Brick Township      MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Toms River resident Joseph Placente, 74, a Korean War veteran, dressed in patriotic garb, waves and salutes motorists on Route 70 in Brick Township Saturday. More ... Official wants 'zero increase' in health costs Township budgeted roughly $6 million for health insurance in 2006 BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer      Officials here are quietly shopping around for the best deal to provide health insurance to roughly 500 Brick Township municipal employees. More ... County continues transportation for low income      Each year, Ocean County's transportation system known as Ocean Ride provides medical transportation to economically disadvantaged residents being served by the Ocean County Board of Social Services. More ... Brick Township Police Dept. Drug Hotline      The Brick Township Police Department provides a "Drug Hotline" for citizens to report drug-related activity. The hotline was established as a means of providing the public with the opportunity to anonymously report drug activities in their neighborhood. It is answered and monitored by detectives ass More ... Land near Havens Cove on developer's hit list 11-home subdivision hearing postponed 2nd time to Dec. 13 BY COLLEEN LUTOLF Correspondent      BRICK -- A hearing on a controversial 11-home subdivision opposed by at least 20 of its closest Havens Cove neighbors and a local environmental conservation group has been rescheduled for Dec. 13. More ... Homeless man, 58, lived and died in Brick woods      BRICK TOWNSHIP - Authorities still don't know how a homeless man died in the woods off Mantoloking Road recently, but his death does not appear to be suspicious. More ... Drunken driving a factor in fatal crash last month BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer      BRICK TOWNSHIP - Police have charged an 18-year-old township woman with vehicular homicide and drunken driving in an accident that took the life of a local man recently. More ... New ambulances for EMS unit, first aid squads BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer      BRICK TOWNSHIP - The Township Council recently authorized the purchase of ambulances for the new Emergency Medical Services Unit and the Herbertsville First Aid Squad. More ... Honors veterans      MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Korean War veteran Joseph Placente, 74, Toms River, honors veterans in his own way as he walks down Route 70 in Brick Township and salutes motorists on Saturday. More ... Just a little slip      MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Chris Lordi and his son, Christopher, 4, Brick, share a hug and a laugh after they took a little spill while skating at the Ocean Ice Palace on Saturday. More ... Pantry offers more than one kind of sustenance BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer      BRICK TOWNSHIP - The fledgling Community Outreach Food and Clothing Pantry has been around only since August. But the nonprofit group is already feeding between 600 and 700 people each month. More ... Judge pushes McGuire murder trial to Feb. 26 Move gives both legal teams an extra month to prepare BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer      NEW BRUNSWICK - State Superior Court Judge Frederick P. DeVesa has rescheduled the trial of Melanie McGuire to Feb. 26, the 34-year-old former fertility clinic nurse accused of killing her husband in their Woodbridge Center Plaza apartment and later dismembering his body two years ago. More ...