Vol. 18 - No. 14
In This Week’s Edition
THE BRICK
TIMES
Your FREE Weekly Hometown Newspaper For Brick and Lakewood Townships
Community News!
Demo Shows How Fast A Fire Can Spread
Don’t miss what’s happening in your town.
Pages 12-15.
Government Page 8.
Letters Page 9.
Dr. Izzy’s Sound News The Connection Between Allergies & Hearing Loss
Page 16. –Photos by Judy Smestad-Nunn Children watch as f ire spreads through a mock room in a trailer. The 51 Brick Police Youth Camp students learned how sprinkler systems help.
Dear Pharmacist Mangoes Are Magnificent Unless You Are Allergic
Page 17.
Inside The Law
Time To Review Your Will
Page 19.
(Fire - See Page 5)
Business Directory Page 24.
Classifieds Page 25.
Fun Page Page 28.
Wolfgang Puck
Summer Pizza Party: Showcase The Heirloom Tomato Harvest On A Grilled Pizza
Page 31.
Horoscope Page 31.
By Judy SmestadNunn BR I C K - T h e f i r e started in a trashcan, and within a matter of seconds it spread to nea rby cu r t ai ns a nd to the ceili ng. T he room would have been completely eng ulfed i n f la mes if not for the sprinkler system, wh ich e x t i n g u i s h e d the fire immediately. L u c k i l y, t h e r o o m wasn’t in a home but rather in a burn trailer demonstration held at t h e L a u r elt o n Fi r e house and hosted by The New Jersey Fire S p r i n k le r Ad v i s o r y Board (NJFSB), who come to Brick ever y yea r a nd t ea ch the ch ild ren who at tend B r i c k Pol i c e Yo u t h Camp about fire safety.
OCC Unveils Renovated Instructional Building
By Jennifer Peacock TOMS RIVER – Ocean County College officials unveiled the newly renovated instructional building recently. The ribbon cutting to celebrate the reopening of the building was held July 26, with OCC President Jon H. Larson, Board of Trustees Chair Carl Van Thulin, and Buildings and Grounds Chair Linda L. Novak offering comments. Freeholder John C. Bart–Photo by Jennifer Peacock lett, who is liaison to the The newly renovated instructional building, one of (OCC - See Page 5) five original buildings on the OCC campus.
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| August 11, 2018
Brick Grapples With School Aid Cuts By Judy Smestad-Nunn BRICK - The burden of making up for a $23 million loss in state aid to the school district over a seven year period would fall directly on the shoulders of Brick taxpayers, said School Business Administrator James Edwards during a special Board of Education meeting on July 31. On July 13, Brick was notified that for the 2018-2019 school year, the district is facing a reduction in state aid of $1,162,224 for the first year. In year two of the school funding plan Brick stands to lose $2,039,750. In the third year, $2,549,687. In the fourth year, $3,569,562; for year five, $4,589,437. Year six, $5,354,343; and for the final (School - See Page 6)
K-9s Celebrated In Ocean County
By Jennifer Peacock TOMS RIVER – Blind epic poet. Bumbling father from Springfield. First trained tracking bloodhound in New Jersey. Homer. New Jersey’s Homer was a floppy-eared sleuth, purchased as a puppy, sight unseen, in 1960 by Island Heights native Tim Cagney. He became fascinated
with the breed while in the military. Cagney’s puppy became the first trained tracking bloodhound in the state, who was a member of the Ocean County Sheriff’s Office, the first in the state to use bloodhounds. Today the sheriff’s department has a K-9 unit of 16 dogs, supervised by Sgt. (K-9 - See Page 4)
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