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3.  Population ▪ 97,917 ▪ Sixth most populous municipality in New Jersey  Communities ▪ Avenel (population of 17,552) ▪ Colonia (17,811) ▪ Fords (15,032) ▪ Hopelawn ▪ Iselin (16,698) ▪ Keasbey ▪ Menlo Park Terrace ▪ Port Reading (3,829) ▪ Sewaren (2,780) ▪ Woodbridge Proper (18,309) Dan Mortensen

4.  Reverend John W. Woodbridge (1613–1691) of Newbury, Massachusetts.  Oldest original township in the state of New Jersey.  Portions of the township were taken  Rahway (April 19, 1858),  Raritan Township (March 17, 1870, now Edison Township)  Roosevelt (April 11, 1906, now Carteret). Dan Mortensen flickr.com

5.  Racial make-up  70.83% White,  8.75% African American  0.17% Native American  14.46% Asian  0.02% Pacific Islander  3.30% from other races  2.46% from two or more races  Hispanic or Latino of any race were 9.21% of the population. Dan Mortensen

6.  More than 100 restaurants and shops  Easy transportation  New York City  Philadelphia  Jersey Shore Dan Mortensen chicagonow.com

7.  16 Elementary Schools ▪ Matthew Jago School #28 ▪ A Governor’s School of Excellence A New Jersey Star School New Jersey Principal of the Year Rewarding Visionary Leadership Award A New Jersey Best Practice School  5 Middle Schools  3 High Schools ▪ Woodbridge High School Dan Mortensen http://www.woodbridge.k12.nj.us/elementary_28.html

8.  Mayor Council  John E. McCormac  Former Mayor/Governor James E. McGreevey  Town Council ▪ Brenda Yori Velasco, Councilwoman-at-Large ▪ James V. Carroll, Council Vice President, Councilman-at-Large ▪ Gregg M. Ficara, Councilman-at-Large ▪ Patricia Osborne, Councilwoman-at-Large ▪ Charles Kenny, Councilman-First Ward ▪ Richard A. Dalina, Councilman-Second Ward ▪ Vacant, Councilman-Third Ward ▪ James Major, Council President, Councilman-Fourth Ward ▪ Robert G. Luban, Councilman-Fifth Ward Dan Mortensen

9.  East Jersey State Prison ▪ male prison facility in Woodbridge Township, (formerly known as Rahway State Prison) on the border of Rahway. ▪ Seen in shows like Law and Order and movies like Oceans 11  Woodbridge Center Mall ▪ the second biggest mall in the State of New Jersey  J.J. Bitting Brewing Co. ▪ established in 1997 Dan Mortensen njbeer.org

10.  Jim McGreevey ▪ former Woodbridge mayor and Governor of New Jersey  Richie Sambora ▪ member of rock group Bon Jovi  Joseph Vitale ▪ State Senator and former mayor.  Kyle Johnson ▪ fullback with the Denver Broncos from class of 1996. Dan Mortensen life.com

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