Mayor Stephen C. Acropolis won't make the final decision about who will be the next police chief. The choice of candidates to replace retiring Chief Ronald Dougard has been narrowed to two men - Capt. Douglas J. Kinney and Capt. Nils R. Berquist, Township Administrator Scott M. Pezarras said. More...
Ocean County Department of Parks & Recreation will once again offer county residents the opportunity to recycle their Christmas trees. Trees used for commercial purposes will not be accepted. The recycled trees will be chipped and used on nature trails throughout the parks system. More...
Mayor Scarpelli, we forgive you. Eighteen months seems like a slap on the wrist for somebody who accepted bribes to the extent that you may have. Many people believe it's in the hundreds of thousands over his political career and those people may be just as wrong with their estimates. Either way, we all know that people never get caught the first time. More...
If you liked the lethiferous machinations our lawmakers employed to get a state budget passed in 2006 and 2007, I have a feeling you'll absolutely love what's gonna happen in 2008. Those of you who have been paying attention know that in this state we've been looking at budget deficits of between $2.5 billion and $4.5 billion every year for the past several years. More...
BRICK TOWNSHIP - Board of Education members filled three administrative vacancies in the school district at its last meeting of the year on Dec. 12. Richard Handchen had the word "interim" removed from his supervisor/physical education/athletic director title, when the board hired himon a permanent basis. More...
ERIC SUCAR staff Brick Memorial's Mike Kiley tries to break free from the grips of Toms River East's Mike Peoples during their 171-pound bout at Brick Memorial High School on Dec. 19. Kiley beat Peoples, 3-1 in double-overtime in his team's 49-20 victory. More...
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