The BRICK Times
Vol. 21 - No. 15
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─Photo By Bob Vosseller Protestors walk the street in front of the Ocean Medical Center in Brick opposing the state’s mandatory vaccination of health workers. By Bob Vosseller BRICK – Around 30 people - some of whom were health workers - brought signs, the American f lag and a lot of energy to protest the requirement of hospital staff being
vaccinated against the coronavirus. The protest took place in front of the Hackensack Meridian Health’s Ocean Medical Center in Brick. Gov. Phil Murphy had signed an executive order earlier this month declaring
that all who work in questioned the scihealth care facilities ence of the vaccines and other high-risk ar- being administered. eas must be vaccinat- Some of those pared or take tests every ticipating in the proweek. test said they were Most of those pres- vaccinated while ent said the mandate ot her s said t hey removed freedom of were not and did choice while others (Protest - See Page 4)
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Guadagno To Head Mercy Center
By Chris Lundy ASBURY PARK – Former Lt. Governor Kim Guadagno will now be the executive director of the Mercy Center, a nonprofit founded by the Sisters of Mercy in Asbury Park. Guadagno had formerly been CEO of Fulfill, which provides food and other necessities to those in need
throughout Monmouth and Ocean counties. She will step into the role being vacated by Sister Carol Ann Henry, who is retiring after 39 years. The Mercy Center offers the following programs: Emergency Services – distributes food, clothing and utilities assistance to help sustain families facing financial
difficulties; The Family Resource Center (FRC) – a “onestop-shop” for resources, referrals, advocacy, counseling and behavior modification services available to families so they can maintain healthier lives and relationships; Sisters Academy of New Jersey (SANJ) – a middle school for
girls from economically challenged families providing an education of excellence, life skills and the necessary tools so they become confident, self-sufficient and successful in competitive high schools. “By addressing the needs of the entire family and providing a quality education to women at a very young
age, Mercy Center truly attacks the very root of systemic poverty in our community,” said Guadagno. “Moving forward, as the State still suffers from the pandemic, I will strive to ensure that those hardest hit in Asbury Park and surrounding areas are not forgotten and that they get the (Mercy - See Page 21)
August 28, 2021
Brick Sues Illegal Religious School
By Chris Lundy and Judy Smestad-Nunn BRICK – On Friday, August 20, the township filed a lawsuit in Superior Court to force an unauthorized school that has been running at the site of the former Temple Beth Or to immediately cease and desist operations. Mayor John G. Ducey said the lawsuit was necessary since all property owners are required to obey township zoning regulations and “the township will enforce the law.” The township has begun fining the operator of the boy’s school, identified in the lawsuit as Congregation Kehilos Yisroel, Inc. (CKY), who opened up in the former temple because they did not get the proper clearances and inspections. “The purpose of this action is to enforce Brick’s zoning and land use ordinances and to obtain relief requiring the non-approved private boys’ school to cease operating until such time as all required land use approvals and uniform construction code permits...are secured,” the town says in the lawsuit. Temple Beth Or, at 200 Van Zile Road, closed earlier this year and was sold. With a declining congregation, the group was having trouble maintaining the large 4.11-acre site. Township Business Administrator Joanne Bergin said that when a property changes in (Temple - See Page 5)
School Leaders Ask For Mask Order To Be Dropped
By Chris Lundy BRICK – The superintendent and board of education president said they would follow state mandates on wearing masks, but asked the governor to let local districts make the choice instead. Brick reported no transmission of the virus within schools during the 2020-2021 school year, officials said. The district had managed to open full day, five days a week at the end (Masks - See Page 6)
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