Tag: Old Bridge Township Council
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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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Old Bridge officials: Community solar power project on former Global Landfill site a ‘win-win’
OLD BRIDGE – The township has approved a community solar power project on the former Global Landfill site. “For years the site has been dormant,” Township Planner Veena Sawant said. “A developer came forward with a good idea.” AC Power LLC, N.Y., is the designated developer for the site. The developer presented its proposal at…
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Old Bridge Council ‘strongly’ opposes proposed Senate bill on conversion of mixed-use developments
OLD BRIDGE – The Old Bridge Township Council joins the New Jersey Conference of Mayors in “strong opposition” to a proposed state senate bill that would authorize the conversion of certain office parks and retail centers to mixed-use developments without essentially going through a zoning process. “It’s amazing to me [state officials] would consider something…
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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…
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Old Bridge 2022 municipal budget ‘maintains and improves upon’ services; taxes increase $34 for average homeowner
OLD BRIDGE – The 2022 Old Bridge municipal budget “maintains and improves upon” services for the residents of the township, Mayor Owen Henry said. “We all know that cost of doing business has increased dramatically over the last two years and we faced that head-on,” he said. Township Council members adopted a $63.22 million budget…
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State should pay for do-over elections it caused, assemblyman says
The state should pay for any new election if the state is at fault for why a new election must be held, Assemblyman Ron Dancer says. Dancer will introduce legislation that would require the state to reimburse municipalities or counties for those do-over election costs. “Although rare, mistakes do happen as we saw with the…
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Democrat will fill Old Bridge Ward 4 council seat
OLD BRIDGE – A current Board of Education member will soon transition daises. Jill DeCaro, a Democrat, with 838 votes or 54.74%, defeated Republican incumbent Mark Razzoli, who received 693 votes or 45.26%, in a special do-over election on March 22, which determined the outcome for the Ward 4 council seat in Old Bridge. Out…
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Special do-over election to determine outcome for Ward 4 council seat in Old Bridge
OLD BRIDGE – A special do-over election is set for March 22 to determine the outcome for the Ward 4 council seat in Old Bridge. Polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. at school locations in the ward, according to Township Clerk Kathryn Hutchinson. The four-year term has been vacant since Middlesex…
