[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 3]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 3357]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




      RECOGNITION OF MAYOR JAMES PHILLIPS AND MRS. JANET PHILLIPS

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                        HON. FRANK PALLONE, JR.

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, March 4, 2011

  Mr. PALLONE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Mayor James 
Phillips and Mrs. Janet Phillips for their immeasurable contributions 
to their community and the subsequent honor they have received from the 
Community YMCA. The Phillips are valuable members of my district and 
assets to their communities. I would like to congratulate them on being 
one of the impressive honorees at the Community YMCA Gala.
  Mayor James Phillips has admirably served as the Mayor of Old Bridge 
for the past 8 years. He also serves as Middlesex County Treasurer. 
Prior to his tenure as Mayor, Mr. Phillips previously served as New 
Jersey State Senator, Commissioner on the Old Bridge Board of Fire 
Commissioners, Old Bridge Municipal Authority, Middlesex County 
Economic Development Commission, and the Old Bridge Township Housing 
and Development Agency. Mayor Phillips has fervently worked with 
Middlesex County and Old Bridge Township to create the Middlesex County 
Old Bridge Waterfront Park and the John A. Phillips Open Space 
Preserve. James is also the founder of ``Yes for Open Space,'' a non-
profit organization that successfully aided the passage of the 
Middlesex County Open Space and Farmland Preservation Referendum.
  Janet Phillips is a valued and dedicated member of the community. 
Mrs. Phillips is a Registered Nurse and serves as the Nurse Auditor for 
Managed Recourses, Inc. She touts many impressive years of clinical, 
auditing, performance improvement and managed care experience. Mrs. 
Phillips currently serves as secretary of the Kiwanis Club of Old 
Bridge and also serves as a member of the Raritan Bay Medical Center. 
Mrs. Phillips' community activities also include her participation as 
Chairwoman of the Old Bridge Township Recreation Committee and a 
Eucharistic Minister for the Most Holy Redeemer Church. Mrs. Phillips 
is highly commended for her service with the Old Bridge YMCA Steering 
and Fundraising Committee.
  Mayor Phillips and Mrs. Phillips are strong believers in teamwork. 
Together, their mission is to unite their neighborhood by providing 
community service to strengthen families, develop leadership within the 
community's youth and to build international understanding. These 
actions have been demonstrated in part through their continued work 
with the Community YMCA. The Phillips family continues to demonstrate 
their strong support of youth, family values and community growth 
through their extra-curricular endeavors. They are admirable leaders in 
the community and are determined to make a difference. The Phillips 
family's unending generosity and charitable activities have undoubtedly 
touched many lives and have helped countless people throughout Central 
New Jersey.
  Mr. Speaker, I would once more like to thank Mayor and Mrs. Phillips 
for their immeasurable contributions to my district and their 
communities and to again congratulate them for the honors they have 
received from the Community YMCA at this year's Gala.