Category: Brick Bulletin News

The Ocean County Board of Chosen Freeholders passed a resolution last week calling upon Gov. James E. McGreevey to appoint a resident of the county to the BPU. The call for representation on the BPU comes just weeks after power outages plagued major portions of the county’s barrier islands, wreaking havoc during what the busiest…

Stinging and biting insects are one of the drawbacks of summer. But, heeding some very basic warnings can help to avoid becoming a target for seasonal pests. "Wearing protective clothing when outdoors and in wooded areas is just good common sense," said Brian Kubiel, director of safety management at Kimball Medical Center, Lakewood. "The use…

The Jersey Shore Audubon Society will sponsor the following bus trips this fall: Aug. 30, Arts and Crafts Festival at Historic Cold Spring Village, Cape May. The cost is $45 per person. The bus will depart at 8:30 a.m. Sept. 11, Old Bethpage Village Restoration, Long Island, N.Y. The cost of $55 per person includes…

LAKEWOOD — The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society will hold its signature walk-event, Light The Night, on Sept. 20 at FirstEnergy Park, at 7 p.m. Registration will start at 5 p.m. The Southern New Jersey/Shore Region Chapter is seeking participants and volunteers to raise money toward the society’s mission of finding cures for leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin’s…

Council hopes deal can still be reached, but Brick now holdsthe By Karl VilacobaStaff Writer Council hopes deal can still be reached, but Brick now holds the ‘hammer’ By Karl Vilacoba Staff Writer The hours are winding down for developer Preit Services, LLC, and Brick to agree on a purchase price for the vacant Foodtown…

VERONICA YANKOWSKI Jack Cannon, 4; Nicholas Pannone, 6; Christopher Pannone, 3; and Olivia Cannon, 7, didn’t let Saturday’s rainstorms spoil their day at the beach.

Officials: Dealencourages teachersto stay, makes district attractive to candidates By Karl VilacobaStaff Writer BTEA and school board agree on contract Officials: Deal encourages teachers to stay, makes district attractive to candidates By Karl Vilacoba Staff Writer The Board of Education and the Brick Township Education Association (BTEA) are hopeful that their new contract agreement will…

By clare MARie celanoStaff Writer Benefit blues show to make debut at Freehold VFW hall By clare MARie celano Staff Writer FREEHOLD — If you’re looking for a change from rock and roll, if you’re tired of turning down the volume on your teenager’s hip-hop, if your musical heart is searching for something a little…

By karl vilacobaStaff Writer By karl vilacoba Staff Writer BRICK –– The Township Council gave its second and final approval to four bonding ordinances that comprise the second phase of Brick’s 2003 capital budget program. The ordinances allocate $6.18 million toward monitoring the Brick Township Landfill, purchases of open space and police equipment, road improvements,…