Editing Edgewater, New Jersey (section)

==Economy==
Edgewater was the location of the [[Lever Brothers]] research center where chemist [[Vincent Lamberti]], a holder of over 118 patents, spent most of his 40 years for the company, and where he invented [[Dove soap]], the first soap not made with animal fat.<ref name=TheRecord>Levin, Jay. [https://web.archive.org/web/20161104225035/http://www.northjersey.com/news/farewell-to-the-father-of-dove-soap-researcher-vincent-lamberti-86-of-upper-saddle-river-dies-1.841570 "Farewell to the father of Dove soap: Researcher Vincent Lamberti, 86, of Upper Saddle River, dies"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', April 4, 2014, backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of November 4, 2016. Accessed September 13, 2017.</ref><ref name=YaleAlumni>[https://www.yalealumnimagazine.com/obituaries/1326 "In Remembrance: Vincent Lamberti '47, '51PhD"]. ''[[Yale Alumni Magazine]]''. April 2014.</ref>

Edgewater has five main shopping areas. From north to south they are Town Centre, the Binghamton Shopping Plaza, [[Mitsuwa Marketplace]], Edgewater Commons and City Place. All are located on the river side of River Road and bordered by the River Walk. As recently as 1984 the town had no supermarket.<ref name=Thinking1984/> With development in subsequent years, by 2017, groceries could be purchased at [[Whole Foods Market]] in Town Centre, [[Trader Joe's]] at the Binghamton Plaza, Japanese-labeled groceries at Mitsuwa Marketplace<ref>Lasky, Julie. [https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/07/realestate/edgewater-nj-a-riverside-borough-with-quirks.html "Edgewater, N.J.: A Riverside Borough, With Quirks"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', June 7, 2017. Accessed December 18, 2023. "Their home is two minutes away (on foot) and also near major retailers like Whole Foods and Staples.... Mitsuwa Marketplace, a Japanese food hall and superstore, is part of a shopping complex on River Road that caters to the area’s large East Asian population. Slightly north, one finds not only a Trader Joe’s but also a docked ferryboat — or what is left of it — the Binghamton, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.... "</ref> and at [[Acme Markets]] in Edgewater Commons.<ref>Burch, Christopher. [https://www.nj.com/business/2022/02/burlington-to-open-another-nj-department-store-this-spring.html "Burlington to open another N.J. department store this spring"], NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], February 12, 2022. Accessed December 18, 2023. "Burlington, which used to be called Burlington Coat Factory, will occupy a 25,056-square-foot building next to Target in Edgewater Commons. The shopping center also houses businesses like ACME, Marshalls, McDonald’s, Old Navy, T.J. Maxx and Starbucks."</ref> Company-operated shuttle buses that ran on Wednesdays and Thursdays, bringing shoppers to Mitsuwa from Manhattan, were terminated in 2014.<ref>[http://www.mitsuwa.com/locations/edgewater/shuttle-bus-service/ NJ Transit Information] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150902015527/http://www.mitsuwa.com/locations/edgewater/shuttle-bus-service/ |date=2015-09-02 }}, Mitsuwa Marketplace. Accessed August 30, 2015. "Mitsuwa shuttle bus service terminated on December 31, 2014. Transportation from NY area to Mitsuwa Marketplace is available by NJ Transit."</ref>