Students at Beecher Road returned to school today as Woodbridge returns to its fall schedule. This evening, there will be a recreation commission meeting at 7:30 PM in the Beecher South Assembly Room.

Tuesday, Amity High School students return to school. Wednesday at 10:30 AM, the Thin Threads Book Club will meet at the Public Library. The PTO will hold its Ice Cream Social at 5:30 PM at Beecher Road School.

At 6 PM the Police Commission will hold its regular monthly meeting. Included in the agenda is Personnel matters concerning Sergeant Promotional Interviews and the Personnel Sub-Committee Recommendation concerning a New Dispatcher. The report from the Chief of Police will include an In-Car Video Demonstration.

Thursday night there will be a viewing of Diary of a Wimpy Kid at the Public Library starting at 7 PM.

While some regularly scheduled meetings for the Town of Woodbridge are cancelled during this summer week, there are other important events taking place.

The Amity Board of Education which normally takes place the second Monday of each month is cancelled as is the Board of Selectmen’s regularly scheduled meeting for the second Wednesday of each month.

The Republican and Democratic State primaries will take place at the Center on Tuesday, from 6 AM until 8 PM. This year, the voting will take place in the senior center, which is air conditioned.

Then, on Tuesday evening, the Woodbridge Inland Wetlands Agency will inspect sites around Woodbridge. This will be followed by a meeting at Town Hall which will include a continuation of a public hearing on the Town of Woodbridge's application for the construction of a storage shed at the new firehouse as well as discussions about various other applications before the agency.

Education and political conventions top this week in Woodbridge. On the education front, the Amity Board of Education is scheduled to meet at 6:30 PM in the Presentation Room at the District Offices at Amity High School. The Finance Committee of the Woodbridge Board of Education is scheduled to meet at 7 PM at the District Office Conference room at Beecher Road School. This will be followed by the Ad Hoc Strategic School Profile Committee meeting at 8 PM.

Also on Monday, the Library Commission will meet at 6 PM at the Public Library and the Zoning Board of Appeals will meet at 7:30 at the Town Hall.

For political conventions, the Democratic Party will hold its Congressional District convention at the Seymour Middle School at 6 PM. Melissa Marottoli, a 28-year-old lung cancer survivor, who never smoked and struggle for years to afford her life-saving treatments, will nominate DeLauro. The nomination will be seconded by Tim Eagleson and his mother Gail. After Tim’s father, Bruce Eagleson died while trying to help fellow employees from the South Tower on 9/11, Tim joined the Army and served as Captain in the 244th Air Defense Artillery Regiment in Iraq.

Woodbridge has six delegates to the convention, Ed Sheehy, Jerry Weiner, Laurence Grotheer, Stephanie Ciarlegglio, Jen Just, and Elia Alexiades.

On Tuesday will be the Democratic Convention to nominate a candidate for Probate Judge. This will be the first such convention after the new probate districts were established. Woodbridge will be in a district with Ansonia, Derby, and Seymour. The Woodbridge delegates to the convention are Ed Sheehy,
Jerry Weiner, Sheila McCreven, Stephanie Ciarlegglio, Aldon Hynes, and John Ciarlegglio. The convention will take place at 7 PM at John J. Sullivan's Rewstaurant in Ansonia.

There will be the regularly scheduled Board of Selectmen meeting on Wednesday at 6 PM at Town Hall. The Library will screen the movie It’s Complicated on Thursday at 7 PM.

Then, Saturday will see the opening of the Household HazWaste Central is located at 90 Sargent Drive, New Haven, CT. There will be a Rabies Clinic hosted by Amity Animal Rescue Fund and Country Companions Veterinary Services from 1 to 3 PM at Country Companions location, 9 Amity Road, Bethany.

Then, at 6 PM, there will be a concert and silent auction for organized by Amity Cares / Sleeping Giant - Habitat for Humanity. It will take place at Amity High School and will feature a performance of Amanda Kaletsky.

Of course, there will be the continuing events for kids at the library and various sporting events throughout town. Hopefully, students that have started to write about some of these events will expand their coverage during the coming week.

This week in Woodbridge starts off with several discussions about the cost of education. On Monday at 6 PM there will an Amity Board of Education District Meeting in the Amity High School Cafeteria to discuss the proposed 2010-2011 budget. On Tuesday, the polls will be open from 6 AM to 8 PM for a referendum on the budget. Turnout at referendum votes are often light and all Woodbridge residents are encouraged to get to the polls.

Over at Beecher Road School, the Beecher Road School PTO will meet at 6 PM. The Human Services Commission will meet at the Center at 7 PM and Planning and Zoning will meet at Town Hall at 7:30.

On Tuesday, those who wish to do a greater civic duty than just voting are encouraged to top by at Congregation B’nai Jacob for a blood driver between 12:30 and 5:15.

On Wednesday, the Police Commission will hold its regular meeting at 6 PM in the Training Room at the Police Station and on Thursday, the public Library will show the film The Young Victoria, starting at 7 PM.

Returning to Amity, the performance of Les Miserable will continue this coming weekend. Recent reports are that there are still tickets available for Thursday night, but they are going fast. Tickets for all the other performances are reportedly sold out.

Here at the Woodbridge Citizen, there are a few important updates. We ask that people signing up on the Woodbridge Citizen website use their full names, just as they would at a town meeting. However, we have now added our first youth reporter, “Ben S”. To protect the privacy of youth reporters, we will not use their full names or provide their addresses.

Ben S joins Edward Walsh in reporting about Sports in Woodbridge, and we now have a section dedicated to sports in town. As with other areas, we are always looking for additional reporters, so if you have something to say, contact us.

Finally, we have added a Woodbridge Citizen Fan Page on Facebook. It provides another way of staying on top of the news in Woodbridge.

Woodbridge students return to school after vacation and a busy week starts. Monday evening, there will be a Library Commission meeting at 6 PM at the Public Library. The Fire Commission will start its meeting earlier than normal at 6 PM at the Firehouse. The Woodbridge Board of Education regular monthly meeting is scheduled to take place at 7:30 at the Media Center at Beecher Road School. The big event of the evening, however, is likely to be the Preliminary Budget Hearing which will take place at the Center Gymn at 7:30.

Tuesday, the Economic Development Commission is scheduled to meet at Town Hall at 7:30 PM. Wednesday, there is a Inlands Wetlands Agency Meeting starting at Town Hall at 7:30 PM. There will also be a poetry reading at the Public Library starting at 7 PM. The Library will also show the movie, An Education on Thursday at 7 PM.

Then, next Saturday is a big day. The Beth - Wood Baseball and Softball Leagues will hold their Opening Day Ceremonies at the Town Green starting at 10 AM. Many local dignitaries are expected to be in attendance. In additional, several community groups will have a presence at the ceremonies.

Then, from 11 AM to 1 PM, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro will hold office hours in the public library.

Saturday is also Rid Litter Day in Woodbridge, so there should be plenty to do.

With the public schools on vacation this week, various meetings regularly scheduled have been changed to different dates. The Amity Board of Education, which normally would have met on April 12th, held their monthly meeting a week early. The Library commission which also would normally have met on Monday has pushed its monthly meeting back to April 19th. The Zoning Board of Appeals will meet at the regularly scheduled time, 7:30 at the Town Hall. They will consider two variances for additions and a variance for a sign.

The Public Library will hold various special events during the week, including a Vacation Week Matinee of A Dog’s Tale on Tuesday at 2 PM and a magic show on Wednesday at 2 PM.

The Board of Selectmen should hold their regular meeting at 6 PM on Wednesday at the Town Hall. The Board of Finance should hold their regular meeting at 6 PM on Thursday at the Town Hall, with the Conservation Commission scheduled to meet at 7:30 in the Town Hall Board Room.

The Investment Commission is reported to be meeting on Thursday at the Town Hall as well, but no details are available yet on the Town Hall website.

For two other special events this week, the Nutmeg Symphonic Pops Orchestra is holding at benefit concert for Haiti at 3 PM at Yale Battell Chapel, and the documentary “Threads”, about Holocaust survivor and New Haven Tailor Sidney Glucksman will premier at the Jewish Community Center at 7 PM on Wednesday.

This week in Woodbridge, there will be some regularly scheduled meetings, as well as meetings that have been shifted around. Monday starts off with a Board of Selectmen meeting at the town hall at 6 PM. Note, this is rescheduled to Monday from the typical Wednesday meeting. Topics include nominations for filling a Board of Selectmen vacancy as well as a CUPOP vacnacy, a report from the Woodbridge Board of Education, and discussions about painting the Country Club of Woodbridge, the proposed cell tower on Litchfield Turnpike, updates on the Census, proposed uses of the old firehouse and several other topics.

At 7 PM at the South Assembly Room at Beecher Road School, the Recreation Commission will hold its regular monthly meeting. The agenda includes the usual items of the pool, the fitness room, the outdoor facilities, tennis courts, outdoor concerts, road race, and more.

Tuesday at 6:30 PM at the Town Hall, the Government Access Television Commission will hold its monthly meeting, rescheduled from Monday on account of the rescheduled Board of Selectmen meeting. The agenda includes further discussions of procedures for GAT, the possibility of a Woodbridge State Legislators forum, and updates on regional, state and federal issues affecting Government Access.

Also on Tuesday evening, the Kerry Boys will perform at the Public Library at 7 PM. The concert is free and open to the public, however, space is limited and registration is required. Contact the Library to register.

Wednesday at 8 PM, Woodbridge Democrats will hold a caucus to select delegates for state and district conventions. All Woodbridge Democrats are encouraged to attend. At the Public Library, there will be a class on floral design. The class size is limited to twenty people and there is a $20 materials fee to participate, like the concern the night before, people interested in participating are requested to contact the library to sign up.

Thursday, there will be a viewing of the movie Push at the Public Library.

Also, from Tuesday to Friday, the PTO will be holding its Spring Book Fair at Beecher Road School. Stop by, buy some books, and support the local PTO.

Worth noting for the following week: There will be a bone marrow drive at Live Oaks Elementary, 575 Merwin Avenue, Milford from 3:30 to 7:30 PM.

It is a simple, painless procedure of filling out some forms and getting a cheek swab done.

You can find more information about the drive in Connecticut Post.

This week in Woodbridge starts off with education and fire commission meetings. At 6:30 in the district office at Beecher Road School, the Facilities Committee will meet to discuss among other things, the installation of solar panels at the school and landscaping. This will be followed at 7:00 by the regular monthly Board of Education meeting. The Board of Education meeting will cover the regular topics as well as have an update on the math curriculum and act on new business regarding a leave of absence request and on non-renewal of certified staff.

At 6:30 at the Fire House, the Fire Commission will meet and discuss fire safety issues at the Country Club of Woodbridge. On Tuesday at 6:00, the Board of Selectmen will hold a special meeting in the conference room at the Fire House to discuss construction work and proposed use of space in the Old Fire House. The meeting announcement also reminds people that the next regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen has been changed from March 24th to March 22nd.

Also on Tuesday, the Beecher Building Committee will meet at the Beecher Road School rotunda at 6 PM. There will be a workshop on test strategies taking place at the same time at the public library. Then, at 7:30, the Economic Development Commission is scheduled to meet at Town Hall.

Wednesday is St. Patrick’s Day. The Inland Wetlands Agency is scheduled to meet at 7:30 at the Town Hall. In addition, the library will be having a Luck o’ the Irish Family night starting at 6:30. This will include story telling for children ages 4 to 8.

Thursday, at 6 PM, the Board of Finance is schedule to have their regular meeting in the main meeting room at Town Hall. Starting at 7 PM, the Conservation Commission will hold their meeting in the board room at Town Hall. At the Library, starting at 7 PM will be a book discussion about Virginia Woolf’s Mrs. Dalloway. “Mrs. Dalloway said she would buy the flowers herself.”

There is also reports of an Area 2 Cable Advisory Council meeting expected to start at 7 PM at the Senior Center Cafe, Center School, but details are not confirmed.

Monday will be the big day in Woodbridge this week. At 6 PM, the Beecher Road School Parent Teacher Organization will hold a meeting where school Superintendent Dr. Guy Stella will talk about the proposed 2010-2011 school budget. As with the previous PTO meeting, there will be babysitting for children during the meeting where pizza will be provided. Some kids are excited about this and are speaking with other kids to encourage them to ask their parents to attend the PTO meeting so they can eat pizza with their friends at the school.

Also at 6 PM on Monday, the Library Commission will hold its monthly meeting at the Woodbridge Room in the public Library. Bruce Tuthill, AIA, is scheduled to speak about property and maintenance at the Library.

At 6:30 PM, the Amity Board of Education will hold its monthly meeting at the presentation room in the district offices and a 7 PM the Finance Committee of the Woodbridge Board of Education will hold its regular monthly meeting in the Woodbridge District Office Conference Room at Beecher Road School.

At 7:30 PM in the central meeting room of the town hall, the Zoning Board of Appeals will hold its meeting. On the agenda is a request to put up a free standing sign at 990 Racebrook Road by the Church of Latter Day Saints.

The rest of the week looks like it will be pretty quiet. People looking for some entertainment are encouraged to attend a viewing of Where the Wild Things Are at the public library on Thursday evening or Cloudy with a Chance of Meetballs at the Library Saturday afternoon.

Schedules for the coming week continue to adjust after the cancellation of various meetings last month. The Human Services Commission starts off the week and the month with their regularly scheduled meeting at the Human Services Conference Room at The Center at 7 PM Monday. They will have an update on the 2010-2011 budget as well as talk about many different events including a St. Patrick’s Party at the Senior Center as well as a Health Fair there. Various youth activities will be discussed as well as a volunteer’s tea in April. Also scheduled for Monday is the Town Plan and Zoning meeting at 7:30 at the Town Hall.

Tuesday at 6 PM at Town Hall, the Board of Finance will meet to review and act on the Board of Finance fiscal year 2011 operating and capital budget recommendations. This is scheduled to be a long meeting.

Because of various conflicts and rescheduling, the Board of Selectmen had planned to meet on Wednesday, but as reported earlier, this is now not scheduled to happen. Also, the monthly Woodbridge Board of Police Commissioners meeting which normally would take place on Wednesday has been cancelled.

At the library there will be the regular schedule of stories, crafts, and music for youngsters and ending off the week will be the Woodbridge Volunteer Fire Association’s 11th annual Snowflake Dance at the Woodbridge Club.