Tag: Woodbridge Township
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Woodbridge teens will be mentored through Zuckerberg Institute
Woodbridge Township and the Zuckerberg Institute announced the formation of a Post Pandemic Task Force comprised of Woodbridge Township high school students supporting local businesses while being mentored by global leaders in Silicon Valley. “I am pleased to report that Woodbridge Township and the Zuckerberg Institute have established a partnership and collaboration to create…
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Funds to study mental health issues, review government policies included in Woodbridge’s fiscal year budget
WOODBRIDGE – Funding for studies addressing people with mental health issues and their interactions after a call to police – and to review government policies – are in direct correlation to discussions with members of the Woodbridge Youth for Liberation and Equity community organization, township officials said. “It’s not something we thought about in the…
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Woodbridge expects increase in development, ratables throughout 2018
WOODBRIDGE — The economic development activity in the township last year saw outstanding progress with the likes of Dave & Buster’s at the Woodbridge Center Mall, and 2018 looks to be even better, Mayor John E. McCormac said during his State of the Township address. “Our signature commercial project this year is the huge investment…
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Our House in Woodbridge provides day program for adults with special needs
WOODBRIDGE — A couple of years ago, a group of parents with special needs children who were near the age of 21 approached township officials and had requested a need for a center for adults with special needs. The public school district pays for special needs children through 21 years old; however, after that, there…
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Coughlin chosen as Assembly Speaker
TRENTON — Assemblyman Craig Coughlin (D-Middlesex), the next New Jersey Assembly Speaker come January, has vowed to help the working middle class by finding new ways to grow the economy. “That’s why I will create a new standing committee, the Science, Technology and Innovation Committee, that will create legislation designed to put New Jersey at…
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Veteran’s Day Parade Nov. 12 in Woodbridge
The 11th annual Woodbridge Township Veteran’s Day Parade saluting township veterans and active-duty military personnel, will be held at 1:30 p.m. Nov. 12. The parade steps-off from Ross Street School No. 11 and concludes at the reviewing stand in front of Town Hall, 1 Main Street, Woodbridge.
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Volunteers will be recognized in Woodbridge Oct. 29
Woodbridge Mayor John E. McCormac and the Woodbridge Township Municipal Council will host “Woodbridge Community Day” at 11:30 a.m. Oct. 29 at the Woodbridge Community Center (WCC), 600 Main Street, to recognize 50 community volunteers and present the 2017 Mayor’s Community Volunteer Award for distinguished community service.
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Old Bridge fighting opiate addiction epidemic
OLD BRIDGE — The Municipal Alliance coordinator position has been expanded to a full-time role. Three entities — the Old Bridge Township School District, Old Bridge Township and Hackensack Meridian Health Raritan Bay Medical Center in Old Bridge — banded together to not only extend the coordinator into a full-time role, but set forth resources…
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Metuchen tightens property maintenance code
METUCHEN — Borough officials are working to strengthen the town’s property maintenance code to deter what officials call a “disconcerting” problem that has arisen over the past few years. “We have had a few repeats of a rather unusual situation in Metuchen — residential properties that have declined and have been poorly maintained,” Borough Council…