OLD BRIDGE • SAYREVILLE
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2020
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Sayreville police officer bids to win motorcycle By JENNIFER AMATO Managing Editor
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PHOTO COURTESY OF DREAM CHOPPER
Sayreville police officer James Novak is trying to win a motorcycle from Paul Teutul Sr. of “American Chopper” fame, which he will then raffle off for charity.
ayreville police officer James Novak is currently in first place in his group to build a motorcycle with Paul Teutul Sr. – which he will then donate to raise money to support his department. “Riding my dream bike through the Badlands in South Dakota would be amazing, but if I win, I will donate the motorcycle to our auxiliary police. I want to support their organization and their COVID-19 relief efforts. The auxiliary police [is] a volunteer organization that is always there to help our community when needed most,” Novak said in his post on the Dream Chopper website, which is hosting the contest. Novak, who has been riding motorcycles for 25 years, is currently in charge of the police department’s motorcycle unit. If he wins, he will join the Orange County Choppers crew on an upcoming episode and receive a feature on the cover of “Cycle Source Magazine.” “I have been a fan of ‘American Chopper’ (reality TV show) since the very beginning. The motorcycles they have created are nothing short of iconic. My favorite motorcycle from their show, and one I would probably look to for inspiration, is the POWMIA bike,” he said in his post. To vote for Novak, or to make a donation to the Hudson Valley SPCA, visit https:// dreamchopper.com/2020/james-novak
Kamala Harris’ husband has roots in Old Bridge By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer
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amala Harris’ husband has roots in the Matawan and Old Bridge area. In November 2019, Douglas Emhoff tweeted “I lived in Matawan/Old Bridge from 1969-1981 so New Jersey is still very much in my veins.” On Nov. 7, it was projected that former Vice President Joe Biden earned enough
electoral votes to defeat President Donald Trump in the election on Nov. 3 to become the 46th president of the United States in January. Kamala Harris would become the first female and first South Asian vice president if the results stand. Results are not official until certified. Schools Superintendent David Cittadino tweeted on Nov. 11 a picture of Emhoff’s yearbook photo. The possible first second gentlemen attended Cedar Ridge
High School before he moved to California. Cedar Ridge High School opened in Old Bridge to address overcrowding in 1968, but closed in 1994. The township currently has one high school, Old Bridge High. “No matter what candidates you supported it is a momentous time in history for Old Bridge as we proudly congratulate 1st Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff,”
Cittadino wrote. Cittadino said as the country possibly prepares to welcome the first woman, Asian and Black American to the vice president position, the country could also witness the first second gentleman and person of Jewish descent take his place on the White House team. “The fact that Mr. Emhoff has roots in
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