Tag: Old Bridge

  • Applications accepted for low-income home to be built in Old Bridge

    Applications accepted for low-income home to be built in Old Bridge

    Applications are being accepted for one low-income three-bedroom home on Norwood Avenue in Old Bridge. The single-family new construction home will be sold as affordable homeownership to the selected applicant. The sale price will be $203,179. An affordable 30-year mortgage will be held by Morris Habitat for Humanity. The home will have a minimum 30-year…

  • ‘Elmo’ entertains youngsters in Old Bridge

    ‘Elmo’ entertains youngsters in Old Bridge

      PHOTOS COURTESY OF DORIT YEHUDAI Jason Marcus, AKA Elmo, drives around the Central Park development in Old Bridge on the Fourth of July. He is typically accompanied by his in-laws Dorit and Yona Yehudai, their son Dr. Avi Yehudai, Dorit and Yona’s daughter Steph who is Jason’s wife, and Steph and Jason’s son David.…

  • East Brunswick scouts participate in flag retirement ceremony at Old Bridge VFW

    East Brunswick scouts participate in flag retirement ceremony at Old Bridge VFW

      VFW Post 7508 in Old Bridge hosted its first Flag Day Retirement Ceremony. East Brunswick Boy Scout Troop 223 members presented the American flag, the POW flag and the VFW Post flag during the opening ceremony on June 13, while Post Commander Kenneth Cruz led attendees during “Taps” and the Pledge of Allegiance. More than…

  • MCVTS high schools celebrate graduates during three outdoor ceremonies

    MCVTS high schools celebrate graduates during three outdoor ceremonies

    Outdoor ceremonies were held June 21 in three locations for the 464 graduates of the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools. The 40 graduates of the Middlesex County Academy for Science, Mathematics and Engineering Technologies in Edison were addressed by Ronald Rios, chairman of the county Board of Commissioners, and Commissioner Charles Tomaro in a…

  • Coastal Medical Group notifies patients of data breach

    Coastal Medical Group notifies patients of data breach

    Coastal Medical Group, Old Bridge, is notifying patients of a data security incident that involved the patients’ health information. On April 21, the practice discovered that certain of its computer systems were being affected by a data security event that the practice believes began on March 25, 2021, according to a prepared statement. After discovering…

  • Old Bridge Township recognizes Juneteenth

    Old Bridge Township recognizes Juneteenth

    OLD BRIDGE – Old Bridge Township commemorates Saturday, June 19, as Juneteenth, a day of freedom and liberation. Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation took effect on Jan. 1, 1863, which outlawed slavery in the rebelling states. It was not…

  • Two ceremonies celebrate Old Bridge Class of 2021

    Two ceremonies celebrate Old Bridge Class of 2021

    OLD BRIDGE -Old Bridge High School held two, in-person graduation ceremonies on June 17 at Lombardi Field. The two commencement ceremonies, filled with all the pomp and circumstance of previous graduations, were held at 8 a.m. followed by another at 11 a.m.   Although recent changes to guidelines allowed the district to modify some aspects…

  • Panos steps down as chair of Middlesex County Republicans; replacement not yet named

    Panos steps down as chair of Middlesex County Republicans; replacement not yet named

    By ALAN KARMIN Correspondent Former Old Bridge Township Councilwoman Lucille Panos recently stepped down as chair of the Middlesex County Republican Organization (MCRO). Panos first gained the position in 2016 when she replaced State Senator Samuel Thompson as he stepped down from the position. Panos was then re-elected for another term in 2018. Panos was…

  • Results of primary election

    The results of the primary election in Old Bridge are as follows: Ward 1: Democrat David Merwin, 365 votes, no write ins; Republican Kevin J. Garcia, 424 votes, three write ins. Ward 2: Democrat Peter Shearer, 321 votes, four write ins; Republican Erik DePalma, 326 votes, no write ins. Ward 3: Democrat Kiran Desai, 276…