Tag: Old Bridge Mayor Owen Henry
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Old Bridge Police Department welcomes new officers
OLD BRIDGE – The Old Bridge Police Department welcomed new officers to the ranks. Mayor Owen Henry with Acting Police Chief Donald Fritz Jr. introduced the new officers at a Township Council meeting in October. The officers – Nicholas Perrone, Nicholas Endaz, Andrew Paterek, Thomas Rothmund, and Christopher Spurlock – were then sworn in before…
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South Old Bridge Volunteer Fire Company celebrates 75 years
OLD BRIDGE – The South Old Bridge Volunteer Fire Company recognized all the hard work and dedication of its members as it celebrated its 75th anniversary. “We felt we should have a celebration like this so we can memorialize and remember the ones who made the South Old Bridge Volunteer Fire Company (SOBVFC) into what…
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Old Bridge remembers: ‘Need to get back to the unity of Sept. 12, 2001’
OLD BRIDGE – With moments of silence and reflection, the township commemorated the events of Sept. 11, 2001. “Twenty-one years ago, our nation was attacked by those who sought to end our freedom and our way of life,” Mayor Owen Henry said. “Many men and woman earned a title of hero that day. In New…
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Old Bridge officials celebrate Phase 1 Cottrell Farm restoration with ‘sneak peek’ for public
OLD BRIDGE – Close to 200 years ago, the Cottrell Farm site was a thriving apple orchard. Township officials are in the process of restoring the site to that thriving state. However, instead of an apple orchard, passive recreation is planned for the site. “It will be a place to hang out in the central…
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Morris Habitat For Humanity: Elie family set to ‘put down roots’ in Old Bridge
OLD BRIDGE – In a few short weeks, the Elie family will start “putting down roots” in the township. The journey to their first home on Norwood Avenue came with partnerships – Blair Schleicher Wilson, executive director at Morris Habitat For Humanity (MHfH), Old Bridge Mayor Owen Henry, Tom Hayes, director of community relations at…
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Old Bridge secures federal funds for new community building along Laurence Harbor beachfront
OLD BRIDGE – The township has secured federal funds for a new multipurpose community building along the Laurence Harbor beachfront. Congressman Frank Pallone Jr. (D-6) announced he secured $2.25 million for Old Bridge in the Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Subcommittee spending bill for Fiscal Year 2023 in a statement on July…
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Women volunteers help Elie family move ‘build of first new home’ along in Old Bridge
OLD BRIDGE – At times, Taylor Elie has moments of “Oh my God, this is going to be mine” as she and her family spend time putting “sweat equity” hours into building their first new home. “It’s been a process, it’s all beautiful and all worth it … every piece of wood, everything,” she said.…
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Old Bridge increases minimum pay rate for voluntary extra duty assignments for police officers
OLD BRIDGE – Increasing the pay rate for extra duty, or road job, assignments for police officers is the “fair and equitable” thing to do. That is what Mayor Owen Henry said of the change in pay rate, which he said would benefit many of the younger officers in the department. “As we know we…
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Plans for new community building on Laurence Harbor beach waterfront are underway
OLD BRIDGE – A new community building is envisioned for the Laurence Harbor beach waterfront with exterior bathrooms for beachgoers. “This is a bold project that we are undertaking … we’re committed,” Mayor Owen Henry said. “The existing community center building has served its purpose. It’s time for grand construction, something that the township hasn’t…
