Wednesday, February 8, 2012 at 03:43PM The Healthcare ordinance that the prior Democratic administration jammed down our throats is no more. The public spoke loud and clear and we listened! The Old Bridge Republicans stand for fiscally conservative principles, not politically motivated high jinks.
http://sub.gmnews.com/news/2012-02-09/Front_Page/Hardfought_retirement_ordinance_off_the_books.html
Thursday, February 2, 2012 at 09:16AM The controversial healthcare ordnance passed by the prior administration and democratically controlled council will be repealed.
http://sub.gmnews.com/news/2012-02-02/Front_Page/OB_council_to_repeal_retirement_ordinance.html
Thursday, November 3, 2011 at 04:02PM 
The Old Bridge Republican Team-2011 is proud to announce that the League of Humane Voters has formally endorsed Owen Henry for Mayor of Old Bridge.
From the Endorsement page:
ENDORSEMENT: Old Bridge Mayoral Race
Candidate for Mayor Owen Henry (R)
In a questionnaire submitted to the League of Humane Voters of New Jersey, Owen Henry, candidate for the position of Old Bridge Township Mayor has stated the following:
- He is supportive of Trap-Neuter-Return for outdoor cat populations
- He would support a Township program and/or ordinance that endorses TNR as it has "worked in other towns and has proven results"
- He does not support feeding bans or Trap and Remove as they do "not solve the problem and are cruel and inhumane"
The current mayor, Patrick Gillespie, has not responded to our questionnaire.
Owen is the proud owner of 4 rescued dogs and is in the process of adopting another. He strongly believes in T-N-R but also believes that the Township can and should do a better job at partnering with reputable adoption agencies in the area in an effort to find loving homes, when possible, for the outdoor cat population.
The Old Bridge Republican Team of Owen Henry, Brian Cahill, Debbie Walker and Jim Anderson are each proud of their own animal family members and wish to thank the LOHV for this wonderful endorsement.
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November 2, 2011
Old Bridge Democrats inventing “alliances”, breaking ELEC laws and smearing Republicans
Desperate to remain in power, Democrats have gone wild
Old Bridge, NJ: More than a dozen concerned citizens of Old Bridge contacted the Old Bridge Republicans over the weekend to alert the candidates of two disturbing letters sent to an unknown number of residents in Old Bridge. Letters alleging to stem from the “Hispanic Alliance of Old Bridge” and the “Senior Alliance of Old Bridge” were sent or mailed from the Post Office Box belonging to the Old Bridge Democrat County Committee. The phone number on each letter belongs to the Democrat Chairman, William Flynn. Copies of each letter are attached hereto for the Press’ convenience.
In light of the shockingly appalling and untrue allegations set forth in the letter, including unfounded and irresponsible claims of racism and a desire to “kill” seniors, a request for a full investigation of their deceptive and possibly illegal actions was requested on Monday. A copy of said request is likewise attached.
The Old Bridge Republican team of Owen Henry, Brian Cahill, Debbie Walker and Jim Anderson made the following statement:
“This obvious attempt to deceive these particular voting blocks and to knowingly smear our campaign clearly demonstrates the Old Bridge Democrats are unwilling and clearly unable to run on their record. This is a prime example of gutter politics, not surprising though, considering the ties the Old Bridge Democrats have with the Middlesex County Democratic Machine. We are confident that the voters of Old Bridge will reject this vile form of politics and demonstrate that in the voting booth on November 8th."
Facing their record of $8 million budget deficit, $5.1 million in new, unfunded lifetime health care benefit spending and record job losses, the Old Bridge Democrats have taken their election-year politics to a new, despicable low. The Old Bridge Republican team of Owen Henry, Brian Cahill, Debbie Walker and Jim Anderson have campaigned on their positive 6-point “Framework for Change” in an effort to show residents that they are the team that can fix Old Bridge’s fiscal mess.
Because they cannot run on their dismal record of waste, cronyism and higher taxes, the Old Bridge Democrats have resorted to the worst kind of smear tactics available. They have attempted to smear Republicans with allegations of racism and worse, using fictitious “alliances” whose addresses refer back to William Flynn, Old Bridge Democrat Chair and the Old Bridge Democrat Committee. Ultimately it leads back to interim Mayor Pat Gillespie, Ed Testino, Kelly Ellis-Foster and Jack Gillick.
The People of Old Bridge deserve more competent and professional leadership than the irresponsible children in power now.
On Tuesday, November 8th, they will have the chance to realize that.
For more information, please call Kelly at 732-952-5120 or visit our website at www.oldbridgerepublicans.com
Tuesday, October 25, 2011 at 02:15PM By now, you have probably seen those ridiculous signs littering Old Bridge put out by Interim Mayor Gillespie and the Democrats saying they are going to “Freeze” property taxes. We've seen some Election year politicking in this town, but this one takes the cake!
As we like to say, “Facts are stubborn things” so let’s look at the facts. The Democrats have had control of the Township Council since 1998. Over that 14 years period, your taxes have continued to rise. The chart below is a simple bar graph that plots out how much in taxes you paid in Old Bridge and is represented in cents per $100 of assessed value on your home. As you can see, in 1998 the average homeowner was paying a rate of 66 cents per $100.
Fast forward to 2011, you are now paying a rate of 98 cents per $100 which is a 48.5% increase!
Couple these facts with a projected $7-8M budget shortfall starting in 2012, you can clearly see that the Democrat’s claims that they will “Freeze” property taxes is not only silly, it is disingenuous and insulting. The Democrats cannot run on their record (obviously) so they resort to Election Year politics in the hope that the Electorate (You) will be fooled.
Our team-Owen Henry for Mayor, Brian Cahill, Debbie Walker and Jim Anderson for Council- has a plan to stabilize tax rates and to get Old Bridge back on track, it’s called “A Framework for Change – Putting Old Bridge Back on the Right Track”. This six point plan applies good, solid business principles to a daunting task, trying to close a huge budget deficit, created by those that claim to want to Freeze property taxes. This task won’t be easy; it will be hard but we are the proven business leaders to institute this positive change.
Please join us as we prepare to take Old Bridge back and restore Fiscal Sanity, please support us on Line “A” on November 8th.
For Council-at-Large