The BRICK Times Vol. 25 - No. 25
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Fall Fest Returns
display that lit up the autumn sky. FallFest featured a variety of food trucks and vendors providing barbeque food, ice cream, seafood, deli sandwiches, pita bowls, shakes, fried favorites and much more. In addition, Windward Photo By Bob Vosseller Tavern staff were on hand Vistors came out to enjoy the crisp autumn weather and a variety of selling beer and wine to vendors, food trucks and fun at the annual Brick Fall Fest held at guests ages 21 and over. Complimentary shuttle Windward Beach Park. buses were available and By Bob Vosseller ran throughout the day from Drum Point ElemenBRICK - An autumn tradition returned with the tary School and Lanes Mill Elementary School. township annual Fall Fest which provided plenty of Mayor Lisa Crate said the autumn events held fun at Windward Beach Park. at Windward Beach Park have drawn good sized Residents and visitors came out to the free event to crowds this season. The recently held Craft and celebrate the season for a day packed with delicious Vendor Fair featured “over 60 vendors at this year’s food, exciting games and family fun for all ages. craft fair; everyone had something wonderful to Attendees enjoyed some crisp autumn air, made choose from while they were shopping.” some memories with friends and neighbors and “We had a good turnout, despite the weather. It capped off the evening with a spectacular fireworks (Fall Fest - See Page 4)
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Officials Map Out Road Projects By Judy Smestad-Nunn BRICK - The governing body announced a number of roadway improvements during a recent Township Council meeting. Officials will be receiving bids for the Swan Point Roadway Resurfacing Program, which includes Gale Road, Pine Hammock Road, Cedar Point Avenue,
Spring Avenue, Sheldon Avenue and Douglas Road. The project, located in a neighborhood off Mantoloking Road near the bridge, generally consists of roadway milling and resurfacing, said Councilwoman Marianna Pontoriero. The township will also be receiving bids for roadway (Road Projects - See Page 5)
October 25, 2025
Ciattarelli, Sherrill Share School Funding Plans By Chris Lundy JERSEY SHORE – Many local school districts were hit hard by cuts in school funding, causing them to lose programs, eliminate positions, and one district even had to sell schools. The law that cut state aid, S-2, has reached the end of its seven-year span, but the damage is done because state aid is set, more or less, at this new lower amount. This is an issue that affects local schools more than others, so our reporter reached out to gubernatorial candidates - Republican Jack Ciattarelli and Democrat Mikie Sherrill - in separate phone interviews to discuss their plans for school funding. This is the first of three articles. The next article will be about both candidates’ plans for how to rein in energy costs. The final article will be an open forum for the candidates to discuss what’s important to them. Jack Ciattarelli Ciattarelli called S-2 “nefarious and arbitrary.” “I’ll look to put a new plan in place on Day One,” he said. Students with more challenges need more resources. So, districts would get a certain amount of money for each regular education student, and more money for each English language learner. These changes will be incorporated into his first state budget. “The state would take over the cost of special (School Funding - See Page 4)
Postponed Columbus Day Parade Draws Crowd
Photo by Bob Vosseller Parade marshal duties for the 34th Annual Ocean County Columbus Day Parade were shared this year by the husband-and-wife team of Anthony and Kendra Zarrilli of Brick Township.
By Bob Vosseller OCEAN COUNTY – Mother Nature in the form of a nor’easter rained on the Columbus Day Parade - pushing it back a week - so the crowds came out two weekends in a row to Grant Avenue in Seaside Heights for some fall fun. The postponement may have been a blessing in disguise allowing for Italian Americans and those who were Italianfor-a-day to enjoy the street fair and the parade on a gorgeous autumn day. Ocean County Columbus Day Parade and Italian Heritage Festival Committee Chairman Michael Blandina, Brick,
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noted “three times it has been postponed and canceled - once because of Covid. We have to reconfigure both the festival set up and the parade lineup. It’s not like you take out a magic wand and everything simply falls into place.” “Even with the initial parade and festival, people have no concept what it takes in planning - weeks and months in some instances - to put the line or march together, so you have a properly smooth-flowing parade,” he added. “Likewise with the festival you have to juggle the food, the snacks, the crafter - as well as the expo mercantile vendors.” (Parade - See Page 5)
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