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Woodbridge Township Community Day

Exploring the important people, places and things that make up our local community. Woodbridge Township Community Day. A Woodbridge Welcome. > Its population is 97,203 people (2000 census). > Each town has its own zip code. > 8 of the towns have a Post Office.

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Woodbridge Township Community Day

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  1. Exploring the important people, places and things that make up our local community Woodbridge Township Community Day A Woodbridge Welcome

  2. > Its population is 97,203 people (2000 census) > Each town has its own zip code. > 8 of the towns have a Post Office. Woodbridge Township is made up of 10 towns > Each town has a park and school. > Some towns have their own Fire and First Aid Squad. Others share the 911 services. > All towns use the same Police Department, Town Hall and Community Center for their safety,legal and recreation needs! DID YOU KNOW?…….. The township’s Area is 24.2 square miles! That means its about ________ miles long and _________miles wide. How could you use this information to find its perimeter (outside border)? ______________________________________________________

  3. What’s in our Town? • What is Colonia’s zip code? _________________________________ • Does Colonia have a Post Office?_____________________________ • If so, where is it located? ___________________________________ • Does Colonia have a Fire Department? _________________ • If so, where is it located? ___________________________________ • What are some schools and parks in Colonia? ___________________ • ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ • If someone came to visit Colonia, where would you take them in town? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ • Why do you like living in Avenel?_____________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________

  4. A Drive Downtown > Many important town buildings are usually located on one main road. > Businesses like restaurants and retail stores are also located there. This road in Woodbridge Township is called Main Street! What are some places you noticed as we drove downtown? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

  5. What goes on inside Town Hall? Town Hall (or Municipal Complex) is one of the public buildings in a town or city. There are many offices inside that provide different jobs and services for community events and information. Some of these include: Mayor’s Office, Municipal Court, Town Council, Personnel, Business and Finances, Clerk’s Office, Health and Human Services, Recreation Department, Planning and Development Town Council Meeting

  6. Community Ways of Life Importance in Community Take a look through pages 40-47 in your Social Studies book. Then, fill in this chart.

  7. Woodbridge’s Diversity Woodbridge Township is located in Middlesex County in the central part of New Jersey. It is close to major highways and cities and has many businesses, entertainment and recreation opportunities for its citizens. Woodbridge Township Interactive Website

  8. Being Involved In Our Town What are some roads your family drives on in town? ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ What are some places your family goes to in town? ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ What are some events you participate in town? _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ ______________________________________

  9. Taking A Virtual Visit Today we learned about the important roles and responsibilities of the citizens that make up our community. We also discovered that a good resource to find event information, photos, news stories and videos about Woodbridge Township is to visit its website. If you have internet access at home or in one of our local libraries, please visit http://www.twp.woodbridge.nj.us to continue helping your child learn more about our terrific community. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Please complete this part together and return to school ;o) Something I found interesting/helpful on our town’s website is_________________________ __________________________________________________________________________. I found this interesting/helpful because___________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.

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