Government
Brick Council Introduces 2024 Budget With ‘Slight’ Tax Increase
Brick Township officials this week introduced the 2024 municipal operating budget, which comes with what Mayor Lisa Crate described as a “slight”...
Brick Life
Major Mega-Millions Runner-Up Tickets Sold in Brick, Toms River (Jackpot in Neptune)
Lottery tickets in the billion-dollar – including a jackpot ticket – have been sold in the local area, including significant runner-up awards...
Police, Fire & Courts
Ex-Brick Teacher Gets $28K in Whistleblower Settlement
A former Brick schoolteacher who was not tenured has settled a whistleblower lawsuit with the district for $28,000. The Board of Education...
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Ocean County
/ 5 months agoToms River Planning Board Votes 6-0 to Approve Revised 281-Unit Downtown Complex
Despite a number of impassioned pleas from a handful of objectors, the Toms River Township planning board on Wednesday night delivered...
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Police, Fire & Courts
/ 5 months agoLakewood Man Indicted in Murder of Girlfriend, 60
Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer announced Wednesday that John Filistovich, 59, of Lakewood, was indicted by a grand jury sitting...
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Brick Life
/ 5 months agoDocument Shredding Event to be Held in Brick This Weekend
Ocean County’s free document shredding program is coming to Brick this weekend, officials announced, giving residents an easy way to securely...
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Shore Environment
/ 5 months agoForecasters Say Nor’Easter Brewing for This Weekend at Jersey Shore
A storm system could be coming together that could produce a powerful nor’easter this weekend, forecasters were beginning to say. Though...
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Government
/ 5 months agoBrick’s New Senior Center Set for Grand Opening This Week
After decades of debate – and rental fees paid for space elsewhere – Brick Township will finally have a senior center...
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Brick Life
/ 5 months agoCrews Begin Work to Install 96-Foot Cell Tower at Brick Fire Station
With the summer season over, crews have removed a large, temporary wireless communications tower from the parking lot of the Pioneer...
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Brick Life
/ 5 months agoBarrier Island’s Lights Are Blinking, Speed Limits Up
It’s that time of year. As traditional has long held, state officials arrived to switch many of the barrier island’s traffic...
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Brick Life
/ 6 months agoRaining On My Parade
So yesterday, it rained on our parade. A fundraiser for our non-profit, HomeLife21, HabCore, and Autism MVP at the Dublin...
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Government
/ 6 months agoOfficials: Year of Traffic Studies Drove Decision to Lower Herbertsville Road Speed Limit
A year of traffic studies and data collection was the determining factor in Ocean County recommending a reduction of the speed...
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Brick Life
/ 6 months agoFirst of Brick’s Two Fall Leaf Collections Begin in Less Than Two Weeks
Brick Township officials announced this week that the annual fall leaf collections will begin Oct. 23. As in the past, the...