Tag: Old Bridge
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Murphy releases state aid figures for school districts
Gov. Phil Murphy has unveiled his Fiscal Year 2023 budget, which includes proposed funding for New Jersey’s public school districts during the 2022-23 academic year. In terms of state aid, some school districts will see an increase in their support from Trenton, while some school districts will see their state aid continue to decrease, and…
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Special do-over election to determine outcome for Ward 4 council seat in Old Bridge
OLD BRIDGE – A special do-over election is set for March 22 to determine the outcome for the Ward 4 council seat in Old Bridge. Polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. at school locations in the ward, according to Township Clerk Kathryn Hutchinson. The four-year term has been vacant since Middlesex…
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Monroe man sentenced to eight years in prison in connection with 2021 Old Bridge fatal crash
A man from Monroe has been sentenced in connection with a fatal motor vehicle collision that resulted in the death of a woman and injury to three others. On July 18, 2021, authorities responded to Route 9 south near Texas Road following the report of a serious motor vehicle collision. Upon their arrival, officers located…
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MCVTS film program, teacher honored by Garden State Film Festival
The digital film program of the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools will be center stage at the 20th annual Garden State Film Festival later this month. MCVTS film instructor Louis Libitz has been named Educator of the Year by the festival, which will be held March 23-27 in Cranford and Asbury Park. Films by…
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Old Bridge will hold workshops on introduced 2022 municipal budget
OLD BRIDGE – Three meetings of the Township Council’s budget subcommittee will be held to discuss the 2022 municipal budget that has been introduced by the governing body. During a meeting on Feb. 22, the council introduced a $60.22 million municipal budget for 2022. The 2021 municipal budget totaled $59.69 million. Business Administrator Himanshu Shah…
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V.P. of Almasi Site Contractors named chair of Raritan Bay Medical Center Foundation
Laura Bianchini, vice president and project director at Almasi Site Contractors, has been appointed chair of the Raritan Bay Medical Center Foundation’s respective Boards of Trustees, replacing chair Dr. Andrew Citron, who served in the position from 2017-21. Bianchini will take over leadership of the board in its fundraising efforts in support of Hackensack Meridian Old…
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Sayreville man sentenced to eight years in prison for driving motorcycle drunk, killing passenger
A Sayreville man has been sentenced to prison for causing a fatal motorcycle crash that killed his passenger on Route 35 north in Old Bridge almost two years ago. An investigation conducted by Officer Henry Penley of the Old Bridge Police Department and Detective Erik Larsen of the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office determined that on…
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Community mourns the loss of ‘Mr. Old Bridge’
OLD BRIDGE – Considered a friend, sports enthusiast and “Mr. Old Bridge,” the longtime voice of Old Bridge sports has passed away. Ronald Mazzola, 61, passed away suddenly at his home on Feb. 21. He was born in Brooklyn, New York, but was a lifelong resident of Old Bridge, graduating from Madison Central High School…
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Old Bridge man charged with attempted murder of police officer in Aberdeen Township
A resident of Old Bridge has been arrested and charged in connection with a hit-and-run incident that left an off-duty Aberdeen Township Police Department officer hospitalized, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey announced on Feb. 23. Christopher Uszenski, 49, has been charged with first degree attempted murder and third degree knowingly leaving the scene of…
