Category: Brick Bulletin News

  • Soprano guides audience on world tour with songs

    At Brick Civic Center, Fontanelli shares her world-class voice By karl vilacobaStaff Writer By karl vilacoba Staff Writer CHRIS KELLY Residents of Brick Township were treated to a concert by renowned soprano Christina Fontanelli last week. BRICK — According to a biography on soprano Cristina Fontanelli’s Web site, she has performed at the White House…

  • Senior club like an extended family to its membership

    Correspondent By virginia tavis BRICK — The Senior Happenings Club is a group of senior citizens who meet for the sole purpose of having fun. The club meets the first Monday of each month, from September through May, at noon in the recreation room of the Brick Township Civic Plaza, near the corner of Sprucewood…

  • Brick High guest speakers warn against drug dangers

    By karl vilacobaStaff Writer By karl vilacoba Staff Writer BRICK — The staff and student body of Brick Township High School took time out from their schoolwork recently to listen to some poignant stories about the dangers of drug and alcohol abuse. In an all-day lecture series called Join Hands Against Drugs, held Oct. 24…

  • Four-level expansion project under way at Brick Hospital

    Correspondent By virginia tavis JERRY WOLKOWITZ Excavation work began on an extension to the Medical Center of Ocean County, Brick Division, last Wednesday. BRICK — The Medical Center of Ocean County, known as Brick Hospital, is taking its commitment to serving the community a step further by adding on a new 100,000-square-foot wing that will…

  • Council: Route 70 work will be done by Thanksgiving

    By karl vilacobaStaff Writer By karl vilacoba Staff Writer BRICK — Township officials have paved the way toward renovating one of the town’s most congested intersections. Improvements will be made to a left turn from Route 70 to Chambers Bridge Road, which Mayor Joseph Scarpelli called "one of the most notorious spots in our community…

  • Band’s ska-based style is the roots of Sprout

    Local group gains Stone Pony contest win, club dates with major acts By josh davidsonStaff Writer By josh davidson Staff Writer Sprout rocks the crowd on stage at Asbury Park’s Stone Pony. The band won the club’s June 15 house band search and recently finished a four-song demo CD. BRICK — Though together barely a…

  • Brick to offer residents surplus topsoil from reservoir project

    By karl vilacobaStaff Writer By karl vilacoba Staff Writer BRICK — Residents will soon be invited to take advantage of some dirty deeds, done dirt cheap. In an effort to save taxpayer dollars, the Brick Township Municipal Utilities Authority discussed plans at its Oct. 28 meeting to offer large amounts of free topsoil to any…

  • Brick adopts most of state water-restriction easements

    Work on river-to-reservoir pipeline progresses, now nearly halfway completed By karl vilacobaStaff Writer By karl vilacoba Staff Writer A dump truck roams the large pit being constructed at the Brick Reservoir, Sally Ike and Herbertsville roads. Confident that current water-use levels can be accommodated in the coming months, Brick officials decided last week to go…

  • Watershed may receive funding

    Barnegat Bay one of two in N.J. eligible for newpresidential program By Karl VilacobaStaff Writer Watershed may receive funding Barnegat Bay one of two in N.J. eligible for new presidential program By Karl Vilacoba Staff Writer The Barnegat Bay Estuary has moved a step higher on a short list of candidates that could be eligible…