Tag: Old Bridge
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Old Bridge student creates Shape a Life foundation to assist seniors
OLD BRIDGE – A 16-year-old student at Old Bridge High School is trying to impact the lives of senior citizens. Shape a Life was founded this year by Chetna Goel, with the non-profit’s primary goal of working with senior citizen nursing homes to provide vocal performances, volunteers from schools playing board games, and celebrating birthdays;…
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In wake of four fatal car crashes, Old Bridge urges safe driving habits during ‘Put the Brakes on Fatalities Day’
OLD BRIDGE – As the township declared Oct. 10 “Put the Brakes on Fatalities Day,” Mayor Owen Henry urged the public to do their part and not become a statistic. “Those numbers hit home,” he said during a Township Council meeting on Oct. 21. “Some of those statistics were right here in Old Bridge ……
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New state-of-the-art emergency department at Old Bridge hospital will provide for growing population
OLD BRIDGE – It is just the beginning for a new state-of-the-art emergency department at Hackensack Meridian Health Raritan Bay Medical Center-Old Bridge. Hospital officials broke ground on a $39 million investment encompassing 24,000 square feet – more than double the current footprint. With 25,000 visits annually already, a new emergency department will provide safer,…
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Our Lady of Victories students hold fundraiser at Texas Roadhouse
PHOTO COURTESY OF SHARON DE MONACO Families from Our Lady of Victories in Sayreville participated in a fundraiser at Texas Roadhouse. The OLV Dynamic Catholic Kids Club sponsored a bake sale to support their charity work. The group participates in soup kitchens and serves meals at various events in recognition of veterans. Pictured are Samantha…
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Candy and costumes galore in Old Bridge
PHOTOS BY KATHY CHANG/STAFF It was candy and costumes galore at the Old Bridge Recreation Department’s Halloween Spectacular on Oct. 26 at the Old Bridge Municipal Complex.
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Old Bridge is a ‘well run and very stable’ township, according to 2019 audit
OLD BRIDGE – Old Bridge is “a well run and very stable” township, according to Township Auditor Bob Allison, who presented the township’s 2019 audit. “I have no comments and recommendations,” he said. Allison appeared before the Township Council on Oct. 21. The township has an “Aa1” bond rating, the second highest rating Moody’s Investors…
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DuPont partners with Old Bridge for Camp ROBIN activities
OLD BRIDGE – The Camp ROBIN (Recreation in Old Bridge for Those in Need) Friday Nights Teen Program kicked off on Oct. 4 with special guests Mayor Owen Henry and employees from DuPont in attendance. Following summer meetings between DuPont and Matt Mercurio, director of Parks & Recreation, and Anahita Feltz, manager of Silver Linings…
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Seven candidates vie for three Old Bridge Board of Education seats
OLD BRIDGE – Seven candidates will vie for the three, three-year seats open on the Old Bridge Board of Education in the November election. Board incumbent Jill R. Cali is seeking her second elected term; former board member Donna Andriani is seeking her fourth term; former board member Frank R. Weber is seeking his seventh…
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St. John Vianney graduate completes basic training at U.S. Military Academy
Cadet Ijeoma Kelly Akubueze, an Old Bridge resident and graduate of St. John Vianney High School in Holmdel, completed Cadet Basic Training (CBT) at the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, New York. Akubueze entered West Point on July 1 and successfully completed six weeks of CBT, which is one of the most challenging events…
