Category: Brick Bulletin News
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VERONICA YANKOWSKI Shabree Lee (r) and Victoria McMilan, of the Long Branch Head Start program, listen to a story from librarian Suzanne Malley. The Ocean County Library’s Brick Branch hosted the “African American Stories & Craft” program Friday morning as part of its observation of Black History Month.
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Few emergency incidents resulted from snowstorm
Majority of callsto police, municipal officials dealt with poor plowing By Karl VilacobaStaff Writer Majority of calls to police, municipal officials dealt with poor plowing By Karl Vilacoba Staff Writer Despite a four-day barrage of complaints about inadequate street plowing, Brick officials do have a bright side to look at: injuries and accidents resulting from…
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Veterans receive Distinguished Service Medal at ceremony
A special awards ceremony was held Feb. 4 at the Toms River Elks Lodge, where 295 Ocean County residents and New Jersey veterans received the state’s top military award. Brig. Gen. Eugene Chojnacki, assistant adjutant general, New Jersey Air National Guard, presented the New Jersey Distinguished Service Medal to the veterans of World War I,…
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Designers have municipal Web site (double) clicking
IT department hopes to makeBrick site more user-friendly,add contentCorrespondent By Danielle Medina IT department hopes to make Brick site more user-friendly, add content Correspondent Brick Township’s Information Technology department promises changes are on the way to the municipal Web site. Its designers hope to add more content and make it easier to navigate. BRICK —…
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Residents: Van Zile plan is an ‘accident waiting to happen’
By karl vilacobaStaff Writer Residents: Van Zile plan is an ‘accident waiting to happen’ By karl vilacoba Staff Writer BRICK — Plans to build one tiny house were met with big public resistance at the Feb. 19 Zoning Board of Adjustment meeting. Residents testified that the vacant lot is the scene of major traffic problems,…
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Cablevision plans leave Wiz store’s future uncertain
Other Brick Shopping Plaza tenants not worried about potential impact By karl vilacobaStaff Writer By karl vilacoba Staff Writer VERONICA YANKOWSKI Cablevision Systems Corp., parent company of electronics chain The Wiz, announced last week that it planned to exit the consumer electronics business. The Brick store, and all other Wiz locations, will close if a…
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Meridian proposes 2nd medical arts building
Hospital official believes facility will be in highdemand for its specialists By karl vilacobaStaff Writer Hospital official believes facility will be in high demand for its specialists By karl vilacoba Staff Writer BRICK — Meridian Health System hopes to finally move forward with plans to build Brick Medical Arts Building II, alongside its predecessor on…
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Local skaters lend support to park plan
Council promises it will include teens By karl vilacobaStaff Writer Council promises it will include teens’ input during design phase By karl vilacoba Staff Writer BRICK — A much larger and younger than average crowd was on hand at the Feb. 11 Township Council meeting, as several teens eagerly awaited passage of a bond ordinance…
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Taco Bell sought for Cedar Bridge Ave., Brick Blvd. site
By karl vilacobaStaff Writer Taco Bell sought for Cedar Bridge Ave., Brick Blvd. site By karl vilacoba Staff Writer BRICK — Two buildings would be razed and replaced with a Taco Bell and a new Riviera Realty office as part of an application heard by the Planning Board last week. Taco Bell franchise owners El…
