 13817: 13757: 13433: 13313: 13253: 13133: 12895: 12812: 12588: 12516: 12377: 12362: 11907: 10890: 10502: 10308: 8619: 6793: 6554: 6039: 5650: 5062: 4704: 4568: 4116: 4096: 3312: 3255: 3196: 2984: 2942: 2483: 1257: 1198: 1189:

Edison is on the east side of Raritan Valley (a line of communities in central New Jersey), along with

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in 1994, in which a 36-inch natural gas pipeline burst and exploded, destroying buildings in the area.

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Politics in Edison since the 2005 mayoral election have been polarized by an attempt by retail giant

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count of 99,967, which in turn reflected an increase of 2,280 (+2.3%) from the 97,687 counted in the

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Edison Landfill, landfill site undergoing environmental cleanup since it was ordered closed in 1977.

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form of government, which was implemented as of January 1, 1958, based on the recommendations of a

2728: 1868: 1864: 1293: 1261: 1238: 717: 12076: 11705:"Vallely brings skating stunts home to Edison: Many come out to enjoy pro skateboarding tour stop" 11642:. Accessed October 14, 2021. "Birthplace: State year and place of birth. 1972; Edison, New Jersey" 6634: 3842:

J.P. Stevens was the 80th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 328 schools statewide in

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The community was previously known as "Raritan Township", not to be confused with the current-day

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for the township was $ 30,148. About 3.3% of families and 4.8% of the population were below the

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

1044:. Also on the ballot in 1954 was a failed proposal to change the community's name to Nixon. 18930: 18818: 18790: 18780: 18740: 18656: 18518: 18498: 18423: 18353: 18303: 18099: 18089: 18074: 18064: 18059: 17967: 17077: 17072: 16401: 16396: 16381: 16306: 16296: 16241: 16226: 16206: 16191: 16131: 16126: 16111: 16061: 15968: 15963: 15928: 15908: 15386: 15332: 15322: 15248: 15153: 15072: 15007: 14992: 14982: 14957: 14905: 14861: 14608: 14554: 14544: 14470: 14375: 14324: 14282: 14151: 14078: 14053: 13635: 13463: 13333: 13208: 13188: 13011: 12950: 12930: 12920: 12807: 12769: 12759: 12744: 12739: 12734: 12726: 12598: 11151: 10804: 10711: 10556: 7089:, 1890. Accessed July 14, 2012. Listed as Raritan Township; Shows 1890 population of 3,789. 6288: 5081: 5043: 4803: 4710: 4254: 4250: 4246: 4242: 4238: 4234: 4230: 4139: 4092: 3879: 3871: 3820: 3277: 3177: 2787: 1285: 1194: 1094: 861: 686: 11609: 11391:"The Central New Jersey Home News from New Brunswick, New Jersey on February 23, 1962 · 9" 7591: 6060:"Fertilizer Plant Blows Up; Theory Is That TNT, Accidentally Left in Shells, Caused Blast" 5773:

Table 7. Population for the Counties and Municipalities in New Jersey: 1990, 2000 and 2010

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Table1. New Jersey Counties and Most Populous Cities and Townships: 2020 and 2010 Censuses

1264:, Eggert Mills, Greensand, Haven Homes, Lahiere, Lincoln Park, Lindenau, Martins Landing, 8: 18940: 18925: 18920: 18828: 18823: 18666: 18661: 18602: 18473: 18376: 18328: 17909: 17899: 17869: 17864: 17819: 17403: 17255: 17250: 17245: 17218: 16868: 16826: 16816: 16609: 16431: 16416: 16386: 16341: 16331: 16326: 16161: 16146: 16056: 16051: 16011: 15973: 15923: 15229: 15198: 15057: 15052: 15047: 14922: 14451: 14420: 14339: 14329: 14309: 14268: 14120: 14068: 14023: 13988: 13968: 13671: 13620: 13521: 13484: 13403: 13383: 13323: 13273: 13233: 13223: 13198: 13193: 13026: 12940: 12885: 12593: 12583: 11465: 11371: 10758: 10623: 8308: 7662: 6088: 5867: 5818: 5148: 4766: 4737: 4444: 4431: 4331:. Area Code 848 is an overlay area code that was created so that a split was not needed. 4222: 4179: 4104: 4088: 4061: 4037: 3964: 3131: 2756: 2748: 2744: 2720: 1872: 1289: 1281: 1252:, localities and place names located partially or completely within the township include 1052: 1029:, Nixon established a massive volatile chemicals processing facility there, known as the 15484: 11858: 10736:"Rutgers baseball coaching search: 11 potential candidates, including an early favorite" 7075:

Preliminary Results as Contained in the Eleventh Census Bulletins: Volume III – 51 to 75

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The Counties and Most Populous Cities and Townships in 2010 in New Jersey: 2000 and 2010

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age or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.26.

873: 18883: 18853: 18838: 18750: 18401: 17680: 17280: 17260: 17117: 17052: 16604: 16537: 16512: 16496: 16376: 16316: 16291: 16201: 16176: 15953: 15454: 15413: 15371: 15349: 15235: 15224: 15178: 15027: 14987: 14932: 14881: 14801: 14776: 14713: 14676: 14635: 14593: 14571: 14457: 14446: 14400: 14334: 14294: 14038: 13978: 13303: 13248: 13138: 13108: 12935: 12900: 12870: 12402: 11971: 11945: 11930: 11769: 11570: 11555: 11421:"The Central New Jersey Home News from New Brunswick, New Jersey on July 12, 1970 · 29" 11111: 11087: 10793:"Rich Gaspari | How He Started as a Skinny Kid & Ended Up 3x Mr. Olympia Runner Up" 10778: 10698: 10652: 10373: 9557: 8366: 7650: 7627: 7532: 7393: 7367: 7176: 6701: 6675: 6570: 6220: 6194: 6130: 6071: 5683: 5350: 5270: 5158: 4989: 4748: 4744: 4545: 4480: 4207: 4112: 3999: 3844: 3773: 3243: 3227: 3188: 3066: 2872: 2740: 1899:. As part of the 2020 Census, 34.9% of Edison residents identified themselves as being 1856: 1086: 169: 12055: 9910: 6559:"The Census -- A Region of Enclaves: Edison, N.J.; Amid Strip Malls, Indian Expansion" 6166:"Position Paper on Sister State and Sister City Relations Between Australia and China" 3530:, Democrat Barack Obama received 58.8% of the vote (22,409 cast), ahead of Republican 1158:

survey. In 2009, Edison was ranked as one of "America's 10 Best Places to Grow Up" by

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The History of New Jersey: From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time, Volume 1

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Historic Preservation Office, updated September 18, 2019. Accessed December 4, 2019.

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Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2010 for Edison township

4301:, located on James Street off Parsonage Road is a 498-bed hospital founded in 1967. 18597: 17695: 17317: 16727: 16584: 16569: 16346: 16251: 16041: 15158: 15077: 14942: 14816: 14380: 13782: 12552: 12501: 11355: 11169: 10969: 10544: 10235: 10122: 8003: 7957: 7755: 6842:"'Like milk': How one magazine became a mainstay of New Jersey's Chinese community" 6244: 6224: 6215: 6198: 6189: 5312: 5118: 5013: 4961: 4940: 4826: 4815: 4696: 4686: 4661: 4579: 4564: 4215: 4150: 4065: 3968: 3812: 2914: 2739:

counted 99,967 people, 34,972 households, and 26,509 families in the township. The

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Edison has been one of the fastest-growing municipalities in New Jersey. As of the

1041: 17012: 15101: 10447:"Ambassador Gayleatha B. Brown, United States Ambassador to the Republic of Benin" 10398:'Why Syracuse recruit Tyus Battle switched schools ... high schools, that is" 7472: 6611:"Big business in Little India: Commerce flourishes in vibrant ethnic neighborhood" 5289: 4115:. It wasn't until 1973 that the "dual-dual" was extended south of 10 to Exit 9 in 18703: 18584: 18438: 17761: 17712: 17580: 17505: 16846: 16700: 16594: 16522: 15933: 14841: 14791: 14731: 13797: 13722: 12496: 12397: 12102: 12083: 12064: 12057:

The Story of the Friends in PlainfieldIncludingA History of Early Quaker Families

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Suburban Sahibs: Three Immigrant Families and Their Passage from India to America

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https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/23/nyregion/george-helmy-bob-menendez-murphy.html

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won the June 2005 primary by a 56–44% margin, defeating longtime incumbent Mayor

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U.S. Sen. Cory Booker cruises past Republican challenger Rik Mehta in New Jersey

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where 70 million US gallons (260,000 m) of hazardous waste was dumped.

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Map of racial distribution in Edison, 2020 U.S. census. Each dot is one person:

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Near Piscatawaytown village, a portion of the township was informally known as "

65: 18915: 18710: 18651: 18032: 17814: 17739: 17630: 17550: 17540: 17515: 17448: 17426: 17223: 17206: 17201: 16779: 16710: 16599: 16527: 16517: 14735: 13802: 13772: 13727: 13712: 12542: 12417: 12326: 12316: 11743: 11134: 10828: 10527: 10258: 9170: 7987: 5126: 5101: 5026: 4979: 4924: 4873: 4836: 4820: 4811: 4700: 4650: 4612: 4611:(born 1978), former professional baseball player who has been a manager in the 4608: 4551: 4519: 4471: 4463: 4288: 4261: 4171: 4165: 4127: 4100: 3945: 3863: 3787: 3726: 3543: 3127: 2930: 2855: 1948: 909: 857: 791: 79: 71: 9716:

Middlesex County Academy for Science, Mathematics and Engineering Technologies

9670:"How to get your kid a seat in one of N.J.'s hardest-to-get-into high schools" 6585:"U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Edison township, Middlesex County, New Jersey" 5245:'The Jewel of the Meadowlands'?: N.J.'s best, worst and weirdest town slogans" 3199:, term ends 2024), who was appointed to the seat following the resignation of 2987:

and whose conversion into a park ended a real estate development controversy.

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Compendium of censuses 1726-1905: together with the tabulated returns of 1905

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Edison was ranked the 28th most-livable small city in the United States by

1129: 550: 516: 17363: 12095: 11181: 9868: 9822: 8591: 7796:"Outsted Edison Democratic Chair plans to run for mayor (as a Republican)" 3996:

located in Edison at the intersection of Woodbridge Avenue and Mill Road.

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of 13.4:1. Schools in the district (with 2021-22 enrollment data from the

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is located in Edison, as is the headquarters of the e-commerce companies

2843:, including 4.3% of those under age 18 and 6.3% of those age 65 or over. 2803:, including 8.6% of those under age 18 and 6.3% of those age 65 or over. 1876: 1848: 1026: 9151: 8166:"Edison cop, ex-officer charged with plot to burn down superior's house" 7453: 5946:

New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places in Middlesex County

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Population Density by County and Municipality: New Jersey, 2020 and 2021

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Durham Woods, a complex of several apartment buildings and scene of the

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team, who transferred out of Cardinal McCarrick after his sophomore year

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as an elective language for students who are interested in learning it.

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received 55.2% of the vote (20,000 ballots cast), outpolling Republican

2268: 1112:, with multiple synagogues located in Edison. Edison also has a growing 18015: 17690: 17640: 17436: 17238: 16762: 15292: 14514: 13822: 13511: 13507: 12714: 12120:"President Obama meets small business owners at Edison Tastee Sub Shop" 11995: 11727: 10231: 10215: 10192: 10169: 10146: 8563: 7463:, New Jersey Convention and Exposition Center. Accessed March 22, 2012. 7430: 7125:

Fifteenth Census of the United States : 1930 – Population Volume I

6624:, November 16, 2012, updated March 30, 2019. Accessed December 3, 2019. 5571: 5185: 5105: 4953: 4933: 4908: 4893: 4863: 4799: 4762: 4719: 4560: 4175: 3539: 2876: 998: 986: 787: 783: 451: 438: 335: 244: 13476: 11166:"Stand-up Comic Jim Norton, a New Jersey Boy, Returns to the Wellmont" 9803: 8942:. New Jersey Department of Elections. January 29, 2014. Archived from 4905:(born 1955), former mayor of Edison, Council President and Assemblyman 1307:

220 feet. The lowest elevation in the township is on sea level on the

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highlighted in red (left). Inset map: Location of Middlesex County in

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Division of Elections, December 31, 2009. Accessed November 22, 2012.

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Division of Elections, December 13, 2004. Accessed November 22, 2012.

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Division of Elections, December 23, 2008. Accessed November 22, 2012.

8362:"Menendez's Senate Replacement Has Been a Democrat for Just 5 Months" 6869:"Inside a popular N.J. Cantonese restaurant, where dim sum dominates" 6867:

NJ.com, Michael Mancuso | NJ Advance Media for (March 2, 2023).

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Total Population: Census 2010 – Census 2020 New Jersey Municipalities

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Table 6: New Jersey Resident Population by Municipality: 1940 – 2000

15863: 15713: 9813:, New Jersey Institute for Disabilities. Accessed December 4, 2019. 9761: 7630:

Center for Government Studies, July 1, 2011. Accessed June 1, 2023.

7507: 5672:"Living In Edison, N.J.: A Diverse Suburb in a Convenient Location" 5147:, located at the intersection of Route 1 and Parsonage Road, has a 5122: 4854: 4573: 4535: 4497: 4405: 3759: 3269: 3104: 3090: 3029: 2965: 2910: 2867:

A number of production facilities in and around the area, included

2820: 1133: 705: 496: 10641:"Jerry Dior, Designer of Major League Baseball's Logo, Dies at 82" 9692: 9529:

New Jersey School Directory for the Edison Township Public Schools

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School Performance Reports for the Edison Township School District

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Division of Elections, March 23, 2011. Accessed November 22, 2012.

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United States District Court for the Southern District of New York

3020:, formally known as the Optional Municipal Charter Law, under the 1172: 1025:, a manufacturer and community leader. Soon after the outbreak of 16636: 15273: 14952: 14836: 14751: 14495: 12203: 9455: 9436: 9417: 9398: 6828: 4957: 4850: 4467: 4409: 3123: 3069:, until he stepped down from office to take a vacant seat in the 2891: 2880: 1879:

cultural hub in the United States. In Middlesex County, election

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National Register of Historic Places listings in Middlesex County

49: 11294:"Drummer Bernard 'Pretty' Purdie has kept the time to your life" 9493: 9474: 9379: 9360: 9341: 9322: 9303: 9284: 9265: 9246: 9227: 9208: 9189: 7546:

New Jersey: Development of Revolutionary War Battlefield, Edison

17196: 15873: 15788: 14746: 12123: 11076:"Earl Schenck Miers Dies at 62; Wrote on Civil War and Lincoln" 11039: 10900: 10877: 10746: 10676:, CardPlayer.com. January 11, 2008. Accessed November 10, 2008. 9715: 9680: 9087:

Edison Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification

7867: 7592:"The Faulkner Act: New Jersey's Optional Municipal Charter Law" 7342: 6756: 6646: 6621: 5255: 4846: 4626: 4277: 4273: 4195: 4053: 2926: 1932: 1880: 913: 11807:"Edison native Jeremy Zuttah making impact on O-line for Bucs" 8784: 8782: 8758: 8756: 5821:, 1969. p. 170 re Edison Township, p. 173 re Raritan Township. 4674:(born 1970), served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 4334:

Edison has five Verizon Central offices serving the Township:

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received 62.8% of the vote (22,104 cast), ahead of Republican

938:(liste 1995), are buildings from the colonial era included in 14972: 14112: 11833:"Avidan Management unveils US's largest solar rooftop system" 7332:"Edison's ExxonMobil to close Middlesex County plant in 2014" 7114:, p. 337. Accessed July 14, 2012. Listed as Raritan Township. 5166: 4518:(born 1994), wide receiver who has played in the NFL for the 4392: 4199: 3972: 2918: 2279: with: examples with reliable citations. You can help by 1892: 1121: 1117: 12141: 11788:"Darrin A. Winston, 42, of Clarksburg in Millstone Township" 8763:

2008 Presidential General Election Results: Middlesex County

7356:"With Last 50 Pickups, Ford Ends 56 Years of Work in Edison" 5647: 4683:(born 1994 as Ashley Nicolette Frangipane) singer-songwriter 3955:

In 1998, the Huaxia Edison Chinese School, which teaches in

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received 58.6% of the vote (12,502 cast), ahead of Democrat

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residents of any race were 8.11% (8,112) of the population.

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magazine's "Best Places To Live". In 2008, two years later,

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era army post, was partially located in what is now Edison.

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In 1954, the township's name was changed to honor inventor

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What is now Edison Township was originally incorporated as

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selected Edison as one of the first communities to have a

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Middlesex County Mileage by Municipality and Jurisdiction

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District information for Greater Brunswick Charter School

8092:"4 Edison cops plead guilty in retaliation plot over DUI" 7408:"Edison Towne Square becoming a booming recreational hub" 6690:"Indo-Chinese Food Is Hard to Find, Except in New Jersey" 5605: 5080:, preserved wetlands area that also includes portions of 1923:, has a number of Chinese food establishments, including 1105: 10516:"Leonte Carroo, the Rutgers receiver that almost wasn't" 10299:, Roosevelt Care Center Edison. Accessed March 24, 2015. 9106:

District information for Edison Township School District

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Inventory of Municipal Forms of Government in New Jersey

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