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My Hometown Presentation

Dan Mortensen Comm. 115 October 26, 2010. My Hometown Presentation. Woodbridge Township, NJ. 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

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My Hometown Presentation

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  1. Dan Mortensen Comm. 115 October 26, 2010 My Hometown Presentation

  2. Woodbridge Township, NJ • 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

  3. History • 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). flickr.com Dan Mortensen

  4. Demographics • 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

  5. Downtown Woodbridge • More than 100 restaurants and shops • Easy transportation • New York City • Philadelphia • Jersey Shore chicagonow.com Dan Mortensen

  6. Education • 16 Elementary Schools • Matthew Jago School #28 • A Governor’s School of ExcellenceA New Jersey Star School New Jersey Principal of the YearRewarding Visionary Leadership AwardA New Jersey Best Practice School • 5 Middle Schools • 3 High Schools • Woodbridge High School http://www.woodbridge.k12.nj.us/elementary_28.html Award Winning Schools! Dan Mortensen

  7. Local Government • 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

  8. Points of Interests • 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 njbeer.org Shopping! Dan Mortensen

  9. Notable Residents • 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. life.com Dan Mortensen

  10. Woodbridge Township homes101.net Dan Mortensen

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