Tag: Old Bridge Township Council
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Animal advocates call for Old Bridge to ban retail sale of dogs and cats ahead of retail pet center opening
OLD BRIDGE – Animal advocates are calling for the township to consider banning the retail sale of dogs and cats after the news of a retail pet center soon opening in The Shoppes at Old Bridge on Route 9. The advocates said they are not against the retail pet center to open; however, they are…
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Old Bridge takes necessary steps for recycling service savings
OLD BRIDGE – Township officials are currently taking the necessary steps to seek savings on recycling services – the first step is a bid package to see whether they can get a better rate per household than the county’s new proposed rate. The Middlesex County Improvement Authority (MCIA) currently provides bi-weekly curbside recycling collection for…
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Old Bridge rings in New Year by hiring three new officers
OLD BRIDGE – Old Bridge rang in the New Year with three new police officers. Mayor Owen Henry, along with Police Captain Joseph Mandola, introduced officers Jeffrey Karabin, Thomas Pena and Andrew Annuzzi during a Township Council meeting on Jan. 13. The officers were sworn in on Dec. 31 and will begin training at the…
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Old Bridge Township Council reorganizes with familiar faces, new council member
OLD BRIDGE – The Old Bridge Township Council reorganized with familiar faces and a new council member. On New Year’s Day in front of dignitaries including Donald T. DiFrancesco, former governor of New Jersey, Assemblyman Robert Clifton (R-Middlesex) and former Old Bridge Mayor Barbara Cannon, family and friends, Mayor Owen Henry was sworn in for…
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Old Bridge officials remember two long-time public servants
OLD BRIDGE – The township lost two long-time public servants – former Mayor Sonja Fineberg and Ward 5 Councilman Richard Greene – in December. Mayor Owen Henry and the Township Council held a moment of silence for the former mayor and councilman at the last meeting of the year on Dec. 16. Henry said Greene…
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Old Bridge concludes year-long 150th anniversary celebration with tree lighting ceremony
OLD BRIDGE – The Township of Old Bridge concluded its year-long 150th anniversary celebration with a tree lighting ceremony at the Thomas Warne Museum with Christmas carols from Voices of Old Bridge; reminiscing with one another; and cakes, cookies and hot cocoa galore. Jeffrey Kagan, recording secretary of the museum, said two former students of…
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New library director will continue to build on foundation and move the Old Bridge Public Library forward
OLD BRIDGE – As Michael Bobish steps into his role as director of the Old Bridge Public Library, he is determined to build on the foundation of excellence and the spirit of innovation the library already exudes. “It’s a dream for me to be a library director in a place like this,” he said. “I…
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Republican incumbents hold onto council seats in Old Bridge
OLD BRIDGE – Republican incumbents held onto the three, four-year Old Bridge Township Council seats in the November election. Anita Greenberg-Belli, Eleanor “Debbie” Walker and Mary Rita Sohor received 6,287 votes/19%, 6,306 votes/19% and 6,190 votes/19%, respectively. The Democratic candidates – former longtime Councilman Dennis M. Maher, former Councilwoman June Dungee and newcomer Raya Arbiol…
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Republicans retain seats in Old Bridge
OLD BRIDGE – Mayor Owen Henry was re-elected to his third term as mayor of Old Bridge, while his fellow Republicans were elected to seats on the Township Council. Henry received 6,787 votes/58%, while his challenger, Democrat David Merwin, received 5,014 votes/42%. In the Township Council race, the three Republican incumbents retained their three, four-year…