Tag: Woodbridge Township School District
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Live graduations for Class of 2020 will be held at Woodbridge’s three high schools on July 8, community shout out on June 10
WOODBRIDGE – The Class of 2020 for Woodbridge Township School District’s three high schools want to graduate on their respective football fields. That is the overwhelming response school officials received in a survey they sent out to the students, Schools Superintendent Robert Zega said. The superintendent said after a long discussion on June 4, central…
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Husband and wife from Woodbridge test presumptive positive for coronavirus
WOODBRIDGE – Mayor John E. McCormac announced that state health officials advised the Woodbridge Township Department of Health & Human Services that two elderly township residents had tested positive for te coronavirus (COVID-19). The husband and wife in their mid-seventies and both are currently hospitalized, according to information released on March 13. The Department of…
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Woodbridge voters will be asked to approve $87M referendum on March 10
WOODBRIDGE – An $87 million referendum, if approved by voters on March 10, will replace century old schools in the Woodbridge Township School District and result in improvements and increased security at a number of schools. Polls will be open from 2-8 p.m. Mayor John E. McCormac said the referendum would be paid for by…
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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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PILOTs help economic development in Woodbridge, mayor says
WOODBRIDGE – With the Township of Woodbridge soon receiving more than $30 million per year in revenue from Payment in Lieu of Tax agreements (PILOTs), Mayor John McCormac said it makes sense to continue the agreements. “It works,” he said as he delivered the Woodbridge State of the Township address before the Woodbridge Metro Chamber…
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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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Woodbridge school officials considering instituting random drug testing policy
WOODBRIDGE — Administrators in the Woodbridge Township School District are considering the implementation of a policy that would subject students to random testing for alcohol and drug use. “We have a drug problem in our schools,” Superintendent of Schools Robert Zega said during a June 25 meeting that was held to discuss the proposed policy.…
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Edison Council approves PILOT in hopes of staying competitive with neighbors
EDISON — Edison officials are looking at neighboring Woodbridge to see how development PILOT agreements can help the Edison School District. To stay competitive in the warehouse market, developers are asking municipalities for payment in lieu of tax agreements, according to Township Attorney William Northgrave. A PILOT agreement gives a developer a tax break on…
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Air quality issues of mold and asbestos temporarily closes Indiana Avenue Elementary school, second time this month
WOODBRIDGE — It has been a whirlwind month for the 600 students at Indiana Avenue Elementary School No. 18. Schools Superintendent Robert Zega said school officials are working with environmental consultants to determine the best course of action for remediation after air quality issues of mold and asbestos have resulted in the closure, reopening and…