Brick, NJ

PDF of print edition FATALITIES PROMPT MORE LIGHTS ON CHAMBERS BRIDGE ROAD By Keith Hagarty       Following a string of fatalities and multiple accidents involving pedestrians attempting to cross Chambers Bridge Road, the town announced an agreement this week with Jersey Central Power & Lighting (JCP&L) to install additional lights on the busy road. More ... Board Of Education Appoints Retired Brick Cop By Keith Hagarty       Once sworn to protect and serve, a retired police officer will now take that loyal pledge with him as he takes his new seat on the township board of education. By a 4 to 2 vote last week, the board appointed retired police officer Edward J. Mc- Bride Jr. More ... Ocean County Library Honored In Washington D.C. By Jo Ann La Russo       Your local library honored by the White House? You bet. Elaine McConnell, director of the Ocean County Library system, traveled to Washington D.C. last week to receive the 2007 National Medal for Museum and Library Service, the nation's highest honor awarded by the Institute of Museum and Librar... More ...      --Photo By Keith Hagarty BRICK - Sierra Swint, 3, is all smiles showing off her toy ballerina she received from Elizabeth Scro, artistic director of Once Upon A Dance in Toms River, following her first dance lesson at the Brick branch of the Ocean County Library. More ... HISTORY MADE AT MONMOUTH COUNTY'S ANNUAL ORGANIZATION MEETING       FREEHOLD - Monmouth County recently made history when Lillian G. Burry and Kim Guadagno became the first women to serve in the county's top posts. Burry was named director of the Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders, while Guadagno began her three-year term as the Monmouth County sheriff. More ... Natural Lands Inventory Grows To Over 7,300 Acres       By Bill McLaughlin TOMS RIVER - Ocean County made one of its largest open space acquisitions since voters first approved the Ocean County Natural Lands Trust Fund program over 10 years ago. "This piece of property, approximately 877 acres in Waretown, will be our single, largest land preservat... More ... Girl Scout Cookies More Than A Sweet Tradition       The bar was raised last year when approximately 300 Girl Scouts in the area sold at least 300 boxes of cookies, totaling at least $315,000. As top sellers for the Girl Scouts of the Jersey Shore, they were eligible to participate in the council's annual Girl Scout Cookie Challenge, a game-show sty... More ...