OLDBRIDGE ALL AROUND
VOL 5, NO 3
ANNUAL CHRISTMAS TREE AND MENORAH LIGHTING EVENT
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54TH ANNUAL APPLE FESTIVAL ATTRACTS RECORD CROWD The 54th annual Apple Festival, featuring 33 vendors and a variety of culinary delights, drew the largest crowd in the event’s history when more than 500 people enjoyed the festivities on Nov. 9 at the Old Bridge Civic Center. The event traditionally celebrates the apple, a staple of local farms in the area. Since 1966, when the first Apple Festival took place in Old Bridge, members of the Madison-Old Bridge Township Historical Society have
come together to bake and sell pies and other tasty desserts as a fundraiser for their organization. The apples are donated by Hauser Hill Farms in Old Bridge. Wawa donated several cases of lemonade, iced tea and fruit punch. The Thomas Warne Museum hosted a table with old photo albums and other local memorabilia. New exhibitors this year include the Husky House and the Voices of Old Bridge, a new township sponsored chorus. Voices of Old Bridge opened the event with their rendition of The Star-Spangled Banner, as the Air Force JROTC of Old Bridge presented the colors and the American Flag. Later during the event, Voices of Old Bridge sang American the Beautiful.
ship Historical Society is inviting all Township residents to join in the final celebration recognizing Old Bridge’s 150th anniversary on Dec. 15 at the Thomas Warne Museum from noon to 4 p.m. The activity-filled afternoon will feature a special tree lighting ceremony and a family-themed sing-along that will be led by the Voices of Old Bridge Choir. Hot cocoa and cookies will be ser ved to all that attend. The final event of the township’s 150th celebration will conclude, fittingly, at a museum filled with so much of the township’s history.
the special township “birthday” included the Mayor’s Inaugural 5K Run honoring our Hometown Heroes; Shop, Buy, Dine Local; the Spring Fling; Memorial Day Parade; the Old Bridge Business Alliance’s Business Expo; the Concerts in the Park; the `Did you know??’ Series on the Old Bridge Municipal TV Channel; Saltwater Day; Old Bridge Day; Hayrides at Cheesequake Farm and Hauser Hill Farm, and the 54th annual Apple Festival sponsored by the Historical Society. For further information please call 732-566-2108.
FINAL 150TH ANNIVERSARY EVENT SET FOR WARNETheMUSEUM DEC.The15 Old-Bridge-Madison Townyearlong events that marked The Township will hold its Annual Christmas Tree and Menorah Lighting Event on Monday, December 16, 2019 at 6:30pm in the Municipal Complex courtyard. The Old Bridge High School Choir will perform and there will be a visit from Santa Claus. For additional information about this Annual Event, or other upcoming activities and programs, residents should contact the Department of Parks and Recreation at ext. 4999 or visit www.oldbridge.com.
DECEMBER 2019