Brick, NJ

PDF of print edition Mayoral Campaign Creeping Into Council Meetings By Catherine Galioto       With seven weeks left in the election for Brick mayor, residents and officials at Tuesday's township council meeting were nearly certain of one outcome: things will get ugly. More ... BRICK TEAM TAKES TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP      BRICK - The Brick Soccer Association Strikers U11 boy's soccer team took first place honors recently at the Jackson Summer Classic. The boys played in the Premier Flight and won all four games they played, outscoring their opposition 11-2. Find out more about Brick soccer at www.bricksoccer.com. Kne... More ... Next Step Taken In Police Communications Upgrade By Catherine Galioto       A new communications tower is on the horizon for Brick Township, part of a three-phase project to improve emergency systems. Phase One relates to the township police's dispatch system technology. The township will spend $800,000 to update its 15-year-old system, which is no longer being maintaine... More ... Rink Purchase Negotiations Impacting Senior Center Rental Talks By Catherine Galioto       Senior developments line the major roads of Brick Township. But its unofficial senior center is located closer to Mantoloking, off Adamston Road, on the outskirts of town. More ... Ocean County Library Presents The Gang Wise Project       BRICK - Would the average citizen or young person in Ocean County recognize gang signs, markings, colors, symbols or clothing? Do parents, caregivers; youth workers and community leaders need advice on keeping their children and communities gang free? More ... Work To Begin On 15-Mile Trail From Toms River To Barnegat       OCEAN COUNTY - A Hammonton contractor will transform 6,000 feet of what was once a rail line beginning in Barnegat Township into the first leg of Ocean County's 15.6 mile linear park known as the Barnegat Branch Trail. The trail will stretch from Toms River to Barnegat. More ... Monmouth County Fire Academy Graduates 30       MONMOUTH COUNTY - The Monmouth County Fire Academy recently graduated 30 volunteers from Firefighter I Class No. 72. The ceremony was held August 21. The firefighters attended weekend classes and completed more than 130 hours of course work. More ... SEPTEMBER 11 CEREMONY HELD AT COUNTY MONUMENT      TOMS RIVER - The Ocean County Board of Chosen Freeholders marked the sixth anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attack with a wreath laying ceremony held by the September 11 Monument, located between 119 and 129 Hooper Ave. in downtown Toms River. Pictured placing the wreath is Freeholder Josep... More ... Monmouth's Open Space Grant Deadline Is September 19       MONMOUTH COUNTY - The deadline is rapidly approaching for municipalities to apply for the 2007 Monmouth County Municipal Open Space Grant Program. This competitive grant program makes $2 million available for local open space purchases and park improvement projects. The deadline for filing an app... More ...