The BRICK Times Vol. 24 - No. 40
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Photo courtesy Brick Little League Mayor Lisa Crate with the girls and women of Brick Little League at Opening Day. By Alyssa Riccardi BRICK – As girls youth softball continues to grow more popu la r a rou nd t he country and locally, Brick Little League is stepping up to the plate. T he Leag ue a n nou nced they will be offering Little Leag ue Aff iliated Girls Softball for the first time in the organization’s 40-year history.
The Girls Softball Program is open to girls ages 9 to 12 who reside in Brick, league officials said. The new program is separate from Brick Recreation’s Girls Softball Program that s e r ve s g i rl s i n g r a d e s 2 through 12 and will continue to run. Brick Little League officials said the new program will be played at the softball
field at Herbertsville Park, Toms River Little League and Jackson-Holbrook Little Leag ue, with i ndoor practices held at Brick Little League. At the end of the recreation season, Brick Little League will form two AllStar teams to compete in Lit tle Leag ue sa nct ioned All-Star tour naments, (Softball - See Page 4)
Former Town Official Sentenced For Theft By Chris Lundy BRICK – A Brick official was sentenced to probation for stealing fees from the town. Daniel Santaniello, 46, of Brick, was sentenced to three years probation for the theft of approximately $9,260. He worked as the town’s Director of Recreation. He was required to resign from that job and he will not
be allowed to take any future public employment. He paid the money back as part of his sentencing. In his capacity as recreation director, Santaniello would issue permits to groups who wanted to use facilities such as fields. Private organizations are always charged a fee to the town in order to do this. However, he asked some groups to pay him directly in
cash instead of writing checks to the township. He pocketed the money and provided fraudulent permits to cover up his thefts. Santaniello began his career in the Brick Recreation Department nearly 30 years ago when he was hired as a seasonal employee as a beach parking lot attendant. In 2014, he took over as (Theft - See Page 5)
February 8, 2025
White House, NJ, Towns Differ On Immigration By Judy Smestad-Nunn BRICK - Mayor Lisa Crate met with Police Chief David Forrester in late January to ask if there is a township process in place for the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) crackdown on immigration. “I had a couple of residents reach out as well with the same question,” she said during the most recent Township Council meeting. She said right now, the township is following the rules of the Immigrant Trust Directive, put out by the State of New Jersey in 2018 - the same directive that is currently in place - which essentially says “that local police officers are not deputized to be part of ICE, and to go out and enforce whatever they’re doing other than they can assist if there have been people who have broken the law.” The NJ Immigrant Trust Directive is a statewide policy “designed to strengthen trust between New Jersey’s law enforcement officers and the state’s diverse immigrant communities,” says the website of Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin. The directive ensures that victims and witnesses feel safe reporting crimes to local police without fear of deportation. So if an immigrant has broken the law and ICE is asking for assistance in locating that person, the police will work with ICE, but they are not functioning as or performing the duties of ICE agents, the mayor said. “We haven’t had anything happening in Brick Township, which is the other thing I asked the Chief,” she added. “ICE hasn’t come into Brick Township at this point, so we haven’t had any real connection at this point.” The state directive says that NJ police officers cannot participate in federal immigration raids. “They cannot stop, question, arrest, search, or detain an individual based solely on actual or suspected immigration status,” unless it is relevant to a specific criminal investigation. During the previous administration of Mayor John G. Ducey, when Mayor Crate was a council member, the governing body passed a resolution stating that Brick is not a sanctuary town, and that resolution is still in effect, she said. Affordable Housing In other council news, the governing body (Immigration - See Page 4)
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