JEFF GRANIT staff Brick Memorial coach Dan O'Cone celebrates with his wrestlers after beating Jackson 30-29 in the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group IV final on Friday in Jackson. It was the first title for Brick Memorial since 1999. More...
State cap, less state aid, falling enrollment to blame, officials say
BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer
If he had his druthers, Brick Township Superintendent of Schools Melindo A. Persi would have picked "Option A" to deal with a $3,515,650 budget shortfall for the 2008-09 school year. That plan called for closing the Osbornville, Herbertsville and Laurelton schools and using $37,681 more from the district's surplus account. More...
The U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 16-05 of Brick will offer the "Americas Boating Course" from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on March 22, April 5, April 19, June 7 and Oct. 4 at the Brick Civic Plaza, 270 Chambers Bridge Road, Brick. More...
Iwould like to explain the "tentative" budget that was recently adopted by the Brick Township Board of Education and why it needed to be done. By law, the Board of Education has to adopt a preliminary budget that includes a viable plan for the upcoming school year. More...
The Jan. 31 issue of the Brick Township Bulletin opinion page contained an editorial and letters discussing the selection of the new executive director for the Brick Municipal Utilities Authority (MUA) and other matters relating to partisan favoritism and bias. More...
Mr. Raviola, 56, of East Brunswick, formerly of the Kendall Park section of South Brunswick, died Feb. 3, 2008, in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. He was director of the Homicide and Violent Crimes Division of the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office. More...
PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff Top: Brick's Zach Jones, 17, rehearses his role as the Cat in the Hat on Sunday at the Brick Civic Plaza for the upcoming Kidz-4-Kidz production of "Seussical Jr." Above: Young members of the cast run through a dress rehearsal to prepare for their Feb. 22 and Feb. 23 performances at Brick Township High School. More...
The Kiley family name has been a familiar one in the Brick Memorial wrestling family in recent years. And it was Mike Kiley with a 2-1 overtime victory at 171 pounds - his second overtime victory of the day - that sealed Brick Memorial's 36-24 victory over Shore Conference rival Southern and BrickMemorial's first NJSIAA Group IV championship since 1999. More...
Township honors two cops for their good works
