Meet All 6 Old Bridge School Board Candidates:Old Bridge 2024 Election

OLD BRIDGE, NJ — Election day is Nov. 5, but early, in-person voting started last Saturday, Oct. 26 and will run through this Sunday, Nov. 3.

Old Bridge's early voting location is the Old Bridge Public Library (1 Old Bridge Plaza, Old Bridge). Hours are Monday-Saturday, 10:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m. and Sunday, 10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. from Oct. 26 - Nov. 3. No appointment needed; just show up.

Here is how the ballot looks in 2024 in Old Bridge: https://www.middlesexcountynj....

It is an "off" year for Old Bridge town council elections, but there is still a special election for the Ward 2 Council seat: Democrat Bridget Hlava is running against Republican Darin Accettulli for the Ward 2 Council seat. Earlier this year, Accettulli was appointed by the sitting Council to fill the vacant Ward 2 seat. He is now asking voters to elect him, as is Hlava:

Meet Bridget Hlava, Running For Old Bridge Township Council (Accettulli did not respond to us.)

Six people are running for three seats on the Old Bridge school board. Patch asked all six school board candidates the same set of questions, and here are their answers:

Meet Carl Von Stetten, Running For Old Bridge School Board — More Student Opportunity

Meet Brooke Richards-Patterson, Running For Old Bridge School Board — Transparent, Intentional, Accountable

Meet Kiran Venkatesan, Running For Old Bridge School Board — Transforming Education Together

Meet Richard Dunn, Running For Old Bridge School Board — Old Bridge Education, former Old Bridge BOE member, trying to get back on the school board

Meet Mireille Cameau-Wicks, Running For Old Bridge School Board — Ensuring Education Integrity

Meet Jay Slade, Running For Re-Election On Old Bridge School Board — Rational, Not Radical - current Old Bridge school board member, seeks re-election

Salvatore DiPrima - Kids First (He dropped out of the race.)

Kyler Dineen - Old Bridge Alum (He dropped out of the race.)

Also running to represent Old Bridge Township:

U.S. Senate

South Jersey Congressman Andy Kim, Democrat, is running against hotel entrepreneur Curtis Bashaw, Republican, for New Jersey's U.S. Senate seat vacated by Bob Menendez after he was convicted in July for accepting bribes of gold bars and cash from three New Jersey businessmen, and acting as a foreign agent for the Egyptian government.

U.S. Congress:

The north part of Old Bridge is in NJ's Sixth Congressional district and represented by Congressman Frank Pallone, a Democrat. He seeks re-election. He is challenged by Republican Scott Fegler, who lives in Highlands.

Here's a Q&A with both candidates: NJ 6 Congress Race: Frank Pallone Vs. Scott Fegler On The Issues

The south part of Old Bridge is in NJ's 12th Congressional District, and represented by Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman, a Democrat. She is also asking voters to re-elect her.

Polls open on Tuesday, November 5 from 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. To find your designated Polling Place: Old Bridge Polling Locations

VOTING BY MAIL Completed ballots must be postmarked or submitted by drop box or in person no later than 8:00pm on Tuesday, November 5. You may drop off your mail-in ballot at any drop box in Middlesex County. Here is a list of Secure Drop box locations

Track your Mail-In Ballot NJ Division of Elections- Track My Ballot Ballots deposited in Secure Ballot Drop Box locations or ballots sent via US Mail may take up to two weeks to show up as "Received" due to historically high volume.

Get all the details from Old Bridge Township on voting in the 2024 election: https://www.oldbridge.com/page...