Old Bridge Township, New Jersey
—  Township  —
Map of Old Bridge Township in Middlesex County. Inset: Location of Middlesex County highlighted in the State of New Jersey.
Census Bureau map of Old Bridge Township, New Jersey
Coordinates: 40°24′17″N 74°18′31″W / 40.404632°N 74.308537°W / 40.404632; -74.308537Coordinates: 40°24′17″N 74°18′31″W / 40.404632°N 74.308537°W / 40.404632; -74.308537
Country	United States
State	New Jersey
County	Middlesex
Incorporated	March 2, 1869 as Madison Township
Renamed	November 5, 1975 as Old Bridge Township
Government[1]
• Type	Faulkner Act Mayor-Council
• Mayor	Owen Henry (term ends December 31, 2015)[2]
• Administrator	Christopher R. Marion[3]
Area[4]
• Total	40.783 sq mi (105.627 km2)
• Land	38.060 sq mi (98.575 km2)
• Water	2.723 sq mi (7.052 km2)  6.68%
Elevation[5]	79 ft (24 m)
Population (2010 Census)[6][7][8]
• Total	65,375
• Density	1,717.7/sq mi (663.2/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP codes	08857 - Old Bridge[9] 08859 - Parlin[10] 08879 - Laurence Harbor[11] 07721 - Cliffwood Beach[12]
Area code(s)	732/848
FIPS code	3402354705[13][14][4]
GNIS feature ID	0882158[15][4]
Website	http://www.oldbridge.com

Old Bridge Township is a Township in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township had a total population of 65,375,^[4][7][8] making it the state's 18th largest municipality, having added 4,919 residents (8.1%) from its population of 60,456 in the 2000 Census, when it was the state's 21st most populous municipality.^[16]

It was named as a contender for the title of one of the best places to live in the United States by Money magazine in both 2005 and 2007.^[17][18]

What is now Old Bridge Township was originally incorporated as Madison Township by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 2, 1869, from portions of South Amboy Township (now City of South Amboy).^[19] In a referendum held on November 5, 1975, voters approved changing the township's name to Old Bridge Township by a margin of 7,150 votes to 4,888.^[20][21] The township's name was changed to avoid confusion with the borough of Madison in Morris County.^[20][22] Use of the name Old Bridge for a location "on the Camden and Amboy Railroad, about eight miles (13 km) beyond South Amboy" or "about seven miles (11 km) from South Amboy" goes back, however, to at least 1853.^[23] Initially, the Township was made up of farms and the population grew slowly. In 1880, the population was 1,662 and in 1950 it had reached only 7,365. Then the building boom started and farms gave way to developments. In 1960, the population was 22,772. The 1980 census cited 51,406 people.

Contents 1 Geography 1.1 Major streams/rivers 2 History 3 Economic enterprises 3.1 The old mill streams 3.2 Clay industry 3.3 Apple farms 4 Demographics 4.1 2010 Census 4.2 2000 Census 5 Government 5.1 Local government 5.2 Federal, state and county representation 6 Education 7 Transportation 8 Emergency services 8.1 Police Department 8.2 Fire departments 8.3 Medical/first aid services 9 Township attractions 10 Old Bridge facts 11 Notable residents 12 References 13 External links

  Geography

Old Bridge township is located at 40°24′17″N 74°18′31″W / 40.404632°N 74.308537°W / 40.404632; -74.308537 (40.404632,-74.308537). According to the United States Census Bureau, the township had a total area of 40.783 square miles (105.627 km²), of which, 38.060 square miles (98.575 km²) of it is land and 2.723 square miles (7.052 km²) of it (6.68%) is water.^[24][4]

Brownville (2010 population of 2,383^[25]), Laurence Harbor (2010 population of 6,536^[26]), Madison Park (2010 population of 7,144^[27]) and Old Bridge CDP (2010 population of 23,753^[28]) are census-designated places within Old Bridge Township.

  Major streams/rivers

• Raritan Bay
• South River
• Matchaponix Brook
• Deep Run
• Tennets Brook
• Barclay Brook
• Cheesequake Creek

  History

The first inhabitants of the area known as Old Bridge, were the Lenni Lenape Native Americans. Those who settled in Old Bridge were known as the Unami, or "people down the river."^[21] They, like many people today, migrated to the shore along the Raritan each summer from their hunting grounds in the north. When the English gained control from the Dutch in 1664, the state was divided into two provinces, East Jersey and West Jersey. In 1683, the general assembly of East Jersey defined the boundaries of Middlesex County and the three other original counties (Bergen, Essex and Monmouth) as containing all plantations on both sides of the Raritan River, as far as Cheesequake Harbor to the east, then southwest to the Provincial line, with the southwest line being the border of Monmouth and Middlesex Counties and the Township's southern border.^[29]

Thomas Warne one of the original 24 proprietors of East Jersey was listed as a landowner of this area, and his son is said to have been the earliest white resident residing in the Cheesequake area in 1683. John and Susannah Brown were granted a 1,000 acres (4.0 km²) land grant from the King of England in 1737. They called the area Brownville, and today this part of town is now known as Browntown.^[21] Other important proprietors of Old Bridge were the Bowne, Morgan, Letts, Brown, Tone, Herbert and Cottrell families, who date back as some of the first landowners of Old Bridge.

In 1684, South Amboy Township was formed. At that time, it covered an area that now consists of the Townships of Monroe and Old Bridge, the Borough of Sayreville and the City of South Amboy. The Township covers 42 square miles (110 km²) that separated from South Amboy on March 2, 1869, and was called Madison Township.^[30] In 1975, the name was changed by referendum to the Township of Old Bridge. The purpose of doing this was to formulate just one postal designations and zip code for the township and to differentiate the township from the Borough of Madison in Morris County.^[31][32] Old Bridge derives its name from the fact that the first bridge spanning the South River was built there, and as other bridges were built across the river the first one became known as "the Old Bridge." Prior to that, it was known as South River Bridge."^[33]

  Economic enterprises

  The old mill streams

Madison Township had many mill streams that were used to generate water power. The Warne family owned fulling mills in the area. Fulling was used as a finishing process used on woolen cloth that would remove the dirt and grease and to compact the wool fibers. The mill is said to have been run behind Old Bridge High School and flows east into the Matawan Creek. The area of Old Bridge was also known for their numerous snuff mills. The Washington Snuff mill (later renamed the Dill Snuff Mill) was established in 1801 and was located on Mount Pleasant and Old Bridge Turnpike (now Route 516). Snuff is a scented tobacco product that was used by men and women during that time period.^[34]

  Clay industry

The clay soil in the area surrounding Old Bridge was used for pottery and bricks way before the first European settlers. "Fine clay had surrounded Cheesequake Creek when the Lenni Lenape Native Americans lived there. The early discoveries of clay along the banks opened the clay industry to Middlesex County as well as the state of New Jersey. By the 1800s clay was a major industry. The clay deposits found along Cheesequake Creek are reported to be some of the finest stoneware clays in the United States."^[31] The clay supplied local potters as well as those in Hudson Valley, Norwalk, Connecticut, other New England states, and parts of Canada. The earliest use of clay from this area was used by Captain James Morgan before the Revolution. The Perrine clay pit was located near U.S. Route 9 and Ernston Road.^[34]

  Apple farms

The Cottrell homestead is a landmark in Old Bridge. It was built in 1831 and still stands today on the northeast corner of County Route 516 and Cottrell Road. The Cottrells owned a 150 acres (0.61 km²) apple orchard that was located across the street from their home. Apples that could not be used because of their size or quality did not go to waste. Across from the cold-storage building on the southwest corner of Cottrell Road and Route 516 (where Rite Aid is now located), the family built the New Jersey Apple Growers Inc. distillery. It was at this distillery that they pressed the apples into cider and distilled the brandy in large vats. The brandy would age in barrels in a government warehouse that was located on the Cottrells' property. The Cottrells produced apple brandy for twenty years on the farm and sold it wholesale to distributors under the name Browntown.^[31]

  Demographics

Historical populations
Census	Pop.		%±
1890	1,520		—
1900	1,671		9.9%
1910	1,621		−3.0%
1920	1,808		11.5%
1930	2,566		41.9%
1940	3,803		48.2%
1950	7,366		93.7%
1960	22,772		209.2%
1970	48,715		113.9%
1980	51,515		5.7%
1990	56,475		9.6%
2000	60,456		7.0%
2010	65,375		8.1%
Population sources: 1890-1910[35] 1910-1930[36] 1930-1990[37] 2000[38] 2010[7][6][8]

  2010 Census

As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 65,375 people, 23,777 households, and 17,333 families residing in the township. The population density was 1,717.7 inhabitants per square mile (663.2 /km²). There were 24,638 housing units at an average density of 647.3 per square mile (249.9 /km²). The racial makeup of the township was 74.06% (48,418) White, 6.21% (4,063) African American, 0.20% (129) Native American, 14.34% (9,374) Asian, 0.02% (10) Pacific Islander, 2.72% (1,780) from other races, and 2.45% (1,601) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 10.81% (7,064) of the population.^[6]

There were 23,777 households out of which 33.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.5% were married couples living together, 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.1% were non-families. 22.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.25.^[6]

In the township the age distribution of the population shows 22.8% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 30.1% from 45 to 64, and 12.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40.1 years. For every 100 females there were 95.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.5 males.^[6]

The Census Bureau's 2006-2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $82,640 (with a margin of error of +/- $6,053) and the median family income was $98,634 (+/- $2,857). Males had a median income of $67,487 (+/- $3,364) versus $48,856 (+/- $3,104) for females. The per capita income for the township was $35,666 (+/- $1,152). About 3.1% of families and 4.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.3% of those under age 18 and 6.6% of those age 65 or over.^[39]

  2000 Census

As of the 2000 United States Census,^[13], there were 60,456 people, 21,438 households, and 15,949 families residing in the township. The population density was 1,587.4 people per square mile (612.8/km²). There were 21,896 housing units at an average density of 574.9 per square mile (222.0/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 79.48% White, 10.82% Asian, 5.30% African American, 0.16% Native American, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 1.87% from other races and 2.32% from two or more races. 7.57% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.^[38]

There were 21,438 households out of which 37.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.2% were married couples living together, 9.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.6% were non-families. 21.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.30.^[38]

In the township the population was spread out with 25.9% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 33.6% from 25 to 44, 22.9% from 45 to 64, and 10.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 95.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.7 males.^[38]

The median income for a household in the township was $64,707, and the median income for a family was $74,045. Males had a median income of $51,978 versus $35,462 for females. The per capita income for the township was $26,814. About 3.0% of families and 4.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.0% of those under age 18 and 7.2% of those age 65 or over.^[38]

  Government

  Local government

Old Bridge Township is governed under the Faulkner Act (Mayor-Council) system of municipal government.^[1][40][41]

As of 2012^[update], the Mayor of Old Bridge Township is Henry Owen, whose term of office ends December 31, 2015. The Township Council consists of nine members, with six elected to represent wards and three elected at-large from the Township as a whole. The members of the Township Council are Robert Volkert (Ward 1), Mary Sohor (Ward 2), Reginald Butler (Ward 3), G. Kevin Calogera (Ward 4), Richard Greene (Ward 5), Lucille Panos (Council Vice President: Ward 6), Brian J. Cahill (Council President: At-Large), Dr. James Anderson (At-Large) and Eleanor "Debbie" Walker (At-Large).^[42]

  Federal, state and county representation

Old Bridge Township is split between the 6th and 12th Congressional districts^[43] and is part of New Jersey's 12th state legislative district.^[7][44] Prior to the 2011 reapportionment following the 2010 Census, Old Bridge Township had been in state legislative district 13.^[43] Based on the results of the 2010 Census, the New Jersey Redistricting Commission has kept the township split between the 6th and 12th Congressional districts with modified boundaries, changes that will take effect in January 2013, based on the results of the November 2012 general elections.^[45][46]

New Jersey's Sixth Congressional District is represented by Frank Pallone (D, Long Branch). New Jersey's Twelfth Congressional District is represented by Rush D. Holt, Jr. (D, Hopewell Township).^[47] New Jersey is represented in the United States Senate by Frank Lautenberg (D, Cliffside Park) and Bob Menendez (D, Hoboken).

The 12th legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Samuel D. Thompson (R, Old Bridge Township) and in the General Assembly by Robert D. Clifton (R Matawan) and Ronald S. Dancer (R, Plumsted Township).^[48] The Governor of New Jersey is Chris Christie (R, Mendham Township).^[49] The Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey is Kim Guadagno (R, Monmouth Beach).^[50]

Middlesex County is governed by a Board of Chosen Freeholders, whose seven members are elected at-large to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with two or three seats coming up for election each year. As of 2012^[update], Middlesex County's Freeholders are Freeholder Director Christopher D. Rafano (South River, term ends December 31, 2013), Freeholder Deputy Director Ronald G. Rios (Carteret, 2012), Carol Barrett Bellante (Monmouth Junction, 2014), Stephen J. "Pete" Dalina (Fords, 2013), H. James Polos (Highland Park, 2012), Charles E. Tomaro (Edison, 2014) and Blanquita B. Valenti (New Brunswick, 2013). Constitutional officers are County Clerk Elaine M. Flynn (Old Bridge Township), Sheriff Mildred S. Scott (Piscataway) and Surrogate Kevin J. Hoagland (New Brunswick).^{[51][52][53][54]}

  Education

The Old Bridge Township Public Schools serve students in kindergarten through twelfth grade. Schools in the district (with 2009-10 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics^[55]) are twelve K-5 elementary schools — M. Scott Carpenter (309 students), Cheesequake (330), Leroy Gordon Cooper (179), Virgil I. Grissom (235), James A. McDivitt (479), Madison Park (308), Memorial (462), William A. Miller (398), Walter M. Schirra (366), Alan B. Shepard (292), Southwood (336) and Raymond E. Voorhees (437) — both Jonas Salk Middle School (905) and Carl Sandburg Middle School (1,360) for grades 6-8 and Old Bridge High School for grades 9-12 (3,119).

Old Bridge has one of the oldest and largest programs in the state for students who are handicapped, starting at the age of 2.^{[citation needed]}

  Transportation

The Garden State Parkway passes through Old Bridge for about 1.9 miles (3.1 km) miles and houses Interchange 120. Other routes, such as U.S. 9, Route 18, Route 34 and Route 35 also pass through the township. Old Bridge Airport is located 5 miles (8.0 km) south of the central business district. Some major county routes that pass through are County Route 516, County Route 520 County Route 527 and County Route 615.

The New Jersey Turnpike (Route 95) is minutes north along Route 18 outside the township in bordering East Brunswick Township (Exit 9) and not too far also in bordering Monroe Township (Exit 8A).

Old Bridge also borders Matawan Borough on Route 34, and the Aberdeen-Matawan (NJT station). There is a large New Jersey Transit Bus Terminal along Route 9 North, close to Ernston Road. New Jersey Transit Bus Operations provides route 131, 133, 134, 135, 138, and 139 to the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Midtown Manhattan, service to Newark on the 67, on the 68 to Jersey City and local service on the 817 and 818 routes.^[56]

  Emergency services

  Police Department

Old Bridge maintains a full time police department consisting of over 100 sworn personnel divided into multiple bureaus.^[57] The police department handles approximately 50,000 to 55,000 calls for service each year.

• Administration Bureau: Chief of Police. Police radio, computer, 9-1-1, and dispatch operations. Training, scheduling etc.
• Patrol Bureau: First responders for calls of service, motor vehicle crash investigators, motor vehicle and criminal law enforcement, road construction, special operations.
• Traffic Safety Bureau: All traffic enforcement, road construction planning, commuter lot parking enforcement, state funded grants (i.e.:seatbelt enforcement, mobile phone enforcement, child seat, pedestrian etc.) serious and fatal motor vehicle crash investigations, large scale lane closings for events or crashes, road striping, traffic sign replacement and repair, ATV details, special events. Security of impounded vehicles.
• Detective Bureau: Investigates all serious offenses and crimes, serious and fatal motor vehicle crash investigations, plain clothes operations. Works closely with FBI, United States Secret Service, Alcohol Beverage Control and other federal agencies.
• Identification Bureau: Works in conjunction with the detective bureau, documents all serious crime scenes, photography for crime scenes and fatal/serious motor vehicle crashes, fingerprinting, evidence collection,processing and storing, civilian background checks, Megans Law enforcement, firearms application investigating and processing.
• Narcotics Bureau: All drug and alcohol related investigations, undercover operations, surveillance, liaisons with Prosecutors office, special operations, raids. Keeps a close relationship with the DEA.
• Fire Arms Unit: Officers trained in qualifying and training all police personnel in weapons systems. This unit repairs and maintains firearms, gear and schedules all state mandated firearms training for the officers. Orders ammunition and supplies related to officer gear.
• Special Operations: Department of Homeland Security liaisons, Laurence Harbor and Cliffwood Beach boardwalk and beachfront details, anti-terrorism and counter-terrorism training, covert operations.
• Police Garage: Mechanics trained in police vehicle repair, wiring, maintenance, storage of impounded vehicles.
• Auxiliary Police: Patrol in marked cars and uniform. They augment the regular officers while on patrol. Auxiliary officers provide additional security for events and details, parade traffic assistance, township fairs, carnivals, benefit functions etc. These officers fall under the Office of Emergency Management section of the township and are all volunteers, receiving no paychecks for their services.
• Special police officers: Most of these "specials" employees are classified as Class I officers. They provide security at parks and recreation areas, conduct crowd control and are frequently used on court days to handle prisoners. They also serve as another set of "eyes and ears" for the patrol bureau. Class II officers are also employed in the township. They do the same as the Class I officers, however, not many remain.

  Fire departments

Old Bridge is divided into four fire districts:^[58]

• Fire District 1: Laurence Harbor Fire Department, established in 1924 and operating out of two stations.^[59]
• Fire District 2: Cheesequake Volunteer Fire Company, with Station 1 at 113 Route 34, Station 2 at 4290 Route 516 and Station 3 at 3080 Route 516.^[60]
• Fire District 3: South Old Bridge Volunteer Fire Company, established in 1947 and operating out of three stations, with Engine Company 1 located at 958 Englishtown Road, Engine Company 2 at 14 Throckmorton Lane and Engine Company 3 at 1599 Englishtown Road.^[61][62]
• Fire District 4: Madison Park Volunteer Fire Company

Each of the above have several different fire houses with adequate equipment and trucks to handle any and all situations that arise within the township or surrounding towns. Old Bridge is equipped for:

• HAZMAT
• Tower rescue
• Water rescue/ice rescue
• Heavy Duty rescue
• General search and rescue
• Wildland firefighting
• Trench rescue

  Medical/first aid services

Old Bridge is divided into five districts each with a volunteer first aid squad. Numerous ambulances are in service for the community. A paid squad is employed between the hours of 6am to 6pm.

• Cheesequake Volunteer First Aid Squad
• Madison Park Volunteer First Aid Squad
• Laurence Harbor Volunteer First Aid Squad
• Old Bridge First Aid and Rescue (nicknamed "Red & White" due to the color of their ambulances)
• Old Bridge Volunteer Emergency Medical Services (nicknamed "Green & White" due to the color of their ambulances)

Old Bridge Township Emergency Medical Services (OBTEMS) is an all-paid squad which is not affiliated with any of the five volunteer organizations or the Township itself.^[63]

Advanced Life support or "ALS" for short, also known as medics, are paid personnel dispatched to all township calls based on the requirements of assistance. Medics respond to all life/death situations due to a tramatic injury, industrial accident, heart problems, strokes, serious vehicle crashes, etc. The medics are housed by Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, St. Peters University Hospital and Raritan Bay Medical Center. Each are assigned their own ambulance.

• Raritan Bay Medical Center has two hospitals in the area. Old Bridge division and Perth Amboy division.

The Old Bridge Division is located at the intersection of New Jersey Route 18 and Ferry Road. This hospital handles all but trauma cases. Most trauma cases are handled by Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in close-by New Brunswick.

Old Bridge also has many long term care facilities and nursing homes.

  Township attractions

• Old Bridge Township Raceway Park
• Cheesequake State Park
• Laurence Harbor Beachfront
• Old Bridge Ice Arena
• Old Bridge Airport
• Numerous parks that include: Veteran's Park, Manino Park, Phillips Park and Geick Park.

  Old Bridge facts

• Old Bridge Township shares a border with New York City, sharing a boundary with the borough of Staten Island separated only by the Raritan Bay. Other borders are East Brunswick Township, Marlboro Township, Manalapan Township, Borough of Matawan, Aberdeen Township, Borough of Sayreville, Borough of Spotswood and Monroe Township.
• Old Bridge has the #14th worst superfund site in America. That area is fenced off along Waterworks Road, near Cheesequake Road. This area has one chemical plant still operating, Old Bridge Chemical. A former plant, Ciba Chemical closed several years ago and a bulk of the plant was demolished, only the office building remains.
• Many small ponds in the area are remnants of clay pits dug in the 19th century, as clay was a major industry. The Perrine clay pit was located near Route 9 and Ernston Road.
• The Runyon coal yards were located off Bordentown Avenue and Cheesequake Road, where Stavola Asphalt Construction Company (formerly Manzos Contracting) currently operates. Rail cars at this yard were used to transport their loads to the South Amboy docks, where the coal was shipped to New York City.
• Pilings of former docks can be found by foot traversing Steamboat Landing Road, also known as Dock Road, which is the extension of Cottrell road at its intersection with Route 34.
• The Ochwald Brickworks, now the site of Bridgepointe Development in Laurence Harbor, began operation in 1910 and continued operation into the early 1960s. Behind the Bridgepointe Development and far into the woodline and field, old bricks can still be found.
• The Kepec Chemical Company in the Genoa section (off County Road) is where the Rosenburgs allegedly contacted Russian spies in 1950. The FBI conducted surveillance of the building at the corner of Biondi Avenue and Gordon Street. Only a few bricks remain to mark this location at the foot of Columbus Avenue. In the past 10 years, this old Genoa section has experienced new houses and the demolition of old.
• A mass grave in the Ernst Memorial Cemetery off Ernston Road holds the remains of over a dozen unidentified victims of the T. A. Gillespie Company Shell Loading Plant explosion of 1918. This plant exploded in the Morgan section of neighboring Sayreville killing over an estimated 100 persons. Shock waves were felt as far north as Newark.
• A horse-racing track used to be located where present day Lakeridge development now stands (near the border with Matawan Borough.)
• A circular car racing track (early 1950s to approximately 1982) used to be located off CR516 where the Whispering Pines Development is now. No visible trace remains.
• Cheesequake State Park, one of the oldest in the country, opening on June 22, 1940 is located in Old Bridge. With this park near the Garden State Parkway interchange 120, New Jersey Route 34 and New Jersey Route 35 it is often crowded by sunbathers, picnics, concert goers (nearby PNC Arts center) and tourists.
• A cold war era Nike missile base is located off U.S. Route 9 on Jake Brown Road. Listed in Weird NJ as a haunted site, readers frequent this area and explore the fields where former base worker residences once stood. The actual base was purchased by Old Bridge Township Board of Education and is currently used to store their own supplies and vehicles. The former underground silos and tunnels were purposely flooded and caved in when the base was closed.
• Old Bridge Township Raceway Park, the world renown racetrack that hosts funny car and drag races, is located off Route 527 (Englishtown Road) near the township's border with Manalapan and Monroe.

  Notable residents

Notable current and former residents of Old Bridge Township include:

• Josh Ansley, bass player for Streetlight Manifesto and Catch 22.^[64]
• T. Frank Appleby (1864–1924), represented New Jersey's 3rd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1921 to 1923.^[65]
• Louis Consalvo (born 1958), reputed soldier in the DeCavalcante crime family.^[66]
• Junot Diaz (born 1968), Pulitzer prize-winning novelist.^[67]
• Colleen Fitzpatrick (born 1972), a pop music artist, dancer and actress, better known by her stage name, Vitamin C.^[68]
• Caren Lissner (born 1971), novelist.^[69]
• Overkill, thrash metal band.^{[citation needed]}
• Brian O'Halloran (born 1969), actor. Appeared in Clerks and Clerks 2.^[70]
• Jodi Lyn O'Keefe (born 1978), actress.^[71]
• Tab Ramos (born 1966), retired soccer midfielder.^[72]
• Diane Ruggiero, screen writer for Veronica Mars.^[73]
• Ed Sanicki (1923–98), outfielder who played for the Philadelphia Phillies.^[74]
• Donna Simpson (born 1967), Guinness World Record holder for largest mother.^[75]
• Shannon Sohn (born 1974), first helicopter reporter to earn a national Emmy Award.^[76]
• William H. Sutphin (1887–1972) represented New Jersey's 3rd congressional district from 1931-1943.^[77]

  References

  External links

• Old Bridge Township Official Website
• Old Bridge Township Public Schools
• Old Bridge Township Public Schools's 2010–11 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
• Data for the Old Bridge Township Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics

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	Spotswood and East Brunswick Twp		Aberdeen Twp and Matawan
		Old Bridge Twp
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