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Photo courtesy Brick Township Sofia graduating as a Girl Scout Ambassador. By Alyssa Riccardi BRICK – Brick Township resident Sof ia Gonzales-Trelles was honored by the mayor and council for achieving her Girl Scout Gold Award. At the July 23 council meeting, Mayor Lisa Crate presented So-
fia with a certificate of commendation recognizing her for her contributions to the community. “We are honoring Sofia tonight in recognition of her earning the Girl Scout Gold Award, which is the highest achievement in
Ciba’s Sins: Then And Now By Chris Lundy TOMS RIVER – As a nonprofit group prepares to fight a court battle regarding environmental damages, they looked back on what caused this problem. For decades, a company known locally as Ciba-Geigy dumped
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unknown tonnage of toxic waste in the river and groundwater, actions that some say has resulted in a local cancer cluster – although no direct link can be proven. Ed Vienckowski, board chair of Save Barnegat Bay, called the Ciba land an “environmental
crime scene” during the group’s recent meeting which took place at the Lavallette First Aid Squad building. Some people back then knew something was wrong about what Ciba was doing, but many were unaware. Some (Ciba - See Page 4)
Girl Scouts. We are in appreciation for all that you do for our community,” Mayor Crate said. Sof ia organized a program for her Gold Award in Girl Scouting, to help local seniors prevent isolation and depression through the power of playing music.
“I started a music engagement program over at the Brick Senior Center, which opened up in October of last year. I partnered up with the Mayor’s Student Advisory, National Honor Society and students in my grade and younger grades who wanted to get involved with our community,” Sofia said. Sofia explained how Brick has a high number of senior citizens – about 20% of residents are over the age of 65, she said. “It’s not all that uncommon for older individuals to face loneliness, which can lead to depression and in turn put them at a high risk for dementia,” Sofia said. “My goal was to get them engaged with each other, get out of the house, as a way to kind of prevent them from getting to that (Girl Scout See Page 4)
Photo by Judy Smestad-Nunn The long, narrow land is shown here from the perspective of Drum Point Road. By Judy Smestad-Nunn BRICK – An application to build three, two-story contractor shops/offices at 345 Drum Point Road was approved at the Planning Board’s most recent meeting. Albert Del Prete of Del Corp. Holdings LLC has owned the 2.3-acre property since 2001. The unique parcel is long and narrow, measuring 1,000 feet by 119 feet. It is located between the
backyard homes on Huppert Drive and Leswing Drive in Sky Manor. The length and narrow width of the undeveloped property has presented a hardship for Del Prete, who said he has tried to sell it to the homeowners on multiple occasions. Most recently, Del Corp. Holdings applied to build a 175-unit self-storage facility, which was denied by the Board since it was not an approved use in (Land - See Page 4)
Treadmill Dad Gets 25 Years In Death Of Son By Chris Lundy TOMS R IVER – “A picture is worth a thousand words, but that video is worth 10,000 words,” Judge Guy Ryan said as he sentenced Christopher Gregor for aggravated manslaughter and endangering
the welfare of his own son. The video of Gregor putting his son, Corey Micciolo, 6, on a treadmill and speeding it up so the boy fell off multiple times – and then biting the boy’s head - has become infamous and leant weight to the
sentencing, the judge said. However, the charge of endangering only received a sentence of 5 years. The treadmill incident, which took place on March 20, 2021, did not contribute to the death from blunt force impact to
the chest and abdomen on April 2, 2021. The exact cause of these injuries might never be made public, but Gregor was sentenced to 20 years in prison for the aggravated manslaughter (Sentencing See Page 6)
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