SCOTT FRIEDMAN Cheyenne Valdes, of Hopelawn, makes friends with BeBe at the "Easter Bone Hunt" and canine Easter outfit contest at Parker Press Park in Woodbridge on March 22. More ... Woodbridge School District approves budget Board of Education finalizes $183 million budget BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer       The Woodbridge Township Board of Education unanimously adopted the $183 million budget on March 20, which will increase taxes by $112.50 per year for the average homeowner. The budget for the 2008-09 year is $183,597,229, up roughly $8.6 million from last year. More ... Easter bunny?      PHOTOS BY SCOTT FRIEDMAN Left: Sofie and her owner, Manuels Fields, of East Windsor, show off their matching Easter bonnets at the "Easter Bone Hunt" and canine Easter outfit contest at Parker Press Park in Woodbridge on March 22. Fields and her dog won second place for best costume. Above: Lilah Va... More ... Eclectic band cites rock, jazz, funk stylings BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer       For Andy Rothstein, the guitar is a labor of love. The guitarist and composer released his first CD, "Voodoo Tone," a compilation of eight instrumental jazz pieces that fuses rock with a touch of country and funk, in November 2006, the same year he formed his band The Andy Rothstein Quintet. More ... Township considering redevelopment in many areas Parts of nearly every section of Woodbridge examined in massive study BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer       WOODBRIDGE - As the ever-evolving redevelopment studies continue in the township, Mayor John E. McCormac said that economic redevelopment is the most important issue. "We are taking steps now to properly plan forWoodbridge in the future," he said. More ... Brain tumor survivor starts group to share experiences BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer       EDISON - There was a point in 34- year-old Beth Rosenthal's life when she did not want to be here. "I would ask myself why I was alive," she said. "But I know if I did anything, it would just crush my mom [Judy]." Rosenthal was diagnosed with childhood cerebellar astrocytoma, a disease in which... More ...