Brick, NJ

PDF of print edition Health Fair & Picnic Helps Seniors Live Happier, Healthier Lives By Jo Ann La Russo       TOMS RIVER - Good crowd, great people and beautiful weather brought out several hundred seniors for a fun day at the 12th annual older Health Fair and Picnic held at the Toms River Township Senior Center last week. The sunny day brought visitors to the Garfield Avenue center early, said Jo Ann B... More ... Area Seniors Go To Trenton To Fight For Homeowner's Association Rights By Bill McLaughlin       A delegation of about 100 Manchester, Berkeley and Brick seniors traveled to Trenton on Monday to be heard on the topic of multi-family association home rule. Judy Noonan of the Holiday City-Silver Ridge Senior Coalition said the turnout was pleasantly surprising. More ... Town May Bar Sales Of Dogs And Cats At Pet Shops By Catherine Snipe       The township is considering a law that would ban new pet shops from selling cats and dogs, limiting them to selling only such things as fish and supplies. Dogs and cats could be sold by breeders, and the local animal shelters and rescue operations could still give and take in cats and dogs, but s... More ... Officials Hope "Streetscape" Standards Will Beautify Brick By Catherine Snipe       Brick Township is planning to tidy up what its town center streets and storefronts look like, offering up a set of design guidelines officials are calling "streetscape." The proposal is one of six ordinances the township council is discussing before voting in June. More ... WALKWAY A WINDOW TO THE PAST       TOMS RIVER - Anne Asay, Regent of the Joshua Huddy Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, explains how Capt. Joshua Huddy lost his life as a result of the British attack on the Toms River Blockhouse during the American War of Independence. More ... In Wake Of Forest Fires, Warning Issued About Contractor Scams       OCEAN COUNTY - Investigators from the Ocean County Department of Consumer Affairs arrived in Barnegat and Stafford townships to begin advising residents, whose homes were damaged and destroyed by the forest fire. More ... County Wants To Step Up Recycling Efforts At Marinas       TOMS RIVER - Residents and visitors alike love Ocean County's waterways for recreational use, and now the county is looking at ways to step up recycling efforts of boaters and those who use area marinas. "We want to provide the resources to help increase recycling efforts at marinas and our beac... More ... Returning Vets To Receive Schooling And Job Placement       OCEAN COUNTY - Disabled veterans of the conflict in Iraq will have access to both educational and job placement services thanks to a new agreement between Ocean County and the Veteran's Administration. For more than 30 years, the VA has offered vocational training assistance for vets at the Ocea... More ...