Tag: Old Bridge Township Council
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Affordable housing discussion to continue in Old Bridge
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — The discussion on the township’s Fair Share Housing Obligation will continue at the next council meeting later this month. The special counsel on the Council on Affordable Housing (COAH), the Township Council and Mark Remsa, a professional planner, who are assisting the township in regard to Affordable…
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Officers sworn in, promoted in Old Bridge
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — The Old Bridge Police Department celebrated two promotions and two new officers joining the ranks. Donald Fritz Jr., a 25-year veteran, was promoted to lieutenant and John Bulin, a 22-year veteran, was promoted to sergeant during a Borough Council meeting on Aug. 22. Fritz, who became a patrolman…
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Mandates will allow for 1,300 housing units in Old Bridge
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — In response to fairness in meeting the township’s Fair Share Housing obligation, Township Attorney Mark M. Roselli retorted, “Welcome to New Jersey.” “This started back in the 1970s,” he said. “The court ruled municipalities have a constitutional obligation to provide affordable housing. It’s not something you can…
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Old Bridge pays tribute to Butler
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — Serving almost three decades on the Township Council, it’s only fitting that longtime Ward 3 Councilman Reginald “Reggie” Butler’s name will be memorialized outside of council chambers as well as on the Department of Public Works (DPW) building. The council agreed to the posthumous salute at a…
