Category: Brick Bulletin Opinion

Superintendent vowsto educate public, groups on proposalearlier this year BY KARL VILACOBAStaff Writer Council may hire school budget auditor Superintendent vows to educate public, groups on proposal earlier this year BY KARL VILACOBA Staff Writer BRICK –– As a precaution for a possible third consecutive defeated school budget, the Township Council may hire a public…

Everyone who witnessed the Brick council swearing in ceremony on Jan. 1 was party to a memorable event. On that day, the lone incumbent Republican on the Brick Township Council, Stephen Acropolis, joined his running mates, Ruthanne Scaturro, Tony Matthews, and Michael Thulen, to take the oath of office once again. The election of these…

I’d like to take this opportunity to thank the people who so generously contributed to our Red Kettle campaign during the holidays. Although we didn’t meet our financial goal, we were able to help more than 200,000 people with food and children’s toys. Thank you. Your generous support all year long allows us to help…

For the past 18 months, a bill that could save lives by requiring all New Jersey health and fitness centers to have an automated external defibrillator (AED) on-site with properly trained staff has been stalled by the New Jersey Senate Health Committee. Senators in our state need to follow the lead of their counterparts in…

They’ve said all the right things, and so far, backed them up with their actions. The new Republican Township Council/Democrat mayor era began last week, accompanied by promises of bipartisan cooperation. During their speeches at the Jan. 1 reorganization meeting, members of both parties put to rest any notions that their time working together would…

The Civil Air Patrol is celebrating 62 years of volunteer service to America. Since Dec. 1, 1941, when the organization was formed, CAP has protected the home skies. In the early days of World War II, CAP performed anti-submarine patrols and was responsible for saving countless lives and merchant ships from disaster. Today, Civil Air…

The Republican Township Council members in Brick have joined with Mayor Joseph Scarpelli by naming former council President Kimberley Casten prosecutor in Brick for the 2004 term. This was a good move for the residents of Brick. By naming Casten, the town will benefit as they did while Judge Eak was on the bench. I…

With all the advances in technology that our society has enjoyed in the last 15 years, we have also taken in a new type of criminal –– identity thieves. Unlike thieves of the past, identity thieves usually do not have to enter one’s home or car to steal from them, nor do they generally come…

On Jan. 1, the Republican Party of Brick will be in the majority, led by Stephen Acropolis and his party team. I wish these newly elected officials good luck, success and most important, good health in their terms as leaders of our community. For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. We’ve all…