The BRICK Times Vol. 25 - No. 5
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Photo by Chris Lundy The memorial for Jackson Mueller on Lanes Mill Road. One of the drivers of a car honked angrily at another driver while this photo was being taken. By Andrew Rice BRICK - Residents came to the most recent Township Council meeting to voice their concerns about the safety of Lanes Mill Road after a tragic incident in which a Brick Memorial High School student was fatally struck by a car during his morning bike ride to school. A memorial now stands where 15-year-old Jackson Mueller was hit, filled with candles, flowers and photos. Brick Memorial High School now has an electronic sign outside warning people
to watch out for bikers, but residents want more action taken to address their concerns. A few of the residents pointed out that this is not the first time that they have brought attention to the issues that are plaguing Lanes Mill Road and wanted to know why nothing has been done about it. One of the main issues raised by residents who live near Lanes Mill Road is that people constantly run red lights on that road without any repercussions. It was brought up at the meeting (Safety Measures - See Page 4)
Medal Of Honor Recipient Remembered 77 Years Later
Photos by Chris Lundy A ceremony was held to dedicate a monument for Seaman Hans Anton Hansen.
eral years ago, when wreathes were By Colleen Sheehan OCEAN COUNTY - The Toms River being placed on veterans’ graves for Rotary Club hosted the Monument Ded(Medal Of Honor - See Page 6) ication Ceremony for Medal of Honor recipient Seaman Hans Hansen at the Riverside Cemetery in Toms River. The ceremony included military honors, patriotic music from the Toms River Multigenerational Orchestra, remarks from military personnel, veteran organizations, and community tributes. Learning about Hansen goes back sev- Hans Hansen’s new grave.
June 6, 2026
Open Space Tax Increase Heads To November Ballot By Stephanie Faughnan OCEAN COUNTY – For nearly 30 years, Ocean County has quietly spent pennies on the dollar preserving some of the last large stretches of forest, wetlands and open land in one of New Jersey’s fastest-growing regions. Now, county officials plan to ask voters whether they are willing to pay a little more on the open space tax that officials say protects water resources, habitats, and maintain large areas of preserved open space. The Director of the Ocean County Commissioners Frank Sadeghi first raised the issue publicly when the county’s budget was adopted two months ago. At the county’s most recent commissioners meeting, Sadeghi shared additional details concerning a referendum planned for the November ballot. The open space tax currently stands at 1.2 cents per $100 of assessed property value and has remained unchanged since voters first approved it in 1997. Sadeghi said commissioners believe the preservation program has become one of the county’s most important long-term investments as property values and land acquisition costs have steadily increased. “We have preserved 30,000 acres of open space,” Sadeghi said while discussing the history of the program and the amount of land already protected through county preservation efforts. Sadeghi said all commissioners support presenting the referendum question directly to voters this fall. “We’ll get a good sense as to whether the public is on board and they feel the same way that we do,” he said. The discussion came during a meeting heavily focused on county infrastructure spending and capital projects. Commissioners approved (Open Space - See Page 5)
Photo courtesy Ocean County In 2016, the county acquired a former sand mine known as the NJ Pulverizing site in Berkeley. This 812-acre site had the potential to develop approximately 1,600 single family homes.
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