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Parents Bring Student Masking Controversy to Board of Education

|Date: September 30, 2021

Parents Bring Student Masking Controversy to Board of Education

Four Beecher Road School parents addressed the local Board of Education at its September 20th meeting on ...

Four Beecher Road School parents addressed the local Board of Education at its September 20th meeting on the issue of the mask mandate, some of whom were asking the board to reconsider the mask policy ...

September 30, 2021
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District Names Its Teacher of The Year

|Date: September 30, 2021

District Names Its Teacher of The Year

Teaching team leaders in conjunction with administrators at Beecher Road School chose second-grade teache ...

Teaching team leaders in conjunction with administrators at Beecher Road School chose second-grade teacher Joseph DePalma to represent them in the state Teacher of the Year competition. “The individu ...

September 30, 2021
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New Concepts Emerge for Use of Country Club

|Date: September 30, 2021

New Concepts Emerge for Use of Country Club

The Country Club of Woodbridge property has received renewed attention lately for its development potenti ...

The Country Club of Woodbridge property has received renewed attention lately for its development potential. It comes after the Zoning Commission loosened its restrictions on the Residential A zone, ...

September 30, 2021
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Woodbridge Resident Wins National Pool Championships in Vegas

|Date: September 30, 2021

Woodbridge Resident Wins National Pool Championships in Vegas

A Woodbridge resident is $15,000 richer after a recent visit to Sin City. But his good fortune didn’t ha ...

A Woodbridge resident is $15,000 richer after a recent visit to Sin City. But his good fortune didn’t happen in the casino. Kajone Ky won the 2020-2021 APA 8-Ball Classic Pool Championship in early ...

September 30, 2021
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Amity Academic Hall of Honor and Athletic Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

|Date: September 30, 2021

Amity Academic Hall of Honor and Athletic Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

The 2021-2022 Amity Academic Hall of Honor and Athletic Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will be postponed ...

The 2021-2022 Amity Academic Hall of Honor and Athletic Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will be postponed with the new date of April 28, 2022. Due to new covid concerns, we have decided to wait until ...

September 30, 2021
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Zion Lutheran Church Orange Welcomes Pastor Joshua Schiff

|Date: September 30, 2021

Zion Lutheran Church Orange Welcomes Pastor Joshua Schiff

On June 12, Zion Lutheran Church (780 Grassy Hill Road, Orange) welcomed newly ordained Pastor Joshua Sch ...

On June 12, Zion Lutheran Church (780 Grassy Hill Road, Orange) welcomed newly ordained Pastor Joshua Schiff and his family. Pastor Schiff grew up in Southern Illinois. After returning from Operation ...

September 30, 2021
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Rotary Rewards Those Who Find Meaning In Service

|Date: September 02, 2021

Rotary Rewards Those Who Find Meaning In Service

The Woodbridge Rotary Club recently awarded three $1,000 scholarships to recent local high school graduat ...

The Woodbridge Rotary Club recently awarded three $1,000 scholarships to recent local high school graduates. Natasha von Beeden, Madison Grieger and Rose Parady were the 2021 recipients. The winning ...

September 02, 2021
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Return To ‘New Normal’ At Beecher Road School

|Date: September 02, 2021

Return To ‘New Normal’ At Beecher Road School

Monday, August 30 was scheduled to be the first day of school for Woodbridge students, with all the hopes ...

Monday, August 30 was scheduled to be the first day of school for Woodbridge students, with all the hopes and concerns that day carries with it. For many elementary students it is a return to the new ...

September 02, 2021
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Fire Department Invites the Town To Mark 9/11 Anniversary

|Date: September 02, 2021

Fire Department Invites the Town To Mark 9/11 Anniversary

The Woodbridge Volunteer Fire Department is planning a special 9/11 memorial on the 20th anniversary of t ...

The Woodbridge Volunteer Fire Department is planning a special 9/11 memorial on the 20th anniversary of the attack on the United States. It will take place on Saturday, September 11, between 8:30 a.m ...

September 02, 2021
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WPD Welcomes New Deputy Chief

|Date: September 02, 2021

WPD Welcomes New Deputy Chief

The Woodbridge Police Department recently welcomed new Deputy Chief Ronald Smith Jr., who was sworn in on ...

The Woodbridge Police Department recently welcomed new Deputy Chief Ronald Smith Jr., who was sworn in on August 18, 2021. He replaces longtime Deputy Chief Raymond Stuart who retired in January 2021 ...

September 02, 2021
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Woodbridge Rotary Club Names Business Of The Year

|Date: September 02, 2021

Woodbridge Rotary Club Names Business Of The Year

The Rotary Club of Woodbridge presented its Business of the Year 2020-2021 award to New England Brewing C ...

The Rotary Club of Woodbridge presented its Business of the Year 2020-2021 award to New England Brewing Company. Owner Rob Leonard accepted the award at the club’s annual banquet on June 17th. The Ne ...

September 02, 2021
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Bethany Farm & Nursery Blossoms into A New Garden Center and Landscape Supply Destination

|Date: September 02, 2021

Bethany Farm & Nursery Blossoms into A New Garden Center and Landscape Supply Destination

With four young, energetic nursery professionals at the helm, Bethany Farms & Nursery represents a ne ...

With four young, energetic nursery professionals at the helm, Bethany Farms & Nursery represents a new generation in garden center management, creative landscaping design and installation. With o ...

September 02, 2021
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Zoning Opens Door to Affordability Concept

|Date: June 24, 2021

Zoning Opens Door to Affordability Concept

Some nine months after having received a challenge to its zoning regulations to allow for more housing op ...

Some nine months after having received a challenge to its zoning regulations to allow for more housing opportunities, the Town Plan and Zoning Commission (TPZ) voted 5 to 1 in support of revisions to ...

June 24, 2021
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Acts Of Hate Have Defined My Amity Experience

|Date: June 24, 2021

Acts Of Hate Have Defined My Amity Experience

Students, Parents Urge Amity Board to Embrace Diversity A group of current and former Amity students and ...

Students, Parents Urge Amity Board to Embrace Diversity A group of current and former Amity students and parents addressed the Amity Board of Education at its June 14 meeting to impress upon board mem ...

June 24, 2021
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Live Music in the Business District

|Date: June 24, 2021

Live Music in the Business District

Free outdoor concerts are coming to the Woodbridge business district this summer and fall! On the fourth ...

Free outdoor concerts are coming to the Woodbridge business district this summer and fall! On the fourth Saturday of June, July, September and October at 1 pm there will be live music on the lawn at C ...

June 24, 2021
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Rogue Fencing Academy Opens in Woodbridge

|Date: June 24, 2021

Rogue Fencing Academy Opens in Woodbridge

Rogue Fencing Academy opened in Woodbridge this spring at 14 Selden St., between Woodbridge Social and Th ...

Rogue Fencing Academy opened in Woodbridge this spring at 14 Selden St., between Woodbridge Social and Thai Stories restaurants. Co-founder and head coach Sandra Marchant has been a multiple time nati ...

June 24, 2021
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Proposed Cell Tower at 118 Newton Road: Awareness & Community Call to Action

|Date: June 24, 2021

Proposed Cell Tower at 118 Newton Road: Awareness & Community Call to Action

Dear Residents & Neighbors: We are writing today to bring your attention to the threat of a Verizon c ...

Dear Residents & Neighbors: We are writing today to bring your attention to the threat of a Verizon cell tower being erected at 118 Newton Road in the middle of a quiet residential neighborhood. ...

June 24, 2021
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Beth Heller Wins Third Term

|Date: May 27, 2021

Beth Heller Wins Third Term

Close Underticket Races Trigger Recounts First Selectman Beth Heller, a Democrat, carried the recent muni ...

Close Underticket Races Trigger Recounts First Selectman Beth Heller, a Democrat, carried the recent municipal election with a comfortable lead, with 1,641 votes out of the total of 2,538 cast. Helle ...

May 27, 2021
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Selectmen Prepare to Reconvene Town Meeting

|Date: May 27, 2021

Selectmen Prepare to Reconvene Town Meeting

The Board of Selectmen at a special meeting on May 19 decided to reconvene the Annual Town Meeting to ado ...

The Board of Selectmen at a special meeting on May 19 decided to reconvene the Annual Town Meeting to adopt the 2021-22 budget on Wednesday, June 2. The meeting had been started virtually on Webex on ...

May 27, 2021
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Petition Circulates to Save Clubhouse

|Date: May 27, 2021

Petition Circulates to Save Clubhouse

A call to support a petition to save the Country Club of Woodbridge clubhouse from demolition has been ma ...

A call to support a petition to save the Country Club of Woodbridge clubhouse from demolition has been mailed out to all residents of the town. A group of concerned residents are petitioning the town ...

May 27, 2021
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