Tag: Woodbridge
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Barrons impressed with season despite holes in lineup
By Jeff Appelblatt For as many matches as Woodbridge High School’s wrestling team is forfeiting regularly, the Barrons haven’t looked too shabby this season. But with some of the wrestlers the squad had back this year, coach Mike Carbone didn’t expect his team to hit rock bottom. “We’re doing OK. We have a lot of…
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Health and organ donation information event slated at Boscov’s
Boscov’s at Woodbridge Center will hold a Health and Organ Donation Information Event from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. on Valentine’s Day, Feb. 14. Please see the health display on the second floor for tips on how to sign up to be an organ donor, and talk to local volunteers about the organ donation process. Also, there…
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Grants help support school sustainability projects
The North Brunswick and Woodbridge school districts received some of the 50 Sustainable Jersey for Schools small grants funded by the New Jersey Education Association (NJEA). Each of the two Middlesex County schools received $2,000 to fund their projects. At North Brunswick Township High School, “Use It Then Lose It! Or Can It!” will fund recycling…
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Woodbridge’s Stoveken rolls another 300 game
By Jeff Appelblatt James Stoveken has been making sure to treat all bowling pins equally, with Woodbridge High School’s standout bowler doing a tremendous job in knocking them all down. Hitting 12 strikes in a row is a perfect game resulting in a score of 300, and the feat is rarely hit by most. But…
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Learn how to speed skate
Speed Skating Classes will be held from 7 a.m.-9 a.m. every Saturday and Sunday at the Woodbridge Community Center, 600 Main St., Woodbridge. For males and females of all ages; inline or quad skates and a bicycle helmet are required. Get fit, have fun and make friends. For more information, call 732-985-2975.
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Woodbridge teacher’s dismissal upheld
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer WOODBRIDGE — The Woodbridge Township Board of Education had just cause to dismiss Michele Schwab, a longtime fourth-grade teacher at Robert Mascenik Elementary School No. 26, stemming from her involvement with two separate shoplifting offenses, according to an arbitration decision on tenure charges the board filed against her. Schwab, who…
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Barrons hope to be back on winning track after hitting skid
By Jeff Appelblatt The girls’ basketball team at Woodbridge High School began the season sizzling. Not only did the Barrons win their first six games, but they won them all by double digits. Barrons coach Bobby Timinski didn’t imagine his squad being able to match that all season, but he also didn’t foresee a lengthy…
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Woodbridge council welcomes new and familiar faces
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer WOODBRIDGE — Verbhadra N. Patel has become the first elected councilman of South Asian descent to sit on the Township Council. Patel, with family by his side, was sworn in at a reorganization meeting by Township Clerk John Mitch on Jan. 3. He was first appointed by the Township Council…
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Woodbridge considers full-day kindergarten
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer WOODBRIDGE — A bond referendum for a new Ross Street Elementary School 11, the implementation of full-day kindergarten and security upgrades are on the horizon as the Woodbridge Board of Education looks ahead. “We are looking at a very exciting year,” said Board President Dan Harris as he addressed the…
