Tag: Old Bridge
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Female firefighter encourages conquering goals in the New Year
For Courtney Mastro, volunteering is second nature. The 26-year-old joined the Laurence Harbor Fire Department just one month after turning 18. Growing up, Mastro watched her father, Don, 49, work his way up the ranks as a Laurence Harbor volunteer firefighter, eventually serving as chief. “I’ve always enjoyed volunteering. I even volunteered as an EMT…
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U.S. Air Force major general visits hometown of Old Bridge to encourage students
“Not Today” was the theme United States Air Force Major General Anthony W. Genatempo used in his presentation to eighth grade honors students at Carl Sandburg Middle School. He was “just a kid from Old Bridge,” and now he is on the front line of nuclear deterrence and defense strategy. Genatempo is the commander of…
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Old Bridge partners with PDFNJ, local businesses in ‘It is time to consider opioid alternatives’ campaign
OLD BRIDGE – It is time to consider opioid alternatives. That is the message Old Bridge officials are hoping to get across to as many people as possible. And what better way than the message on a digital billboard along the busy Route 9 corridor. The billboard’s message states: “Americans Are Now More Likely…
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Old Bridge pupils collect letters to Santa for Macy’s Believe campaign
https://youtu.be/YseeGQYKabE A.J. Silvestri and Jillian Bresocnik did it again. This year the duo garnered 136,512 letters to Santa for the annual letter campaign for Make-A-Wish New Jersey through Macy’s Believe campaign. Old Bridge Township Public Schools Superintendent of Schools David Cittadino announced the grand number, which was met with applause from those who attended to…
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Old Bridge council, school board will reorganize with new members in January
OLD BRIDGE – Incumbents in two wards lost their seats in close races for the Old Bridge Township Council and incumbents lost seats on the Old Bridge Board of Education in the 2021 general election. The results of the election were recently certified. Old Bridge Township Council There were elections for six four-year term ward…
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Living History: Where were you when Pearl Harbor was attacked?
By Sebastian Rizzo This Dec. 7 will mark the 80th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor – as President Franklin D. Roosevelt so stirringly put it, “a date which will live in infamy.” Just 11 days before the bombings, Secretary of State Cordell Hull had sent the Japanese his suggestions for a peaceful…
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Old Bridge PBAs sponsor Thanksgiving baskets for more than 150 families in need; next up is Cops for Kids
OLD BRIDGE – More than 150 township families received Thanksgiving baskets ahead of the holiday on behalf of Old Bridge Policemen Benevolent Association (PBA) Locals 127 and 127a members. Members were able to meet some families as they distributed the baskets at the Old Bridge Food Bank on Nov. 20. “As in years past, our…
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Teen pilot escapes with minor injuries before Cessna plane engulfs in flames at Old Bridge Airport
OLD BRIDGE – A 17-year-old student pilot was attempting to land a single engine Cessna Skyhawk plane when it skidded off the runway and engulfed in flames at the Old Bridge Airport, according to Acting Chief Joseph P. Mandola, Jr. The incident occurred at 4:46 p.m. on Nov. 21 at the airport on Pension Road.…
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After 49 years, Cheesequake Farms announces it will no longer offer retail portion of business
OLD BRIDGE – Cheesequake Farms will no longer offer their retail portion of their business after this season. Owners Bob and Linda O’Connell announced the news on social media on Nov. 14. Since their announcement, people have been leaving comments and photos of their time at the farms. “It is with deep contemplation, much sorrow,…
