Category: Brick Bulletin Opinion

Winter has descended, with plummeting temperatures and chill winds that will require special attention to your pet’s well-being. Dogs and cats are subject to many of the same effects that humans feel during winter, including frostbite and dry, itchy skin. Consider the many simple steps you can take to keep your pet healthy and comfortable.…

“Never look a gift horse in the mouth,” but that is exactly what the state of New Jersey has recently done by cutting funds to the New Jersey Poison Information and Education System (NJPIES), and potentially foregoing federal funds of over $150,000. The federal funds come with strings attached and cannot be accessed without the…

Coda • GREG BEAN If there’s anything more frustrating than trying to follow a procedure manual for a product that was built in a non-Englishspeaking country and then translated into the King’s Own by someone with a limited grasp of our language, I don’t know what it is. Back in the day when I didn’t…

I’m usually one to complain about the lousy job of snow removal in the Breton Woods section of Brick. I agree with Glen Campbell that the main problem is the large number of cars parked in the streets. However, if you walk around the neighborhood, you will notice that most homes don’t have three cars…

As politicians scramble to point the blame as to how the latest terrorist slipped through the security measures that were implemented to protect Americans and foreigners abroad, I would like to bring to their attention a more common sense solution to tightening up those cracks and bring forth what is in my opinion a better,…

On behalf of the Brick Township Chamber of Commerce, I’d like to encourage Ocean County residents to think of local businesses when needing goods and services. In addition to patronizing local stores, try to think local first when needing services, as well. Professions in Ocean County cover every category of services, such as attorneys, accountants,…

Coda • GREG BEAN If you liked the barrage of advertising in some of the most recent elections, you’re absolutely going to love what’s coming down the pike in the next few contests. Lost among the news last week about the intrusions and restrictions air travelers will face in coming years to keep us safe,…

Guest Column • Paul Shelly As it will still be a while until the next state budget is put before the Legislature, it is a good time to single out an artful Trenton creation that serves primarily a political aim: the tuition cap. Over the past decade or so, ironically coinciding with a period of…