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Hey there, Edison! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How do Edison's huge graduating classes rank across New Jersey?
  • How are Edison High students being steered by college search algorithms?

Also on today's calendar: Mean Girls, The Musical: LIVE ON STAGE at the Dunellen Theatre and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Monday: Humid; a p.m. shower or two, with a high of 80 and low of 69 degrees.
  • Tuesday: Humid; an afternoon t-storm, temps: high: 90, low: 73. 🌶 Hot!
  • Wednesday: Humid with a thunderstorm, with a high of 84 and low of 70 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• These 17 'mega' high schools graduated the most seniors in N.J. See how your town ranks. (nj.com subscription) — Edison residents can see how John P. Stevens and Edison High School stack up among New Jersey's largest "mega" high schools, with graduating classes of 702 and 613 students respectively. A statewide list and lookup tool show where local schools rank against other big districts.
   

• How Online Algorithms Rig the College Search Process (washingtonmonthly.com) — A college counselor at Edison High School in New Jersey describes how her students increasingly rely on Google instead of in-person guidance, even as new research shows search algorithms steer low‑income students toward lower‑quality, often for‑profit colleges. The article explains how geography, ad spending, and click patterns shape results, and why strong counseling access in schools like Edison can counteract this digital "undermatching."
   

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • My home grown cucumbers..
    I don't know anything else but pickles to make with my cucumbers so I have so many that are just sitting around not being used please message me if u… (Nextdoor Westgate Dr)
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    I am looking to have someone cut down 2 bushes in front of my house that are dying. One is medium size and one is small. Neither are no bigger than… (Nextdoor Old Post & Vineyard)
  • Target Corporation posted a job opening for 4am Inbound (Stocking) (T1055) in Edison. Apply here.
  • J. C. Penney Company, Inc. posted a job opening for Assistant Store Manager - Menlo Park Mall in Edison. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Edison here.

🗞 Nearby News

South Plainfield

  • Football: South Plainfield Drops a 40-21 Opener to Somerville (tapinto.net)

Piscataway

  • Step Back into the Roaring '20s at Middlesex County Jazz Party (tapinto.net)
  • Rutgers Football Special Teams Preview (onthebanks.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time (Thank you Kourtney Z. for sending it in!)
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