Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Brick retains its clerk in 4-3 council vote
Lynnette Iannarone has been reappointed as Brick Township clerk. Two weeks after a failed attempt by three members of council by appoint former councilwoman Kathy Russell to the position, a majority of council members favored reappointing Iannarone, a 17-year employee of the clerk's office. "If it ain't broke, don't fix it," said Councilman Dan Toth. "In seven and a half years, I have never received one complaint about the municipal clerk's office at all. The only thing I've ever heard from residents … were commendations." Republicans accused three Democrats on the council of playing politics with the position by favoring Russell, a fellow Democrat, for the position over Iannarone. The same three council members who supported Russell's …
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Popular Brick anchorage was shut down in 2012 by U.S. Fish & Wildlife; Wild partying will no longer be allowed
One of the most popular hangouts on Barnegat Bay will reopen to boaters this weekend. F-Cove, located just north of the Mantoloking Bridge in Brick, will reopen to boaters after being shut down for more than a year. The cove is a wildly popular gathering place where boaters often anchor up to spend time on the water. The area, made up of two undeveloped man-made lagoons off Barnegat Bay in the shape of the letter 'F,' became the subject of a dispute between local, state and federal authorities that resulted in the federal Fish and Wildlife service prohibiting boaters from accessing the site. Virginia Rettig, manager of the Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge, said last year the cove belonged to Forsythe and recreational boating was …
Reappointment of Lynnette Iannarone on council agenda
Brick Township council members are, again, poised to vote on appointing a township clerk for the next three years. Two weeks after an attempt to appoint former Democratic township council member Kathy Russell failed, the council will vote to reappoint current clerk Lynnette Iannarone, a copy of the May 21 council meeting agenda shows. Iannarone has worked in the clerk's office for 17 years and has served as clerk since 2010, following the retirement of Virginia Lampman. Her initial term ends June 30, but if she is reappointed she will gain tenure in the clerk's position, meaning she could only lose her job for cause. At the May 7 council meeting, Councilman Jim Fozman began the meeting by suddenly making a motion to appoint Russell to the …
Monday, May 20, 2013
Charge: Brick couple abused 'Sammy' the cocker spaniel; one suspect receives public defender in case
The Brick couple accused of animal cruelty after claiming they found a dog in a garbage bag by the side of the road in March will face a maximum of six months in jail if convicted, a judge said Monday afternoon. Keith E. Morgan and Shauna Ewing Morgan of Sawmill Road were arraigned Monday afternoon by Judge Robert M. LePore in Brick Township Municipal Court, accused of animal cruelty, falsifying a police report and more in connection with abandoning their cocker spaniel, now known as Sammy, whose story had drawn followers across the country. “These are disorderly persons offenses,” LePore said, adding New Jersey law allows a maximum of a six-month jail sentence for charges arising from the same event. That news did not sit well with the …
Sunday, May 19, 2013
'Duke' graduated May 17 from academy
The Brick Township Police Department has a new officer on the job: K-9 Duke, a 20 month-old Dutch Shepherd who graduated with handler Patrolman Paul Catalina May 17 from the Toms River Police Department Canine Academy. The K-9 academy is a vigorous 16 week school where the handlers and dogs, working as a team, are trained in criminal apprehension, crowd control, tracking, building searches, article searches, obedience and agility, said Capt. Robert Mazza. Duke is the 15th canine placed in service with the Brick department, and came to Brick from Holland, where he was born. Duke lives with Catalina when the two are not on patrol. Catalina has now become the department's 12th K-9 officer. He has been a member of the department since Dec. …
Friday, May 17, 2013
Initial data shows campaign financials; Regular Republicans far in the lead
The latest filings from the state's Election Law Enforcement Commission – the body that is tasked with regulating campaign contributions in New Jersey – do not come with any big surprises. The township's well-funded regular Republican organization boasts the heaviest war chest for the primary season – wealth that can eventually be used in the general election if it's not all spent before June 4. The regular Republicans, who have endorsed mayoral candidate Joseph Sangiovanni in a primary battle against fellow GOP township council member Dan Toth, reported $43,775 in campaign contributions so far. The regular Republican organization has accounted for its donations through what is known as a joint candidates' committee. The committee …
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Cops: public should not approach suspect in stabbing, robbery case
Brick police have released a sketch of a man who is suspected of pulling a woman out of her car, then stabbing and robbing her Monday night. Police were called to 150 Brick Boulevard around 10 p.m. Monday, where they found a woman in her car who told them a man who appeared intoxicated had pulled her out of her vehicle, held a knife to her throat and eventually stabbed her in her side. The man robbed her of the contents of her pocketbook during the incident, she told police. Brick and other local police departments, including K-9 units and a State Police helicopter, searched for hours but could not find the man, who the victim said fled toward the area of Lions Head Office Park on foot. Sgt. Henry Drew said Wednesday that the suspect …
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Cops: suspect pulled woman out of her car, put knife to her neck in robbery
Brick police are continuing their search for a man who they say pulled a woman out of her car, held a knife to her throat and stabbed her while demanding the contents of her pocket book. The incident occurred Monday night at about 10 p.m. at 150 Brick Boulevard, said Sgt. Henry Drew. There, police found a woman in her car parked in the building's parking lot. "The victim had puncture wounds on her right side, several lacerations on her hand and a contusion on her head," said Drew. The woman told police that a man, who appeared intoxicated, pulled her out of her vehicle and put a knife to her throat. He then her stabbed her in the side and cut her. He also demanded the contents of her pocket book, which contained "an undetermined amount of …
Camp Osborn residents deliver a welcome message
Brick's Camp Osborn neighborhood has gotten more attention that ever before over the last six months – all of it because of the fire that destroyed the community. But today, residents are hopeful that a message of welcome will be enough to catch the eye of Prince Harry as he visits the Shore area. Harry will pass through Brick on his way to Seaside Heights from Mantoloking. About a week ago, Camp Osborn residents – true to the friendly reputation of the neighborhood – began planning the design of a welcome banner visible from Route 35, which passes through the Camp. The banner, which is accompanied by American and British flags, has a simple message of welcome from Camp residents. A few neighbors set up the display Monday morning. The …
Daniel Nee
7:20 pm on Wednesday, May 22, 2013
I enjoyed this one. Indeed, while the name of the position is "township clerk," the person serving in this position is a department head, not a "clerk" in the sense of an entry-level clerical employee. more ›