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🌱 Patch AM: Woodbridge Twp. Will Be Closing Keasbey Firehouse

And on the Woodbridge Patch calendar - Meditation for Inner Peace

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Hello Woodbridge! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Keasbey firehouse closure to cut taxes and shift fire coverage
  • See how every Woodbridge high school ranked in New Jersey.
  • Which rivals will Woodbridge baseball face in the 2027 Red Division?

Also on today's calendar: Meditation for Inner Peace and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why do fish live in salt water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 81 and low of 66 degrees.
  • Friday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 83, low: 67.
  • Saturday: Showers around; not as warm, with a high of 77 and low of 69 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Woodbridge Twp. Will Be Closing Keasbey Firehouse (patch.com) — Woodbridge officials have voted to close the 118-year-old Keasbey firehouse, shift firefighting coverage to Fords Fire Company, and demolish the building for a new warehouse. Eight paid firefighters will be reassigned within the township, volunteer operations in Keasbey will end, and local fire district taxes are expected to drop by about $1,000 for Keasbey taxpayers.
   

2. US News Releases 2026-27 High School Rankings; Learn How Carteret & Woodbridge Fared (tapinto.net) — Woodbridge families can now see exactly how JFK Memorial, Colonia, Woodbridge High, and Woodbridge Academy Magnet School stack up in U.S. News & World Report's new 2026–27 rankings. The story breaks down each school's statewide placement, test proficiency, AP participation, and graduation rates, helping parents and students compare local options and understand how Woodbridge schools measure up against others in New Jersey.
   

3. Greater Middlesex Conference releases new alignments for 2027 baseball season with few changes (cjsportsradio.com) — Woodbridge baseball will stay in the powerful Red Division for the 2027 Greater Middlesex Conference season, after previously moving up from the White. The article explains why Middlesex wasn't promoted despite its title and details divisional shifts affecting JFK and other nearby schools, outlining who Woodbridge will face on the diamond next spring.
   

4. The Sharing Network Foundation Announces Election of New Board Officers (njbmagazine.com) — A Woodbridge resident, Chris Bryant, has been elected Vice Chair of the Sharing Network Foundation's board, helping guide fundraising for organ and tissue donation across New Jersey. Bryant, a multiple transplant recipient, joins fellow officers from around the state to expand awareness, support donor families, and strengthen programs that benefit patients awaiting life-saving transplants.
   

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Pepper makes them sneeze (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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