The BRICK Times Vol. 22 - No. 41
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February 25, 2023
PARTY CELEBRATES 173 YEARS OF BRICK HISTORY
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By Alyssa Riccardi BRICK – Residents and local officials put on their party hats to commemorate Brick’s 173rd birthday. The birthday bash celebrated the founding of the town, which was created on February 15, 1850. During that time, the population was about 1,558 and the town was made up of several small villages including Bay Head, Mantoloking and Point Pleasant Beach. “A five-member committee type government was formed and held its first meeting on March
Community News Page 8-11
Dr. Izzy’s Sound News Page 14
(Party - See Page 5)
Inside The Law Page 17
─Photo courtesy Brick Township The dragon and the mustang, the mascots for the high school, were on hand to celebrate the town’s birthday.
Brick Puts Aside $1.8M For Open Space Buy
─Photo by Judy Smestad-Nunn The land to be preserved is woods now, and only a small portion will be made into a park.
By Judy Smestad-Nunn BRICK – The Township Council passed a bond ordinance that will borrow $1.8 m i l l ion t owa rd t he purchase of the Breton Woods tract, 31.6 acres of wood s of f
Laurel Avenue where Texas-based develo p e r D. R . H o r t o n planned to build 59 houses. Pla n n i ng Boa rd meetings for the proposed development had to be moved to a (Space - See Page 4)
Several Shopping Centers Purchased By Chris Lundy BERKELEY – Holiday City is usually thought of as acres of senior housing, but the company that built them also built several strip malls for the residents to shop at. They were sold in a large transaction recently. “Holiday City has
changed hands,” Berkeley Councilwoman Sophia Gingrich notified the public at a recent Tow n s h i p C o u n c i l meeting. A resident of a senior community herself, she mentioned that some of her residents have expressed concerns about the purchase. “We hope this
change goes well.” The locations are throughout Berkeley, Toms River, and Brick. They include Holiday City Plaza 1, 2, and 3; Rite Aid on Mule Road and Plaza Drive; Holiday City Medical Center at Plaza Drive; (Shopping - See Page 20)
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