By now, most regular drivers through Woodbridge have probably noticed the signs for at least one of the red light cameras posted at four intersections throughout township. The cameras take pictures of the license plates of cars going through lights tha... »
The Woodbridge Planning Board will be considering several amendments Wednesday night to municipal land use laws that would enable the township to start developing more than 900 housing units and finally comply with the NJ Council on Affordable Housing ... »
Five suspects were arrested Sunday in the Sewaren section of Woodbridge after a wild ride and chase that ended in a car crash. Woodbridge police tried to halt a 2001 white Chevrolet Monte Carlo on Rahway Avenue in Woodbridge for what seemed to be min... »
Woodbridge may be on the verge of implementing its long delayed affordable housing plans, required by the state and put off for years by the township. The Woodbridge Planning Board will be voting to implement several amendments to change the land use o... »
The rehabilitation of upper Main Street continues apace: Northfield Bank is getting ready to open its second branch in Woodbridge next month. The bank's new branch address is at 624 Main Street; if that's not familiar, just look for the Woodbridge Com... »
Congratulations to Mosaic Salon & Spa and Vito Mazza Salon & Spa for emerging as clear Patch favorites in this week's Readers' Choice survey of hair salons in Woodbridge. Mosaic Salon & Spa drew 274 votes and Vito Mazza Salon & Spa brought in 194 in ou... »
Doreen Longo has been to Woodbridge Municipal Court several times in the last few months, as she follows the legal wranglings of the pet store owner whom she says sold her and others sick and dying puppies. This time, though, the legal woes are hers. L... »
A discarded lit cigarette was the source of a fire that consumed several condo units in Avenel Tuesday and made three families homeless. Avenel Fire Official Cory Spillar said that the "male occupant" of 1505 Madaline Drive admitted he had been outsid... »
Fire companies from around Woodbridge responded to a smokey Avenel blaze this afternoon that was so intense, it melted the vinyl siding from a neighboring building. The condo, one of six dwellings in the same building at 1505 Madaline Drive, was call... »
Patch's "Readers' Choice" feature allows you to vote and comment on your favorites in a variety of local business and service categories. This week's category is your favorite hair salon. We've drawn our initial list from our "Places" directory but we ... »
There's lots to keep you hopping this Easter weekend in the Woodbridge area. Friday, April 6 Easter Flower Sale Avenel Colonia First Aid Squad Corner of Avenel St. and Route 1, Avenel Friday, 12 noon to 8 pm Easter Egg Hunt Parker Press Park Rahway Ave... »
A group of Ocean County lawmakers have introduced a bill they say will eliminate the sale of dogs and cats in New Jersey from so-called "puppy mills." The proposal comes just over two months after Puppies Galore, a pet store in Brick, was shut down by ... »
The owner of the Avenel puppy store accused of selling sick animals said in a legal brief that the negative publicity has caused his store sales to plummet 60 percent. Rocco Garruto, owner of Fancy Pups, filed a countersuit against Doreen Longo, who b... »
By all accounts, Jean Donato was a lovely woman, inside and out. Fiercely independent, she would do almost anything for almost anyone, except for one thing: she wasn't going to be talking about how old she was. At 73 - a number few people who saw her c... »
Jean C. (Walz) Donato, 73, of North Brunswick, died on Tuesday, March 27, 2012 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, from injuries sustained in a fall at work. Born in Perth Amboy, the daughter of Matthew and Mae (Davis) Walz, sh... »
