Edison Board of Education and Township Council swear in new officials
Councilmember Nishith Patel is sworn in as council president at the Edison Township Council's reorganization meeting on Thursday, Jan. 4. EDISON TV/Livestream
EDISON, N.J., Jan. 6 (ZFJ) — The Edison Board of Education held its reorganization meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 2, while the Edison Township Council held it on Thursday, Jan. 4.
The candidates who won the general election on Nov. 7, 2023, were sworn in as elected officials at these meetings.
EDISON BOARD OF EDUCATION REORGANIZATION MEETING
Virginia White, first elected in 2020, and newcomers Christopher Lugo and Anjana R. Patel were sworn in as board of education members.
Virginia White is sworn in as a board of education member at the Edison Board of Education’s reorganization meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 2. EDISON BOARD OF EDUCATION/Livestream
Board members elected Biral Patel as board president for this year, nominated by Joseph Romano, defeating Vishal Patel, nominated by Shannon Peng.
Romano, nominated by Biral Patel, was selected for his second year as board vice-president, defeating Vishal Patel, nominated by Shannon Peng.
EDISON TOWNSHIP COUNCIL REORGANIZATION MEETING
Richard Brescher, Joseph A. Coyle, Ajay V. Patil, and newcomer Asaf Shmuel were sworn in as councilmembers.
Council members elected Nishith Patel, nominated by John H. Poyner and seconded by one other member, as council president for this year.
Margot Harris, nominated by John H. Poyner and seconded by one other member, was chosen for her second year as council vice president.
EDISON BOARD OF EDUCATION CERTIFIED RESULTS https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Middlesex/119048/web.317647/#/summary?category=C_4&subcategory=C_4_4
- Virginia White - 6,866 (17.70%)
- Anjana R. Patel - 6,574 (16.94%)
- Christopher Lugo, 6,537 (16.85%)
- Jingwei “Jerry” Shi - 6,323 (16.30%)
- Bijal Parikh - 6,176 (15.92%)
- Anthony Dima - 6,106 (15.74%)
- Write-In - 217 (0.56%)
A total of 38,799 votes were cast.
EDISON BOARD OF EDUCATION PRESIDENT VOTE
Biral Patel (5) | Vishal Patel (4) |
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Anjana Patel | Shannon Peng |
Virginia White | Christopher Lugo |
Joseph Romano | Vishal Patel |
Brian Rivera | Douglas Schneider |
Biral Patel |
EDISON BOARD OF EDUCATION VICE-PRESIDENT VOTE
Joseph Romano (6) | Vishal Patel (3) |
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Douglas Schneider | Shannon Peng |
Virginia White | Anjana Patel |
Biral Patel | Vishal Patel |
Christopher Lugo | |
Joseph Romano | |
Brian Rivera |
EDISON TOWNSHIP COUNCIL CERTIFIED RESULTS https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Middlesex/119048/web.317647/#/summary?category=C_3&subcategory=C_3_4
- Richard Brescher - Democrat - 9,034 (16.51%)
- Joseph A. Coyle - Democrat - 8,709 (15.92%)
- Ajay V. Patil - Democrat - 8,670 (15.84%)
- Asaf Shmuel - Democrat - 8,182 (14.95%)
- Paul Bravo - Republican - 4,628 (8.46%)
- Gerald Shine - Republican - 4,546 (8.31%)
- Thomas W. Comollo - Republican - 4,400 (8.04%)
- Russell J. Azzarello - Republican - 4,364 (7.98%)
- Joyce Ship-Freeman - Independent - 1,805 (3.30%)
- Write-In - 380 (0.69%)
A total of 54,718 votes were cast.
EDISON TOWNSHIP COUNCIL PRESIDENT VOTE
Nishith Patel - Yes (6) | Nishith Patel - No (1) |
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Joseph A. Coyle | Richard Brescher |
Margot Harris | |
Nishith Patel | |
Ajay Patil | |
John H. Poyner | |
Asaf Shmuel |
EDISON TOWNSHIP COUNCIL VICE PRESIDENT VOTE
Margot Harris - Yes (6) | Margot Harris - No (1) |
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Joseph A. Coyle | Richard Brescher |
Margot Harris | |
Ajay Patil | |
John H. Poyner | |
Asaf Shmuel | |
Nishith Patel |
References
- Edison TV - @EdisonTV (YouTube) - Council Reorganization Meeting of January 4, 2024 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8EIMBATTy54
- Edison Township Government - @edisontwpgovernment (Instagram) - https://www.instagram.com/p/C1uVPXhuo0Y/
- Edison Board of Education - @EdisonBOE (YouTube) - Board of Education Reorganization Meeting January 2, 2024 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgHul7_icSM
- Edison Board of Education - @edisontownship_publicschools (Instagram) - https://www.instagram.com/p/C1nnDL-O3SG/