Category: Brick Bulletin News

  • Mangione SummerFest debut Thurs.

    Mangione SummerFest debut Thurs. Chuck Mangione will make his Sum­mer­Fest debut tomorrow at Windward Beach Park. This free concert will start at 7:30 p.m. Con­certgoers are encouraged to arrive at Windward Beach Park as early as 5 p.m. and dance to mu­sic broadcast by WJRZ Oldies 100, the official radio sta­tion of SummerFest 2003. Chuck…

  • Brick man charged with Washington Drive burglary

    By karl vilacobaStaff Writer By karl vilacoba Staff Writer BRICK –– Police credit a resident’s watchful eye as partly responsible for an arrest in connection with a home burglary last week. Top Sale Drive resident Anthony Columbo, 21, was charged with burglary, theft and being under the influence of a controlled dangerous substance in connection…

  • BTMUA stresses need for voluntary conservation

    Plans under way for upgrading fire hydrants; audit results discussed By danielle medinaCorrespondent Plans under way for upgrading fire hydrants; audit results discussed By danielle medina Correspondent BRICK –– The township Municipal Utilities Authority (BTMUA) continued to stress the importance of water conservation last week, especially in preparation for filling the new reservoir in the…

  • Town ready to move on park-and-ride

    By Joyce BlayStaff Writer By Joyce Blay Staff Writer JACKSON — The Planning Board will hear a formal application for the construction of a permanent park-and-ride facility on land included in the township’s deal to purchase the former Kalian at Jackson residential development. Board members were initially undecided as to how to treat the application.…

  • Pete’s Pets rebounds from deadly winter fire

    Owners say community By karl vilacobaStaff Writer By karl vilacoba Staff Writer Pete’s Pets specializes in small animals, like this Texas collared lizard. Around 11 p.m. Feb. 17 — the height of the Presidents Day storm — authorities called Colin Clauss, owner of Pete’s Pets, at his Toms River home and told him the store…

  • GOP demonstrates against tax hikes outside town hall

    By karl vilacobaStaff Writer By karl vilacoba Staff Writer KARL VILACOBA Republican Township Council candidate Tony Matthews (l) protested tax increases and spoke to residents in front of the municipal building last week. Matthews was joined at the demonstration by running mates Michael Thulen and Stephen Acropolis. BRICK –– Every Thursday summer night at Windward…

  • Second West Nile crow of July reported in Brick

    By karl vilacobaStaff Writer By karl vilacoba Staff Writer BRICK –– A dead crow tested by the Ocean County Health Department became the second found infected with the West Nile virus in Brick this summer, according to township officials. The case came to light when a resident of Brick’s Beverly Beach section reported a dead…

  • Brick police third on ‘Click It or Ticket’ list

    Issued 234 tickets in two weeks; behind only Princeton, Pennsauken By karl vilacobaStaff Writer Issued 234 tickets in two weeks; behind only Princeton, Pennsauken By karl vilacoba Staff Writer The Brick Police Department placed third among 69 law enforcement agencies that were awarded grants for their participation in the summer’s "Click It or Ticket" seat…

  • Some like it hot

    VERONICA YANKOWSKI Victoria Applegate prepares some Krispy Kreme doughnuts as a boy watches during the store’s grand opening July 23. Large crowd camps out for opening of first Krispy Kreme in N.J. By karl vilacoba Staff Writer The first Krispy Kreme in New Jersey opened last week in Brick with a spectacle on par with…