Tag: Woodbridge Township Council
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Woodbridge School District recoups more than $100K in tuition from students illegally enrolled
WOODBRIDGE – Since the inception of a Woodbridge School District Residency Fraud Enforcement Task Force last school year, the district has recouped more than $100,000 in tuition and penalties and has removed 89 students from attendance rolls. “It is our responsibility to ensure that taxpayer resources are used to maintain our schools, and that Woodbridge…
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Steel construction phase at new Ross Street School completed
WOODBRIDGE — The steel construction phase of the new $30 million Ross Street Elementary School No. 11 in the downtown area is complete. And to celebrate, township and school officials, including the fifth grade class at Ross Street, held a Topping-Off ceremony on Sept. 20 where attendees signed the structural steel beam before it was…
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Five Branches Senior Center opens in Iselin
WOODBRIDGE — Come next year, Woodbridge Township will have four senior centers, which has become a community effort. Mayor John E. McCormac, members of the Township Council, members of the Woodbridge Township Department of Health and Human Services, and Assemblyman Craig Coughlin celebrated the grand opening of the Five Branches Senior Center at 1 Brown…
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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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Dalina Manor opens in Hopelawn
WOODBRIDGE — Dalina Manor, a 57-unit affordable senior housing residential community in the Hopelawn section of the township, is now open. Mayor John E. McCormac, Ingerman and the Woodbridge Affordable Housing Corporation announced the grand opening of Dalina Manor on Sept. 28. Dalina Manor is a 57-unit, three-story property featuring 48 one-bedrooms and nine two-bedrooms…
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Democrats rule in Woodbridge election
WOODBRIDGE — Incumbents overwhelmingly prevailed in the Township Council and Board of Education races in the Nov. 7 election. Ward 1: Democratic Incumbent Nancy Bader Drumm garnered 2,991 votes to win her second term on the Township Council. Republican Candidate Lori Vernachio Greiza received 993 votes in her losing bid for her first term. During…
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Woodbridge council candidates in the running
WOODBRIDGE — Two candidates are vying for each of the five, four-year ward seats in the upcoming election. Ward 1: Democratic Incumbent Nancy Bader Drumm will face Republican Candidate Lori Vernachio Greiza. Nancy Jean Drumm, 58, who is a lifelong resident of the township, is seeking her second term on the council. She is married…
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Entrance to Woodbridge park dedicated to fire chief
WOODBRIDGE — The entrance of the Woodbridge Waterfront Park has been dedicated to Keasbey Fire Chief Thomas J. “TK” Kolarick, who died in the line-of-duty in 2015. Mayor John E. McCormac, members of the Keasbey Fire Department and the Kolarick family gathered on June 25 for the dedication ceremony to rename the entrance “Kolarick Way.”…
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Senior Summit at Woodbridge Community Center May 17
Woodbridge Mayor John E. McCormac will serve as the host to the 11th annual Woodbridge Township Senior Summit and Forum at 11 a.m. on May 17 at the Woodbridge Community Center, 600 Main Street. Senior residents have the opportunity to offer suggestions, comments and ideas directly to the mayor and administration officials, members of the Township…