Dear Woodbury Residents,
It is my honor to represent the City of Woodbury as your newly appointed Mayor!
This year we, as a city, a nation and a world, have faced many unforeseen challenges.
As spring begins to bloom and we are beginning to feel more confident to venture outdoors and socialize, take a moment to reflect how we can help make our community better – even in the simplest way by picking up litter instead of walking over it. It starts in our yards - LEAD BY EXAMPLE – let’s make Woodbury better for all of our benefit!
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Green Team Earth Day Cleanup
What a perfect way to jump into community service and meet some neighbors! The GREEN TEAM, the town Council and Mayor and two very passionate residents have joined, together, to begin the cleanup of Stewart Lake!
Set for Earth Day, April 25 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., volunteers are invited to meet behind the YMCA (gloves, trash bags and other supplies will be provided). Resident Matt Soldano is the event’s community co-organizer and he welcomes neighbors to participate in this “herculean effort to get the lake to a pristine level.”
A strong believer in community involvement to bolster the city’s efforts and resources, he is joined in his mission by co-organizer Bijou Ponds, a resident who loves to frequent the City’s parks and “enjoy the beautiful wildlife and waterways.” Bijou can be spotted voluntarily picking up trash in her neighborhood and believes efforts like this will “increase a sense of unity and pride in Woodbury.” An advocate for the environment, Bijou, worked for Environmental America during her college years and has been an activist for Food and Water Watch of New Jersey.
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Support Local Business!
“When you buy from a small business,
an actual person does a little happy dance.”
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Walter Byers Boutique
Woodbury welcomes the WALTER BYERS BOUTIQUE, a new unisex clothing store at 36 S. Broad Street. Stop in and shop for some new casual attire! The boutique is open Monday – Saturday 11-7 and Sunday from 12-4. Follow him on Instagram. View their Instagram.
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Antiques on Evergreen Grand Opening
Antiques on Evergreen, located at 429 Evergreen Avenue is having their Grand Opening on Saturday, May 1st at 10 am. They will be open daily from 10 am - 6pm. View their website.
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The Woodbury Presbyterian Church
Woodbury has tremendous diversity in it’s houses of worship and boasts close to thirty churches. This year, The Woodbury Presbyterian Church is celebrating it’s 300 year anniversary!
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Greater Woodbury Chamber of Commerce
The Greater Woodbury Chamber of Commerce publishes a quarterly Newsletter, you can view March's Newsletter here. Visit their website to learn about upcoming events, business directory and to have your business join the Chamber.
Their next monthly Coffee Clatch is April 28th at 8 am, RSVP here.
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A young prodigy’s family has chosen Woodbury for their home!
At the age of 9 years old Shanghai born, Yidi Ding is already an acclaimed pianist – accepted at the age of seven to the Julliard School – a private performing arts conservatory in New York City. He aspires to go to the Curtis Institute of Music, a Philadelphia conservatory whose mission it is to “educate and train gifted young musicians to engage a local and global community through the highest level of artistry.”
Check out Yidi Ding on Facebook and YouTube and be prepared to be amazed by his talent! His natural abilities and three hours of practice a night will make him a worldwide phenomenon – and the toast of Woodbury!
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HENRY WOOD
Founder of Woodbury
In 1682, Henry Wood and his family finally escaped from their hometown of Bury, England and came to America after a lifetime of religious persecution. William Penn had begun to formulate his plans for Philadelphia and he “hoped to provide a refuge for Quakers and other persecuted people and to build an ideal Christian commonwealth.” Penn gifted Henry Wood with 300 acres of land that he named “Woodbury “– a combination of his last name and the town in England he was from. Sadly, he passed three years after his arrival to the New World.
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Woodbury Public Library
If you have a garden and a library you have everything you need.”
CICERO
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In March the Woodbury library hosted a successful campaign to give away heirloom
seeds to residents to “promote food security and healthy eating habits.” If interested, stop by the front desk and inquire if any seeds are still available for you to grow tomatoes in your garden!
The library, located at 33 Delaware Street, is open on Monday-Thursday
From 1 p.m. – 7 p.m. and Friday and Saturday from 10-2.
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Each month, the library posts their Events Calender or on their Facebook page. Save the library’s contacts to your ‘favorites’ so you can stay up to date on their happenings including Zoom book reviews, children’s storytime, Blackout poetry kits, etc. April’s library theme centers on Earth Day and National Poetry Month.
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If you are putting a mattress out for trash pickup, make sure it is wrapped in plastic. That is the only way our public works employees can help you dispose of it. Free mattress bags are available at City Hall.
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Protect you identity by properly disposing your sensitive documents. The City of Woodbury’s Bi-Annual Shred Event is Saturday, May 1, 2021 from 9 am – 12 pm at the Old Police Station, 200 N Broad Street. For more information contact Rich Leidy at: 856-853-0892 x 202 or rleidy@woodbury.nj.us In cooperation with the Gloucester County Board of Commissioners, Robert M. Damminger, Director
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As the weather warms up and flowers start to bloom, please remember that lawns need to be maintained. If you see a property maintenance issue, you can report it on our website or call 856-845-1300
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WOODBURY COMMUNITY GARDEN
“Bloom where you are planted.”
St. Francis De Sales
Woodbury residents have the opportunity to raise their own fruits and vegetables with your neighbors at the Woodbury Community Garden. This welcoming calm space is located on East Red Bank Avenue, next to the water treatment plant. Designated City Park property, individuals, families and organizations are invited to secure their own plot to organically grow their own fruits, vegetables or flowers. Garden plots are currently available for a small fee ($.40 per square foot). Depending on the size of your plot, the cost can range from $10-$40. Gardeners have access to an excellent watering supply as well as access to gardening tools. Ready to try out your green thumb?
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Contact Your Councilpersons
City Hall - 856-845-1300
Ward 1
Tracey Parker - tparker@woodbury.nj.us, or ext. 557
Danielle Carter - dcarter@woodbury.nj.us, or ext. 558
Donna Miller - dmiller@woodbury.nj.us, or ext. 555
Ward 2
Bill Fleming - bleming@woodbury.nj.us, or ext. 551
Karlene O'Connor - koconnor@woodbury.nj.us, or ext. 559
Crystal Moore - cmoore@woodbury.nj.us, or ext. 550
Ward 3
Phil Hagerty - phagerty@woodbury.nj.us, or ext. 554
Reed Merinuk - rmerinuk@woodbury.nj.us, or ext. 553
Kyle Miller - kmiller@woodbury.nj.us, or ext. 552
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Born and raised in Woodbury, Mayor Sickel is excited to give back to her community.
Contact Mayor Sickel by email at psickel@woodbury.nj.us or by cellphone at 215-518-1943
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856-845-1300 | City Hall, 33 Delaware Street |www.Woodbury.nj.us |
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