Category: Brick Bulletin News

  • No power, no problem

    BTMUA has backupgenerators to handle blackout situationsCorrespondent By Danielle Medina BTMUA has backup generators to handle blackout situations Correspondent BRICK –– The Brick Township Municipal Utility Authority (BTMUA) has the power, and it is not afraid to use it. When a major power outage struck dozens of cities across the Northeast and Canada just after…

  • Brick welcomes a carnival atmosphere

    Proceeds from the event fundChurch of the Epiphany improvements Brick welcomes a carnival atmosphere Proceeds from the event fund Church of the Epiphany improvements Melanie Campion, visiting from Yonkers, N.Y., poses for a caricature at the carnival. It was an opportunity for community members, families and church members to enjoy the last few weeks of…

  • Workshop examines stress causes and treatments

    Correspondent By Melissa Cifelli BRICK –– Stress is often treated like a pebble in the shoe, according to Dr. Daniel J. Cruoglio. People try to kick around the pebble for a while before removing it to end their discomfort. People need to think of stress like the pebble, as something that irritates a specific nerve…

  • County presents new Mantoloking Bridge $20M project to cut bridge openings, ease traffic

    Correspondent By danielle medina County presents new Mantoloking Bridge $20M project to cut bridge openings, ease traffic VERONICA YANKOWSKI Residents look over plans for the new Mantoloking Bridge. The Ocean County Department of Engineering unveiled the final plans for the new Mantoloking Bridge last week, and received an overwhelmingly positive response from the public. "I…

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    VERONICA YANKOWSKI Roberta and Joseph Zisa of Whiting try to beat the heat Thursday before the start of SummerFest.

  • Fines proposed for stray voltage

    Councilman prompts action after feeling shocks firsthand By Karl VilacobaStaff Writer By Karl Vilacoba Staff Writer Unimpressed with the company’s solution to a stray voltage problem in Brick, the Township Council gave Jersey Central Power and Light (JCP&L) a shock to its own system. The council passed an ordinance on first reading that would install…

  • Brick may avoid Foodtown property condemnation

    By karl vilacobaStaff Writer By karl vilacoba Staff Writer BRICK –– Negotiations between the township and the developer seeking permission to build a Home Depot on the former Foodtown property have moved ahead, leaving condemnation of the property less likely, according to Brick Business Administrator Scott MacFadden. Contract purchaser Preit Services LLC has appeared before…

  • Lakewood NAACP head plans Freedom March

    By Joyce BlayStaff Writer By Joyce Blay Staff Writer LAKEWOOD — With or without the approval of the Township Committee, local NAACP president James Waters told the governing body at its meeting on Aug. 7, he intends to hold a Freedom March on Sept. 20. "I said to the committee that I understood that in…

  • Library forum examines the changing news media

    Correspondent By melissa cifelli BRICK –– Questions on the media’s accuracy, fairness and story selection methods were debated by the public and moderators in the discussion "News Media and Society: How to Restore Public Trust." The discussion was part of a National Issues Forum series held at the Brick Branch of the Ocean County Library,…