The BRICK Times Vol. 22 - No. 45
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This dusting of snow is just about all we got around here. By Andrey Nalbantov JERSEY SHORE - Do any of you remember the massive snowman contest more than two weeks ago at the beach? No, of course you don’t. It’s because we’ve barely had any snow this winter – not enough to even build a single snowman. And with the winter months now passed, an
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important question is being a couple of occasions this raised again. Why was there winter, here by the Shore we so little snow at the shore? got the occasional flurries, Luckily enough, there is an around an inch of snow, and answer to that question, and a whole lot of rain that used it doesn’t exactly involve to be snow. climate change, a term many According to the New Jerbelieve taboo. sey State Climatologist at While our neighbors from Rutgers University, Dr. Dave Northern Jersey got more Robinson, the reason for the (Snow - See Page 20) than five inches of snow on
County Leaders Denounce Cuts In State Aid
─Photo By Bob Vosseller Brick School Superintendent Dr. Thomas Farrell, standing at left, speaks during a recent meeting of the Ocean County Board of Commissioners against school aid cuts.
By Bob Vosseller OCEAN COUNTY – Members of the Ocean County Board of Commissioners took aim at Governor Phil Murphy and his administration for the increased deep cuts in state aid funding sustained by many school districts in the county. W hile dist r icts throughout the state
have taken some deep cuts since the S-2 State Aid Funding formula started in 2018, districts such as Toms River, Jackson, Brick, Lakewood and Manchester have seen millions of dollars cut over the last five years. This year, Toms River and Jackson saw deeper cuts that (Leaders - See Page 4)
March 25, 2023
Stores, Apartments Planned For Drum Point By Judy Smestad-Nunn BRICK - The look and feel of Drum Point Road, Mantolok i ng Road and Herber tsville Road is gradually changing as developers are taking advantage of zoning that was established by ordinance in 2018. The Village Zone encourages mixed use development by combining commercial and residential use on one parcel, which protects t he t ow n sh ip f rom high-density residential development while providing a means to improve businesses. Recently, applicant
Joann Marie LaConti plans to develop 305 and 307 Drum Point Road, and a corner lot on Sky Manor Boulevard into eight retail stores on the first floor with eight apartments on the second f loor, ranging from 1,100 to 1,264 square feet. One apartment would be dedicated for affordable housing. This was the second Board of Adjustment meeting for the application, which has gone through significant revisions since the first meeting that was held in mid-February. The major change is (Stores - See Page 5)
Alleged Animal Hoarders Denied Their “Personal Dogs” By Alyssa Riccardi BRICK – The two women allegedly responsible for hoarding 180 dogs and cats in a Brick Township home will not have ownership of their “personal dogs.” Aimee J. Lonczak, 49, and Michele Nycz, 58, were charged with animal cruelty and child endangerment in December after authorities discovered nearly 180 animals in cages in a home and vehicle on
Arrowhead Park Drive in Brick Township. Cats and dogs were found in cages, standing in their own feces and urine. Officials deemed these living conditions uninhabitable and the home was condem ned by Brick Township code enforcement. In addition, Lonczak’s 16-year-old daughter was living in the home with the 180 animals. Previously, the women filed motions to have (Dogs - See Page 8)
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