Old Bridge Old Bridge youngsters were out and about to enjoy the warm spring weather. In Geick Park, Tommy and Andrew Finnegan enjoyed a glide down the slide. With accessibility to major highways, diversified housing, a wide variety of stores and restaurants, a scenic beachfront, exceptional senior services and an outstanding school system, Old Bridge is an excellent place to live, work and play. Formerly known as Madison Township, Old Bridge is the third largest community in Middlesex County. Its Economic Development Committee is actively seeking to bring clean ratables into the township to contribute to the tax base. The Department of Parks, Recreation and Social Services and the Township Council are striving to bring new recreational facilities, including a public golf course and a recreational community center, into the municipality. Close proximity to routes 9, 18, 35 and the Garden State Parkway allows commuters easy access to places of employment locally, in northern New Jersey and in New York City. The Laurence Harbor beachfront also offers residents and visitors a place to walk, relax and take in the scenic view. Population: 60,456 Area: 42.2 square miles Municipal Building: 1 Old Bridge Plaza 721-5600 Mayor: Barbara Cannon (R) 721-5600, ext. 2040 Township Council: Reginald Butler (D), 3rd Ward  council president Lawrence J. Redmond Jr. (D) at large,  vice president Joseph G. Hoff (D), 1st Ward William Baker (D), 2nd Ward G. Kevin Calogera (D), 4th Ward Richard Greene (R), 5th Ward Lucille Panos (R),  6th Ward Dennis Maher (D),  at large Edward Testino (D), at large Council Meetings: Second and fourth Mondays at 8 p.m. Township Clerk: Rose Marie Saracino 721-5600, ext. 2200 2002 Tax Rate: $3.22 per $100 at 83.43% ratio Emergencies: 911 First aid: 238-6686 Fire: 721-5600 Police: 721-5600 Public Library: Main - 721-5600, ext. 5024 Laurence Harbor - 566-2227 Office on Aging: 721-5600, ext. 6600 Parks & Recreation: 721-5600, ext. 4999 Post Offices: Old Bridge 08857 151 Route 516 257-4192 Matawan 07747 155 Main St. 566-0854 Cliffwood Beach 07735 326 Matawan Ave. 566-3166 South Amboy 08879 209 S. Broadway 721-0937 Parlin 08859 778 Washington Road 257-0045 Englishtown 07726 9 Taylors Mills Road 446-7621 Laurence Harbor 08879 902 Route 35 556-7031 Board of Education meetings: Second and third Tuesdays Superintendent of Schools: Dr. Nicole Okun 290-3976 SCHOOLS Grades K-5 Carpenter 360-4452 Cheesequake 360-4552 Cooper 290-3881 Grissom 360-4481 McDivitt 360-4512 Madison Park 360-4485 Memorial 290-3876 Miller 360-4590 Schirra 360-4495 Shepard 360-4499 Southwood 360-4539 Voorhees 360-4544 Grades 6-8 Jonas Salk 360-4523 Carl Sandburg 290-3889 Grades 9-10 Old Bridge High School East 290-3900 Grades 11-12 Old Bridge High School West 360-4400 Recycling: newspapers, glass, aluminum, plastic, twice monthly