THE BRICK
Vol. 18 - No. 42
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–Photos by Judy Smestad-Nunn Demolition is taking place at Brick Plaza in and around the former Bon Ton.
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–Photos by Judy Smestad-Nunn A new White Castle will open near Outback Steakhouse.
By Judy Smestad-Nunn BRICK - Mom and pop stores are fading away in town, making way for larger box stores and well-k now n chai ns, which is a national trend, said Brick’s Zoning Officer Christopher J. Romano. Another national trend is, with many people shopping online, there has been a big shift in the types of stores that are opening, such as restaurants, hair and nail salons, medical and dental care, fitness, and other kinds of things that cannot be bought online. The township has seen an increase in new business construction, and many former stores are being reconfigured, including several locations at Brick Plaza, which is owned by Federal Realty. “They have plans for all the spots; they’re doing interior demos and preparing for new tenants,” Romano said from his office in the municipal complex recently. Romano, 39, who was formerly the township’s zoning clerk, has taken over for his former boss, Sean Kinnevy, who retired in January after serving as the zoning officer for some 40 years. At Br ick Plaza, the for mer Ethan Allen furniture store and the former Bon-Ton department store are being reconfigured for new retail shops and restaurants, and there has been a lot of interest in the spaces, Romano said. LA Fitness opened at the site of the former Sports Authority about a month
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School Forming Budget While Figures Changing By Judy SmestadNunn BRICK - Planning for the school budget is like trying to hit a moving target since the school enrollment shifts between eight and 13 percent on a monthly basis, making costs difficult to predict, officials said. “This is based on enrollment data on years of history,” said school Superintendent Gerard Dalton during a recent Board of Education meeting. “Districts are not se ei ng t he s a me level of stability we once saw,” he said. Other factors that impact the budget is the increasing number of ELL (English language learners) students, which has doubled over the last several years from
16 percent to 32 percent in that category, said Director of Curriculum and Instruction Susan McNamara. She said that poverty has increased among the student body, evidenced by the fact that onethird of all district students receive free and reduced lunch. Brick also has a higher state average of students who are classif ied as special needs, said the district’s Director of Special Services K risten Hanson during the meeting. The superintendent gave a PowerPoint presentation on the district’s 2019-2020 budget process and timeline overview, which would be developed using the most cur rent and
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Congressman Kim Talks Health Care, Changes In Government By Chris Lundy BERKELEY – Congressman Andy Kim said he will use his seat i n the House of Re p r e s e nt at ive s to help make health care affordable, sup-
port the military, and change government so that it represents people, not corporations. He said t h is at a Tow n Hall meeting which was held for about t wo hou rs at
the Holiday City West Clubhouse. Kim said it would be par t of an ongoing policy to schedule a Town Hall once a month in his district. This month (Kim - See Page 4)
County GOP Picks Wolfe’s Replacement, Other Candidates
By Chris Lundy T O M S R I VER – The Ocean C o u n t y R e p u bl i ca n O rga n i zat ion announced their slat e for Nove mber’s regional elec-
tions. Incumbents t o o k u p m o s t of the spots, but there was a group of candidates seeking to replace reti r ing Assemblyman Dav id Wolfe on t he
ballot. Wolfe, who had been an assemblyman since 1992, announced earlier this year that he would not be running for (GOP - See Page 7)
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