THE BRICK
Vol. 19 - No. 24
In This Week’s Edition
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Your FREE Weekly Hometown Newspaper For Brick and Lakewood Townships
Fallfest Leaves Residents Happy
Letters Page 9.
Community News! Don’t miss what’s happening in your town.
Pages 10-14.
Dr. Izzy’s Sound News Hearing Health Snap Shot
Page 18.
Dear Pharmacist Page 19.
Inside The Law Page 21.
Classifieds Page 23.
Business Directory Page 24.
Wolfgang Puck Page 31.
There were a variety of activities available for Brick residents. By Judy Smestad-Nunn BRICK - There was food for every taste, and activities for every age group at the
annual Brick Township’s Fallfest, held recently at Windward Beach Park. The family-friendly festival feat ured 16
—Photo by Judy Smestad-Nunn
food t r ucks and 11 civic organ izat ions who raised money for t hei r orga n i zat ions by h o s t i n g ve n d o r games.
For example, Brick Memorial High School Dance Team ran a lawn darts/tattoos booth, while the (Fallfest - See Page 4)
Remembering Victims Of Domestic Violence
By Bob Vosseller TOMS RIVER – Memories of those who died as the victim of domestic violence - and greater awareness to the resources available to those facing that trauma - were part of the Silent Witness Project ceremony held recently at the Ocean County Mall. The Silent Witness Project ceremony involved the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office, Ocean County College, Providence House Domestic Violence Services of Catholic Charities, the Ocean County Sheriff’s Office and the Soroptimist International of Toms River. Ocean County Freeholder Director Virginia E. Haines and Freeholder Gary Quinn presented a proclamation to Providence House during the ceremony and during her remarks, Haines shared
her own story. “I was a victim when I was 25 years old. I told no one. I didn’t let anyone know until after it was happening but I did leave. I was not hospitalized and thank God I was not killed but it can happen to anyone,” she said. “No matter who you are, where are you live or your background, you can be a victim. When that happens you can call someone, be it a neighbor or a support agency or someone else but you can always find a way out,” Haines said. The event was held to raise awareness of the issue of domestic violence and connect residents with local resources to help end the violence in their lives. Both Haines and Ocean County Prosecutor (Awareness - See Page 6)
JERSEYSHOREONLINE.COM | October 26, 2019
Laurelton Sale One Option In Filling Funding Hole
By Judy Smestad-Nunn BRICK - There were no bids on the former Laurelton School site during a Sept. 4 auction, so the Board of Education voted to obtain the services of an auction company to sell the property, which has been uninhabited since 2008. School Business Administrator James Edwards said that obtaining the services of an auction company is one of three choices available to the district. “We could enter into negotiations to sell the building, we could go back out to bid again, or we could look to hire an auctioneer service who would assist us in selling the building,” he said during a special Board of Education meeting recently. The Finance Committee feels that the auctioneer is the best way to proceed, he said. Whoever buys the property would pay the auctioneer’s fee, Edwards added, with no fees to the district. A competitive contracting process would be used to select an auctioneer/marketing service, he added. Edwards said the board had an appraisal done on the property, which is the amount (adopted by resolution) the building is worth and for which the district cannot accept less. The site has gone to bid twice, and while there were a few lookers, there were no bidders, he said. Board of Education member Victoria Pakala asked Edwards to review the alternatives the board had considered for the site. “We have gone through many processes. We have looked at public/private partnerships, we’ve actually put it out to lease a couple of times - we got no bidders on it,” Edwards said. The district has entertained jointures with the township and with the Affordable Housing Authority, but the feedback is always the same: the renovations needed because of environmental concerns are so great that no one wants to touch it, Edwards said. “The point we’re at now, which is 10 years (School - See Page 5)
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