School leader asks Woodbridge to remember Gregg Tufaro
At the Board of Education, the superintendent tied a local loss to years of district work with the Marissa Tufaro Foundation.
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The district has worked with the Marissa Tufaro Foundation for years, and the superintendent said Gregg Tufaro’s death is being felt across Woodbridge Township.
A familiar local name was at the center of new business. During Board of Education remarks, the superintendent asked the community to keep Cindy Tufaro and her family in their thoughts and prayers following the recent death of Gregg Tufaro.
He said the district has partnered with the Marissa Tufaro Foundation for many years and called Woodbridge an avid supporter of students connected to the foundation’s work. He urged people who may not know the organization well to look into it, saying many in the community already know what it does. In his remarks, he described Gregg Tufaro as a well-respected journalist and a driving force behind the foundation alongside Cindy Tufaro.
The superintendent said the loss reached far beyond one family and resonated with many people in Woodbridge Township. He called Gregg Tufaro one of the nicest people someone could meet and said he would be missed. No board action was tied to the remarks, but the message was clear: the district wanted to publicly mark the loss and point residents back to the foundation’s work, which it said has long been part of its support for local students.
Business Administrator report: attorney application withdrawal and settlement on an establishment violation
Casey Wagner used his report to clear up two loose ends. He told the council the township expected a letter withdrawing an attorney application, and said that once the letter arrived, the withdrawal would appear on a future agenda.
He said two items were being dropped and that one remaining tax matter was still pending, with approval expected on the 18th. No vote was taken during this report segment, and the transcript does not identify the attorney application or the tax matter in more detail.
Casey Wagner then turned to a violation involving an establishment. He said the prosecutor and police department reached what he called a reasonable settlement, with bartenders to be retrained and certified soon. His update suggested the matter is close to resolution, but the council did not take recorded action while he was speaking.
Residents press council on housing rumors
During public comment, residents thanked first responders and township workers for storm response, then shifted to Sunrise Village, Main Street properties, and rumors about a Florida Grove Road site. The council president said the council would not respond to rumors and asked speakers to bring official sources or direct questions.
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Board approves 25 personnel recommendations
The Board of Education approved 25 personnel items presented by the superintendent and the human resources office. The package passed by unanimous roll call vote, though the transcript does not list the individual appointments, leaves, transfers, or other actions inside the block.
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Council adopts $7,800,000 bond ordinance
The council adopted a $7,800,000 bond ordinance for public improvements and new, additional, and replacement equipment and vehicles. The measure went through second reading and a public hearing with no comments recorded before final approval.
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Daniel R. Harris highlights senior tax help
Daniel R. Harris said two in-person property tax relief application events helped dozens of seniors complete PAS-1 forms and pointed to $12 million in Stay NJ savings for 5,500 senior homeowners. He then reminded residents that the New Jersey Senior Olympics return to Woodbridge September 11 through 13, with registration due August 27.
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What we didn’t fit in this Sundays edition
Woodbridge Township had 277 more items this week. Here are sixfour — the rest are on Aware.
- GOVERNANCEKeasbey fire district merger advances amid opposition. The mayor reported that the Local Finance Board unanimously approved dissolving Keasbey Fire District No. 4 and merging it into Fire District No. 7, and council introduced the implementing ordinance. Public comments and the ordinance hearing brought questions and opposition focused on staffing, property disposition, notice, transparency, and the basis for the merger, while the firefighters union said any restructuring must include enforceable protections such as no layoffs and preserved seniority.
- GOVERNANCESecond reading and adoption: Chapter 150 land use and development amendments (fractional affordable housing obligations; elimination of certain payment construction provisions). Council held second and third reading for an ordinance amending Chapter 150 (land use and development) to eliminate certain payment construction provisions and establish provisions addressing fractional affordable housing obligations. A public hearing was opened and closed, and the ordinance was adopted.
- GOVERNANCELand use and development ordinances: temporary sign definitions and exemptions from building permits (second reading and public hearing). The council took up two ordinances amending Chapter 150 (land use and development): one defining words related to temporary signs and one exempting certain signs from requiring building permits. The ordinances were taken together for second and third reading, a public hearing was opened with no comments recorded, and both were adopted.
- GOVERNANCEResolution abandoning official action taken at special municipal council meetings held June 30, 2026 and July 14, 2026. Council considered a resolution described as abandoning official action taken at special municipal council meetings held June 30, 2026 and July 14, 2026. The resolution was moved and seconded, and it passed with one abstention noted in the transcript.
- GOVERNANCEAdministration ordinance: discovery fees (second reading and public hearing). The council considered an ordinance amending the administration chapter regarding discovery fees. The ordinance was taken for second and third reading, a public hearing was opened with no comments recorded, and the ordinance was adopted.
- GOVERNANCEBusiness Administrator Report: Resolution Requests for Tax and Sewer Overpayments (Tax Appeals). Business Administrator Wagner stated there would be a resolution requesting tax and sewer overpayments related to county board tax appeals and state tax appeals.
- GOVERNANCECouncil introduces several ordinances for later hearings. Council introduced multiple ordinances on first reading at different meetings and set publication and public hearing dates. The items were identified by letters or as single ordinances, with future hearings scheduled in February, July, August, and September.
- GOVERNANCECouncil advances several traffic and parking changes. Council adopted multiple traffic ordinances covering a new signal at New Dover Road and Colonia Boulevard, a right-turn restriction at Pearl and Main, stop sign changes, parking restrictions, turn prohibitions, and a taxi stand at Metropark. The police director also added a handicap parking space on Hansen Avenue in Fords to the agenda.
- GOVERNANCESecond Reading Ordinance (Subject Unclear): Motion to Abandon Right/Place (per reference letter). Council took up a second-reading ordinance referenced by letter, described as seeking a motion to abandon a right/place (exact subject unclear). A motion and second were made, no discussion was recorded, and the item passed unanimously.
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