JEFF GRANIT staff Brick Memorial's Dan Burke (r) is checked by Howell's Rob Hart during a game last Thursday in Howell, which Howell went to win by a score of 11-1. More ... Search for new public works director gets under way Councilman says he has no interest in director job BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer       Brick Township officials are looking for a new public works director to take over the roughly 125-employee department when current supervisor Robert Russo retires. "Bob has done a great job for the period of time he has been there," Mayor Stephen C. Acropolis said. More ... Budget, board seats on the line on April 15 Two special questions also on the ballot BY DANIELLE MEDINA Correspondent       Voters here will decide on the fate of the school district's $141 million budget, two special questions, and three Brick Township Board of Education seats next week. More ... Old landfill still a money pit for the township Mayor wants EPA to speed up record of decision for site BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer       BRICK TOWNSHIP- The township's only Superfund site is hard to find these days. Drivers zipping along Sally Ike Road would have to slow down to notice the heavily wooded, fenced-in site that bisects two housing developments. The only indication it's not just woods is a small white sign next to th... More ... Benefit slated for baby who lost his father BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer       Six-month-old Markus Ippolito already knows who his father is. "Where's Dada?" asks his aunt, Danielle Ippolito. The baby immediately turns around and grins at a poster-size photo of a smiling 26-year-old Robert Ippolito on the wall in his grandmother's house. Ippolito is holding his baby son, w... More ... Talking trash could lead to savings, mayor says Anti-littering campaign also started; targets businesses, motorists BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer       BRICK TOWNSHIP - The township is looking for someplace else to take those discarded sofas, chairs, refrigerators and other bulk trash that residents lug to their curbsides for pick-up each month. "The township wants to save as much money as possible because of the budget problems," Mayor Stephen... More ... Datebook       • The Herbertsville First Aid Squad urgently needs new members. Volunteer to save a life and help a neighbor. All training is provided at no cost. Details: (732) 840- 9116 or www.herbertsville.org. More ... Newspaper group takes home 30 awards in NJPA contest       Greater Media Newspapers received 30 awards from the New Jersey Press Association for excellence in writing, photography and advertising in the NJPA's Better Newspaper Contest for 2007. More ... Police issue purse theft alert at grocery stores       Brick police are urging women to guard their purses and/or wallets and never leave them unattended while shopping at local grocery stores. The police department is issuing this warning due to an increase in thefts of purses and wallets at grocery stores. More ...