This is Woodbridge township, NJ !!!

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I have posts on the wonderful Garden State of New Jersey in my blog, and several cities dear to me, However, I missed this memorable Woodbridge township, After all, as said, this is my life’s history !! I found me picture in my cd rom vault that made me do this post for you and me, Awesome memories that brings my life to lighter days of youth, Therefore, here is my take on this is Woodbridge township, NJ !!! Hope you enjoy the posts as I

The City of Woodbridge Township is located in Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA. The town is named after the Reverend John Woodbridge, who led a group of settlers there from Massachusetts (state), The township borders Carteret, Edison, Perth Amboy (mine), and Sayreville in Middlesex County; Clark, Linden and Rahway in Union County. Its border with the borough of Staten Island in New York City is in the Arthur Kill or habor in old middle Dutch kille, This is Woodbridge Township, where we ate, shop, and play for many years of youthful living in New Jersey. Woodbridge Township has the different postal code for towns that belongs to the metropole such as Avenel , Colonia , Fords , Iselin , Port Reading , Sewaren ,  Woodbridge (the town proper)  Others located partially or completely within the township include Boynton Beach, Demarest Hill Top, Edgars, Fairfield, Hazelton, Hopelawn, Keasbey, Lynn Woodoaks, Menlo Park Terrace, Ostrander, Saint Stephens, Sand Hills, Shore View, Union and Woodbridge Oaks.  Many memorable moments flashing as mentioning them,

The township is a regional hub of transportation and commerce for central New Jersey and a major bedroom suburb of New York City, within the New York metropolitan area. Located within the core of the Raritan Valley region, Woodbridge Township hosts the junction of the New Jersey Turnpike and the Garden State Parkway, the two busiest highways in the state, and also serves as the headquarters for the New Jersey Turnpike Authority, which operates both highways The Garden State Parkway extends 7+1⁄2 miles (12.1 km) through the Township, including exits 127 to 132. The Parkway connects Sayreville in the south to Clark in the north. In addition, the New Jersey Turnpike (Interstate 95) passes through Woodbridge Township for about 5+1⁄4 miles (8.4 km), and is accessible at Exit 11 (which features a 24-lane toll gate). The Turnpike’s Grover Cleveland Service Area is located between Interchanges 11 and 12 northbound at milepost 92.9 and the Thomas Edison Service Area is between Interchanges 11 and 12 southbound at milepost 92.9. U.S. Route 1 and U.S. Route 9 serve the township and merge heading north of the township as the U.S. Route 1/9 concurrency. Other roadways passing through the township are Route 27, Route 35, Route 184 and Route 440. The 15-lane Driscoll Bridge on the Garden State Parkway and the adjacent 6-lane Edison Bridge on U.S. Route 9 both span the Raritan River, connecting Woodbridge Township on the north with Sayreville on the south. The first cloverleaf interchange in the world, the Woodbridge Cloverleaf, opened in 1929 at the intersection of Route 25 (since renamed as U.S. Route 1/9) and Route 4 (now Route 35) All taken gloriously and my driving experiences !! road warrior started here ! For info, taken once ; three train stations in the township: Metropark, Avenel, and Woodbridge. Service is provided at Metropark by NJ Transit’s Northeast Corridor Line and at Avenel and Woodbridge on the North Jersey Coast Line.

The town has a wonderful Woodbridge Center, a major two-level shopping mall located at the intersection of U.S. Route 1 and U.S. Route 9. This was our home turf when shopping and many memories with my parents, I came here for many things but especially for the toys at Toys’R Us, Now close but here for the memories of always, Also, eat out at Applebee’s still there !!

Other things to see/do here are the Merrill Park, a 179 acres (72 ha) park along the banks of the South Branch Rahway river. It has sports facilities, playgrounds, bike paths and walkways. Woodbridge Community Center has a gym, miniature golf course, batting cages, a pool, community rooms, a playground, and also has “The Arenas”, which have a roller skating rink with arcade and an ice skating rink. J. J. Bitting Brewing Co., established in 1997, was the first brewery to operate in Woodbridge Township, since the repeal of prohibition in 1933. The three-story restaurant resides in a restored 100-year-old brick building that once housed the J. J. Bitting Coal and Feed Depot that served the farming community of Woodbridge. St. James Catholic Church, founded in 1860, has become one of the largest parishes in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Metuchen.

The Woodbridge Township is the oldest original township in New Jersey and was granted a royal charter on June 1, 1669, by King Charles II of England. Woodbridge Township was incorporated by the Township Act of 1798 of the New Jersey Legislature on February 21, 1798, as one of the initial 104 townships incorporated in the state under the Township Act. Yes part of old USA! Woodbridge Center is a major two-level shopping mall located at the intersection of U.S. Route 1 and U.S. Route 9.  This was our home turf when shopping and many memories of going here with my dear late mom Gladys. Memories forever! It is now the third largest of all shopping malls in New Jersey, (when lived they were No 1), and now the 34th largest in the United States.  The mall opened in 1971 with Abraham & Straus, Ohrbach’s, and Stern’s. oh yes Abraham & Strauss was later purchase by Burdines and in turn by Macys. It was my favorite shopping store then.The pics are from my last visit from France in 2007!

The official Woodbridge Township on its parks shows townships : https://www.twp.woodbridge.nj.us/795/Parks-By-Town

The official Woodbridge Center mall : https://woodbridgecenter.com/

The State of New Jersey tourist office on Woodbridge : https://visitnj.org/city/woodbridge

There you go folks, a bit of nostalgia of early live in my dear New Jersey. This is one of those towns will always remain in my heart and soul no matter the years gone by,and wherever in the hole of the Earth I will be living. Now living in France as French, Memories forever for me now glad told in my blog, my history. Again, hope you enjoy this post on this is Woodbridge township, NJ !!! as I,

And remember, happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all !!!

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Published by pedmar10

I am a lover of travels to Europe , Americas , Africa and Asia as well ,who like to share my experiences of the last 53 years with the world, visiting so far 81 countries; living in 6, working in 5, and Citizen of 4, speaking fluently 4 languages. I can deal with sports especially football/soccer and love music, arts, wine collector/drinker, and go out to restaurants, and just visit the world. My background comes all the way from Candelaria and Pajara in Tenerife, Spain where my grandparents came from ;not knowing each other then, to Punta Brava, west of Havana, Cuba. There , my parents born in Cuba met and later on I was born there too. 100% guanche (annexed Tenerife to Spain on April 10 ,1496). I left Cuba as many have to Madrid, Spain where I lived for 4 years. Then, move to Perth Amboy ,New Jersey USA (living there 13 yrs) ; where I completed high school, became a US Citizen, learned to drive a car, and learned English. Afterward, went to the university in Florida, ERAU, and upon graduation decided to moved there to Ormond by the Sea, near Daytona Beach, finally moving North Miami, then Hialeah, then another moved to Silver Lakes division in Miramar, Broward county, Florida; in Florida I lived a total of 18 years. Finally , moved to France in 2003 ,Versailles call me for its royalty, and working in Paris was great. It was time to seek frontiers again and moved to Brech near Auray, Morbihan in Brittany , and later move to not too far Pluvigner. Total so far in France has been 20 years, and counting. Moving average a home every 5.5 years hopefully this will be my last. Cheers All rights reserved. No part of this blog may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the written permission of the copyright holder, me. No part of this work may be modified, without the written permission of the holder, me.No part of this work may be exposed to public view in any form or by any means, without identifying the holder as the author, and with the before mentioned permission.

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