Brick, NJ

PDF of print edition Officials Vow To Shut Down Newly Opened Rt. 88 Adult Shop By Catherine Galioto       Officials promised to hand deliver a message that a newly opened shop, selling sexually oriented videos, should close its doors. More ... REST, RELAX AND RECYCLE       OCEAN COUNTY - Ocean County Freeholder James F. Lacey, along with Assistant Commissioner Amy Cradic of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, natural and historic resources, and Mark Pitchell, superintendent of Island Beach State Park, More ... Superintendent Seidenberger Steps Down Brick's Top School Administrator Accepts Job In Pennsylvania By Catherine Galioto       Brick schools will lose its superintendent, Thomas Seidenberger, to East Penn School District, which voted to hire him this week. Come next week, the Brick Board of Education will vote on an interim school superintendent, School Board President Brian DeLuca said. More ... Budget Receives Final Approval; Rate Increase Held To 4.9 Cents By Catherine Galioto       Township residents will pay a 4.9 cent higher tax rate than last year, now that the township approved its $71 million budget. With the budget approved, the municipal tax rate is 90.2 cents for every $100 of assessed property value. The tax rate increase means the owner of a home assessed at $150,... More ... SCHOOL STUDENTS BLAST OFF!       HOWELL - Astronaut in training, Isaiah Jones, 6, looks to one day rocket above the stratosphere for NASA during the kindergarten's celebration of Space Day, held last week at Taunton Elementary School. More ... Officials Lament End Of Nature Conservation Society By Bill McLaughlin       Ocean County Freeholder John C. Bartlett called it both a sad and happy day for Ocean County, as he praised the Ocean Nature Conservation Society Wednesday on 40 years as a voice for resource conservation. Bartlett said the sad part was that the organization was dissolving because it had done its... More ... Yet Another Round Of Opinions Aired On Oyster Creek By Bill McLaughlin       Two meetings to elicit public comments in regard to a lawsuit brought by six groups opposing the recertification of Oyster Creek Generating Station recently convened in the county administration building. As often happens when opponents and proponents meet to discuss this issue, acrimony soon fol... More ...