The BRICK Times Vol. 23 - No. 32
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Photo courtesy Ed Sarluca The Mustangs won the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association sectional championship. By Chris Christopher BRICK - Make room for another championship banner on the walls of the Brick Memorial High School gymnasium. The Mustangs’ girls soccer team has rolled a seven. It has won the program’s seventh New
Je r sey St at e I nt e rschola st ic At h let ic Association sectional championship. Latest title was captured with a 2-1 victory over top-seeded Middletown South in the second overtime of the Central Jersey Group III championship match in a rematch of last year’s final won
by the Eagles in double overtime. “They are all talented and work extremely hard,” Brick Memorial head coach Bi l ly C a r u s o s a id . “The girls titled this tour nament our Revenge Tour as we had to beat the two teams that knocked us out of the state tournament
the past t wo years. Hopewell Valley beat us in the 2021 semifinals on penalty kicks after we outshot them 20-3 during the game. This was def initely one of our most special sectional titles.” There were South Jersey Group IV championships in (Soccer- See Page 4)
Fallen Lakewood Police Officer Remembered During Ceremony In Jackson Photo by Bob Vosseller Robert and Jeannette Shimonovich hold a street sign that was part of a dedication ceremony for their son Nicklas while their son Leonardo Shimonovich holds a portrait of his brother.
By Bob Vosseller JACKSON – The life and service of Lakewood Police Officer Nicklas Shimonovich was recalled during a special gather ing at t he i nt e r s e c t ion of Thompson Bridge
Road and West Veterans Highway. Thompson Bridge Road in Jackson was dedicated to Sh i monov ich who w o r e b a d g e # 39 2 . T he de d icat ion i nclude d a me mor ia l
sign that will now be d isplaye d t o honor the 23-year-old fallen Lakewood Police Officer. He is survived by his parents, both Lakewood Police officers, (Officer- See Page 5)
December 16, 2023
Point Pleasant Canal To Receive $3.2M In Repairs
By Alyssa Riccardi POINT PLEASANT – The Point Pleasant Canal is slated to receive $3.2 million in repairs to improve the bulkheading, with restoration scheduled to begin this month, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Philadelphia District announced. The 2-mile-long manmade channel is located within the boundaries of Point Pleasant Borough and became navigable in 1926. The waterway connects the Manasquan River and the Barnegat Bay. Repairs were required due to portions of the steel bulkhead suffering from significant damage over the years. Construction focuses on the northern part of the canal where water then flows into the Manasquan River. In June, the Army Corps awarded a contract to UH Services Group, LLC of Metairie, LA for $3.2 million to repair a portion of deteriorated steel bulkhead at the entrance of the canal near the eastern shoreline. The project received funding through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which was passed back in 2021. After funding was approved, Point Pleasant Mayor Bob Sabosik thanked Congressman Chris Smith for securing the funding, emphasizing that the repairs are much needed. “Throughout the years, he has stayed in constant contact with local mayors including myself and does not only listen, but helps us get the resources we need to make our communities at the Jersey Shore better,” Sabosik said in a statement. The existing deteriorated structures will be demolished/ removed, the U.S. Army Corps said in a statement. New steel sheet piling and associated features will be installed along with backfill stone, and the placement of riprap in the water. The contractor anticipates mobilizing to the site in December to conduct diving operations at the site. Other work will take place in phases. The Point Pleasant Canal is a component of the New Jersey Intracoastal Waterway federal navigation project which extends from the Manasquan River to the entrance to the Cape May Canal on the Delaware Bay, a total of 117 miles. “The New Jersey Intracoastal Waterway provides a safe, reliable, and operational navigation channel for the East Coast’s largest and 5th most valuable commercial fishing fleet in the U.S. (Cape May/Wildwood) and nine U.S. Coast Guard Stations including Cape May training base,” the U.S. Army Corps said.
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