Brick, NJ

PDF of print edition VOTERS DECIDE FATE OF $141 MILLION SCHOOL BUDGET WITH BALLOT QUESTIONS, TAX RATE COULD RISE OVER 11 CENTS By Keith Hagarty       On Tuesday, April 15, voters will have final say on the Brick School District's proposed $141 million budget for the 2008-2009 school year. The overall budget is $7.8 million more than last year, an 8. More ... Six Candidates Contend For Three Seats On Brick School Board By Keith Hagarty       As student enrollment decreases throughout the school district, prompting the anticipated closing of two schools, this year's school board elections mark a changing landscape in the Brick School District. On Tuesday, April 15, six candidates will be asking for voter support as they each vie for o... More ... Mantoloking Road Businesses Take Fight Against Wawa To Zoning Board By Keith Hagarty       With hundreds of area business owners and residents on hand, the Township Zoning Board of Adjustment recently began hearings on controversial plans to build a 24-hour Super Wawa convenience store and gasoline pumps on Mantoloking Road, between Susan Drive and Church Road. More ...      --Photo By Keith Hagarty HOWELL - Everyone can do something to help protect the Earth, say the students and staff of Middle School South in Howell as they held their annual All-U-Can Eat Pasta Dinner for the Environment last week, raising donations for three worthy environmental causes. More ... VICARI CALLS COUNTY LABOR NEGOTIATOR'S ACCUSATIONS "A MISUNDERSTANDING" By Bill McLaughlin       Nearing the end of the Ocean County Board of Chosen Freeholders meeting Wednesday, dozen resolutions for road improvements, a bridge replacement, land purchase, and a county garage were quickly approved. Then the public had a chance to speak. More ... County Sees Green … In More Ways Than One Ocean Towns Reap Benefits Of Recycling "Mini-Grants"       OCEAN COUNTY - The Ocean County Board of Chosen Freeholders is getting ready to distribute $124,000 in recycling minigrants to 16 municipalities to fund upgrades to recycling centers and promote recycling efforts through educational programs. More ... GED Testing Center Making The Grade       Nearly 80 percent of the students who have taken their high school equivalency test recently at Ocean County's GED (General Equivalency Diploma) testing facility have passed and earned their state-issued high school diploma. More ...