Category: Brick Bulletin News
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Lighthouse Challenge set for this weekend
Fourth running of event encourages participants to visit 11 lighthouses BY SHERRY CONOHANStaff Writer BY SHERRY CONOHAN Staff Writer The fourth annual New Jersey Lighthouse Challenge will take place Saturday and Sunday, testing the skill of the admirers of those stately beacons to get around to all 11 that will be open to the public.…
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Store robbed at gunpoint
BRICK –– Police lodged charges against a township man last week for the armed robbery of a service station employee at gunpoint. Frederick Balcom, 23, of Old Hooper Avenue remained in Ocean County jail custody last week in lieu of $250,000 bail. Balcom was charged with robbery and aggravated assault, according to Brick Township Police…
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Parties hold similar views on Foodtown
BY KARL VILACOBAStaff Writer BY KARL VILACOBA Staff Writer The Brick Democratic and Republican candidates running for Township Council share similar views on what the future should hold for the recently acquired Foodtown site. Members of both groups said they would like to see the building used for recreational purposes, as long as its operations…
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Brick signs contracts with Foodtown owners
Move officially thwarts plans to redevelop siteas a Home Depot BY KARL VILACOBAStaff Writer Move officially thwarts plans to redevelop site as a Home Depot BY KARL VILACOBA Staff Writer FILE PHOTO The former Foodtown, Brick Boulevard and Route 70, is now owned by the township. A year of argumentative Brick Planning Board hearings and…
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Home Depot timeline
Oct. 10, 2002 — Preit Services LLC, of Philadelphia, submits Home Depot application to Planning Board. The 104,695-square-foot store would sit in the existing Foodtown’s footprint, an 11-acre tract on Route 70 and Brick Boulevard. Several variances sought, including those for insufficient parking spaces, excess impervious coverage (87 percent, where 65 percent is demanded) and…
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Interpretations vary on Scarpelli tax record
Republicans: If we sweep, there will be no tax increase next year BY KARL VILACOBAStaff Writer Interpretations vary on Scarpelli tax record BY KARL VILACOBA Staff Writer BRICK –– Although he’s not running for office on Nov. 4, the job done by Mayor Joseph Scarpelli’s administration is perhaps the largest source of difference among the…
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Players set for ‘Odd Couple’ of productions
Correspondent BY DANIELLE MEDINA BRICK –– Much like the title characters in "The Odd Couple," the actors in the Brick Community Players theater group have their differences. They are professionals who hold day jobs in diverse fields like banking, business, teaching, medical billing and law enforcement. Some have prior acting experience in high school or…
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Stores expect Jack o’ Lantern jackpot
Movie characters are the hot costumes in a year Halloween falls on FridayCorrespondent BY DANIELLE MEDINA Movie characters are the hot costumes in a year Halloween falls on Friday Correspondent VERONICA YANKOWSKI staff Scott Mesmer, 10, tries on some masks at Party City on Monday. When your doorbell rings on Halloween, you can expect to…
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Traders’ Cove seen as a threat, a plus for Brick
All four Republicans oppose plan, while Democrats BY KARL VILACOBAStaff Writer BY KARL VILACOBA Staff Writer BRICK –– The merits and future ramifications of the Traders’ Cove application are a matter of dispute among the candidates in this year’s Township Council election. Members of the Democratic ticket have offered varied levels of endorsement for the…
