The earliest residents of the area were theRaritan people of theLenapeNative Americans, who lived in the area and travelled through it to the shore. In 1646, Chief Matouchin led a group of 1,200 warriors.[27]
Replica of Edison's lab where he invented the first commercially practical light bulb. Henry Ford, Edison's longtime friend, built it at theHenry 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 inEdison 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 thephonograph, a stock ticker, the motion-picture camera, theincandescent light bulb, a mechanical vote counter, the alkaline storage battery including one for an electric car, and the first commercial electric light.[30]
The Menlo Park lab was significant in that was one of the first laboratories to pursue practical, commercial applications of research.[31] It was in his Menlo Park laboratory that Thomas Edison came up with thephonograph and a commercially viableincandescent light bulb filament. Christie Street was the first street in the world to use electric lights for illumination.[32] Edison subsequently left Menlo Park and moved his home and laboratory toWest Orange in 1886.[33]
Near Piscatawaytown village, a portion of the township was informally known as "Nixon", afterLewis Nixon, a manufacturer and community leader. Soon after the outbreak ofWorld War I, Nixon established a massive volatile chemicals processing facility there, known as theNixon Nitration Works. It was the site of the1924 Nixon Nitration Works disaster, a massive explosion and resulting fire that killed 20 people and destroyed several square miles of the township.[34]
In 1954, the township's name was changed to honor inventorThomas A. Edison.[23][35] Also on the ballot in 1954 was a failed proposal to change the community's name to Nixon.[36]
Edison is primarily a middle-class community with more than 75 ethnic communities represented. Edison has a largeJewish community next toHighland Park, with multiple synagogues located in Edison. Edison also has a growingIndian community and a number of temples serving the religious needs of the community. Reflecting the number of Edison's residents fromIndia andChina, the township hassister city arrangements withShijiazhuang, China,[38] andBaroda, India.
Edison was ranked the 28th most-livable small city in the United States byCNN Money magazine, and second in New Jersey in 2006 inMoney magazine's "Best Places To Live".[39] In 2008, two years later,Money ranked the township 35th out of the top 100 places to live in the United States.[40] In the 2006 survey of America's Safest Cities, the township was ranked 23rd, out of 371 cities included nationwide, in the 13th annualMorgan Quitno survey.[41] In 2009, Edison was ranked as one of "America's 10 Best Places to Grow Up" byU.S. News & World Report. The rankings focused on low crime, strong schools, green spaces, and abundance of recreational activities.[42] In 2014, parenting.com ranked Edison as the top safest city in America.[43]
According to theUnited 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%).[6][44]
Edison is about halfway betweenMidtown Manhattan, and New Jersey's capitol, Trenton, being about 27 miles from each.
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 theRaritan River.
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 much rain and winters tend to be cool to cold, with snow being an annual occurrence, falling multiple times every winter.
Edison hosts one of the region's main centers of Asian American cultural diversity.[52][53][54] The township was 50.0% ethnically Asian by population as of the 2020 Census.[55]
Oak Tree Road is aSouth Asian-focused commercial strip in Middlesex County, theU.S. county with the highest concentration ofAsian Indians.[56][57][58] The Oak Tree Road strip runs for about one-and-a-half miles through Edison and neighboringIselin inWoodbridge Township, near the area's sprawlingChinatown andKoreatown, running alongNew Jersey Route 27.[59] It is the largest and most diverseSouth Asian cultural hub in the United States.[60][61] In Middlesex County, electionballots are printed in English,Spanish,Gujarati, Hindi, andPunjabi.[62] As part of the 2020 Census, 34.9% of Edison residents identified themselves as beingIndian American, an increase from 28.3% in 2010.[63][20] 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.[64]
Edison also has a significant Chinese population. The town contains several Chinese-language schools and cultural associations. The area near the borders withHighland Park and theLivingston Campus at Rutgers University inPiscataway, has a number of Chinese food establishments, includingKam Man Food,99 Ranch Market, and various dim sum, dumpling, dessert, and tea shops as well as the pan-Asian Korean-founded supermarket,H Mart.[65][66] Other Chinese operations in Edison includeSino Monthly magazine andChinese News Weekly.
The township'sLunar New Year parade typically travels northbound from Division Street to festivities in Papaianni Park by the lake and township municipal building.[67][68]
Edison is also home to a largeJewish community, especiallyOrthodox. The world's largest gathering of rabbis outside of Israel occurred at the New Jersey Convention and Exposition Center on December 1, 2024.[69]
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Edison, New Jersey – Racial and ethnic composition 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.
The2010 United States census counted 99,967 people, 34,972 households, and 26,509 families in the township. Thepopulation 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) fromother races, and 2.68% (2,677) from two or more races.Hispanic or Latino residents of any race were 8.11% (8,112) of the population.[20]
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.[20]
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 males.[20]
The Census Bureau's 2006–2010American Community Survey showed that (in 2010inflation-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. Theper capita income for the township was $36,464 (+/− $1,184). About 3.5% of families and 7.2% of the population were below thepoverty line, including 8.6% of those under age 18 and 6.3% of those age 65 or over.[83]
As of the2000 United States census[15] 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/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 were Hispanic or Latino of any race.[77][78]
There were 35,136 households, out of which 34.3% had children under the age of 18 living in them, 61.1% weremarried 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.[77][78]
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 males.[77][78]
Themedian 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. Theper capita income for the township was $30,148. About 3.3% of families and 4.8% of the population were below thepoverty line, including 4.3% of those under age 18 and 6.3% of those age 65 or over.[77][78]
A number of production facilities in and around the area, includedEdison Assembly,Ford Motor Company's production plant for Rangers, Mustangs, Pintos, Mercurys, and Lincolns. Other notable companies includedFrigidaire'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.[84][85][86] The Ford plant was demolished by 2008 and was replaced bySam's Club,Topgolf andStarbucks.[87]
Majesco Entertainment, a video game company, has its corporate headquarters in Edison.[88] Other companies have warehouse operations within Edison. These companies include the Italian food producer and importerColavita, anAmazon fulfillment center, as well as the regional hubs forFedEx,UPS, andNewegg. In addition Edison is home to the state's largest private convention center, the New Jersey Convention and Exposition Center, located within theRaritan Center Business Park.[89] Raritan Center itself is the largest industrial park on the east side of the Mississippi River. The United States headquarters of the international companyZylog Systems is located in Edison,[90] as is the headquarters of the e-commerce companiesBoxed andBare Necessities.[91]
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.[94]
Edison Township operates within theFaulkner Act, formally known as the Optional Municipal Charter Law, under theMayor-Council form of government, which was implemented as of January 1, 1958, based on the recommendations of aCharter Study Commission.[95] The township is one of 71 municipalities (of the 564) statewide governed under this form.[96] Edison's governing body is comprised of the mayor and the seven-member Township Council. Members of the council are electedat-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.[5][97][98]
As of 2024[update], theMayor of Edison isDemocrat Samip "Sam" Joshi, whose term of office ends December 31, 2025.[2] 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 Shmuel (D, 2027).[99][100][101][102]
The first (and to-date, only) female mayor of Edison was Antonia "Toni" Ricigliano, whose term of office ended on December 31, 2013.[103][104]
Former Edison Democratic Chair and Detective Keith Hahn ran for mayor as a Republican[105] against incumbent Mayor Thomas Lankey. Lankey was re-elected with 12,032 votes to Hahn's 8,574 votes.[106]
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 byRobert Karabinchak, until he stepped down from office to take a vacant seat in theNew Jersey General Assembly.[107] 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.[108]
Running on agood government platform and a call to reform theDemocratic Party,Jun Choi won the June 2005 primary by a 56–44% margin, defeating longtime incumbent MayorGeorge A. Spadoro, the first time in Edison history that a challenger won the Democratic primary.[109] An article inThe 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.[110] 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 byGovernorJon Corzine as the youngest mayor in Edison history.[111]
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".[112]
Politics in Edison since the 2005 mayoral election have been polarized by an attempt by retail giantWalmart to open a store in central Edison near the junction ofInterstate 287 andNew 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.[113]
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.[114] The department is striving to overcome a history of widespread officer misconduct.[115][116][117][118][119][120]
Middlesex County is governed by aBoard of County Commissioners, whose seven members are electedat-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.[129] As of 2025[update], Middlesex County's Commissioners (with party affiliation, term-end year, and residence listed in parentheses) are:
As of March 2011, there were a total of 53,352 registered voters in Edison Township, of which 25,163 (47.2%) were registered asDemocrats, 6,242 (11.7%) were registered asRepublicans and 21,929 (41.1%) were registered asUnaffiliated. There were 18 voters registered to other parties.[145]
In the2012 presidential election, DemocratBarack Obama received 62.8% of the vote (22,104 cast), ahead of RepublicanMitt 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 werespoiled), for a turnout of 64.8%.[152][153] In the2008 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 58.8% of the vote (22,409 cast), ahead of RepublicanJohn 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%.[150] In the2004 presidential election, DemocratJohn Kerry received 55.2% of the vote (20,000 ballots cast), outpolling RepublicanGeorge 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.[151] 2004 and2024 were the only presidential elections where the Republican candidate got over 40.0% of the vote in the township, while Democrats obtained under 60.0%. In the 2024 presidential election, Republican candidate Donald Trump earned the most votes, 17,554 votes, as well as the highest percentage of all votes cast, 43.5%, that the party had ever earned in Edison since at least the 2004 presidential election. Third-party candidates also earned the most votes, with 1,316 votes, and highest percentage of all votes cast, 3.3%, in 2024 since at least the same year.
In the2013 gubernatorial election, RepublicanChris Christie received 58.6% of the vote (12,502 cast), ahead of DemocratBarbara 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%.[156][159] In the2009 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 46.6% of the vote (11,230 ballots cast), ahead of DemocratJon Corzine with 44.5% (10,727 votes), IndependentChris 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.[160]
TheEdison Township Public Schools serve students inpre-kindergarten throughtwelfth grade.[161] 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 anFTE basis), for astudent–teacher ratio of 13.4:1.[162] Schools in the district (with 2021-22 enrollment data from theNational Center for Education Statistics[163]) are Edison Early Learning Center[164] (53 students; grades PreK-K), Franklin D. Roosevelt Preschool[165] (124; PreK-K), Benjamin Franklin Elementary School[166] (602; K-5), Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School[167] (618; K-5), Lincoln Elementary School[168] (900; K-5), Lindeneau Elementary School[169] (444; K-5), James Madison Primary School[170] (455; K-2, who then move on to James Madison Intermediate)James Madison Intermediate School[171] (521; 3–5), John Marshall Elementary School[172] (736; K-5), Menlo Park Elementary School[173] (796; K-5), James Monroe Elementary School[174] (521; K-5), Washington Elementary School[175] (589; K-5), Woodbrook Elementary School[176] (902; K-5), John Adams Middle School[177] (980; 6–8, from James Madison Intermediate and MLK Jr.), Herbert Hoover Middle School[178] (911; 6–8, from Franklin, Lincoln, Monroe, and some Lindeneau), Thomas Jefferson Middle School[179] (868; 6–8, from Lindeneau, Marshall and Washington), Woodrow Wilson Middle School[180] (1,163; from Menlo Park and Woodbrook),Edison High School[181] (2,243; 9–12, from Hoover and Jefferson) andJ.P. Stevens High School[182] (2,643; 9–12, from Adams and Wilson).[183][184]
J.P. Stevens was the 80th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 328 schools statewide inNew 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.[185] According toU.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.[186][187]
In 1998, the Huaxia Edison Chinese School, which teaches inSimplified Chinese on Sunday afternoons, was established in Thomas Jefferson Middle School, subsequently relocating to Herbert Hoover Middle School. Huaxia currently resides inEdison 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 teachTraditional Chinese. J.P. Stevens High School offersMandarin Chinese andStandard Hindi as an elective language for students who are interested in learning it.
Lincoln Tech is a for-profit vocational school located in Edison.[198] Lincoln Tech offers various programs in Nursing and in medical and computer applications.
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 theNew Jersey Department of Transportation and 5.21 miles (8.38 km) by theNew Jersey Turnpike Authority.[203]
State highways includeRoute 27[204] and440,[205] both of which are state-maintained.U.S. Route 1 also passes through the township.[206]Interstate 287 passes through Edison, where it houses its southern end at I-95.[207] The municipality also houses about a 5-mile (8.0 km) section of theNew Jersey Turnpike (Interstate 95).[208] Exit 10 is located in Edison, featuring a 13-lane toll gate and a unique interchange design.[209] When the "dual-dual" setup of the turnpike was created, it first started in Edison and continued north to Exit 14 inNewark. It wasn't until 1973 that the "dual-dual" was extended south of 10 to Exit 9 inEast Brunswick Township (and then extended further south in 1990 to Exit 8A inMonroe Township).
SinceInterstate 287 connects toInterstate 87 (theNew 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 theGarden State Parkway, which has its northern terminus at the Thruway, prohibits trucks from using the roadway north of Exit 105.
In 2009, theNew Jersey Department of Transportation selected Edison as one of the first communities to have ared 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.[210]
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.[219]
Edison is served byarea codes 732 and 848 and908. 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, mandatoryten-digit dialing came to Edison with the introduction ofArea 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.
Durham Woods, a complex of several apartment buildings and scene of theEdison, New Jersey natural gas explosion in 1994, in which a 36-inch natural gas pipeline burst and exploded, destroying buildings in the area.[289]
Edison Landfill, landfill site undergoing environmental cleanup since it was ordered closed in 1977.[290]
ILR Landfill, closed landfill site owned by Industrial Land Reclaiming (ILR) providing power to Middlesex County's wastewater treatment operations from methane gas recovery.[292]
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.[294]
Roosevelt Park, a 196-acre park next to Menlo Park Mall.
Tastee Sub Shop is a popular sandwich establishment off of Route 27 Lincoln Highway in South Edison that PresidentBarack Obama visited in 2010 as part of a small business campaign.[297]
^Kuperinsky, Amy."'The Jewel of the Meadowlands'?: N.J.'s best, worst and weirdest town slogans"Archived November 20, 2017, at theWayback Machine, NJ Advance Media forNJ.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'."
^"Stelton Baptist Church". Edison, New Jersey. Archived fromthe original on August 23, 2007. RetrievedAugust 26, 2007.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 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.
^History of MetuchenArchived July 30, 2020, at theWayback Machine,Federal Writers' Project of theWorks 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"Archived October 23, 2019, at theWayback Machine,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."
^Gordon, John Steele."10 Moments That Made American Business"Archived December 12, 2018, at theWayback Machine,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."
^Thomas Edison and Menlo ParkArchived February 6, 2015, at theWayback Machine, 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."Edison May Be the Name Of Raritan After Vote"Archived November 5, 2018, at theWayback Machine,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."
^Our MissionArchived September 28, 2022, at theWayback Machine, 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."
^Siddiqui, Habib."Letter from America: Stopping Terrorism in the West"Archived September 18, 2022, at theWayback Machine,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."
^Siwolp, Sana."Edison Hopes to Transform Old Factory Sites, Smartly"Archived October 22, 2019, at theWayback Machine,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"Archived December 4, 2019, at theWayback Machine,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."
^About UsArchived April 7, 2023, at theWayback Machine,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)& Research Development Center in India, ZSL is certified for ISO 9001:2015 standards and assessed for higher CMMI Levels."
^Roosevelt ParkArchived July 15, 2022, at theWayback Machine,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."
^Edison Municipal CouncilArchived May 12, 2020, at theWayback Machine, 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."
^Mayor Antonia Ricigliano Township of Edison, backed up by theInternet 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"Archived October 4, 2018, at theWayback Machine,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."
^Kent, Spencer."Edison Township Council appoints Dem to fill vacancy"Archived September 18, 2017, at theWayback Machine, NJ Advance Media forNJ.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."
^Barca, Jerry."Choi sworn in as mayor"Archived September 7, 2023, at theWayback Machine,Home News Tribune, January 2, 2006. Accessed September 7, 2023, viaNewspapers.com. "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."
^Russell, Suzann."Edison cop in sex scandal to return to work Monday"Archived September 22, 2023, at theWayback Machine,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."
^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 resides."
^Board of County Commissioners,Middlesex County, New Jersey. 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."
^ab"Governor – Middlesex County"(PDF). New Jersey Department of Elections. January 29, 2014. Archived fromthe original(PDF) on September 10, 2015. RetrievedDecember 24, 2014.
^"Governor – Middlesex County"(PDF). New Jersey Department of Elections.Archived(PDF) from the original on September 11, 2015. RetrievedJanuary 2, 2018.
^Edison Board of Education District Policy 0110 - IdentificationArchived April 28, 2023, at theWayback Machine, 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."
^About UsArchived December 15, 2019, at theWayback Machine,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."
^Heyboer, Kelly."How to get your kid a seat in one of N.J.'s hardest-to-get-into high schools", NJ Advance Media forNJ.com, February 23, 2019. Accessed February 8, 2025. "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."
^About Our Schools,Middlesex County Magnet Schools. Accessed February 8, 2025. "These high schools are free public schools that offer hands-on, integrated learning opportunities for students in grades 9-12 interested in all types of careers as well as higher education. Any student who resides anywhere in Middlesex County's 25 municipalities student may apply to the school district. If accepted, the home school district will permit the student to attend and will organize daily transportation at no cost to the student's family."
^About RPRYArchived December 4, 2019, at theWayback Machine,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 SchoolArchived December 4, 2019, at theWayback Machine, 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."
^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."
^D'Amico, Jessica."State's red-light camera program comes to a stop",Edison/Metuchen Sentinel, January 15, 2015, backed up by theInternet 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."
^About JFK Medical CenterArchived May 22, 2019, at theWayback Machine, 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."
^"Ambassador Gayleatha B. Brown, United States Ambassador to the Republic of Benin". Archived fromthe original on June 8, 2009. RetrievedFebruary 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."
^Barto, Tyler."Leonte Carroo, the Rutgers receiver that almost wasn't"Archived October 18, 2018, at theWayback Machine,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 theInternet 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."
^Fox, Margalit."Jerry Dior, Designer of Major League Baseball's Logo, Dies at 82"Archived November 8, 2020, at theWayback Machine,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."
^Kratch, James."Rutgers baseball coaching search: 11 potential candidates, including an early favorite"Archived July 30, 2020, at theWayback Machine, NJ Advance Media forNJ.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."
^Konick, Emery Jr."Stevens grad receives coaching honor",Home News Tribune, July 3, 2003. Accessed April 14, 2024, viaNewspapers.com. "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."
^Olivier, Bobby."N.J. pop star Halsey was magnetic in her largest home-state concert yet"Archived October 15, 2017, at theWayback Machine, NJ Advance Media forNJ.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."
^Bauwens, Erica."South Jersey Justice",South Jersey Magazine, 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."
^Sampson, Pete."‘He’s a prodigy’: Clarence Lewis’ fast start doesn’t surprise those who know him",The New York Times, September 25, 2020. Accessed May 9, 2025. "They were surprised, but only a little, as Notre Dame freshman cornerback Clarence Lewis played as well as he had as a Mater Dei Prep senior, only now he was halfway across the country.... The do-everything athlete from Edison, N.J., is doing something that hasn’t been done in South Bend in almost a decade."
^Cartoonist Patrick McDonnellArchived September 22, 2023, at theWayback Machine,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."
^Akash ModiArchived December 21, 2018, at theWayback Machine,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."
^My storyArchived March 24, 2012, at theWayback Machine, 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."
^Zach PerezArchived April 26, 2021, at theWayback Machine,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."
^Feuer, Ryan."Comedian Retta talks Jersey roots,Parks and Rec andGeeks Who Drink", NJ Advance Media forNJ.com, July 16, 2015. Accessed October 8, 2024. "'Growing up in Jersey makes you a little bit ballsier, a little more outspoken,' says the comedian/actress, who was born in Newark and raised in Edison and Cliffwood Beach."
^King, Hope."The $2.5 billion high school"Archived January 19, 2022, at theWayback Machine,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 viaAssociated Press."Film Was Revelation For Susan Sarandon"Archived February 24, 2015, at theWayback Machine,The Palm Beach Post, April 24, 1981. Accessed October 9, 2013. "The new filmAtlantic 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."
^Malinconico, Joseph."And a Runner Stresses Determination",The New York Times, January 22, 1984. Accessed February 1, 2025. "Edison - In a quiet high school classroom at the end of the day, there is little in Janet Smith's manner to suggest that she is a top athlete not only in her school, but also in the entire country."
^Staff."B-Mets Plan 'Giant' Event For Chris Snee Day"Archived July 12, 2014, at theWayback Machine, 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."
^Chang, Kathy."Edison's TV station marks 20 years of broadcasting"Archived September 22, 2023, at theWayback Machine,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 calledFocus on Edison as well as Township Council meetings and specials."
^Isaac, Dave."Edison's Stolarz to be first NJ goalie to play in NHL"Archived October 1, 2023, at theWayback Machine,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 StoopsArchived July 30, 2020, at theWayback Machine, The Baseball Cube. Accessed December 3, 2019. "Born Date: June 30,1972 [47.156] Place: Edison, New Jersey"
^Chang, Kathy."Vallely brings skating stunts home to Edison: Many come out to enjoy pro skateboarding tour stop"Archived September 22, 2023, at theWayback Machine,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."
^Friend, Tad."V-Va-Va-Voom!"Archived March 31, 2014, at theWayback Machine,The New Yorker, 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.'"
^King, Wayne."Legislators Vote to Ban Photo Radar For Speeders"Archived August 29, 2019, at theWayback Machine,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"Archived July 15, 2014, at theWayback Machine,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."
^Chang, Kathy; and Kesten, Karen L."Birth of a town"Archived September 22, 2023, at theWayback MachineEdison 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 bookWelcome 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 KilmerArchived September 26, 2012, at theWayback Machine, 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 SwampArchived June 1, 2012, at theWayback 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."
^Staff."State Orders Edison Landfill Shut"Archived November 5, 2018, at theWayback Machine,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."
^Superfund Site: Kin-Buc Landfill; Edison Township, NJArchived April 5, 2023, at theWayback Machine,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 FamiliesArchived July 15, 2012, at theWayback Machine, 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."
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