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🌱 Patch AM: Edison To Host Free Splash Park Celebration Sept. 5

Also check out The Peace & Presence Tour: Omari Dillard on the Edison Patch calendar

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What's up Edison! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Free end-of-year splash park party coming to Edison
  • How will Edison High's new principal shape the 2026-27 school year?
  • Meet the Edison teen honored as this week's standout Sportstar

Also on today's calendar: The Peace & Presence Tour: Omari Dillard and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What is full of holes but still holds water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Pleasant with clouds and sun, with a high of 79 and low of 66 degrees.
  • Saturday: Humid with periods of rain, temps: high: 74, low: 67.
  • Sunday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 82 and low of 61 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Edison To Host Free Splash Park Celebration Sept. 5 (patch.com) — Families in Edison can look forward to a free Splash Park Celebration on Friday, Sept. 5, from 5 to 8 p.m. at 100 Municipal Blvd. The township is offering music, games, giveaways, and free Italian ice for the first 150 attendees, making it a lively way to wrap up the season close to home.
   

• Edison Board of Education To Appoint New High School Principal (patch.com) — Edison High School is set to welcome a new principal, as the Board of Education plans to appoint current Thomas Jefferson Middle School assistant principal James Falco on August 25. Superintendent Edward Aldarelli praised Falco's student-centered, hands-on leadership and says he'll spend the coming weeks meeting Edison students, families, and staff to prepare for the 2026-27 school year.
   

• The Humble Toast Sportstar Of the Week: MC Lieblich (jewishlink.news) — An Edison teen, MC Lieblich, has been named The Jewish Link and The Humble Toast's Sportstar of the Week for his standout play and sportsmanship. The Heichal HaTorah rising junior is praised for encouraging teammates, respecting opponents, and carrying that same kindness and humility into everyday life, earning him both recognition and a small local reward.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

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New Brunswick

  • Get Help With Anchor, Senior Freeze At These Middlesex County Locations (patch.com)

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: A sponge (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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