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Town To Auction Off Remnants Of A Gilded Era

|Date: July 26, 2019

Town To Auction Off Remnants Of A Gilded Era

The town has contracted with a Seymour auctioneer to auction off the contents of the former Woodbridge Co ...

The town has contracted with a Seymour auctioneer to auction off the contents of the former Woodbridge Country Club. Keystone Associates is listing the auction to be held on Monday, August 5, at the ...

July 26, 2019
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Senator Blumenthal Performs Oath For Local Officials

|Date: July 26, 2019

Senator Blumenthal Performs Oath For Local Officials

United States Sen. Richard Blumenthal on Friday, June 28, made it back from the Capitol in Washington DC ...

United States Sen. Richard Blumenthal on Friday, June 28, made it back from the Capitol in Washington DC just in time to administer the oath of office to all elected and appointed officials in Woodbri ...

July 26, 2019
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Woodbridge Selectmen Fill Government Positions

|Date: July 26, 2019

Woodbridge Selectmen Fill Government Positions

The Woodbridge Board of Selectmen-elect met June 27 — the day before being officially sworn in — to make ...

The Woodbridge Board of Selectmen-elect met June 27 — the day before being officially sworn in — to make appointments to those boards and commissions that are not elected. They also reconfirmed sever ...

July 26, 2019
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Amity Physical Therapy: The Area’s Unique, New Therapy-Fitness-Wellness Center

|Date: July 26, 2019

Amity Physical Therapy: The Area’s Unique, New Therapy-Fitness-Wellness Center

Fifteen years ago, Michael Dow MSPT/CEO and Clinical Director, founded Amity Physical Therapy and presage ...

Fifteen years ago, Michael Dow MSPT/CEO and Clinical Director, founded Amity Physical Therapy and presaged the area’s first synergistic therapy-fitness-wellness center. Now the “Fitness/Wellness” Div ...

July 26, 2019
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Selectmen Choose St. Pierre Proposal For Country Club

|Date: June 28, 2019

Selectmen Choose St. Pierre Proposal For Country Club

Taxpayers Will Have A Chance To Weigh In The Woodbridge Board of Selectmen, in a special meeting on June ...

Taxpayers Will Have A Chance To Weigh In The Woodbridge Board of Selectmen, in a special meeting on June 4, chose to move forward the proposal of Brian St. Pierre, one of two developers who had expres ...

June 28, 2019
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First Selectman Beth Heller Makes Plans For Her Second Term

|Date: June 28, 2019

First Selectman Beth Heller Makes Plans For Her Second Term

First Selectman Beth Heller is hoping to help shape two long-standing projects for the town of Woodbridge ...

First Selectman Beth Heller is hoping to help shape two long-standing projects for the town of Woodbridge, as she is starting her second term. The first point of order is to negotiate a development pr ...

June 28, 2019
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Town Attempts To Work Out Differences Between Historical Society & Its Caretaker

|Date: June 28, 2019

Town Attempts To Work Out Differences Between Historical Society & Its Caretaker

Voting along party lines, the Board of Selectmen at its regular June meeting decided to overrule the requ ...

Voting along party lines, the Board of Selectmen at its regular June meeting decided to overrule the request by Amity and Woodbridge Historical Society Board of Directors and continue the month-to-mon ...

June 28, 2019
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From the First Selectman: Concerts on the Green and More This Summer

|Date: June 28, 2019

From the First Selectman: Concerts on the Green and More This Summer

As we head into the summer months, I’d like to remind everyone about our wonderful Summer Concerts on th ...

As we head into the summer months, I’d like to remind everyone about our wonderful Summer Concerts on the Green series which will take place every Tuesday evening from 6-8pm, throughout July (rain da ...

June 28, 2019
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Amity Gets Top Grades On Report Card

|Date: May 30, 2019

Amity Gets Top Grades On Report Card

Amity Regional Schools is the third top performing district in its DRG (district reference group) and six ...

Amity Regional Schools is the third top performing district in its DRG (district reference group) and sixth in the state, according to a new report by the state’s department of education. Marie McPad ...

May 30, 2019
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Democrats Win Local Elections, Gain Seats On Boards

|Date: May 30, 2019

Democrats Win Local Elections, Gain Seats On Boards

Beth Heller was reelected May 6 for her second term as first selectman, and along with her the whole Demo ...

Beth Heller was reelected May 6 for her second term as first selectman, and along with her the whole Democratic ticket swept the government slots that were up for re-election. Heller beat Republican ...

May 30, 2019
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From the First Selectman: Community Pride On Display In Our Town Center

|Date: May 30, 2019

From the First Selectman: Community Pride On Display In Our Town Center

As we head into the summer months there are several project updates I would like to share with you. Firs ...

As we head into the summer months there are several project updates I would like to share with you. First, you may have noticed as you drive or walk through our Town Center area that the Town Green e ...

May 30, 2019
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Invasives In Your Backyard

|Date: May 30, 2019

Invasives In Your Backyard

Invasive plants can suck the life out of traditional species in any particular area, and humans find it d ...

Invasive plants can suck the life out of traditional species in any particular area, and humans find it difficult to control their proliferation, especially if they can cause harm, such as, for exampl ...

May 30, 2019
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Local Lawmakers Support Homeless CT Vets

|Date: May 30, 2019

Local Lawmakers Support Homeless CT Vets

The “Stuff-a-Humvee” event is an annual tradition at the State Capitol to collect donations to benefit Co ...

The “Stuff-a-Humvee” event is an annual tradition at the State Capitol to collect donations to benefit Connecticut’s homeless veterans and their families. Donations from the May 22 event included clo ...

May 30, 2019
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Vote Monday May 6th!

|Date: May 02, 2019

Vote Monday May 6th!

Election Day in Woodbridge is Monday, May 6, 2019. Polls at the Center Gym open at 6:00am and close at 8 ...

Election Day in Woodbridge is Monday, May 6, 2019. Polls at the Center Gym open at 6:00am and close at 8:00pm. If you have not yet registered to vote, you may still register at the Election Day Regis ...

May 02, 2019
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Country Club, Taxes & Property Values – Hot Topics in this Election

|Date: May 02, 2019

Country Club, Taxes & Property Values – Hot Topics in this Election

The question of what to do with the Country Club of Woodbridge property continues to elicit passions in W ...

The question of what to do with the Country Club of Woodbridge property continues to elicit passions in Woodbridge, and is one of the top issues people bring up, said to Ed Weinberg, the GOP contender ...

May 02, 2019
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Mutt Strutt Hosted By Woodbridge Dog Park Cooperative For Friendly Humans And Canines

|Date: May 02, 2019

Mutt Strutt Hosted By Woodbridge Dog Park Cooperative For Friendly Humans And Canines

“Strutt” your stuff - with or without your Mutt - around Town Center and the site of the future dog park ...

“Strutt” your stuff - with or without your Mutt - around Town Center and the site of the future dog park on the Fitzgerald Property. On Saturday, June 1, at Woodbridge Town Center, the Woodbridge Dog ...

May 02, 2019
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Town’s Modest Spending Increase Mostly Supports Education

|Date: May 02, 2019

Town’s Modest Spending Increase Mostly Supports Education

Town leaders presented a budget with a tax increase of four tenths of a mill at the annual budget hearing ...

Town leaders presented a budget with a tax increase of four tenths of a mill at the annual budget hearing April 22. The spending plan pushed the mill rate from the current 39.83 to 40.23 for the 2019 ...

May 02, 2019
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“Mr. B.” Set to Retire After 30 Years of Service

|Date: May 02, 2019

“Mr. B.” Set to Retire After 30 Years of Service

Rich Burness (aka Mr. B.), cofounder of the Multi-Age Group (M.A.G.) at Beecher Road School in Woodbridge ...

Rich Burness (aka Mr. B.), cofounder of the Multi-Age Group (M.A.G.) at Beecher Road School in Woodbridge, is retiring after thirty-three years. Twenty-seven of those years were spent teaching in the ...

May 02, 2019
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From The Woodbridge Police Department: Bear Sightings

|Date: April 11, 2019

From The Woodbridge Police Department: Bear Sightings

At the end of March, a black bear has been repeatedly seen roaming throughout town. As the warmer weathe ...

At the end of March, a black bear has been repeatedly seen roaming throughout town. As the warmer weather approaches, police are anticipating additional bear sightings. Bird feeders, garbage, pet fo ...

April 11, 2019
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Dog Park Initiative Moves Forward

|Date: April 11, 2019

Dog Park Initiative Moves Forward

The Woodbridge Board of Selectmen in March agreed to a revised outline for an off-leash dog park planned ...

The Woodbridge Board of Selectmen in March agreed to a revised outline for an off-leash dog park planned at the Fitzgerald tract. The new outline avoids an area around the abandoned skating rink, a f ...

April 11, 2019
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