Tag: Old Bridge Township Council
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Golf course, country club with amenities may be on the horizon in Old Bridge
OLD BRIDGE – An 18-hole golf course, a pitch and putt, miniature golf and much-needed road infrastructure may be on the horizon for the area of Waterworks Road, Jake Brown Road and Route 9. Township officials are calling the proposed development a “win-win” for everyone. “An opportunity like this doesn’t come around often,” Mayor Owen…
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Inspired by JAR of Hope organization for children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, Old Bridge Township Council supports online fundraising by charities
OLD BRIDGE – The Old Bridge Township Council passed a resolution calling on New Jersey to allow charities to use online raffles for fundraising. The resolution adopted on Dec. 17 addressed the crisis faced by local charities such as JAR Of Hope, which researches a cure for a very rare, always fatal childhood disease called Duchenne…
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Much-needed traffic light coming to the intersection of Route 34 and Amboy Road in Old Bridge
OLD BRIDGE – A much-needed traffic light at the intersection of Route 34, a state highway, and Amboy Road is expected to be installed next summer. Councilwoman Debbie Walker read a letter during a council meeting on Dec. 14 that Township Engineer Nicole Shapiro wrote to township officials announcing the traffic light, which has been…
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Republican candidate holds onto one-year unexpired Ward 2 council seat in Old Bridge
OLD BRIDGE – Republican candidate Erik DePalma held onto the one-year unexpired term for the Ward 2 Township Council seat that was available in the election on Nov. 3. According to results certified by the Middlesex County Clerk’s Office on Nov. 20, DePalma received 3,263 votes to win his first elected term. He was challenged…
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Old Bridge officials discuss booming business, regulation of food trucks in township
OLD BRIDGE – In an effort to catch up with the booming business of mobile food trucks as well as provide necessary safety measures, the township is in the process of establishing uniform objective standards for operators to follow. The Township Council discussed and moved to rescind and replace an ordinance for first reading at…
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Updated election results for Old Bridge Township Council, Board of Education
There were elections for seats on the municipal governing body and the Board of Education in Old Bridge on Nov. 3. The results listed here reflect what has been posted online by the Middlesex County Clerk’s Office at this time. The results are not final and it is not known when the results will be…
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Election results for Old Bridge Township Council, Board of Education
There were elections for seats on the municipal governing body and the Board of Education in Old Bridge on Nov. 3. The results listed here reflect what has been posted online by the Middlesex County Clerk’s Office at this time. The results are not final and it is not known when the results will be…
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Old Bridge Council discusses limiting public portion comments to three minutes to streamline meetings
OLD BRIDGE – In an effort to get business done at Township Council meetings, council members are in discussion to limit public comment during the two public portions at the meetings from five minutes to three minutes. Ward 4 Councilman Mark Razzoli had suggested eliminating one of the two public portions to fall in line…
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Two candidates will vie for the Ward 2 one-year unexpired term on the Old Bridge Township Council
OLD BRIDGE – Two candidates will vie for the Ward 2 one-year unexpired term on the Old Bridge Township Council for the election in November. Councilwoman Mary Sohor, a Republican, vacated her Ward 2 seat, which expires on Dec. 31, 2021, after she was sworn in for the council-at-large seat in November 2019. The Old…
