Alison Sweeney Gets a NASA Internship

The December 24th edition of the Community Reporter has an item on page A10 disclosing that Brick student Alison Sweeney received a valued 2009 internship at the Goddard Space Flight Center. It is with the NASA Undergraduate Student Research Program. Sweeney is attending Rutgers University in New Brunswick.

Revised Brick Reservoir Schedule

As of December 15th the Brick Reservoir, located off Herbertsville Road, will be open to the public from Tuesday through Sunday during the hours of 6:30 AM to 6:00 PM.

The 2009 Brick Municipal Budget

There is a paper online titled Township of Brick 2009 Municipal Budget Summary. The report makes some optimistic observations about how money has been saved by the Township. Mayor Stephen C. Acropolis is the author. He cites the percentage of municipal budget growth for each of five years starting with 2005 and ending with 2009. There was growth for all of those first four years and then a decline of -3.31% for 2009.

Savings were explained by noting that employee contributions toward health care were instituted along with self insured health benefits as opposed to fully insured health premiums. Cost neutral labor contracts were also incorporated into the budget. The budget of the township was kept within the 4% tax levy cap mandated by the State of New Jersey. Therefore there was no need to request a waiver as was the case with many other local entities.

Cranberry Christmas Event at the Haven Homestead Museum

There is a Victorian and Cranberry Christmas event at the Havens Homestead Museum and Lizzie Herbert House, 521 Herbertsville Rd. in Brick tomorrow between 12 Noon and 4 PM. Cranberries were historically important to Brick and there will be related explanations. Refreshments and entertainment are also available. For information call 732-785-2500.

A New Park at Traders Cove

County's 2nd Brick park gets under way at Traders Cove is the title of a linked article of the Brick Township Bulletin. The article notes the involvement of Ocean County in creating a new park at Traders Cove which should be operational by next fall according to Freeholder John C. Bartlett. Bartlett credits Brick Mayor Stephen C. Acropolis with pushing to get the park created.

The County's part of the park is intended to have two fishing piers, two gazebos and a picnic area. There will be a park entrance off Mantoloking Road.