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🌱 Patch AM: Edison's Fall Family Spectacular Returns Oct. 17

Be sure to catch Mid Jersey Association of REALTORS Helping Veterans Come Home Event on the Edison Patch calendar

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Hello Edison! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Edison plans a full-day Fall Family Spectacular on Amboy Avenue
  • How a new microgrid is giving Edison students real engineering experience
  • How Edison middle schoolers are quietly defusing conflicts before they explode.

Also on today's calendar: Mid Jersey Association of REALTORS Helping Veterans Come Home Event and 17 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Plenty of sun, with a high of 69 and low of 50 degrees.
  • Thursday: Mostly sunny and delightful, temps: high: 78, low: 49.
  • Friday: Sunny and pleasant, with a high of 73 and low of 49 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Edison's Fall Family Spectacular Returns Oct. 17 (patch.com) — Edison residents can look forward to the Fall Family Spectacular on Saturday, Oct. 17, featuring food vendors, live music, wrestling shows, a beer garden, and a car show along Amboy Avenue. Running from 1 to 9 p.m., the event is part of the township's America 250 celebrations and is designed to bring neighbors together while supporting local businesses.
   

2. Middlesex College Engineering Students Gain Hands-On Experience in Construction on Edison Campus (TAPinto.net) — Middlesex College students in Edison spent the summer working alongside engineers on a new sustainable microgrid and solar carport project right on their campus, gaining experience impossible to get in class. Their internship with DCO Energy included everything from concrete pours and crane lifts to project documentation and safety, directly improving the Edison campus while building real-world career skills.
   

3. Handling conflict through peer mediation: how students, teachers and staff benefit (mediate.com) — Students at Woodrow Wilson and Herbert Hoover middle schools in Edison are helping resolve conflicts through a growing peer mediation program that shifts responsibility from adults to trained student mediators. Backed by the New Jersey State Bar Foundation, the initiative teaches empathy, accountability, and communication, and Edison educators say they're already seeing fewer disputes and a more positive school climate.
   

4. Oprah-Backed Restaurant Chain Files For Bankruptcy, Abruptly Closes 12 Locations (dailyvoice.com) — A True Food Kitchen restaurant in Edison has abruptly closed after the Oprah-backed chain filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and shut down 12 locations nationwide. Staff were told after Sunday's final service not to report for shifts, though they'll be paid for hours worked and keep benefits through October while some may transfer to other locations.
   

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Cedar Hill Prep Invites Families to November 7 Open House —Cedar Hill Prep Read on Patch
  • A Rakhi for Those Who Protect Us: Honors Edison First Responders/Police Officers —Naresh Dhingara Read on Patch
  • Does anyone know someone who can help with cleaning out a shed?
    I need help packing boxes, picking up items and moving items, and cleaning. Looking for assistance tomorrow. Please DM me if you can help! (Nextdoor Park Gate)
  • Anthony's Coal Fired Pizza posted a job opening for Janitorial in Edison. Apply here.
  • Momentum Solar posted a job opening for Solar Sales Originator - $5,000 in New Hire Bonuses in Edison. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Edison here.

Ok Edison! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly?" — Stationary (Thank you David H. for sending it in!)
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