Downtown Woodbridge hosts Pear Tree Festival       The fourth annual Pear Tree Festival will be held on Main Street in downtown Woodbridge April 21, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event will feature live entertainment, sidewalk sales, crafts, food and family fun. Attendees will have the opportunity to win over $2,000 in prizes donated by local downtow... More ... Bilingual Connections meeting, workshop April 25       The Woodbridge School District will hold a district wide Bilingual Connections Project Workshop and Bilingual Parents' Council meeting at Woodbine Avenue School #23 on Wednesday, April 25 from 7-9 p.m. This will be the third in a series of four workshops aimed at forging an alliance between t... More ... Woodbridge AARP announces meetings, trips       Woodbridge AARP Chapter 3869 will meet April 24, 1 p.m., at St. Andrew's Church hall, 244 Avenel St., Avenel. Membership is open to paid-up members of the national chapter. Bring a pair of men's or women's white socks to the meeting for the veterans home. More ... Scholarship dinner for children affected by cancer       Prodigal Foundation Inc. will hold their seventh annual Scholarship Dinner for high school seniors affected by cancer at the Colonia Country Club on April 26. Prodigal Foundation Inc. is a foundation that reaches out to enhance the quality of life of children that have been adversely af... More ... St. Anthony of Padua slates Casino Night       St. Anthony of Padua Church, 436 Port Reading Ave., Port Reading section of Woodbridge, will present Casino Night April 28 in the church's Father Milos Hall. Doors open at 6 p.m., with the event scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m. Casino gaming - featuring crap tables, roulette and blackjack - ... More ... Ashley Furniture to open Woodbridge Location       The Ashley Furniture Homestore will unveil its new 20,000-square-foot showroom in Woodbridge at the end of April. Formerly Furniture Showplace, the outlet store located at 501 King George's Road will boast more than 200 living room, bedroom and dining room settings in contemporary, traditiona... More ...