The BRICK Times Vol. 21 - No. 49
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─Photo courtesy Sue McNamara/Brick Schools Pete Panuska admires his retired No. 21 football jersey and trophies in the Brick Township High School trophy case. By Chris Christopher BRICK - My, oh, my. How small the world is despite its vast size. Pete Panuska and Tom Farrell can vouch for that. Now the Superinten-
dent of Schools of the Brick Township School District, Farrell was a youngster when he watched Panuska star in football for Brick Township High School. “ I w a s g r ow i n g up in Howell as an
eighth-grader, watching Pete play,” Farrell said. “Pete was so good and so fast. I saw him play in the Sun Bowl (in which Panuska returned a kickoff for a touchdown for the University of Tennessee).
Pete was an idol to me. He was featured in the front sections of the papers. He was bigger than life.” Many years later, the two men became close. Panuska became the (Panuska - See Page 4)
Sheriff’s Department Unveils New Rescue ATV By Alyssa Riccardi OCEAN COUNTY – Covered with waterways like marshes, lakes and rivers, Ocean County has a unique landscape that attracts thousands of visitors every year. Since the terrain can sometimes be difficult to travel through, the Ocean County Sheriff’s Office has intro-
duced a state-of-theart vehicle in the event a water-based rescue is needed. “We now have a new vehicle that can assist in both land and water rescues throughout the County,” said Commissioner Gary Quinn, liaison to the Sheriff’s Department. The ATV known as “SHER P” can plow
through ice, mud and marshes. It will be u sed by t he Ocea n Cou nt y Of f ice of Emergency Management to reach someone who may be hurt or is having a medical episode. The idea was first proposed by Ocean County Sheriff Mike Mastronardy after he was caught in a hur-
ricane in North Carolina. “Based on Ocean County’s topography, havi ng this vehicle will allow us to perform rescues that in t he pa st have been diff icult to access,” Mast ronardy said. “This vehicle is rugged and can withstand just about any thing allowing us to per-
form life-saving rescues while eliminating the concern of how to navigate reaching a victim.” The SHERP can move at 25 miles per hour by land and 3.7 miles per hour in the water. It can effortlessly move over mounds of sand, t h r ou g h b r u sh a nd across other obstacles (ATV - See Page 6)
April 23, 2022
5G, Summerfest Top Council Concerns
By Judy Smestad-Nunn BRICK - The Federal Communications Commission prohibits local governments from stopping 5G (fifth generation) technology from imposing excessive regulations on wireless carriers. But municipalities do have some say in regulating the aesthetics of the infrastructure for the installation of small cell towers. The cell carriers are looking to rent space on private properties, and the township also has the ability to grant site approval. For these reasons, the township’s telecommunications expert recommended an ordinance to the Council’s Public Safety Committee that would give Brick a say in 5G technology - that is coming into municipalities across the state - in establishing design perimeters. During the April 12 council meeting, the ordinance, “Placement of Small Cell Facilities and Wireless Poles in the Public Right-of-Way,” was unanimously passed on its final reading. In other news, final plans are in place for the Summerfest Concert Series, scheduled for Thursdays from June 30 through July 21. Food truck vendors include Dellano Food Service, Highway 2 Ohana, John & Debbie “O’s” Concessions, You Scream Ice Cream, and Woodshed Pizza. The Township Business Administrator Joanne Bergin will solicit new bids for the categories in which no bids were received. The Mantoloking Ale House was the highest responsive and responsible bidder for the Beer and Wine Concession, who paid $7,000 to sell the libations during the Summerfest Concerts and FallFest. As always (weather per mitting) the concerts - and the FallFest - end with fireworks at sunset. Althouse dba Schaefer Fireworks, Inc. of Ronks, Pennsylvania will be paid $24,800, or $4,960 per event. The concert lineup includes Super Trans Am on June 30; Stif ler’s Mom on July 7; The Benjamins on July 14; and Jessie’s Girl on July 21. (Council - See Page 5)
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