Category: Brick Bulletin Opinion

The New Jersey Center for Outreach and Services for the Autism Community (COSAC) is pleased to have learned that Linda Brzustowicz, a Rutgers University scientist, will be working with 150 families in our state to study the genetics of families affected by autism. The $3.7 million funding from the National Institutes of Health may play…

Area election tactics sunk to new lows Election 2003 is gone, and we won’t miss it. The 11th-hour push of mailings and radio and television spots before Nov. 4 in the Monmouth and Ocean County area was overwhelming. Not surprisingly, the slew of catch phrases and cheap slogans usually oozed negativity. Consider some of the…

I am honored to have served these past four years on the Brick Township Council. The only negative aspect was the constant barrage of negativity and character assassination I have been subjected to at the hands of the Brick Township Republicans. We have made every effort to not resort to responding to their vicious and…

It is so disheartening to me to see the attacks being waged on Mayor Joseph Scarpelli by the Republican Party. I’m raising two children in this town, and we love it. We feel safe here. The recreation department is terrific. Plus, the variety of cultural arts programs available is very important to us. At this…

BY KARL VILACOBAStaff Writer Vets Ele. students make a difference for needy KARL VILACOBA Veterans Memorial Elementary School fifth-graders Mary Margotta (l), Bryanne McMillen and Lisa Akerley make gift tag ribbons for a charitable project last week. BY KARL VILACOBA Staff Writer BRICK — There are some lessons you can’t learn from a school book.…

Tom JanickyGuest ColumnParent has full confidence in his son Your Turn Tom Janicky Guest Column Parent has full confidence in his son’s Pop Warner football coach despite recent arrest Tom Janicky Guest Column Parent has full confidence in his son’s Pop Warner football coach despite recent arrest I find it truly disturbing when another resident…

Brick Blvd. construction hurts business We opened Liberty Fitness Center at 231 Brick Blvd., Brick, on Aug. 8 with such enthusiasm and expectation for success. The current construction taking place on Brick Boulevard has negatively impacted our business’s ability to succeed. Patrons are avoiding this route in general due to the lack of clear, proper…

The United Way of Central New Jersey has developed a groundbreaking effort to meet the needs of families of immigrants — The New Americans Program. The initiative includes a user-friendly resource handbook to every new American household, with information about culturally sensitive social service, mental health and educational agencies and contact information. Many people who…

I have lived in Brick for the past 34 years and cannot remain silent while I see a good, decent man subjected to constant attacks by the local Republican Party. Mayor Joseph Scarpelli has given his life to this town. I’ve heard it said that when he bleeds, he bleeds Brick. It’s true. He approaches…