Category: Brick Bulletin News

  • He’s crafty

    He’s crafty Les Horner, Whiting, works on a bracelet during the Marching Dragon Caravan’s Spring Craft Fair held Saturday at Brick Township High School.

  • BTMUA authorizes water and sewer rate increases

    Funds necessary for reservoir construction, operating expensesCorrespondent By danielle medina BTMUA authorizes water and sewer rate increases Funds necessary for reservoir construction, operating expenses Correspondent The Brick Township Municipal Utilities Authority (BTMUA) voted to raise water and sewer rates for its customers beginning yesterday. At its annual rate hearing on March 24, the BTMUA’s commissioners…

  • Municipal tax increase doubled by snowfall

    Mayor By karl vilacobaStaff Writer Mayor’s budget calls for 3.8-cent hike but would have been less By karl vilacoba Staff Writer As the February snow accumulated, so did the tax increases in the 2003 Brick municipal budget. A budget introduced by Mayor Joseph Scarpelli to the Township Council last night called for a 3.8-cent increase…

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    VERONICA YANKOWSKI Alexus Guarino plays the clarinet during Thursday’s Spring Concert assembly at Drum Point Elementary School.

  • Agencies taking precautions for terror

    Schools cancel all field trips; BTMUA chlorine supply guarded By karl vilacobaStaff Writer Schools cancel all field trips; BTMUA chlorine supply guarded By karl vilacoba Staff Writer Superintendent of Schools Thomas Seidenberger spent a significant part of his young tenure weighing the safety risks of class trips in light of the dangers of terror attacks.…

  • Brick trying to entice Ocean County MATES program

    Township would donate land, but disagreement exists on specific location By karl vilacobaStaff Writer By karl vilacoba Staff Writer Ocean County Freeholder Joseph Vicari (l), Brick Township Engineer Jim Priolo, Mayor Joseph Scarpelli, Business Administrator Scott MacFadden and other officials visited the Sawmill Tract last week to gauge its potential as a future home for…

  • Growing demand for dialysis patient transit to be studied

    Growing demand for dialysis patient transit to be studied Citing the growing senior population and the increased demands on the county’s public transportation system, Ocean County officials have agreed to create a county Transportation Task Force to review and explore strategies and recommendations, specifically in the area of transporting dialysis patients. "In addition to creating…

  • Democrats select ticket for November elections

    Party hopes fourcandidates will sweepfor full council control By karl vilacobaStaff Writer Party hopes four candidates will sweep for full council control By karl vilacoba Staff Writer BRICK — The Democratic Municipal Committee has selected a slate of candidates that its chairman promises will be "the best in Ocean County." Four of seven Township Council…

  • Brick wrestler stands on own two feet

    On and off the mat,high school senior is On and off the mat, high school senior is ‘just a regular guy’ Tom Ferrante, 18, removes his prosthetics before wrestling practice at Brick Township High School. His new prosthetics, which take about 10 minutes to put on and also to take off, should be ready next…