Board spat puts Havens Cove application on hold Planning Board postpones hearing on controversial subdivision until Jan. 24. BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer BRICK TOWNSHIP - Havens Cove area residents and developer Thomas Critelli will have to wait a little longer for a decision on his controversial application to put up 11 single-family homes in their neighborhood. The application was postponed for the third time at the Jan. 3 Plannin... More ...
January thaw MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Gary Lesniak, a culinary arts instructor and avid golf player, takes a break during a practice game at the Forge Pond County Golf Course on Chambers Bridge Road last Thursday. More ...
Calendar highlights animals' special stories Raz the red-tailed hawk had broken his clavicle and could never be released back into the wild. Now he will live the rest of his days at the Popcorn Park Zoo in Forked River. He is also the January model for the annual American Humane Societies Calendar. More ...
Christmas tree recycling offered at local parks The Ocean County Department of Parks and Recreation will once again offer county residents the opportunity to recycle their Christmas trees. Trees can be dropped off at the following local parks up to and including Jan. 29. + Ocean County Park, Route 88, Lakewood. More ...
Kelly wants New Year's appointments rescinded BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer BRICK TOWNSHIP - Mayor Daniel J. Kelly plans to model his administration after two of his heroes who were also thrust into office - President Gerald R. Ford and state Senate President Richard J. Codey. "I'm here today because of circumstances beyond our control," he told the audienc... More ...
Meeting shuts down over appointments squabble BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer BRICK TOWNSHIP - See you in court. That was the message that Planning Board Attorney Charles P. Tivenan had for Councilwoman Ruthanne Scaturro at a tense Jan. 3 board meeting. The two had a heated exchange after now-Mayor and board Chairman Daniel J. Kelly decided to postpone a... More ...
MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Golfers trudge the greens and enjoy the weather on a very balmy day at the Forge Pond County Golf Course on Chambers Bridge Road last week. More ...
Scarpelli pleads guilty to accepting bribes as mayor U.S. Attorney Chris Christie says his office isn't done with Brick yet BY PATRICIA A. MILLER & COLLEEN LUTOLF Staff Writers Former Mayor Joseph C. Scarpelli left a message on Brick Township employee Edward Moroney's voice mail last Friday. More ...
Suspects of Jersey Farms robbery still at large BRICK TOWNSHIP - Police are searching for whoever robbed the Jersey Farms store on Lanes Mill Road between 11:30 p.m. on Christmas night and 2:30 a.m. on Dec. 26. Patrolman Brian Ulman had walked the plaza earlier that night to do an area check and make sure all the doors were secure. W... More ...
Local teen injured in 'horseplay' incident BRICK TOWNSHIP - Police are investigating a Jan. 7 incident in which a township youth was injured after he fell from the roof of a car he was clinging to. Nicholas Morris, 17, received head injuries when he fell from the vehicle and struck the roadway. More ...