The BRICK Times Vol. 23 - No. 30
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Students Learn Cooking – And Caring For Those In Need
Open Space To Be Bought On Busy Road
By Judy be preserved as open Smestad-Nunn space in town. BRICK - Residents Du r ing a recent frequently complain To w n s h i p C o u n at publ ic me et i ngs cil Meeting, Mayor about traffic and the Lisa Crate said the disappearance of nat- com mit tee has recural lands in tow n, om me nd e d t he a c but there is a group quisition of property c a l le d Br ick O p e n located on the corner Space Savers (BOSS), of Herbertsville Road a citizens advisor y and Maple Avenue. c o m m i t t e e w h o i s The 1.5-acre parcel having success with is adjacent to the 175identifying undevel- acre Sawmill Tract, oped parcels of land w h i c h i s a n o p e n and acquiring them to (Council- See Page 4)
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Photo courtesy OCVTS There were 170 students who worked to create 3,700 meals for people in need.
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By Judy Smestad-Nunn BRICK - It was all hands on deck during the week before Thanksgiving for the 170 C u l i n a r y A r t s students at Brick Votech, when all the students helped to prepare 3,000 meals for Ocean and Monmouth
Cou nt y fa m ilies i n need. Culinary 1 instructor Chef Gar y Lesniak s a i d t h e m e n u fo r “Feed the Need” has stayed the same over the years, but the need always increases. Student enrollment is at full capacity, which wa s helpf u l si nce
400 t u rkeys had to be thawed, sectioned, deboned, baked and plated. The Culinary Arts i n s t r u c t o r s , w h ich i n cl u d e C h e f s J i l l Sc ot t , Kev i n Mu s to, Donna Squillaro and newcomer Monica I mpag l ia , h ave the preparation of the
thousands of meals d ow n t o a s cie n c e when students put the meals together in assembly-line style. “Feed the Need” has hu mble beg i n n i ngs when some 25-to-30 years ago the culinary arts students prepared (Feed The NeedSee Page 4)
Photo by Judy Smestad-Nunn This land near the intersection of Herbertsville Road and Maple Avenue is being considered for an open space purchase.
“A New Scrooge” Gives Glimpse Of Christmas Future
By Chris Lundy BRICK – The story has been told a thousand times – Ebenezer Scrooge is a skinflint and a tyrant, but has a change of heart after seeing Christmas past, present and future. But that’s not the whole story.
“A New Scrooge,” a play written by local actor and director Corey Crawford, is making its debut this weekend. It tells the story of what comes next. Crawford said his company, the Guild Theaterworks, put on “A Christmas Carol”
last year. It had been the first time they did a full scale Christmas production in a very long time. He directed the show as well as played Scrooge. And that got him thinking… “What happens next? Was it smooth sailing for him? We’re told he
becomes a changed man but how does he go down that road?” T hose quest ion s kept poppi ng up, c a u si ng Cr aw fo r d to put pen to paper. He hatched a story that takes place in the year following
(Scrooge - See Page 4)
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