Tag: Old Bridge
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Nearly 400 students perform in district-wide concert at Old Bridge High School
OLD BRIDGE – After a two-year hiatus, nearly 400 students from elementary schools across Old Bridge returned to the stage for a live musical performance. With 11 different schools represented, the district-wide concert featured five different ensembles performed by fourth and fifth graders. On June 2, an audience of friends, family and faculty populated the…
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Old Bridge Flight School welcomes public to open house on June 11
OLD BRIDGE – The Old Bridge Flight School welcomes the public to its open house next week. Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) Chapter 315 will offer free Young Eagles introductory airplane flights to children between ages 8-17 on June 11 at Old Bridge Airport, 182 Pension Road. “We have 60 flights planned,” said Stan Berger, who…
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Wall of Fame inductees and Senior Scholarships highlight Old Bridge awards ceremony
OLD BRIDGE – Old Bridge High School has two new members on their Wall of Fame. District administrators inducted two nominees in a ceremony at the Old Bridge High School main campus on May 23 as part of Senior Awards Night. The two inductees are Quinton A. Crawford, assistant coach of the Los Angeles Lakers…
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White House appointee tours Old Bridge middle school to encourage students, visit planetarium
OLD BRIDGE – The Honorable Robert Wilkins, President Joe Biden’s and former President Donald Trump’s appointee to the Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition visited Jonas Salk Middle School in Old Bridge to tour the school, visit the school’s first-class planetarium facility, and meet with gym students to discuss the importance of health and fitness.…
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Old Bridge increases minimum pay rate for voluntary extra duty assignments for police officers
OLD BRIDGE – Increasing the pay rate for extra duty, or road job, assignments for police officers is the “fair and equitable” thing to do. That is what Mayor Owen Henry said of the change in pay rate, which he said would benefit many of the younger officers in the department. “As we know we…
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Carl Sandburg Middle School students ‘have a blast’ learning about Civil War
OLD BRIDGE – A few hundred seventh graders outside of Carl Sandburg Middle School in Old Bridge cupped their ears as a blast of sound a burst of smoke and orange glow shot out of the circa-1893 cannon, echoing off the buildings. Christine Bracken, a social studies teacher at the school, and the main coordinator…
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Old Bridge recognizes educators for excellence in performance
OLD BRIDGE – Nineteen educators were recognized as Teacher or Education Support Professional (ESP) of the Year by the Old Bridge Township Board of Education. The annual Teacher of the Year recognition program is managed by the district Instructional Council, a committee made up of teachers, administrators and central administrators, according to information provided by…
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After pro boxing debut, East Brunswick police officer embraces the challenge of fatherhood
EAST BRUNSWICK – In preparation for his first professional boxing match, Chaz Nguyen, a police officer in East Brunswick, spent several months training for four rounds. After countless delays, Nguyen finally entered the ring on April 2. That night, his personal sacrifices and in-ring dominance culminated into a first-round TKO (technical knockout). However, it was…
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Plans for new community building on Laurence Harbor beach waterfront are underway
OLD BRIDGE – A new community building is envisioned for the Laurence Harbor beach waterfront with exterior bathrooms for beachgoers. “This is a bold project that we are undertaking … we’re committed,” Mayor Owen Henry said. “The existing community center building has served its purpose. It’s time for grand construction, something that the township hasn’t…
