Category: Brick Bulletin News

  • Grant will fund county terror precautions

    Ocean County will be awarded a $731,066 Homeland Security Grant to en­hance its capabilities to respond to acts of terrorism involving chemical and biologi­cal agents, as well as radiological, nuclear and explosive devices. "The horrible acts of Sept. 11 have changed our landscape," Freeholder John P. Kelly, who serves as director of law and public…

  • Fifth West Nile-positive crow found in township

    County will now assume all dead crows found in Brick are virus carriers By karl vilacobaStaff Writer By karl vilacoba Staff Writer BRICK –– The township is now one of a handful of Ocean County municipalities with enough West Nile virus-positive crows for officials to quit testing the dead birds. Berkeley, Dover and Lakewood have…

  • Panel outlines risks of waterfront development

    Correspondent By danielle medina JEFF GRANIT A man crabs in the Metedeconk River off Windward Beach Park in Brick. BRICK –– Conservation of natural resources, regional planning and zoning and responsible development were some of the key themes at a presentation organized by Save, Preserve and Respect our Environment (SPARE) of Jackson. During a panel…

  • Disabled veterans remind public to ‘forget-me-not’

    By karl vilacobaStaff Writer By karl vilacoba Staff Writer KARL VILACOBA Disabled American Veterans members Nick Mannino (l-r), Frank Longo, James Robinson, Jim Williams and Roy DeLoy raise money outside Wal-Mart in Howell last Friday. HOWELL — For a group of local armed service veterans, Labor Day weekend was time for a labor of love.…

  • Report deems dredged spoils within parameters

    About 3,500 cubic yards of materials came from the Belmar Marina By karl vilacobaStaff Writer By karl vilacoba Staff Writer FARRAH MAFFAI The above materials, dredged from the Belmar Marina and deposited at the Brick Township Landfill, were tested and found to be within state environmental standards. BRICK –– Toxin levels in dredged spoils deposited…

  • Residents challenge cell antenna decision

    Zoning Board approved equipment By Karl VilacobaStaff Writer Zoning Board approved equipment’s attachment to water tower in May By Karl Vilacoba Staff Writer A group of Brick residents followed through on their vow to appeal the Zoning Board’s approval of an Omnipoint Communications plan to attach cellular antenna equipment to a Morris Avenue water tower.…

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    CHRIS KELLY Members of the Brick Showstoppers Summer Theatre Camp put on a show for the public at Windward Beach Park on Friday.

  • Circus – and activists – coming to Brick

    Activists say elephantshave not been treated appropriately By sandi carpelloStaff Writer Activists say elephants have not been treated appropriately By sandi carpello Staff Writer Not everyone is happy about the circus coming to town. As the Florida-based Clyde Beatty Cole Brothers Circus makes its way to the site of the former Foodtown shopping center on…

  • Brick resident charged in Ocean Grove murder

    By elaine van develdeStaff Writer By elaine van develde Staff Writer OCEAN GROVE –– A Christian Brothers Academy Latin teacher, charged with the brutal murder of an Ocean Grove woman, may face the death penalty. Matthew Dailey, 30, of Millbrook Road, Brick, was arrested and charged with one count of murder after authorities found Linda…