Brick, NJ

PDF of print edition LAURELTON SCHOOL AND PRIMARY LEARNING CENTER TO CLOSE By Keith Hagarty       At the end of the school year, both the Laurelton School and Primary Learning Center will be closed, the Township Board of Education announced this week. More ... Bringing Mardi Gras Alive      --Photo By Keith Hagarty The French Quarter was alive at the Brick Library as kids created their own masks and Fruit Loop beads as part of the Teen Advisory Board's Mardi Gras festivities. For more photos from this event, visit our photo galleries at www.micromediapubs.com. More ... Lake Riviera Principal Named BMAC Volunteer Of The Year By Keith Hagarty       Citing her selfless dedication to the community, the Brick Municipal Alliance Committee (BMAC) recently named Lake Riviera Middle School Principal Susan McNamara as the BMAC Volunteer of the Year. McNamara, who is also a member of Preferred Behavioral Health of New Jersey, Inc., was praised by to... More ... Suspension Upheld For Former Board Of Ed. President By Keith Hagarty       The suspension of a former president of the Township Board of Education was upheld this week by the Appellate Division of the state Superior Court. Last year, State Education Commissioner Lucille E. More ... GOVERNOR MET WITH STRONG BACKLASH AT OCEAN COUNTY FORUM By Jo Ann La Russo       Governor Jon S. Corzine called his financial restructuring and debt reducing plan an opportunity to get New Jersey back on financial footing. Angry Ocean County taxpayers and residents that attended his town hall meeting last week at the Ritacco Center would hear none of it. More ... FREEHOLDERS BLAST GOVERNOR'S TOLL INCREASE PLAN By Bill McLaughlin       The Ocean County Board of Freeholders Board lamented Governor Jon Corzine's plan to raise the rates on New Jersey's three toll roads, the New Jersey Turnpike, Atlantic City Expressway and Garden State Parkway. More ... True Talent      --Photo By Keith Hagarty OCEAN COUNTY - Students Sean McLaughlin and Mark Pagnozzi, instructor Danny McCormack, and student James Allen recently displayed their abilities at the Ocean County Vocational Technical School's Skills USA competition, held at the Brick Center on Chambers Bridge Road. Hund... More ... Hybrid Cars, Recycling Efforts Helping Ocean County Go Green By Bill McLaughlin       Ocean County government is taking the lean toward green seriously. Sweeping changes in recycling were announced at the board of chosen freeholders pre-board meeting last Wednesday, and the board also heard from Jim Pine, director of the county Vehicle Services Department, on hybrid cars. More ... Marina Owners Say Public Access Will Kill Their Businesses By Bill McLaughlin       A new set of regulations designed to provide public access to New Jersey waterways has one segment of the tourism industry up in arms. Owners of marinas and boat docks say regulations first adopted a year ago and amended last month by NJ DEP would sink many businesses and harm the trade forever. More ...