Brick, NJ

PDF of print edition ATTORNEY WARNS DEBATE OVER ICE RINK COULD IMPACT PURCHASE NEGOTIATIONS By Catherine Galioto       The township has its eyes on the Ocean Ice Palace, and its owners are in the market to sell it. All that is left to seal the deal is figuring out the fine print. According to township attorney Jean Cipriani, negotiations with the owner, the Dwulet family, are underway. More ... Police Dispatch System To Be Replaced By 2009 By Catherine Galioto       The provider of the township police's dispatch system technology is flipping the switch, and the township will spend $800,000 to update its system. The system is 15 years old, Business Administrator Scott Pezarras said. The provider is no longer maintaining the technology, requiring the township ... More ... Bond Issuance For Ice Palace Purchase Pushed Back To October By Catherine Galioto       The next step in the township's plan to turn the Ocean Ice Palace into a community center stalled this week. About $5.4 million in bonds some township officials hoped to approve this week to fund the purchase of the Ocean Ice Palace will now have to wait until October. More ... MONMOUTH OPENS NEW STONE ROAD BRIDGE       MONMOUTH COUNTY - The new Stone Road Bridge, spanning Chingarora Creek, opened after being closed for construction since October 2006. The bridge connects Union Beach and Keyport. More ... County To Widen, Improve Lakehurst Road, Maintain Bridges By Bill McLaughlin       One of the busiest feeder roads in Central Ocean County will be getting a quick makeover in the coming months, the Ocean County Board of Chosen Freeholders announced at their pre-board meeting on August 8. Lakehurst Road, which runs east-west parallel to the highly-traveled state road Route 37, i... More ... Ocean County Scores Big On Credit Rating By Bill McLaughlin       The Ocean County Board of Chosen Freeholders completed a bond sale for $41.8 million on July 31, Freeholder James Bartlett announced last Wednesday. More ...