SEAN BRADY A member of the Glendola Junior Firefighters takes an ax to a roof engulfed in smoke during the Brick Fire/EMS Explorer Expo at the Brick Township Fire Training Center off Herbertsville Road on Saturday. More ... Public should have final say on ice rink purchase Mayor says group calling for referendum a 'shill committee' BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer       A group claiming to be nonpartisan is circulating petitions around Brick calling for a referendum on the Ocean Ice Palace purchase. The SOS (Stop Over Spending) campaign says voters should have a say in whether the township buys the landmark on Chambers Bridge Road. More ... New Board of Ed boots Persi, installs Ceres New board president vows to find ways to keep PLC open BY DANIELLE MEDINA Correspondent       The newly organized Brick Township Board of Education wasted no time in ousting interim Superintendent Melindo A. Persi and replacing him with a former Brick school administrator recently. More ... Zoning board not happy with Wawa's request for delay Vigilant residents and business owners show up en masse BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer       BRICK TOWNSHIP - The two men nodded at each other, smiled and took their seats. "Nice shirt," one man said. "I like it," the other replied. "It's one of my best shirts." And most of the roughly 200 people who showed up at the April 30 Board of Adjustment meeting sported T-shirts just like it. More ... Neglected lake's owners nowhere to be found Brick may do title search to find out who owns lake BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer       Godfrey Lake was peaceful one recent sunny morning. Lily pads rocked gently on the water. A lone swan paddled in the back portion of the lake. But just who owns Godfrey Lake? "That's what we don't know," Brick Township Attorney Jean Cipriani said. More ... New school board wastes no time making changes BY DANIELLE MEDINA Correspondent       BRICK TOWNSHIP - Melindo A. Persi wasn't the only one who found himself out of a job after the Board of Education held its reorganization meeting. John C. Sahradnik, of the firm Berry Sahradnik, Kotzas, Riordan & Benson, Toms River, was not reappointed as board counsel, and Thomas E. More ... Persi firing could end up in court, attorney says BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer       BRICK TOWNSHIP- As far as Toms River lawyer Robert L. Shea is concerned, Melindo A. Persi is still the interim superintendent of schools, at least on paper. And the circumstances surrounding Persi's sudden ouster at the April 29 Board of Education meeting could end up in court, Shea said. More ... Season beach badges, parking permits on sale       The Brick Township Recreation Department has announced that season beach badges and season parking permits for summer 2008 are now on sale in the Brick Recreation Department. The price for season badges is $25 if purchased prior to June 15. After that date, the price increases to $30 for season ba... More ... Great escape      SEAN BRADY Point Pleasant junior firefighter Mike Marquis drags a 140-pound dummy during the Firefighter Challenger at the Brick Fire/EMS Explorer Expo at the Brick Fire Training Center off Herbertsville Road on Saturday. More ...