Tag: Woodbridge Township School District
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Senior classes graduate in Woodbridge with pomp and circumstance
WOODBRIDGE – The three high schools of the Woodbridge Township School District celebrated the Class of 2022 with much pomp and circumstance during ceremonies held on their respective football fields. The ceremonies were held on June 22. At Woodbridge High School, Principal Glenn Lottman showed appreciation to the senior class. “You guys made history,” he…
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Radiological testing at Colonia High School finds ‘no cause-and-effect’ of those diagnosed with brain tumors
WOODBRIDGE – Levels of radiation in and around Colonia High School were found to be “consistent with typical background levels of radiation found in New Jersey” and no further testing is warranted. That is the conclusion federal, state, county and township officials concluded after weeks of radiological testing inside and outside of school grounds in…
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Radiological testing has begun at Colonia High School and will continue through May; more than 100 former staff and students have been diagnosed with brain tumors
Is Colonia High School the cause of primary brain tumors in former students and staff from 1975 to 1995? That is what Al Lupiano, Colonia High School (CHS) Class of 1989, wants to find out after he, his wife Michele (CHS Class of 1991) and his sister Angela (CHS Class of 1995) were all diagnosed…
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State aid increases expected for Edison, Metuchen and Woodbridge public school districts
State aid will increase for public school districts in Edison, Metuchen and Woodbridge. The state’s proposed $19.2 billion for New Jersey pre-K to 12 schools for the Fiscal Year 2023 budget adds $649.8 million in K-12 formula aid to continue implementing the seven-year phase in to fully fund New Jersey’s school funding formula set forth…
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Luxury apartment complexes, retail and restaurants expected to start opening in downtown Woodbridge; PILOTS continue to provide steady source of revenue for township
WOODBRIDGE – Six years ago, township officials made a commitment to invest in a transit village development for the business district in downtown Woodbridge in efforts to not let the district “wither away and die.” Fast-forward as township officials embark on a new year, the business district is far from dying with the hard-to-miss construction…
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Woodbridge Township School District hires new food service provider
WOODBRIDGE – After shortcomings with Chartwells, the Woodbridge Township School District will soon have a new food service provider. The Board of Education approved a request for proposal for Pomptonian Food Service, based in Fairfield, Essex County, at a special meeting on Nov. 12. The company provides service for more than 100 school districts in…
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Woodbridge superintendent appointed to ESCNJ board
The superintendent of the Woodbridge Township School District has been appointed to the Educational Services Commission of New Jersey’s (ESCNJ) Board of Directors. Joseph Massimino, who has worked with the Woodbridge school district for almost 20 years, began his career in 2002 as a social studies teacher at Woodbridge High School and held various administrative positions…
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Woodbridge schools take stand on equity with creation of Equity Commission and a diversity and equity officer
WOODBRIDGE – In efforts to do better when it comes to diversity and equity, the Woodbridge Township School District is taking a number of actions including creating an Equity Commission and creating a new position, a diversity and equity officer. Board of Education Vice President Marie Anderson will chair the Equity Commission. “We take all…
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Emotions run high as Woodbridge’s three high schools hold in-person graduations
WOODBRIDGE – Emotions swirled as Woodbridge High School Principal Glenn Lottmann learned he couldn’t attend the high school’s Class of 2020 in-person graduation due to the coronavirus. “I was really upset and honestly I didn’t know how to handle the bad news,” he told the class during their graduation on July 8; he called into…
