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Woodbridge Township Historic Preservation Commission
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View Our New Brochure!

Congratulations to our newest essay winners!

Congratulations to our newest essay winners!

Volume XIII "Over Here"

Woodbridge & World War I


View the latest brochure here or visit the Historic Tours page to view all of our brochures.

Congratulations to our newest essay winners!

Congratulations to our newest essay winners!

Congratulations to our newest essay winners!

Krithik Ram Saravanaraj, AMS

Gabriel Padullo, CMS

Alanna Lu, FMS

Iniya Raghupathi, IMS

Taylor Cholewa, WMS

Megan Kennovin, St. James School

READ ESSAYS HERE

Eleventh ANNUAL TOUR OF WOODBRIDGE HISTORIC SITES

Everyday Heroes: A History of Woodbridge’s First Responders

Regrettably, the Annual Tour scheduled for this Sunday, April 24, 2022 has been cancelled.


Please stay connected through our social media channels for future tour announcements.

Woodbridge's Women of the Revolution

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Preserving Our Local History

Our commission aims to inform, educate, advise and guide public officials and the community at-large as an advocate for the historic preservation of the local history of Woodbridge Township.

Donate To Local History

We are dedicated to preserving the historic buildings and local history of our community. Your contribution today helps us make a meaningful difference in the township.

About Us

Our Vision

Public officials and the Woodbridge community at-large will understand the local history of the community and become engaged in historic preservation .

Our Mission

The mission of the Woodbridge Township Historic Preservation Commission shall be to carry out advisory, educational, and informational functions to promote historic preservation in the Township; prepare a survey of historic sites of the Township; make recommendations to the Planning Board on the historic preservation plan and the implications for preservation of historic sites; advise the Planning Board and the Board of Adjustment on applications for development; and advise the Planning Board of the inclusion of historic sites in the recommended improvement program.

Our Commissioners

Dolores Capraro Gioffre, Chair

Courtney Lowry, Vice-Chair/Treasurer
Ashley Kurbanoglu , Secretary
Bruce Christensen
Wendi Rottweiler
Daniel D'Arcy

Miguel Martin, Jr.

Frank Pelzman, Jr.

Martin S. Genser

John Lande

Alternate: Daniel Dias 

Audrey LaPenta, Liaison, Historical Association of Woodbridge Township

Brenda Yori Velasco, Township Historian

Our Commitment

Maintaining as our principal emphasis, the preservation of Historic Woodbridge Township in the face of redevelopment.
​Ensuring that everything we do has a direct focus on historic preservation and cultural enrichment.
Bringing the “invisible” historic treasures in our community to light and advocating for their preservation.
Informing public officials on all matters related to historical preservation.

Pursuing only those activities that are in keeping with our mission as an organization dedicated to the Woodbridge community.
Encouraging the involvement of other leading organizations in supporting our endeavors.

Working quickly and effectively to preserve buildings, property and structures that are of historical significance. 

Educating the community so that the public can in turn encourage  public officials to make sound historically-based decisions.

Being entrepreneurs in seeking new approaches to historic preservation. Demonstrating professionalism in all work. 

Serving everyone equally and fairly regardless of gender, age, race, sexuality, religion or national origin.

Monthly Meetings

In accordance with the statute requirements of the Open Public Meetings Act, C.10:4-8 (d), listed below are the regularly scheduled
meetings of the Historic Preservation Commission of the Township of Woodbridge for 2022.


Meetings will begin at 7:00 p.m. and continue until adjournment.  
 

All meetings will be held in-person unless noted otherwise below. For access to the Zoom meeting, please contact:
doloresgioffre@msn.com


  • January 7, 2022—Zoom
  • February 4, 2022—Barron Arts Center, Woodbridge
  • March 4, 2022—Barron Arts Center, Woodbridge
  • April 1, 2022—Barron Arts Center, Woodbridge
  • May 6, 2022—Barron Arts Center, Woodbridge
  • June 3, 2022—Barron Arts Center, Woodbridge
  • July 22, 2022—Barron Arts Center, Woodbridge
  • August—None
  • September 9, 2022—Barron Arts Center, Woodbridge
  • October 7, 2022—Barron Arts Center, Woodbridge
  • November 4, 2022—Barron Arts Center, Woodbridge
  • December 2, 2022—Barron Arts Center, Woodbridge

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