congrats to the dems, bye bye puppets your strings have been cut.

anyone have 50 votes Scaturro can shakedown ????

Thank you Brick for having a voice and using it!

Finally cooler heads prevail! Thank you voters of Brick for voting for a change!

And the PEOPLE have spoken !!!!

Wonderful,thank you voters,now Acropolus

History!

Yeah!!!!..Brick has spoken. I hope the Mayor is finally listening & now knows we mean business! Mr. Mayor, 2013 is right around the corner.

Now who wants to run for mayor? Shake it up!

I live in TR but am glad the voters in Brick spoke out. Let the leftovers pick up your garbage.

Quite frankly, I wasn't sold either way until the Repubs sent me enough nastygrams to kill a tree. Don't give me slams, give me solutions.
Congrats, Democrats! Now get out there and do what's best for Brick.

Acrapolis has just realized he is not the mayor of Greece

Wow! I really hated that cruel flyer about the Dem candidates. Hope they learned a lesson.

OUCH LOL

Any official word on the public question? A google search leads me to believe it passed

My faith in humanity is restored, people were not swayed by all the nastygram mailings that were geared to a 3rd grade mentality. Nothing against 3rd graders.

Thank you to the voters of Brick Twp. The terrible flier that was sent out was the last draw for me. Hopefully the new council will make the changes needed to bring Brick Twp. back to the town that it used to be. A proud place to live. Goodbye to the Republicans who when I tried to think about what they did the past 4 years, did actually nothing worth noting. That is something I remembered when I went to the polls to vote.

Public Question results:
http://ballotpedia.org/wiki/index.php/New_Jersey_Sports_Betting_Amendment,_Public_Question_1_(2011)

OMG they just recorded an office chair flying down Chambersbridge on the red light camera!

Congratulations to all of the newly elected.

finally,finally,finally! Enough is enough. Thanks to all concerned citizens of brick.maybe now we can take back control of our town and bring respect and dignity back to our council

ACRAPOLIS YOU ARE NEXT---BETTER START PACKING YOUR DESK--OH YA ENJOY YOUR REDUCED PAY.

CONGRATULATION TO THE DEMOCRATS

Congratulations to the Democratic council candidates. The voters have spoken.

Congratulations, the people of Brick have put their trust in you. Make sure Acroplois gives up a job. Hopefully he will give up being mayor. Keep your campaign promises to the people ofBrick.

The flier was terrible, I read it and than I was going to throw in the garbage where it belonged, but I didn't just so I would not forget the politics this council desided to run on. I hope everyone in the future remembers run on your word not on dirty politics.

Need ideas for the new sign Get creative but with satire!

Hey You know why they call it the GArden State? Because one half is Guarding The Other! Paul Elmer Ramsthaler God Bless his soul.

I really hope that this doesn't just turn into a "Dems beat the R's" situation. The people are not left with a lot of choice when it comes to elections. There are two parties and that is all that we are presented with. It doesn't matter what party they belong too. Do the job and do it right! This election should only show that the people are not happy and will do whatever it takes to change it. Party has nothing to do with it. If these new council members even start with political games, hiring of friends, raises, etc... it won't belong before we want their heads on a silver platter. What needs to come out of this is a showing that WE are watching closely and WE have the power, not them. Forget the Party line. We are in trouble financially and the ship needs to be righted and NOW!

Congratulations to a group of good people lead by John Ducey. These are four good respectable people that will bring dignity and class to the town council. It was sorely needed. The Republicans that are left are also good people and we all hope they will work with the Democrats for the benefit of Brick and it's citizens.

Congratulations to all four of our new council members. Please do the RIGHT thing for the residents of Brick. We so badly needed some checks and balance in our municipal government and now we have it, thanks to the voters of Brick!!!! Mr. Mayor, your crazy and grandoise spending days are over.
PS, forget about buying the Ocean Ice Palance. It's DOA, dead on arrival.......

Congratulations Dems on your victory.I am confident you will do a great job for our town.

oh boy thats a motley crew for sure.....i am already looking to GRIP

Congrats Dems! I really feel a new day is coming, please, please do not let the people who voted for you down. There is much to be done and you have a town depending on you to do it. I wish you luck and success.

Yehhhh!!! What a wonderful day! Please now do the right thing for the people who voted you in. I have faith in all of you!

Congratulations to the new council! I am truly overjoyed that you have won! Now let's get to work! Good luck to you all!

Now the difficult work starts with making decisions that are right for Brick Township, rather than what is right for the paychecks for politically connected people in town. And in trying to repair the damage done to our town from years of mismanagement.

No more $50,000 or $80,000 raises to an individual person in a single year.

No more lying about handing out such raises.

No more political censorship of citizens by elected officials.

Now I can attend council meetings and not have to worry about not being allowed to speak during council meetings. Political censorship is wrong, whether it is in Cuba, China or Brick Township New Jersey. If your policies are based on sound principles, you should have no trouble defending them. There is no need to, or excuse for , lying about them. No one deserves a yearly raise that is larger than what most people make in a single year, (outgoing) Councilman DeLuca.

EVER.

PERIOD.

I hated that radio spot !!!! But it did the job for me. Please understand I think we voted against the current township council not for the Democrats. If they do not so the job we will vote against them the next time around.

Congratulations to the 4 new council members.......now go do the job the people of Brick expect you to do, or face the same fate as the outgoing council members!

G.R.I.P. Good Luck! We'll be watching. Time to cut waste in Government.You need to AUDIT each department so that our taxes can be lowered immediately.

What done is done and I hope it all works out for a positive. What disappoints me is the voter turnout once again.

I wish there was a tally of total # of voters by my estimate it was under 16,000.

It's a shame more people don't vote. I bet if there was a vote on to whether or not to keep allowing people to vote turn out would be low.

Well good luck to the newbies come Jan.1, all eyes will be on you even the ones who didn't vote.

cut the mayors salary first he may then quit.

It will be so nice not to see or hear Scaturro on the Council anymore . More than any of the others, I think she was the most condescending, arrogant and obnoxious of them all. Let's give the new Folks a chance to make a difference. Hopefully they will demand an external audit of all the Town's finances. By the way, I'm a Republican.

It is about time the Democrats are starting to take Brick back!! Now lets take away all there extra jobs they have and give it to people that don;t even have one and that deserve it not because their lips are stuck to their a_ _es!

Hey Steve, now lets see if you will work for the town for $15,000 per year. Hefty pay cut coming your way. Payoff any major debts and favors prior to 1-1-12. The gamie is over.

take that acropolis. when you screw your constituents who voted you in in the first place ya pay the price. I guess i wasn't the only republican voting Dem across the board!!!

Wonder what they will push through before vacating their seats

And fire all steves family and friends that were given jobs on the back of taxpayers

Congrats to all the Democrats on a win. Brick needs a change and we will get it. I look forward to working with all on you on brick's future. A concened local attorney,

ok- now can we get rid of Jim Lacey's cushy political "job" at the Brick MUA??

We are on our way to clean up this town. Brick can and will be a great place to live.

ok so now your in!! PLEASE find out where all our tax money goes!!!!

And PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE.... I can't take the political infighting we're seeing on the national scene. Brick Council and Mayor, please don't take your cue from Congress, rise above that and work TOGETHER for the betterment of Brick Township. Lets be a model town where people say, "Oh, Brick? Yeah, great place to live, they really have their act together!"

also get rid of those stupid cameras at the intersections.

stop the garbage program that brick will be picking up for point pleasant.This will cost brick taxpayers more money.

I hope someone doesn't declare marshall law in brick and voids out the votes.

CONGRATS-Council-Elect, hopefully the people of Brick will be listened to because we have made it clear we don't care if you are Dem or Rep it's that you are here to serve THE PEOPLE not dictate to us.It had gotten to the point I found it impossible watch town meetings on TV much less attend a meeting. It was unbelievable to see my fellow citizens spoken to as if they were children rather then tax paying citizens. Hope our Mayor gets the message because THE PEOPLE sent it loud and clear.

Over 15,000 voters in a non presidential election year! The people of Brick have spoken. Congrats to us. Now we must stay on top of the new council and make sure they turn promises into reality.
The people of Brick can hold their heads a little higher today.

Illegal housing - PLEASE do something about this and let's clean up Brick !

At least there will be no more threating referundums.

I though of this last night, anyone see Acropolis resigning before the end of the year so that the Rs can get who they want in there before the newly elected council members get into office?

Congratulations democrats on your victory.. Please understand the opportunity that you have been given…. you did not really win, the republicans were actually fired. The Republicans won many seats in ocean and Monmouth counties yesterday but not in Brick… The Deluca gang ran four years ago as fiscal conservatives and won,,, then they spent my tax dollars like drunken sailors on shore leave…. So here is your chance to do the right thing for the people of Brick------ please stop the reckless spending------ A long time republican that voted straight democratic this time.

The Democrats desrve hearty congratulations...but they MUST reject the urge to appoint the same old Dem hacks (e.g., Doyle) to township positions. Be your own people...don't follow political bosses. Good luck

First, I congratulate the newcomers on their election. We needed to get rid of the monopoly the R's had. Single party rule is never a good thing to have. Second, our partisan form of government really restricts who will be our representatives. When we had non-partisan government (which was voted out courtesy of the Republicans over twenty years ago), anyone could seek office. And without a party designation on the ballot, voters had to consider the qualities of the candidate and what he or she offered rather than what party they belonged to. Plus, the role of party bosses was greatly reduced. Why should people not elected by the voters have such a strong influence about what goes on in our town? I look forward to a time when voters will once again consider a return to non-partisan government so that unaffiliated good people will be motivated to seek office, and the partisan patronage and nastiness we all witnessed this time around can be a thing of the past. Best wishes to our incoming council members. Do the right thing!

Congratulations It was a good team effort finally the voters saw through the mud.

Now all the Dems have to do is figure out what the council actually does and go to some meetings.This should be a joke come January!

Where is Will Watcher and Brictonian? LMAO help my sorry couldnt help myself. I hope these guys are going to clean house, and I dont dont mean Stevie style. I mean the duplicate and triplicate positions. I mean get rid of Juan, getting rid of those who had jobs and positions created just for them.

CONGRATULATIONS Brick Dems ! We are ready for the change !

CONGRATULATIONS Brick Democrats! THE PEOPLE HAVE SPOKEN!

Congratulations to the Brick Dems and good luck. That being said, Lord Acropolis is a very vindictive man, expect layoffs and such as he takes revenge on anyone he can for losing his "Cronies".

Now that this election is over, I really hope the new council people can make some worthy changes. I dont know exactly how everything works-but I have a feeling some of them will be quite surprised that they wont be able to change all the things they think they can.... I just dont think its as easy as everyone thinks it is. Again-I dont know- but I really hope it al works out.

Full disclaimer: I am a Democrat and I am glad to see some Democrats on the Council again. I would be very glad to see an approximate balance in the number of Democrats and Republicans on the council-NONE of which were members of either the Brick Democrat or Republican Clubs. When folks are elected to positions within the town, they are there to act in the best interest of the citizens of Brick- not to feather ANYONE's nest- political or otherwise. I don't care about anyone's party affiliation, as long as they behave in an ethical, truthful manner.

Congratulations to the Brick Dems.....I hope promises made are promises kept and it's not the business as usual though the party has changed.It is also not the time to rest on this victory. Suitable candidates for the future need to be groomed and vetted now ,so that those whose own financial or personal transgressions need not become future campaign fodder .

Based on this election. It is highly unlikely that Steve will be reelected Mayor. The Republicans need to find a replacement and quick for next Mayoral election. It is up to the Dems to put in a good performance once they take office. Unknowns can do an exceptional job if they put forth the time and effort. At least they are not trying to juggle two full time jobs. The Dems also need to bring in a strong candidate for Mayor.

Cant wait to see how they treat people at the next few meetings. You think it was bad before!

Now do the right thing

To all the people who posted on this site and/or voted for change it is now time for STEP 2. Get off your butt and attend the meetings. Town council,school board and Brick's other TAX COLLECTORS the M.U.A.

I e-mailed the mayor before the referendum vote because I was unclear about a few of the issues and still to this day never received a reply....

does anybody know if the 4 loosers will be appointed to the brick or toms river MUA.Usually these are jobs for loosers in elections.I guess it is a patronage job for serving the republicians.

I am courious if the still old council before they leave give out promotions and give out raises before they are gone.They still have the power.Watch they will be on a spending spree.50K raises?

I believe the county republicians must be real disappointed in mayor steve not to listen to the brick residents.He cost them a very bad defeat.You cannot be a dictator in the USA.Maybe in other socialist countries.Look what is happening in other countries.I will not name any but read the paper.

I am a registered Republican, but I want to congratulate the newly elected Officials.
Now that you are there, just remember one thing, You work for the people of Brick, not just Democrats, Republicans or Independents but all people of Brick. You don't answer to the head of the Democratic Party, you answer to Me and every other Resident of this Township.
When you start making appointments look at people who are compitent to perform the function that they are assigned to do, don't just appoint someone because they worked on your campaign, or donated money. If you can do this you will show your Bosses, (the people of Brick) that you meant what you said when you promised change.
Good Luck, you're gonna need it!

all budgets must be looked at that includes the police who just hired a bunch of police officers.Overtime should be gone now.I keep hearing that the reasons for overtime is because the police are understaffed.Well let us see know o overtime.Will same the town about 1million dollars.

sorry the word was save.

As far as the current Mayor, I was actually on his schedule during his "open door" policy and showed up to be told that he wasn't even in the building. I'm happy that the voters spoke up yesterday and told town hall that we demand change, but I just wish that the first public statement we heard from the winners wasn't "we cleansweep'de them." . Something more positive and less gloating would have been nice.

kathy good comment but the taxpayers cannot afford 25% increases every year because the republicians are in a spending mood.See what happens with this new crew.They can always be voted out.We knew what the republicians were doing so why would we want to keep them in.They were out for themselves.

the mayor was like the wizard of oz always hiding behind a curtain when people thought his was there.He was at his other job in toms river MUA.

To the person who brought up the negative flyers,Alan Cartines idea should cost him his political input in this town and the county.I registered as a Rep.when he tried a tactic against Mr. WOLF., many people did the same that night. Shame on Steve to not remember what he tried to do..I am very happy we changed to a new group of 4. Goodbye to Mr. D.M.V.what a patronage job that is.To R..S. ANSWER WHAT HAPPENED TO YOUR HUBBY ,when he WAS a cop.Dirty laundry had no place in this election,and you 4 made me vote Dem. SEE YA.....

History would suggest that each "wing" of this system is broken - and shifting from one to the other and calling it "change" is yet another example of the total dissonance the voters in this country seem to be experiencing politically. The democrats and the republicans are two heads of the same beast. EVERY SINGLE ONE of them is corrupt. These new faces will follow the same path as the ones before them did because they simply carry out the instructions of those who put them where they are. Those are the same people that participated in Scarpelli's corruption AND the current corrupt regime. No "change" occurred yesterday. The vote simply extended the problem locally for another term.
In another year - these pages will be full of the same citizens bemoaning the same problems again. It's a shame - but once again we are reminded what became of Rome.

Mr. A can still redeem himself. Quit the MUA job. Go straight to the State assembly and tell them how he got the job and ask them to make the practice AGAINST THE LAW. Make a positive contribution.

data universe there is a stephen scaturro who works for the county 114k last year any relation to the republican who just got creamed.It looks like he just started in 2006.This person is working overtime if you look at base and overtime.

Mr.A when you go to the state assembly tell them how you made the taxpayers of brick to bend over.

congratulations to the winners, but just remember you will be watched, don't get too silly over this margin of victory, its obvious that the current administration pissed the residents off so much even Scarpelli cold have run and won! SERVE THE PEOPLE OF BRICK TOWNSHIP NOT YOURSELVES!!!!

council make it an ordance that if this mayors job is full time you must clock in at 8 and clock out 4 or what ever.This way he will have to quit one of his jobs.Mayor must be at the muncipal building to monitor the building.Give him a time clock to punch in.He must be on the premises all day.

lots of ceo of companys have them on site all day.

to mom in brick, don't hold your breath waiting for any reply from this mayor. i saw this coming a long time ago when i witnessed a then council president acropolos proclaiming that he was now allowing those in attendance that questions were not being accepted because the process took too long. To Mayor Acropolos, what was the rush? council meetings happen only a few times a month. if the constituents of Brick Township couldn't ask questions during a meeting then what time were the people of brick going to be given to query their concerns. Mayor Acropolos is the most non-accesible public official i have ever seen anywhere. My advice to Mayor Acropolos, claim "lame duck" status now, because you too sir will be shown the door very soon.

We just elected a Communist from UC Berkley. Whats to be proud of? Out with one batch of dirt bags and in with another.

Jim. your statement doesn;t deserve a response but I just can't help it. Are you making your ridiculous statement based on the premise that anyone who goes to school at UC Berkley, which happens to be a fine University, is automatically a Communist or do you have some other facts you are basing your claim on?
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If the new council is successful in cutting the mayor's salary, what will they do with the difference? Are all the "D" council members taking a full pay? And do people realize that the public workers & unions are part of the cause for the tax increase? New contracts are due at the end of this year....right?

Many Brick Township employees, both union members and non-members agreed to pay cuts and benefit cuts in order to prevent tax increases.
The tax increase is strictly due to fiscal mismanagement and poor financial planning over a ten-year period, as well as the outrageous rate increases from health insurance companies.
The workers work hard for their salaries and benefits and are not responsible for tax, borrow, and spend policies.

Our township workers have made enough concessions... IT IS TIME for the emperors adm.to take a pay cut...starting with Emperor Steve 1 and last. .On Jan 1 he should be made to be a fulltime mayor with a paycut or resign and go to T.R. WHERE he can join his political cronies.Start a clean slate with new Judge and Prosecutor no good ole boys network.Go new and the 9,000 voters will be happy.

I'm all for a new council....if they stay true to their word. I'm just skeptical on the influence they will have. I never said public workers/police etc...don't work hard (some do not). I'm asking if the renewal of their contract which expires on 12/31/11 will have an impact on our taxes due to raises, benefits, etc.... As per current council, mayor, & public workers the tax cap increase was necessary to maintain services as they were. Does the new council - whom intends to implement a plan for regular road maintenance - expect to do this, as well as contract negotiations, with the $38,000 difference in the mayor's salary?
@ Sean...agreements were made to keep their jobs. Yes, mismanagement & poor financial planning does exist. I also believe that if they so concerned about saving tax-payers money, they would have called the mayor's & council's bluff on that issue, knowing they would be voted out in Nov. That tax vote was a joke. BTW, with or without a "D" council, property taxes won't go down. Money will just be moved around more creatively for a while. Township council should be about the best interest of the people in town, not republican vs. democrat. I wish the new council all the luck in the world, it won't be as easy as they think it will be.

Property taxes will never go down until the state pays for state mandates such as education, police, etc.

Some suggest having 21 county boards of education and 21 county police departments would cut property taxes drastically.

Or you can appeal your property tax at your own cost.
The 21-21 is something worth looking into. It sounds reasonable and do-able.

there are states that have county police and county school districts, Maryland is one. We have local districts and over 500 municipalities and that is the problem; each one has contract negotiations for pay, benefits, etc. We also have more superintendents, within each county than any state.

I am curious though if the people on this site are those that voted for or against going over the 2% cap. Perhaps they did not understand the referendum.

Maureen - If you remember back to that vote - 18,281 Brick residents voted on the school budget and only 16,692 voted on the tax levy; that's a difference of 1,589 or almost 10%. IMHO, the layout of the ballot was very confusing with the school budget being on the left with all of the other items up for vote, and the tax levy item was placed in the bottom right hand corner. I almost missed it myself.

This item needs to be brought up for vote again. If the voters again pass the tax levy, so be it. My feel feeling is that if it is stated clearly on the ballot, the measure will overwhelmingly be defeated.

Congratulations democrats on your victory Now please do the people's work...

i guess there will be no greek restaurant at the new over budgeted marina.This project should be cancelled.This will come in way over budget they will go to the freeholders and ask for more open space money.WATCH?

from an orginal park with boats it is now disney world.Watch out for more traffic like brick needs more traffic.

brick taxpayers will be paying for this for the next 50 years.

has anybody heard from the mayor recently?Did he flee the country?

He must be very busy working at the Toms River MUA.He probably does not know there was an election.

@ me, the Doyle folks refer to is former Assemblyman and Brick municipal attorney John Paul Doyle who served our area in the late 1980"s and early 1990"s. He served alongside assemblywoman Marlene Lynch Ford who presently is the ocean county prosecutor. Though he's not presently holding any elected positions, he is still an active local attorney. At one point many, many years ago he resided in the midstreams section of brick, i remember delivering the asbury park press to his house for years. He is not related at all to the Doyle who was involved in the fatal accident with Anthony Briffa on Jordan Road awhile back.

lets hope they do what they their campaigns were about ...and take care of taxes, and help the people of BRICK, HOW MANY PROMISES HAVE WE HEARD IN PAST FROM POLITICAL FIGURES.....they get elected and we are cursing them out 6 months later......we will see!!!!!!!!!!!

Since the majority of your taxes go to the schools and are controled by the Board of Education, don't expect to see much of a change in your taxes unless there are major reforms in education funding formulas at the State level.

Saw "OUR" mayor will work for a dollar ,,,,,HOW NICE,,,,,,,,,,rofl was a wonderful ending to my Thanks Giving day turned on the Brick channel & what should appear but Mr A making that statement???????? full time X's 2 still equals what? and taxed beyond the MAX,,,,,,,