Woodbridge News

Township officials, worried that the financially-struggling 104-acre Colonia Country Club and golf course may fall into the hands of a developer, may consider the use of eminent domain to acquire the property.

There were plenty of times when Richie Sambora wanted to ditch school. Now the street leading up to it bears his name.

WOODBRDIGE a ' Municipal tax bills would go up $129 for the average Woodbridge homeowner under a proposed 2010 budget unveiled by Mayor John McCormac last week.

Fire Commissioner Ken Gardner says the highest-taxed fire district in the township can save money with a simple retirement plan: Don't replace retiring firefighters and retire what he calls unnecessary equipment, including a fleet of three fire engines that are kept in reserve.

I have written a letter to the mayor of Woodbridge, Mayor McCormac, concerning an application for Woodbridge to create a 'quiet zone' protected from the noise of train horns.

A woman riding as a passenger in a sports utility vehicle was injured this morning when the vehicle crashed into the back of a parked tractor trailer at the service station on the New Jersey Turnpike in Woodbridge, near mile marker 93.

Burglars ransacked a construction trailer on Route 9 last weekend, stealing more then $5,000 worth of equipment, police said.

A burglar made off with a headset Monday night after breaking into a car outside an Iselin restaurant, police said.

An Avenel man and two 17-year-old youths face robbery charges after allegedly grabbing a woman's purse as she walked on Central Avenue.

Two dogs and a cat were killed in a fire today that started on the porch of a Woodbridge home and spread through the roof, officials said.

Three pets were killed in a fire that broke out at a Madison Avenue home late Thursday morning, police said.

He will have an MRI on his right knee to determine the damage. Canstruction stacks cans of food with helping hands >> >> >> >> >> Teen sex sends ex-cop to prison Saturday, November 14, 2009 Sue Epstein A former Woodbridge police officer was sentenced yesterday to 12 years in prison -- and ordered to serve six before becoming parole eligible -- for ...

A former Woodbridge police officer was sentenced today to 12 years in prison - and ordered to serve six before becoming parole eligible - for sexually assaulting a teenage boy and taking nude and provocative photos of a teenage girl.

A township middle school teacher has been charged with having sex with a 14-year-old female student.

The Woodbridge Township Department of Health & Human Services will administer H1N1 vaccine to Woodbridge public school students 14 years-of-age and under with an underlying illness or medical condition, at a clinic scheduled on Fri., Nov.

Governor-elect Chris Christie named his 10-member transition team Wednesday, including a university president, campaign officials and two Democratic politicians.

A bike-mounted bandit robbed a man at gunpoint Monday night as the victim was walking on North Williams Street, police said.

Fear gripped the nation 91 years ago as nearly a third of Americans fell ill. The 1918 pandemic - known as the Spanish Flu - spread around the world, killing as many as 650,000 Americans and anywhere from 21 million to 50 million people around the world.

Address of business: Ira S. Niedweske brings his dog to work. Lilly, a 4-year-old bloodhound, lumbers about the veterinarian's office in Iselin.

A water main break has forced officials to temporarily shut down a New Jersey Turnpike rest area in northern New Jersey.