Hubner Retires, Joseph Nisky Named New Woodbridge Police Director

WOODBRIDGE, NJ — Woodbridge Police Director Robert Hubner will retire in March and on Tuesday, Mayor John McCormac appointed Joseph Nisky to take his place as the town's new police director.

Nisky, a 40-year veteran of the Woodbridge Police Dept., will oversee the 235-member department, the largest police department in Middlesex County.

“I would like to congratulate Director Robert Hubner on his distinguished 44-Year career with the Woodbridge Police Department during which time he elevated the professionalism of the WPD, having achieved national recognition via accreditation with the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies — one of only a handful of New Jersey Police Departments to achieve national accreditation,” said Mayor McCormac. “And, I am pleased to announce the appointment of Deputy Director Joseph Nisky to the position of Director effective March 1, 2025."

"Deputy Director Nisky brings significant and relative experience to addressing the public safety challenges of the future, to include hands-on supervision of WPD operations, Township-wide Emergency Management Services and liaison to the Woodbridge Township Fire Districts.”

Hubner has been a Woodbridge Police officer since 1981. Appointed Police Director in 2011, he prioritized placing more uniformed officers on patrol, expanding the Community Policing Unit to offer better services and interaction with residents, and upgraded officer-training initiatives to better address community mental health issues.

“It has been a great honor to serve Mayor McCormac, the Municipal Council, Township residents and visitors and, as importantly, the dedicated men and women of the WPD as a fellow officer and Director for the past 44 years,” said Hubner. “While we have navigated many difficult challenges over the years, it goes without saying that we met every challenge as a team and that the future of the WPD is in good hands under the leadership of the Mayor’s Administration and the WPD Command Staff.”

Nisky has been a police officer since 1985. He was in the Radio Patrol Division through 1987, when he was assigned as a Detective in the Criminal Investigations Division and Juvenile Aid Bureau (1988-1994). Nisky was promoted to Sergeant in 1994, with assignment as Patrol Division Road Supervisor through 2003 until transfer to the Criminal Investigations Division as the Assignment Sergeant and promotion to Lieutenant (2003). In 2011, Nisky was appointed Deputy Police Director with expanded duties to include Coordinator of the Office of Emergency Management, oversight of Township Emergency Medical Services and liaison to the Woodbridge Township Fire Districts.