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 | | Friday, June 12, 2009 Middlesex County panel to match green industries, warehouse spacesHome News Tribune
STAFF REPORT
For Middlesex County officials, "green equals green" when it comes to creating economic opportunities for environmentally-friendly businesses.
A new county committee has been formed to harness the power of emerging "green" industries, and one of its primary goals is matching vacant warehouse space with manufacturers of products, such as solar panels, that promote energy efficiency and sustainability.
The Middlesex County Green Economic Dev... Read Full Article Send to a Friend | |  |
| | Sunday, May 31, 2009 Woodbridge hosts elementary school 'walkability' tourHome News Tribune
Joseph Kurzeja leaned against a street sign at the corner of Woodmere Avenue and Butler Street, looked at his mother, then shook his head.
“Nope, this is not safe,” the 6-year-old said. “There are no stop signs, no sidewalks and there are a lot of cars driving by.”
After Saturday's township-wide event, some of that may soon change.
Kurzeja was one of an estimated 300 parents, teachers and children who took part in Saturday's first-ever “Woodbridge Walkabilit... Read Full Article Send to a Friend | | |
| | Sunday, May 31, 2009 Woodbridge, Perth Amboy to share $1M grant to study 'brownfields'Home News Tribune
Woodbridge and Perth Amboy will share a $1 million federal grant to fund assessments of suspected contaminated sites.
The grant, obtained by the Middlesex County Improvement Authority from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, will go toward investigating underutilized, possibly contaminated sites known as brownfields.
Woodbridge is looking at developing properties totaling 24 square miles in the township's Route 1 Corridor Redevelopment Area, which contains ... Read Full Article Send to a Friend | | |
| | Sunday, May 24, 2009 Woodbridge artists help revitalize communityHome News Tribune
Artists now on display at Woodbridge Artisan Guild
Connie Elek spent years collecting pottery and ceramics. Then one fateful day 15 years ago, she asked an artist: How do you do it?
"She gave me two books and told me to buy a 50-pound bag of clay and just play," she said.
Elek, who works in real estate with her husband at J.J. Elek Realty, Woodbridge, then enrolled in an adult pottery class at Edison High School.
"I got hooked on clay," she said. "... Read Full Article Send to a Friend | | |
| | Thursday, May 07, 2009 Woodbridge mayor talks with seniors at community center summitHome News Tribune
By SERGIO BICHAO
Staff Writer
Township seniors had the chance to give Mayor John McCormac a piece of their mind during a Senior Summit held Wednesday at the Woodbridge Community Center. Instead, many just wanted to say how pleased they were with the center at 600 Main St.
Not that some didn't see room for improvement elsewhere in town.
Taking part in a question-and-answer session with about two dozen seniors, Periwinkle Place resident John Erla asked McCormac... Read Full Article Send to a Friend | | |
| | Friday, May 01, 2009 MAYOR McCORMAC ANNOUNCES LAUNCH OF NEW WOODBRIDGE TOWNSHIP WEB PAGESame Address… New Look… Easier to Navigate Find Up-To-Date Information on Township Programs, Services
& Events… View TV-35 in Real Time…
Woodbridge - Just in time for “Summer in Woodbridge” – the 2009 Farmer’s Market… Music on Main Street…
Mayor’s Summer Concert Series… July 4th Fireworks on the Waterfront… Movies in the Park… Health & Wellness Events and Programs - Mayor John E. McCormac today announced the launch of a newly designed and easier to navigate Woodbridge Township Web Page ~ ww... Read Full Article Send to a Friend | | |
| | Sunday, April 26, 2009 Woodbridge residents get much-needed home repairs through community programHome News Tribune
By LEO D. ROMMEL
Staff Writer
About five months ago, Kathleen Wyatt, who suffers from multiple sclerosis, fell down, broke her leg, got a cast, and then developed an infection that kept her in the hospital for about two months.
“I went downhill when I got that infection,” she said. “Everything went downhill.”
Saturday, dozens of residents around the township pitched in to help turn her luck around.
In a scene right out of “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition,” about ... Read Full Article Send to a Friend | | |
| | Wednesday, April 15, 2009 2 students arrested in fire that caused $25K in damages to Avenel playgroundHome News Tribune
By JOSHUA BURD
STAFF WRITER
Police have charged two high school students with setting a fire that destroyed a $25,000 jungle gym at an Avenel playground Monday night, township officials said Wednesday.
Amanda Gacina, 18, and a 17-year-old boy were arrested Tuesday night, hours after police began investigating the suspected arson at Fifth District Park on Avenel Street. Both are Avenel residents and attend Colonia High School, township spokesman John Hagerty said.
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