[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 16]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 22956]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


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 CENTRAL NEW JERSEY RECOGNIZES THE RETIREMENT OF EWING TOWNSHIP MAYOR 
                           ALFRED W. BRIDGES

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                           HON. RUSH D. HOLT

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, November 19, 2001

  Mr. HOLT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in recognition of Ewing Township, 
New Jersey, Mayor Al Bridges upon his retirement.
  Mayor Bridges has served our community as an elected official for 
more than a quarter of a century. Having first been appointed to the 
Ewing Township Planning Board in 1983, Mayor Bridges became its 
Chairperson the following year. From 1985 to 1994, he was elected and 
served on the Township Committee, during which his peers on the 
township committee elected him to serve in the capacities of both Major 
and Deputy Mayor. In 1995, Ewing Township held its first mayoral 
election and elected Alfred W. Bridges to serve as Mayor.
  Throughout his tenure, Mayor Bridges' contributions have enriched and 
enhanced our community. He has overseen the preparation and approval of 
the Green Acres grants valued at $1.5 million dollars as well as the 
extension of the Hollowbrook Community Center valued at $800,000. Mayor 
Bridges also oversaw the building of a new municipal and police 
complex, the creation of an Economic Redevelopment Agency and the 
procurement of a $4.5 million dollar low interest loan to reduce 
flooding in Ewing Township.
  In addition to his public service, Major Bridges is the Vice 
President for Government Relations at The College of New Jersey, where 
he was worked in various capacities since 1970. Mayor Bridges worked as 
a high school teacher in the Trenton school system after receiving his 
Bachelor of Arts degree from The College in 1969. He holds a Masters 
Degree from Rider College.
  Once again, I rise to commend Major Al Bridges on his contributions 
to our community and to wish him much success in all of his future 
endeavors, and I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing his 
lifetime of service to citizens of Ewing Township and New Jersey.

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