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Program Looks at the Whats & Whys of Recycling

|Date: October 03, 2019

Program Looks at the Whats & Whys of Recycling

Markets change, and we will have to change with them, that was Sherill Baldwin’s message at a recycling w ...

Markets change, and we will have to change with them, that was Sherill Baldwin’s message at a recycling workshop at the Woodbridge library last month. And as the recycling industry is struggling to f ...

October 03, 2019
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Selectmen Move Major Project Forward

|Date: October 03, 2019

Selectmen Move Major Project Forward

After years of wrangling, the Board of Selectmen, in a special meeting on Tuesday, September 24, voted un ...

After years of wrangling, the Board of Selectmen, in a special meeting on Tuesday, September 24, voted unanimously to bring a development proposal for a part of the Country Club of Woodbridge to the v ...

October 03, 2019
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Town Hall Reaches Out to Business Community

|Date: October 03, 2019

Town Hall Reaches Out to Business Community

Unlike many of the bustling towns surrounding it, Woodbridge has never had an economic development direct ...

Unlike many of the bustling towns surrounding it, Woodbridge has never had an economic development director to help coordinate, network or make a pitch for the business community. The only representa ...

October 03, 2019
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Celebrate Woodbridge With Fallapalooza

|Date: October 03, 2019

Celebrate Woodbridge With Fallapalooza

This month we celebrate “All Things Woodbridge” with Fallapalooza, a series of fun fall events during the ...

This month we celebrate “All Things Woodbridge” with Fallapalooza, a series of fun fall events during the month of October. The celebration kicks off with the Human Services Department’s second annual ...

October 03, 2019
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Young Piano Soloist Featured At Local Church

|Date: October 03, 2019

Young Piano Soloist Featured At Local Church

Nenad Ivovic is an old soul in a 26-year-old body who channels the music of centuries to a 21st century a ...

Nenad Ivovic is an old soul in a 26-year-old body who channels the music of centuries to a 21st century audience. Much like the European instrumentalists of old, who switched from one instrument to a ...

October 03, 2019
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‘Mr. Woodbridge Tennis’ Builds A Fan Base

|Date: August 29, 2019

‘Mr. Woodbridge Tennis’ Builds A Fan Base

Family is what counts first and foremost for tennis coach Chris Raffone, and the family includes all the ...

Family is what counts first and foremost for tennis coach Chris Raffone, and the family includes all the young tennis players he has coached over the years, and by extension, their families. “They ca ...

August 29, 2019
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Prisco Leaves Beecher Road School, Sherman Moves Up

|Date: August 29, 2019

Prisco Leaves Beecher Road School, Sherman Moves Up

When Gina Prisco, former principal at Beecher Road School, accepted a job offer from the Trumbull school ...

When Gina Prisco, former principal at Beecher Road School, accepted a job offer from the Trumbull school district, her unexpected departure at the beginning of August caused musical chairs at the lead ...

August 29, 2019
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Town Earns National Award For Audit

|Date: August 29, 2019

Town Earns National Award For Audit

Once again, the Town of Woodbridge has earned the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial ...

Once again, the Town of Woodbridge has earned the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting from the national nonprofit Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) for fiscal ...

August 29, 2019
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Movie Magic In Selden Plaza

|Date: August 29, 2019

Movie Magic In Selden Plaza

When William Battle, one of the organizers of the feature film, “The Dangerfield’s Class of ‘64”, contact ...

When William Battle, one of the organizers of the feature film, “The Dangerfield’s Class of ‘64”, contacted Ona Alpert, the owner of Selden Plaza on Selden Street in Woodbridge, Ona had an idea why. ...

August 29, 2019
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On Your Mark, Get Set, Bagel Run!

|Date: August 29, 2019

On Your Mark, Get Set, Bagel Run!

The 9th Annual Murray Lender 5K Bagel Run sponsored by Titan Energy will be held on Sunday, September 15, ...

The 9th Annual Murray Lender 5K Bagel Run sponsored by Titan Energy will be held on Sunday, September 15, 2019 at the New Haven JCC. Enjoy music, professional race timing, post-event festivities, and ...

August 29, 2019
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Amity Physical Therapy: 15 Years, 35 Clinicians And 3 New Fitness/Wellness Centers

|Date: August 29, 2019

Amity Physical Therapy: 15 Years, 35 Clinicians And 3 New Fitness/Wellness Centers

Fifteen years ago, Michael Dow MSPT/CEO and Clinical Director of Amity Physical Therapy carved out and gr ...

Fifteen years ago, Michael Dow MSPT/CEO and Clinical Director of Amity Physical Therapy carved out and grew his practice the right way – devoted, caring treatment of patients from pediatrics to geriat ...

August 29, 2019
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Connecticut School Nutrition Programs

|Date: August 29, 2019

Connecticut School Nutrition Programs

The Woodbridge School District announced its policy for determining eligibility of children who may recei ...

The Woodbridge School District announced its policy for determining eligibility of children who may receive free or reduced-price meals served under the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and School ...

August 29, 2019
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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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