• Five arrested in police raid

    BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer BRICK TOWNSHIP — Police recently arrested five township residents on various drug charges after a monthlong investigation, Capt. John E. Rein Jr. said. Members of the Brick Police Special Emergency Response Team executed a search warrant at 10 p.m. Jan. 7 at 57 N. Sailors Quay Drive. They seized…

  • Frigid weather hampers efforts to move vintage military tank

    BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer Call it a mission of mercy. A very cold mission. Six New Jersey National Guardsmen got more than they bargained for when they volunteered to help move a 50-ton M-60 tank from the old Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5698 to its new home at Post 8867. Top: New…

  • DEP wants cooling towers at Oyster Creek to protect bay

    BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer The state Department of Environmental Protection’s new draft water discharge permit for the Oyster Creek nuclear plant calls for the plant’s owners to build cooling towers, a proposal a company official said will put the plant out of business. “On several occasions, the NJDEP considered and rejected this kind…

  • Poor economy, residents’ input kill school-repairs vote this year

    School officials concentrating instead on April 20 solar energy referendum BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer The Brick Township Board of Education has abandoned plans for a fullscale referendum this year and will instead concentrate on an energy-savings measure. School officials had originally intended to move forward with a revised school repair referendum in March.…

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    Brick Township High School’s Nick Essington competes in the 200-yard freestyle at the Ocean County swimming championships at the Ocean County YMCA in Toms River on Jan. 9. CHRIS KELLY staff

  • Changes in finance laws mean more negative ads

    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,…

  • Chamber offers top five reasons to spend locally

    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,…

  • Retired officers could be a valuable resource on airplanes

    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,…

  • Get cars off streets during snowstorms

    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…

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