Brick, NJ

PDF of print edition WITH BUDGET LOOMING, SOME WORRY ABOUT EDUCATIONAL ENRICHMENT CENTER'S FATE By Catherine Snipe       They came looking for answers. But the families and supporters of students at the Educational Enrichment Center, a facility serving Brick's special needs students, said they are still unsure of the center's fate in the Brick Township school budget. More ... Ballot Questions Floated On Busing, School Security, Extracurricular Activities By Catherine Snipe       Three upcoming ballot questions could drastically change what it means to be a student in Brick Township. The questions' fate rests in hands of voters. The district seeks voter approval on three questions that will fund the schools' current extracurricular activities and courtesy busing, as well a... More ... Illegal Home Construction Nets Township Open Space Funds By Catherine Snipe       The township now has more money for open space, but officials had to do some research to find out why. The township council approved a "donation" of open space monies this week as a result of a state Department of Environmental Protection decision. The landowner apparently was ordered to pay by th... More ... To Defer Or Not To Defer? For Municipal Budget, That Is The Question By Catherine Snipe       On one hand, you save cents. But on the other hand, it may not be the best thing to do. This sums up the debate the township faced when deciding whether to defer school taxes. The decision was unanimous last week, but at this week's council meeting, residents came out to discuss the move further. More ... OCEAN COUNTY CELEBRATES IRISH HERITAGE DAY       TOMS RIVER - Ocean County officials joined with members of the Ancient Order of the Hibernians Division 1, AOH, LAOH in raising the flag of Ireland at the county administration building. Pictured from left are, Freeholders Gerry P. Little and Joseph H. Vicari, Ralph C. Hodges Jr. More ... Freeholders Approve 2007 County Budget, But Not Without Criticism By Bill McLaughlin       It's one thing to be criticized as a profligate spender, but when you're also called a miser in the next breath, what can you say? The Ocean County Board of Chosen Freeholders had just heard a recapitulation last Wednesday of the $344 million budget by Freeholder John Bartlett, who described a fur... More ... County Officials Pledge To Support Planetarium By Bill McLaughlin       The open public hearing on the Ocean County Board of Chosen Freeholders' annual budget was delayed for two minutes last Wednesday because a Manchester woman was hawking a book in the front of the meeting room. It wasn't just any woman, selling just any book, to merely anyone. More ...