ERIC SUCAR staff A crane soars above an icy section of the Schoolhouse Branch waters located in Ocean County Park on Dec. 20. More ... New police chief will be Berquist or Kinney Acropolis withdraws from selection process BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer       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 ... Health-care premiums to jump almost a million Township employees still pay nothing toward premium BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer       Brick Township officials trumpeted the news last year that there would no increase in health-care premiums for 510 employees. Things will be different in 2008. Brick is facing a 13 percent increase, or roughly $818,100 in premium costs with Horizon Blue Cross, Blue Shield of New Jersey, the town... More ... Credit monitoring deadline approaches BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer       BRICK TOWNSHIP - Employees whose personal informationmay have been compromised this fall have until Jan. 11 to sign up for free protection services. As of late last week, 301 out of the 510 eligible employees had signed up for seven years of identity theft monitoring services, said Township Admi... More ...      COURTESY OF BRICK TOWNSHIP POLICE Four new Brick police officers were sworn in at the Dec. 18 Township Committee meeting. Above, Township Clerk Virginia Lampman swears in John D. Gordon, 28, an Iraq War veteran who served in the Marines. Also sworn in were Joseph Rossi, Jennifer Sutton and Joseph Pa... More ... Brick goes Hollywood with new video system BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer       BRICK TOWNSHIP - The bland videos of Township Committee meetings and other events on BTV20 will soon be a thing of the past. Township Council members awarded a $29,204 contract at the Dec. 18 council meeting to Rush Works Media, Carrollton, Texas, for the purchase of a tapeless, portable digital... More ... BBB: Read extended warranties, service contracts, return policies       Stop before you throw away those contracts or receipts this holiday season and take the time to read the fine print on extended warranties, service contracts and return/exchange policies. It may end up saving you money. More ... Icebreaker      ERIC SUCAR staff A lone crane pauses to rest on the ice on the Schoolhouse Branch in Ocean County Park on Dec. 20. More ...