Category: Brick Bulletin News
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Parents question coaching policy
Correspondent BY danielle MEDINA BRICK –– Two parents have questioned whether their opposition to some Board of Education policies affected their son’s coaching role with the Brick Township High School football team. The school board recently began emphasizing adherence to a New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA) rule regarding qualifications for coaches, according to…
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Interchange 91 scoping could begin next year
Ocean County will apply for $250,000 in federal aid to begin scoping planned improvements to Garden State Parkway Interchange 91 in Brick. If approved, the county will hire a consultant to study proposed changes to the heavily traveled interchange, Ocean County Engineer Ronald A. Lotrecchio said in a press release. Preliminary plans call for a…
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County plans hazardous waste collection dates
Ocean County’s fall household hazardous waste disposal program is scheduled to get under way Oct. 14. "We have 2,795 appointments available at sites throughout Ocean County," said Freeholder James F. Lacey, who serves as liaison to the county’s Department of Solid Waste Management. "We encourage our residents and taxpayers to take advantage of this free…
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BTMUA will supply Howell’s Ramtown area
Parkway Water Co. discovered radiation in wells over summer BY KARL VILACOBA Staff Writer Authorities in Brick have agreed to supply drinking water to the Ramtown section of Howell until radiation contamination found in its well-water supply is eliminated. Under the agreement, the Brick Township Municipal Utilities Authority (BTMUA) can provide up to 500,000 gallons…
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CHRIS KELLY staff Brick Memorial’s Lauren Nathanson races around Brick Township goalie Nicole Quinn to score the game-winning, overtime goal Saturday.
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Board reaffirms support for votes on budget
BY KARL VILACOBAStaff Writer BY KARL VILACOBA Staff Writer BRICK –– The Board of Education narrowly rejected a resolution Thursday that would have requested the state not to require a public vote on a school budget when that budget meets statutory standards. The state’s Comprehensive Education and Improvement and Financing Act, enacted in 1996, carries…
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BYC lists fall events
The Brick Youth Club is offering numerous, free activities for the township’s youth this fall. Located in the activity center in Civic Plaza, Chambers Bridge Road, the youth club provides social, recreational and educational programs for Brick Township residents between the ages of 12 and 18 and their parents. Now in its second year, the…
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Coast Guard offers boating course in Brick
United States Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 16-05 of Brick will present a six-lesson boating skills and seamanship course beginning Oct. 8 at the Brick Municipal Building, Chambers Bridge Road. The classes will be held in the recreation room, which is on the lower level on the east side of the building. The course is one…
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For Brick author, home is where the art is
Book of poems,illustrations draws from childhood memories BY KARL VILACOBAStaff Writer For Brick author, home is where the art is Book of poems, illustrations draws from childhood memories BY KARL VILACOBA Staff Writer KARL VILACOBA Catherine Curran wrote “The Funny Side of the Street” under the pen name Ant Cathy. Catherine Curran believes today’s kids…
