The BRICK Times
Vol. 20 - No. 22
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First Responders Train With “Operation Total Chaos”
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Funding Key Topic In School Board Race
By Judy Smestad-Nunn BRICK - Residents will have the opportunity to vote for two Board of Education members out of the five candidates who are running for the positions during the November general election. Each candidate was asked the following questions: Why are you running for the Board of Education? Do you have children who attend the public schools in town? Do you have any relatives who work for the district? What is your age, educational background and work experience? And what do you think is the district’s most pressing issue? Here are their answers in alphabetical order by last name. Micah Bender, 37, said he is running for the seat because he believes in public education, he believes in the students, the teachers and the community.
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-Photo courtesy Brick police First responders trained in a drill where a lot of emergencies happened at once. By Chris Lundy ings and a large field. Herbertsville Road. During the two-hour BRICK – Fortunate“O pe r at ion Tot al “The purpose of the drill, f ire and EMS ly, it was only a drill. Chaos” was a disas- exercise was to eval- p e r s o n n e l w o r k e d There was a propane ter preparedness drill uate players’ actions together to extricate tank fi re, live wires on developed by Brick agai nst cu r rent re - w o u n d e d v i c t i m s , the ground, multiple Tow nship EMS Di- sponse plans and ca- while dealing with live overturned vehicles - rector Rob Contreras pabilities responding wires, fi res, and smoke including a school bus and Manchester EMS to a weather-related cond it ions. Victims – with people inside, Director Rob Baran. It emergency in Ocean were triaged, treated, and the need to search took place at the Fire County,” said Director and rehabbed as needed. for victims in build- Training Academy on Contreras. (Chaos - See Page 4)
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Trump Rally Takes To The Road
By Bob Vosseller TOMS RIVER – The Tr u mp Trai n had a stop in Ocean County. Many were ready to roll in support of Donald Trump as part of a car parade which lau nche d f r om t he parking lot of the BJ’s store in the township through Route 37 east. It was similar to the
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huge boat parade that was held on Labor Day weekend supporting the president’s reelection bid and in support of law enforcement that f illed Bar negat Bay. Instead of boats, it was cars, and the parking lot of BJ’s resembled a sea of red, white and blue as well as some pink Women
of Trump flags as vehicles of all shapes, sizes and models and a number of motorcycles lined up for a mobile rally. There were a number of vendors hawking Trump banners, flags, T-shirts, stickers and all manner of Trump merchandise. Toninn Comello of
Jackson organized the event which was a bit of a sequel to the prior week’s Monmouth County Trump Road Rally which featured a large vehicle parade of cars decorated with flags, banners, Trump faces and other items. “This is a continuation of that parade. I did that one as well.
Last week we had 500 vehicles and it looks like we have 600 vehicles. We are going down 37 east going over the bridge into Seaside then back and down to Fischer Boulevard going all the way up to Hooper Avenue and then to Route 70.” The Vunic family (Trump - See Page 4)
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Normandy Residents Enjoy Renovated Bayside Park
By Judy Smestad-Nunn BRICK - Normandy Beach residents Rita Ciocca and Janet Keating attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony for Bayside Park along with the township administration, department heads and employees. “It’s really awesome, they did a fabulous job,” said Ciocca. “It’s a wonderful addition to our community, because it looked disheveled before.” She said that before the renovation, there was nothing for children to do there. “They’ve added so many nice features,” she said. “I’ll be bringing my grandchildren here.” Keating agreed, and said the park and its new gazebo would be great for seniors as well. “They can sit in the shade, watch the boats go by, and enjoy the beautiful sunsets,” she said. “They did a wonderful job with the landscaping - there are so many different plantings, and the (Park - See Page 12)
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