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 | | Wednesday, April 08, 2009 Cameras to be installed at dangerous intersectionWoodbridge Sentinel
Hot spot was scene of two deaths this year
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer
Red-light cameras will be implemented at the intersection of Route 1 and Avenel Street in Woodbridge.
"The area has had serious problems with pedestrian safety," said Mayor John E. Mc- Cormac. "We will see if the red-light cameras will help, and if they do, we may expand to other locations."
Township officials announced at the March 31 council meeting that the Department of Trans... Read Full Article Send to a Friend | |  |
| | Friday, April 03, 2009 Woodbridge Welcomes CISCO to Business CommunityHome News Tribune
Woodbridge Township Mayor John E. McCormac will welcome Cisco Systems as the newest member of the Woodbridge Township Business Community at a "Grand Opening & Ribbon-Cutting" ceremony at Cisco's recently opened Regional Sales Office & Training Facility in Iselin on Tues., April 7 at 11:00 A.M.
Cisco's MetroPark Office serves as a regional sales and training facility for more than 320 management staff and employees. Cisco will offer a demonstration of sta... Read Full Article Send to a Friend | | |
| | Wednesday, March 25, 2009 Public Works director wins award as top leaderWoodbridge Sentinel
Dennis Henry has been with township since 1974
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer
Afun job that constantly changes. That is how Woodbridge Township Public Works Director Dennis Henry described his job.
"I come in at 9 a.m. and not one day will be the same," he said.
Henry, who has been the Public Works director for three years, was awarded the Richard Rohrbach Public Works Leader of the Year Award for 2008 by the New Jersey Chapter for American Public Works Asso... Read Full Article Send to a Friend | | |
| | Friday, March 06, 2009 Woodbridge will salute the area's Irish heritageStar Ledger
At 9 o'clock on Sunday morning, the American flag that flies in front of Woodbridge Town Hall will welcome another banner. This one will boast vertical green, white and orange stripes.
Once the national flag of Ireland is raised and proclamations are presented to the day's honorees -- Ann Donegan, Irish Lady-of-the-Year, and Marc Lewis, Irish Man-of-the-Year -- the 36th annual Woodbridge St. Patrick's Day Parade will commence.
At 1:30 p.m., grand marshal Lynn Ki... Read Full Article Send to a Friend | | |
| | Sunday, March 01, 2009 Woodbridge program helps seniors, disabled residents with home repairsHome News Tribune
By ERICA HARBATKIN
Staff Writer
For two years, Chris Van de Vaarst's wooden floors had been rotting beneath her feet.
The 48-year-old township resident, who has multiple sclerosis, didn't have the money to repair the floors, and she was suddenly single after her husband died of a heart attack in October 2007.
Van de Vaarst was one of about 15 township residents who received home repairs and renovations last year in the township's Tooling Around the Town... Read Full Article Send to a Friend | | |
| | Thursday, February 26, 2009 Woodbridge sponsors grant, loan assistance for business' renovationsHome News Tribune
By ERICA HARBATKIN
Staff Writer
When Alex Listash wanted to renovate the outside of his New Brunswick Avenue electronics store years ago, securing the necessary approval from the township was so difficult that he eventually stopped trying.
"Every time I went to them, they just kept giving us a hard time," said Listash, who owns Alex TV with his wife, Gina Listash. "I gave up when they told me I had to use half of my parking lot for landscaping."
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| | Wednesday, February 18, 2009 Solution sought for General DynamicsWoodbridge Sentinel
McCormac is hoping to find another taker for site
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer
Woodbridge Township officials said that even though plans for the General Dynamics Corp. site in Avenel have slowed down due to budget constraints, they are committed to cleaning up the site to residential standards.
"A year ago we were fielding phone calls from interested developers, today we are making the phone calls," said Mayor John E. McCormac. "The economy has taken a tol... Read Full Article Send to a Friend | | |
| | Wednesday, February 18, 2009 Woodbridge plans to develop eco-industry hubStar-Ledger
Pennval Road is not known for its eco-friendly atmosphere. The drab, narrow road runs alongside the New Jersey Turnpike in an industrial corner of Woodbridge, past a modular-trailer business and an abandoned, graffiti-covered warehouse before terminating at a trucking company.
But when Woodbridge officials look at Pennval Road, they see nothing but green. An ambitious redevelopment plan approved by the township council last month envisions an eco-industry hub on the 107 acres... Read Full Article Send to a Friend | | |
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