Pre-Dawn Fire Breaks Out At Home In Fords Section - Woodbridge, NJ - The first call of the fire came in at 4:32 a.m. on South Columbus Street in Fords:
Fords Boy Scout Builds Drying Rack For Avenel Fire House - Woodbridge, NJ - The drying rack was built by Matteo Pittenger 15, a member of Fords Boy Scout Troop #53.
Woodbridge ward seats up for election
Woodbridge ward seats up for election
WOODBRIDGE – The Woodbridge Township clerk’s office has certified nine people as candidates for the Primary Election to be held on June 8, ahead of the General Election in November.
Up for election are Woodbridge Township Council ward seats. The remaining four at-large seats will be selected in two years.
Five council members are seeking re-election – Nancy Bader-Drumm (D–1); Harold “Howie” R. Bauer Jr. (D–2); Corey S. Spillar (D-3); Virbhadra “Viru” Patel (D-4); and Debbie Meehan (D-5).
The challengers in the November election will be Ken Gardner (D-1) and John Vrtaric (Rep-1); Paul Lund Jr. (R-2); John Masculin (R-3); and Rocco Genova (R-5).
News 12 Staff
Updated on:Jan 20, 2021, 1:17pm EST
Woodbridge PIO John Hagerty says a house fire in Avenel has
left one person dead.
The fire happened around 9:12 a.m. at the single family
residential property at 88 S. Inman Ave.
The Avenel Fire Department, as well as the Woodbridge Police
Department, responded after initial reports said the family was trapped in the
building.
Officials were able to get the family out with the
exception of a 21-year-old male. After the fire was extinguished, the male
was located in the basement and pronounced deceased.
The cause of the fire is unknown at this time.